[General] Lotto Run?

[jason gilbert]

indeed.  as a lurker this seems like the longest thread in years.

it's a good idea to buy 1 ticket.  anything more is basically wasted
as it doesn't substantially increase your odds of winning.  If you
don't buy 1, you definitely won't win.

someone may have already pointed this out, but i didn't read every message.

good luck!

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Justin Richards <ratmandu at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you're going to get a lottery ticket, get a lottery ticket. If you aren't
> then don't. Its very simple. We don't need people to ridicule and look down
> on people who want to throw a couple dollars at a chance to win several
> hundred million.
>
> Don't be a dick, and the world will thank you.
>
> On Mar 30, 2012 10:07 AM, "Matthew H" <hendrix04 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> As you should be
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Justin Richards <ratmandu at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I'm SOOO interested in this conversation...
>> >
>> > On Mar 30, 2012 8:16 AM, "Matthew H" <hendrix04 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Definition of a tax:
>> >>
>> >> a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for
>> >> specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales,
>> >> etc.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> You are not FORCED to buy a lottery ticket, there for it cannot be a
>> >> tax. As far as exploiting people, might as well stand up against
>> >> alcohol and other addictive things as well.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 7:47 AM, Jake McArthur
>> >> <jake.mcarthur at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > I think if it is not a tax it is something even worse. It encourages
>> >> > and
>> >> > exploits people's irrationality.
>> >> >
>> >> > On Mar 29, 2012 8:52 AM, "Matthew H" <hendrix04 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Can you call it a tax when it isn't mandatory? Don't think so... I
>> >> >> really hate the "The lotto is a tax on the poor" bullshit.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Jake McArthur
>> >> >> <jake.mcarthur at gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > State lotteries have negative expectancy. Always. If they didn't,
>> >> >> > there
>> >> >> > would be no reason for the states to have lotteries. They aren't
>> >> >> > charities.
>> >> >> > They are taxes on people who can't do the math or who don't read
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > rules.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Mar 29, 2012 6:19 AM, "David" <ainut at knology.net> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> BUT, if other people also had the winning numbers, they all split
>> >> >> >> it,
>> >> >> >> AIUI.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Devin Boyer wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "A jackpot-winning ticket must match all five numbers drawn from
>> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> pot
>> >> >> >> containing 56 balls and then match the Mega Ball, which is drawn
>> >> >> >> from a
>> >> >> >> pot
>> >> >> >> containing 46 numbers. Odds of winning are almost 176 million to
>> >> >> >> 1.
>> >> >> >> Each
>> >> >> >> ticket costs $1."
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> If I'm reading this right (too lazy to crunch the numbers) for
>> >> >> >> $176
>> >> >> >> million, you can buy one of every ticket.  Because "Friday's $476
>> >> >> >> million
>> >> >> >> prize is payable as an annuity over 26 years," it seems like it
>> >> >> >> would
>> >> >> >> make
>> >> >> >> for a decent return-on-investment.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> If only I had the $176 million...
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Wayne Neumaier
>> >> >> >> <wneumaier at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Any plans for a ticket run up to Tennessee?
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/28/mega-millions-jackpot-hits-record-476-million/?hpt=hp_t3
>> >> >> >>>
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