[General] Lotto Run?

[Jake McArthur]

I'm sorry for being inflammatory. I was only an inadvertent troll, I
promise. I was just trying to give advice, not be insulting.

- Jake

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 11:48 AM, jason gilbert <jgilbert42 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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>>> >> >> >> and
>>> >> >> >> everywhere else.  In fact, gubmnt,I insist upon it.
>>> >> >> >>
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