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spacemonkey4eve
United States267 Posts
So normally I don't buy lottery tickets, but come on, who doesn't want to take a 1 in 180 million chance to get into the record books and become the winner of the world's largest lottery jackpot? Reportedly to be $350 million AFTER taxes. Although I know it's nearly impossible to win, it's good fun and is sure as hell a lot cheaper than going to the tables at a casino. Anyone here bought tickets for it? I bought 5 tickets  | ||
NeoIllusions
United States37500 Posts
glglgl | ||
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TheToast
United States4808 Posts
But you're not going to win. | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
Everett Eahmer, 80, of St. Paul, Minn., said he's been playing the lottery "since the beginning." "If I win, the first thing I'm going to do is buy a (Tim) Tebow football shirt, and I'm going to do the Tebow pose," said Eahmer, who bought five tickets Thursday. "I'm with him in honoring a higher power." I like Tebow, I share his views, but this quote had me cracking up hahaha | ||
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spacemonkey4eve
United States267 Posts
On March 31 2012 05:06 mordek wrote: I like Tebow, I share his views, but this quote had me cracking up hahaha personally i'll be faith hilling cause tebowing is soooo 2011 (south park reference) | ||
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tw!tch
United States563 Posts
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Recognizable
Netherlands1552 Posts
On March 31 2012 05:13 tw!tch wrote: ahhh my whole office bought tickets today! a few guys and myself didn't chip in though. is it wrong to be nervous? No, it's a perfectly normal human response and also don't worry, the odds are in your favor. Mike Catalano, chairman of the mathematics department at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D., concedes the math is clear: The more tickets you buy, the better chances you have of winning. Better long-shot chances, of course. They definitely needed a mathematician for this. | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16122 Posts
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mizU
United States12125 Posts
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EtherealDeath
United States8366 Posts
On March 31 2012 05:06 NeoIllusions wrote: I'll probably buy 10 tickets later today. glglgl My magic is woven. Victory you will have. I demand 1% of your winnings or $1 million, whichever is lower. | ||
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TheToast
United States4808 Posts
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spacemonkey4eve
United States267 Posts
On March 31 2012 05:17 mizU wrote: When do they release the numbers? 11pm EST tonight. edit: there was a news article stating that yes, you can buy all 180 million combinations and be guaranteed to win and make like $100 million profit, but it's physically impossible to print all those tickets in time (it would take weeks), there's not enough lotto paper for it, and it would take years to go through each one. | ||
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Recognizable
Netherlands1552 Posts
On March 31 2012 05:18 TheToast wrote: Hmm the odds are 1 in 178 million, payout is 640 million even if it were split between several winners.... hey, does anyone have $178 million dollars I could borrow? I'll pay you back tomorrow. If you buy 178 million tickets, that doesn't mean you will have a 100 percent chance of winning, right? | ||
micronesia
United States24776 Posts
On March 31 2012 05:21 Recognizable wrote: If you buy 178 million tickets, that doesn't mean you will have a 100 percent chance of winning, right? Right. People in my office bought some tickets so I put in a dollar. I don't do it because I am a lotto player... just to be included with everyone else lol. If I win I will donate one million dollars to teamliquid. | ||
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mizU
United States12125 Posts
I'd put like 100 million into TL and eSports yo | ||
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micronesia
United States24776 Posts
On March 31 2012 05:28 mizU wrote: Only a million? So greedy. I'd put like 100 million into TL and eSports yo I won't be getting the full jackpot. We will split it up among the ~10 of us who are in. | ||
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blabber
United States4448 Posts
 first time doing lotto! | ||
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Kojak21
Canada1104 Posts
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mizU
United States12125 Posts
On March 31 2012 05:29 micronesia wrote: I won't be getting the full jackpot. We will split it up among the ~10 of us who are in. you'd still get like 35 million... | ||
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MtlGuitarist97
United States1539 Posts
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