Don't lie. Who is playing Powerball tonight?

Now up to $550M. I'm investing a few dollars so I can accelerate my exile to the South of France.

I used to play the lottery, but not anymore.

. . . The odds of winning with a ticket are about infinitesimal as winning without one.

I wouldn't dream of taking away, a poor person's chance to become a filthy rich problem for the country!

What you're buying is a good daydream.

I used to play the lottery, but not anymore.

. . . The odds of winning with a ticket are about infinitesimal as winning without one.

Originally Posted by Fast Gunn

Well, I suppose it's hard to argue with that succinct piece of analysis!

I know people who say they might pick up a few tickets when they stop by a mini-mart from time to time. Presumably, just about everyone posting in this section can easily afford the P4P world, and therefore wouldn't be bothered in the least by dropping a few bucks on tickets.

My only concern is that millions of households with incomes near or below the median spend hundreds of dollars per year they can't afford on dreams and fantasies that they'll be the nexy big winner.

I read recently that people in some of the poorer rural counties in some states spend amounts exceeding $200 per adult resident. I shudder to think how much some of the bigger spenders piss away.

Most of these people should be saving and investing with every ounce of energy they have. Unfortunately, many will instead face bleak retirement years.

The lottery is obviously little more than a disguised tax on the poor.

yup, if the numbers hit tonight some poor bastard is going to pay tax on half a billion dollars.


woe is them.

Now up to $550M. I'm investing a few dollars so I can accelerate my exile to the South of France. Originally Posted by TexTushHog

If it guarantees your quick exit, I'll contribute $2.

I'm not that far away, but I need a bit more than $2, I'm afraid.

I wouldn't dream of taking away, a poor person's chance to become a filthy rich problem for the country! Originally Posted by MrGiz

I would.

What you're buying is a good daydream. Originally Posted by Alan418

What you are buying is one HELL of a roll of the dice. 1 in 175 Million, or close enough. I invested about $40 bucks in it. Why? Why Not?

IF you hit, you'll never gripe once about all the times you lost.

And the tax is 28% off the top and settle for up to the max of 39% difference by next April. In case you were interested.

spent $45 on tickets last nite. ususlly spend 5 bux on different lotteries.

What you're buying is a good daydream. Originally Posted by Alan418

Yep. Another $2 down the drain.

Yep. Another $2 down the drain. Originally Posted by timpage

I repeat: The friggin' lottery is a surcharge on stupidity!

hahahaha

I finished in the top 5 last night ,, 3 #'s with powerball .. $100 buckaroos.. ~snark~

650, 366 people won $$ (something) in the state of Texas alone

Harris County sold 2 winning $1,000,000.00 tickets, Humble and Houston ... San Antonio sold 1 $1,000,000.00 winner ..

sure its stupid, but its kinda fun too ... kinda like P4P

Everybody alive already has won one lottery. There are @ 750,000,000 sperm in one average male ejaculation.

Everybody alive already has won one lottery. There are @ 750,000,000 sperm in one average male ejaculation. Originally Posted by Munchmasterman

I've been shooting blanks since 1977. It takes the worry out of being close!