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Apr 2, 2012 9:31 AM
“I don’t know if I won. Some of the numbers were familiar. I recognized some of [them],’’ she said. “I don’t know why’’ people are saying differently. “I’m going to go to the lottery office [today]. I bought some tickets separately.”
WTF is this?
Apr 2, 2012 9:31am
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Apr 2, 2012 9:34 AM
WebFire;1134325 wrote:WTF is this?
Blank people.
Apr 2, 2012 9:34am
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Apr 2, 2012 9:36 AM
Raw Dawgin' it;1134319 wrote:LOL single mom with 7 kids working at McDonalds - she'll go broke in a couple years and be right back behind the counter.
not just her, but the lottery ruins more lives than it makes better. there was even a documentary on this a while back. i saw there was a 16 year old england i think, she lost all of her money by the time she was 18.
Apr 2, 2012 9:36am
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Apr 2, 2012 9:41 AM
Glory Days;1134328 wrote:not just her, but the lottery ruins more lives than it makes better. there was even a documentary on this a while back. i saw there was a 16 year old england i think, she lost all of her money by the time she was 18.
That's because most people that win are fucking idiots. Pretty simple.
Apr 2, 2012 9:41am
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Apr 2, 2012 9:44 AM
like_that;1134331 wrote:That's because most people that win are fucking idiots. Pretty simple.
Because 99% of people who play are idiots.
Apr 2, 2012 9:44am
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Apr 2, 2012 10:12 AM
sleeper;1134334 wrote:Because 99% of people who play are idiots.
99% of all people are idiots. We are the 1%.
Apr 2, 2012 10:12am
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Apr 2, 2012 10:17 AM
WebFire;1134347 wrote:99% of all people are idiots. We are the 1%.
"We"? Did you read this thread? Almost everyone on here bought a ticket. I think you meant "me" as in sleeper. I did not win, and I did not buy a ticket.
Apr 2, 2012 10:17am
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Apr 2, 2012 10:31 AM
sleeper;1134353 wrote:"We"? Did you read this thread? Almost everyone on here bought a ticket. I think you meant "me" as in sleeper. I did not win, and I did not buy a ticket.
you probably did
Apr 2, 2012 10:31am
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Apr 2, 2012 10:32 AM
Raw Dawgin' it;1134364 wrote:you probably did
I did not.
Apr 2, 2012 10:32am
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Apr 2, 2012 10:49 AM
I bought 5 tickets. I'm an idiot x5.
Apr 2, 2012 10:49am
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Apr 2, 2012 10:56 AM
sleeper;1134353 wrote:"We"? Did you read this thread? Almost everyone on here bought a ticket. I think you meant "me" as in sleeper. I did not win, and I did not buy a ticket.
Read mine again. I wasn't talking about tickets. Besides, you did leave 1% for non-idiot players.
Apr 2, 2012 10:56am
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Apr 2, 2012 11:24 AM
I didn't buy a ticket, but sleeper still considers me an idiot. :(
Apr 2, 2012 11:24am
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Apr 2, 2012 12:03 PM
sleeper;1134334 wrote:Because 99% of people who play are idiots.
I actually agree with this.
Apr 2, 2012 12:03pm
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Apr 2, 2012 1:28 PM
99% of people are idiots and it has nothing to do with playing the lottery.
Apr 2, 2012 1:28pm
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Apr 2, 2012 1:33 PM
ernest_t_bass;1134370 wrote:I'm an idiot x5.
You are selling yourself way too short.
Apr 2, 2012 1:33pm
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Apr 2, 2012 1:59 PM
like_that;1134500 wrote:You are selling yourself way too short.
I am? But, brother! :(
Apr 2, 2012 1:59pm
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Apr 2, 2012 2:18 PM
i was going to buy two tickets, but forgot. Does that make me more or less of an idiot?
Apr 2, 2012 2:18pm
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Apr 2, 2012 2:25 PM
Tiernan;1134495 wrote:99% of people are idiots and it has nothing to do with playing the lottery.
Also true.
Apr 2, 2012 2:25pm
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Apr 2, 2012 6:12 PM
You have to be some kind of super retarded idiot to be able to blow the kind of money they are going to get from winning this lottery. I don't see how it's possible, although I also am able to plan ahead and budget for stuff. Maybe that's my flaw.
Apr 2, 2012 6:12pm
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Apr 2, 2012 6:14 PM
tk421;1134682 wrote:You have to be some kind of super retarded idiot to be able to blow the kind of money they are going to get from winning this lottery. I don't see how it's possible, although I also am able to plan ahead and budget for stuff. Maybe that's my flaw.
It's called "I'm gonna buy this, this, this, this, this, this..."
Apr 2, 2012 6:14pm
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Apr 2, 2012 8:16 PM
wildcats20;1134684 wrote:It's called "I'm gonna buy this, this, this, this, this, this..."
It's also called I'm going to tell everyone I know I won the lottery, so they can come out of the woodwork and take my money from me.
Apr 2, 2012 8:16pm
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Apr 2, 2012 10:28 PM
tk421;1134761 wrote:It's also called I'm going to tell everyone I know I won the lottery, so they can come out of the woodwork and take my money from me.
Yeah, if you want to cheat your co-workers out of their winnings, you just set-up a trust to collect. Say nothing to anyone. Then quietly leave work a few months later "for another job". And move to a nice sunny locale to start your new life.

But obviously she ain't no rocket scientist. Lesson here though, for those who do participate in such office pools, is to demand a copy of the purchased pool tickets beforehand.
Apr 2, 2012 10:28pm
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Apr 2, 2012 10:40 PM
People going broke, hating life/themselves, etc after winning the lottery really strengthens the case that most people who play it are morons.
Apr 2, 2012 10:40pm
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Apr 2, 2012 10:45 PM
So did that lady from McD's that claimed she won (and said she bought the winning ticket seperate than the work pool) really win?
Apr 2, 2012 10:45pm
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Apr 2, 2012 11:57 PM
Fab1b;1135039 wrote:So did that lady from McD's that claimed she won (and said she bought the winning ticket seperate than the work pool) really win?
It would be an interesting question for a jury. Remember, in civil trials the burden of proof is somewhere less than beyond a reasonable doubt.

Was thinking about this. 200 (or however many pool tickets she bought) with a time stamp clearly different (even a few minutes) from the winner might be enough for me. But if she couldn't produce those 200 tickets (i.e. "I threw out the losers")?

If all you had to go on was she had the winning ticket, and there's no video or timestamps or anything else to indicate whether it was a pool ticket or her personal ticket. What would you decide?
Apr 2, 2012 11:57pm