Powerball is at $550 Million today
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I think this is one of the most realistic (and primary) reasons that I have heard on why people buy lottery tickets (knowing they will most like not win). :thumbsup: More or less, I have the same feeling about it. Now my brother made a big mistake year's ago. He plays the same numbers, and has for years. He "has" to buy a ticket now, because if his winning numbers came up, and he didn't play, he said he would have to dance in on-coming rush hour traffic. yikes!
Yeah, same numbers mean it's for life. Else there's always that risk there :-)
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
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Anyone have office pools going? :)
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
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Anyone have office pools going? :)
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
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What the heck would I do with that much money? Just give me a million, I'll be fine.
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
You could donate the rest of it to various charities around the world. Or even start your own charity. There are places where children younger than 5 don't get 200 calories a day.
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
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I'm guessing the odds of winning are about the same as the odds of them accidentally sending me the check... so why bother buying a ticket?
It's not about winning.
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Anyone have office pools going? :)
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
That would be a good start.
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What the heck would I do with that much money? Just give me a million, I'll be fine.
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
What the heck wouldn't I do with that much money? Is my question.
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Anyone have office pools going? :)
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
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You could donate the rest of it to various charities around the world. Or even start your own charity. There are places where children younger than 5 don't get 200 calories a day.
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
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I don't need $550 million dollars, so I won't be playing.
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Imagine how much money charities would have if, instead of spending the money to buy a lottery ticket, they just gave it straight to their favorite charity. There would be no taxes involved, either.
Brent
Most people who spend on lottery tickets are poor, so it's unlikely they'd donate to a charity.
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
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What the heck would I do with that much money? Just give me a million, I'll be fine.
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
Go for president.
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What the heck would I do with that much money? Just give me a million, I'll be fine.
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
I could support a lot of single moms... :cool:
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I don't need $550 million dollars, so I won't be playing.
Tell ya what: As a Canadian, I don't think I'm allowed to get a Powerball ticket...however, there's nothing that prevents you from getting one (or a few), and if you win, keep what you'd like (I won't even put a figure on it), and give the rest of it to me. Deal?
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What the heck would I do with that much money? Just give me a million, I'll be fine.
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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That's sound logic. :thumbsup:
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
On another topic.. it's finally 2018! Pretty significant for you, right? What's gonna happen?
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I think the cash value is only 320 million and after fed and state taxes, you may get only 195 million. So yeah, I'd say go for it. :rolleyes:
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The idiot in me likes to think that if I won, it would be an immediate injection of cash into the country's coffers on my account. While I hate being without the money, I love paying tax and thinking of all the good my contribution might possibly be doing. The way I choose to look at it - my money is 100% efficient and is the money that is actually doing fantastic stuff. It's all the other poor buggers that are paying for bureaucratic stuff-ups and waste. I try to save realism for when it matters. ;)
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Yeah, same numbers mean it's for life. Else there's always that risk there :-)
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
This isn't true - I've done it. I used to play the same numbers and thought the same, but they put the price up one time too many for me & I decided to stop. What actually happens is, if you don't play the lottery, you have no interest in the results & you simply have no idea what the numbers were & it doesn't affect you.
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On another topic.. it's finally 2018! Pretty significant for you, right? What's gonna happen?
A new .NET Serializer All in one Menu-Ribbon Bar Taking over the world since 1371!
Super Lloyd wrote:
What's gonna happen?
The same thing that happens every night. Try to take over the world!
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Anyone have office pools going? :)
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
Not for years. I buy a single ticket for a single game that is good for the next ten drawings. No chance to forget No temptation to buy extra I can tell that I lost 'at a glance' since it's always the same numbers. Actually - if I only pocketed 3 MegaBucs after taxes and such - I'd be quite done with life as I knew it. I could very comfortably live on the investment proceeds indefinitely. For any of you who know me, you wouldn't notice any changes in my: You'd never see me again.
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