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To: TitansAFC
Technically, I have the same odds of winning as you do.

Yes, but here's an interesting story for you . . .

About 20 years ago there was a guy in New York who won what was the largest Pick 6 jackpot in the state's history (something like $25 million). One week later, the winning prize for the same Pick 6 was only about $10,000. Actually it was somewhere in the $1 million range, but the winning numbers was a series like 5-10-15-20-25-30, and there were so many people with that combination that they each ended up with about $10,000.

Whis is one reason why I don't understand people who insist on flocking to buy lottery tickets when the jackpot reaches $100 million. What, $5 million isn't enough to get you off your @ss to buy a lottery ticket -- especially when you consider that your odds of sharing a prize are higher for a larger jackpot?

21 posted on 10/19/2005 8:59:04 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.)
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To: Alberta's Child

After taxes, the take home pay is something like $100-some million. Even if you won the minimum, it's not even enough to pay off the bill for a new car.


24 posted on 10/19/2005 9:02:05 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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To: Alberta's Child
Well said. When I buy lottery tickets I usually play the lower odds game. Here in Wisconsin we have SuperCash. SuperCash is a $250,000 set jackpot. That's more than enough for me - pay bills, go on vacation, etc.
25 posted on 10/19/2005 9:03:27 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Harmful or Fatal if Swallowed)
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To: Alberta's Child

What I read about this lottery is that there are 140,000,000 combinations. I wonder if one had the money and the time to do it, why not buy all 140 mill combos to win $340 mill? One could have the money to do it but I doubt if it's physically possible to buy that many in the time period given.


26 posted on 10/19/2005 9:03:32 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Remember and pray for Sgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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