<p>But we have a better chance of keeping our money.</p>
<p>By the way, if my emails in this thread seem too terse, it is because I'm using my phone.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mar 29, 2012 9:48 AM, "Nathan W." <<a href="mailto:greenfday6@gmail.com">greenfday6@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Wayne,<br><br>While I'm sure you know the odds of wining, I would like to wish you luck in your chances of winning. Because even though your chances are way past slim to none, you have a far better chance than any of the other people who have replied to this thread so far.<br>
<br>Thanks<br>Nathan<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 7:51 AM, Matthew H <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hendrix04@gmail.com" target="_blank">hendrix04@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Can you call it a tax when it isn't mandatory? Don't think so... I<br>
really hate the "The lotto is a tax on the poor" bullshit.<br>
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On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Jake McArthur <<a href="mailto:jake.mcarthur@gmail.com" target="_blank">jake.mcarthur@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> State lotteries have negative expectancy. Always. If they didn't, there<br>
> would be no reason for the states to have lotteries. They aren't charities.<br>
> They are taxes on people who can't do the math or who don't read the rules.<br>
><br>
> On Mar 29, 2012 6:19 AM, "David" <<a href="mailto:ainut@knology.net" target="_blank">ainut@knology.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> BUT, if other people also had the winning numbers, they all split it,<br>
>> AIUI.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Devin Boyer wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> "A jackpot-winning ticket must match all five numbers drawn from a pot<br>
>> containing 56 balls and then match the Mega Ball, which is drawn from a pot<br>
>> containing 46 numbers. Odds of winning are almost 176 million to 1. Each<br>
>> ticket costs $1."<br>
>><br>
>> If I'm reading this right (too lazy to crunch the numbers) for $176<br>
>> million, you can buy one of every ticket. Because "Friday's $476 million<br>
>> prize is payable as an annuity over 26 years," it seems like it would make<br>
>> for a decent return-on-investment.<br>
>><br>
>> If only I had the $176 million...<br>
>><br>
>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Wayne Neumaier <<a href="mailto:wneumaier@gmail.com" target="_blank">wneumaier@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Any plans for a ticket run up to Tennessee?<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> <a href="http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/28/mega-millions-jackpot-hits-record-476-million/?hpt=hp_t3" target="_blank">http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/28/mega-millions-jackpot-hits-record-476-million/?hpt=hp_t3</a><br>
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