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Posted: 12/13/2013 7:23:58 AM EDT
I don't normally play the lottery but when it's a big pot I'll throw $20 on it. Anyone else buying a few tickets?
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Sure...why not. I don't mind giving a little extra money to the education fund.
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Same here. Don't play, but for a chance for $400M, i'll toss $2 at it.
I always say, your chances increase a whole lot more from $0 to $2 than from $2 to $4. |
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Spent 4 bucks.............odds are never in my favor, but what the heck
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We always get in it at work, you never know, kills me people say they will keep workingnot me brother.
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If I win I'm building a off grid underground compound into the side of a Wyoming or Utah mountain with about 10k acres around me. I want to be so damn remote you use a ski lift to get to my front door.
Build an amazing garage down at the road and throw in a few RV hookups so buddies can come do some shooting. |
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When I win my intent is not to piss it all away on stuff, women, friends, drugs and die broke.
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I buy 1 ticket for each mega drawing. I figure I can afford to donate $104 a year.
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I've bought maybe 3 lotto tickets ever.
Maybe I'll buy one today. |
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Quoted: Like above poster stated, My odds absolutely skyrocket from 0$ to 2$. 160 mil payout will leave me about 50 mil, and 110 of my closest friends and family millionaires. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: No. Do you even odds bro? Like above poster stated, My odds absolutely skyrocket from 0$ to 2$. 160 mil payout will leave me about 50 mil, and 110 of my closest friends and family millionaires. You need a friend? I can be a friend to you |
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1 in 258,890,850 Used to only be 1 in 175 million. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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No. Do you even odds bro? 1 in 258,890,850 Used to only be 1 in 175 million. I haven't played it in a while, yesterday I saw they extended the first set of numbers up to 75. |
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I'll get 1 ticket. Any more than that is a waste. (and the $ on one ticket is already a waste)
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I spent $2 on tickets. Anybody saying "DERRRR HUH HUH U SO STUPID" must be dirt shit ass poor because I don't have a high paying job but $2 is insignificant for risk compared to the reward. Not that I give a fuck what other people think.
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Somebody in the town over from me just won the last Powerball drawing. Split $122 million with someone in Maryland.
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Single winner payout would be in the $160 million range. Anyone that says they'd keep working is an idiot and you might not want to associate with them. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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We always get in it at work, you never know, kills me people say they will keep workingnot me brother. Single winner payout would be in the $160 million range. Anyone that says they'd keep working is an idiot and you might not want to associate with them. The lotto is for people who can't math. If I did win I would give notice and work hard until the end of my last day. I like my job, and the people if work for, and my team. I don't think I'm an idiot but there you go... |
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Bought 5 bucks worth, if win I foresee the .22 shortage lasting a while longer.
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I'll buy a couple.
Who gives a shit about the odds, it's fun. |
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I didn't buy a ticket, and I have approximately the same chance to win as you guys.
Good luck!
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You need a friend? I can be a friend to you http://naczos.pl/img/movie/gallery/b/3458_20.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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No. Do you even odds bro? Like above poster stated, My odds absolutely skyrocket from 0$ to 2$. 160 mil payout will leave me about 50 mil, and 110 of my closest friends and family millionaires. You need a friend? I can be a friend to you http://naczos.pl/img/movie/gallery/b/3458_20.jpg Oh me too! Look at my signature and my text under my name! Lets go up to my room and talk about it! |
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1 ticket kind of makes sense on risk return models due to the low buy in and extreme but remote return on investment. Bunking any more than one ticket draws a negative in investment risk return models.
I'll generally only go in for a few bucks if a group frm work plays, expecting my money to disapear but doing it as a team/morale exercise. Plus I know two different people who have won big at work and the people who passed on joining were miserable when everyone else quit. |
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Until that first day they show up to work and realize they don't really have to be there. Or the first time they want to go on vacation and can't get the day off. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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We always get in it at work, you never know, kills me people say they will keep workingnot me brother. Yeah if I kept working.. It wouldn't last only as long as it took for something at work to suck. Then I'd just quit and drive my ferrari home to my mansion |
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If the pot is larger than the odds of winning I will play for a couple of bucks.
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I picked up 5. I figure my chance of winning is as good as anyone else that plays, and better than those that don't.
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Y'all save your money - Ive already bought the winning ticket
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The lotto is for people who can't math. If I did win I would give notice and work hard until the end of my last day. I like my job, and the people if work for, and my team. I don't think I'm an idiot but there you go... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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We always get in it at work, you never know, kills me people say they will keep workingnot me brother. Single winner payout would be in the $160 million range. Anyone that says they'd keep working is an idiot and you might not want to associate with them. The lotto is for people who can't math. If I did win I would give notice and work hard until the end of my last day. I like my job, and the people if work for, and my team. I don't think I'm an idiot but there you go... Actually, the math favors a single bet right now. It's the "pot odds" calculation. So, get off your fucking high horse. |
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I haven't played it in a while, yesterday I saw they extended the first set of numbers up to 75. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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No. Do you even odds bro? 1 in 258,890,850 Used to only be 1 in 175 million. I haven't played it in a while, yesterday I saw they extended the first set of numbers up to 75. I would guess it's because 1) more states are joining the lotto 2) they want the pots to get higher |
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picked up 5 quick picks last night down the road in Illinois, and will probably buy 10$ worth in WI today
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For the price of a ticket it's pretty cheap entertainment compared to going to a movie or similar.
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For the price of a ticket it's pretty cheap entertainment compared to going to a movie or similar. View Quote I think it's fun to buy one so you can technically daydream of the possibility a few times beforehand, but when people buy 20, 30, or more, I think that's getting compulsive. |
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Quoted: I would guess it's because 1) more states are joining the lotto 2) they want the pots to get higher View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: No. Do you even odds bro? 1 in 258,890,850 Used to only be 1 in 175 million. I haven't played it in a while, yesterday I saw they extended the first set of numbers up to 75. I would guess it's because 1) more states are joining the lotto 2) they want the pots to get higher Pots get higher, quicker, with more numbers obviously... |
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