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chrissy · 03-30-2012, 10:46 PM

Well I didnt win the big one...

Oooohhh well,, maybe the next record jackpot I'll kick in a few more tickets...

I only played 100$ worth..what did YOU play?

LovingKayla · 03-30-2012, 10:54 PM

Not one red cent did I put toward the lotto. I guess it could be seen as me cheating the government out of some lotto tax money but I just hate the odds. I wonder who won.

Nicolet · 03-30-2012, 11:04 PM

I didn't play. Not that it would happen, but my ex hubby and an ATF told me I would be taken care of! LOL! I didn't expect EITHER to come through!

CuteOldGuy · 03-30-2012, 11:49 PM

The lottery is a tax on those who are bad at math.

gnadfly · 03-30-2012, 11:53 PM

Do you understand expected value COG?

Our pool at work is about 30 people and has been going for about 15 years. We only buy tickets when the lottery gets to a set amount. The most we've won is around $200. A few years ago I figured that we've spent $15K on this silly venture. I look at it as pure entertainment.

Laz · 03-31-2012, 12:07 AM

$1 - I know the odds suck but what the hell.

JD Barleycorn · 03-31-2012, 02:13 AM

$10, reduced the odds to only 1:17.6 million.

The_Waco_Kid · 03-31-2012, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

The lottery is a tax on those who are bad at math.

The lottery is gambling. speculative gambling if you will. no different than rolling the dice in Vegas. with one Hell of a ROI percentage. You do know what ROI is COG?

I went all in - $39. Why $39 and not $40? why not! actually that's all the cash i had in my pocket and i wasn't going to speculate any more than that. 3 winning tickets in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland were sold.

CJ7 · 03-31-2012, 01:44 PM

In Texas

14 people got 5 of 5 no powerball == $250,000.00
65 people got 4 of 5 with powerball === $10,000.00
3504 people got 3 of 5 with power ball === $150.00

I bought a $5.00 ticket, and I was one of the 3504.

3 people in Maryland bought the winning ticket at a 7-11

CuteOldGuy · 03-31-2012, 04:28 PM

It's a funny line. Geez, you people have no sense of humor.

Guest040616 · 03-31-2012, 04:57 PM

The lottery is a surcharge on stupidity!

With that said, I played $1.

waverunner234 · 03-31-2012, 06:17 PM

I quit with every form of gambling including casino's when I discovered trading. That's gambling with "the edge of the house".

CJ7 · 03-31-2012, 06:24 PM

I dont play until the jackpot hits $50 mil, and I dont play to win the $.

I want to beat the odds.