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Laley23

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29,506 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:03 AM
Just bought $5,000 worth. Cant wait till I am a Multi-Millionaire tonight!

In reality, I went in to buy 5$ worth and only had a twenty. Just bought 20$ worth.
Mar 30, 2012 11:03am
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mcburg93

permaban to basement

3,167 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:04 AM
bought a few.
Mar 30, 2012 11:04am
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queencitybuckeye

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7,117 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:06 AM
Iliketurtles;1131792 wrote:I just bought 100 bucks in lottos tickets! And I probably won't win shit and you can take that to the bank!
That took a solid couple of months off Sleeper's life. Well done.
Mar 30, 2012 11:06am
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DeyDurkie5

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11,324 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:06 AM
Let's all agree that if somoene on this thread wins, everyone who posted gets 10,000$
Mar 30, 2012 11:06am
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:09 AM
DeyDurkie5;1131804 wrote:Let's all agree that if somoene on this thread wins, everyone who posted gets 10,000$
If I win I will pay people to post.
Mar 30, 2012 11:09am
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bases_loaded

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6,912 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:11 AM
Some gorilla in Cleveland picked onions and a turnip with different numbers than me.

Fucked
Mar 30, 2012 11:11am
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Raw Dawgin' it

Just Ain't Care

11,466 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:11 AM
DeyDurkie5;1131804 wrote:Let's all agree that if somoene on this thread wins, everyone who posted gets 10,000$
in cash so we can avoid taxes
Mar 30, 2012 11:11am
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sleeper

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27,879 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:12 AM
I can guarantee one thing, no one that's posted in this thread, including me, will win this lottery.
Mar 30, 2012 11:12am
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LJ

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16,351 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:14 AM
sleeper;1131813 wrote:I can guarantee one thing, no one that's posted in this thread, including me, will win this lottery.
jackpot or "anything"?
Mar 30, 2012 11:14am
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TBone14

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6,383 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:17 AM
queencitybuckeye;1131788 wrote:Please tell me that you're kidding, or don't do anything for a living that involves math. :)
I was half kidding. I think the odds are 1 in 176 million to win the lotto. The odds to be the President would be take everybody who is born an American and therefore eligible...subtract all the women and all of the minority groups except African Americans and I would bet that number would be less than 176 million. So your odds of becoming the President if you are a white male are better than winning the lottery with one ticket.
Mar 30, 2012 11:17am
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sleeper

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27,879 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:32 AM
LJ;1131817 wrote:jackpot or "anything"?
Jackpot. No one cares if you win $1.
Mar 30, 2012 11:32am
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Raw Dawgin' it

Just Ain't Care

11,466 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:37 AM
TBone14;1131819 wrote:I was half kidding. I think the odds are 1 in 176 million to win the lotto. The odds to be the President would be take everybody who is born an American and therefore eligible...subtract all the women and all of the minority groups except African Americans and I would bet that number would be less than 176 million. So your odds of becoming the President if you are a white male are better than winning the lottery with one ticket.
no shit.
Mar 30, 2012 11:37am
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Commander of Awesome

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23,151 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:38 AM
Raw Dawgin' it;1131812 wrote:in cash so we can avoid taxes
obv
Mar 30, 2012 11:38am
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LJ

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16,351 posts
Mar 30, 2012 11:40 AM
TBone14;1131819 wrote:I was half kidding. I think the odds are 1 in 176 million to win the lotto. The odds to be the President would be take everybody who is born an American and therefore eligible...subtract all the women and all of the minority groups except African Americans and I would bet that number would be less than 176 million. So your odds of becoming the President if you are a white male are better than winning the lottery with one ticket.
thavoice might kill himself. Not only will he never become President, but it's even more likely that he will never get a divorce!
Mar 30, 2012 11:40am
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Heretic

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18,820 posts
Mar 30, 2012 12:01 PM
said_aouita;1131685 wrote:Probably most people don't think about the lotto until it's in the news.
That's me. Which made my purchase most likely really funny for the clerk at the gas station.

"Uh, I'd like to get one of those Mega Whatever dealies..." and so on.
Mar 30, 2012 12:01pm
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ts1227

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12,319 posts
Mar 30, 2012 12:19 PM
Make it 640 million
Mar 30, 2012 12:19pm
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Mar 30, 2012 12:29 PM
Damn.
Mar 30, 2012 12:29pm
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gut

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15,058 posts
Mar 30, 2012 12:35 PM
TBone14;1131819 wrote:So your odds of becoming the President if you are a white male are better than winning the lottery with one ticket.
Not really. You have 0 chance of being elected POTUS with only $1 to spend on your campaign.

Winning this lottery, on the other hand, would substantially improve your chances of one day becoming POTUS.
Mar 30, 2012 12:35pm
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gut

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Mar 30, 2012 12:42 PM
ts1227;1131870 wrote:Make it 640 million
Lump-sum of $462M!!!! And after taxes, probably like $315M.

I'd almost rather take installments - it's not really the financially savvy choice, but $25.6M a year for 25 years is pretty cool
Mar 30, 2012 12:42pm
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Raw Dawgin' it

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11,466 posts
Mar 30, 2012 1:03 PM
gut;1131888 wrote:Lump-sum of $462M!!!! And after taxes, probably like $315M.

I'd almost rather take installments - it's not really the financially savvy choice, but $25.6M a year for 25 years is pretty cool
assuming you make it 25 years... if you die you can't leave it to anyone
Mar 30, 2012 1:03pm
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Mar 30, 2012 1:06 PM
Raw Dawgin' it;1131909 wrote:assuming you make it 25 years... if you die you can't leave it to anyone
Is this true? I would think you could will it to someone if you died.
Mar 30, 2012 1:06pm
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sleeper

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Mar 30, 2012 1:08 PM
It would be absolutely retarded to take the payments over 25 years.
Mar 30, 2012 1:08pm
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oberhaus

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Mar 30, 2012 1:08 PM
gut;1131888 wrote:Lump-sum of $462M!!!! And after taxes, probably like $315M.

I'd almost rather take installments - it's not really the financially savvy choice, but $25.6M a year for 25 years is pretty cool

Either way, you're set.

I'm gonna buy a Powerball ticket. The forgotten lottery.
Mar 30, 2012 1:08pm
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Pick6

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14,946 posts
Mar 30, 2012 1:11 PM
sleeper;1131915 wrote:It would be absolutely retarded to take the payments over 25 years.
wait what?
Mar 30, 2012 1:11pm