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re: Have you ever won the lottery?

Posted on 4/23/19 at 7:42 am to
Posted by InwardJim
Member since Dec 2018
656 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 7:42 am to
quote:

that changes tonight when I win the Mega Millions jackpot


Jackpot isn't even 200 million...why bother for chump change?
Posted by TDsngumbo
Member since Oct 2011
51587 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 7:43 am to
quote:

Jackpot isn't even 200 million...why bother for chump change?

Because it’ll pay for most of my taxes this year.
Posted by supadave3
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2005
32399 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 7:43 am to
I used to buy a single scratch off every pay period and I consistently lost. I won a few tickets, but never more than $5, and some of those on the $5 Saints tickets during football season.

I got to be where it's not even fun anymore and I'd rather bet that $5 on a baseball game anyway. At least I have a decision in that instead of complete luck, or lack thereof.
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
98634 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 7:45 am to
Won’t 3K once but had to split it
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
91871 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 7:45 am to
quote:

I ha e friends that clean up in video poker all the time. Thousand dollars in a night


I've got friends that lose money too.
This post was edited on 4/23/19 at 7:46 am
Posted by 4LSU2
Member since Dec 2009
38165 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 7:45 am to
April 18, 2001.

I hit four numbers and the powerball while I was in college. My other number was a16 and the winning number was the 18.

The difference between the 5 grand I won and the 58 million jackpot is the only reason I’m still alive today.
Posted by QJenk
Atl, Ga
Member since Jan 2013
17814 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 7:47 am to
Recently my wife and I started buying 1 scratchoff each month. We've won $10 like 2 times, but that's it. Not great luck at all. But I dont care. It's a minimal amount of money and I love the monent of adrenaline between getting our hopes up of winning big money on a tickdt only to be let down every. single. time.
Posted by Animal
Member since Dec 2017
4341 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 7:53 am to
I typically only buy the $30 tickets because they have the best stated odds.....like 1 in 2.54 or something.

I think one thing that has also helped me to some degree is that I am somewhat friends with older lady that runs the counter. I always let her pick which $30 ticket I buy and she tries to keep somewhat of a memory of what rolls have not really paid out anything yet.
Posted by ScaryClown
Member since Nov 2016
5847 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 7:55 am to
I would definitely buy tigerdroppings and ban a few select accounts
Posted by PipelineBaw
TX
Member since Jan 2019
1422 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 7:56 am to
I'm a white male in the southern United States of America. Already hit the lottery, baw.
Posted by TDsngumbo
Member since Oct 2011
51587 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 8:11 am to
Posted by dakarx
Member since Sep 2018
8605 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 8:24 am to
Never won a thing, but then again I do not pay the "You Suck at Math Tax".
This post was edited on 4/23/19 at 8:28 am
Posted by Steadyhands
Slightly above I-10
Member since May 2016
7201 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 8:27 am to
quote:

hit four numbers and the powerball while I was in college. My other number was a16 and the winning number was the 18.

The difference between the 5 grand I won and the 58 million jackpot is the only reason I’m still alive today.



When I won the 100 in Powerball with 4 white numbers, the 5th was a 22 I believe, and I had a 21. One number away from a million. It's good that I didn't win that million then... would have been enough to choose a different path in life for my young self at the time. If I could win one million now, it would be great.
Posted by Thorny
Montgomery, AL
Member since May 2008
2299 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 8:40 am to
No, but I did find the "Imposter M&M's" once. About half of the candies in one bag were gray.

I won a six-month supply of M&M's, which was really 180 coupons for single pack M&M's, all of which would expire about 6 months after I received them. I saved a few of the coupons for posterity.

Posted by Tempratt
Member since Oct 2013
15302 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 8:42 am to
I think my wife got $50 or maybe $100 one time.
My father in law got $2500.
Posted by Papa Tigah
TIGER ISLAND, LA
Member since Sep 2007
20631 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 9:32 am to
Nope!
Posted by WG_Dawg
Member since Jun 2004
91066 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 9:33 am to
quote:

and then becoming a silent philanthropist.


I'd be a great philanthropist...a kickass philanthropist! I'd go around giving people money, then they would owe me big time!
Posted by Pectus
Internet
Member since Apr 2010
67302 posts
Posted on 4/23/19 at 11:33 am to
Yes. The only way to win is not to play.
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