Posted on 04/06/2025 11:44:39 AM PDT by Strict9
Lotteries are a tax on people that don’t understand math.
Chances of getting hit by lightning in Florida are 23 million to 1.
I don’t know what that is. Lol
I’m sorry to say it but people who throw their money away buying lottery tickets are just plain losers.
This has been in the works for a long time. I think they are having trouble against PowerBall. The thing is, you could buy the 2 MM tickets and the 3 PB tickets for $10 a week. That is a “doable” amount for people who like to dream about their winnings. Now that has gone up to $16 a week. That’s weird number and pretty much dropping about $20 a week is out of the realm of most people.
It’s a dumb move on their part.
2.5 X 0 = 0. That’s it! I am voting for the Hyena and Timpon in 2028. 😵💫
I worked in bookeeping as a grocery store, those least able to afford lotto, booze and cigarettes are the ones purchasing the most. It was so telling.
So much for my “5 and 5” plays...
Thanks for the info.
Seems like a dumb move. Lottery was supposed to fund education only, now it’s in the general fund.
I don’t play out of principle. And the odds are astronomically sucky.
“I am never buying another Mega Millions ticket. That’s an obscene price raise.”
Same here.
The odds of winning big jackpot is one in 292 million vs. 1 in 302 million before. Used to play when after deduction and tax was about 100 million...but since price went up 2.5 times I will play when take home is 250 million...maybe 2 or 3 times a year...
One would think the headline writer could figure out the increase was 2.5 times more....instead of “more than double”
Artificial UNintelligence.
I thought that was Mae West or she said something similar.
I read some time ago that professional gamblers take a pass on anything above 100 to 1 odds so of course they never play the lottery.
People that have never had much money have no clue that being super rich is a lot of work. Oh sure, you can hire people to look after it for you, but how honest are they? Once the tax man takes his cut (for no other reason than you have it and they want it), it’s a constant ordeal to hold on to it. Besides, where does one invest several hundred $millions quickly with people who are not purposefully their to separate you that money? It’s just better to stick with the scratch offs.
worse, they are going to split the pot if more than one win, right?
I think that’s always been the case.
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