The Lottery Thread

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sancarlos wrote: Tue Oct 23, 2018 6:06 pm Yeah, I still want to win.

But, I can imagine that people come out of the woodwork asking you to fund their real or imagined needs. Kind of like the "friends" and family of newly rich pro athletes, I suppose.

I'll try to conceal my identity as a new billionaire from everybody except you guys.
I just saw that some states require the winner to be announced. The winner in south carolina does not have to reveal themselves, which would obviously be the best way.
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A_B wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:04 am
sancarlos wrote: Tue Oct 23, 2018 6:06 pm Yeah, I still want to win.

But, I can imagine that people come out of the woodwork asking you to fund their real or imagined needs. Kind of like the "friends" and family of newly rich pro athletes, I suppose.

I'll try to conceal my identity as a new billionaire from everybody except you guys.
I just saw that some states require the winner to be announced. The winner in south carolina does not have to reveal themselves, which would obviously be the best way.

Yeah, there are some really interesting long form articles that get into this topic... People's lives get absolutely fucked up for a lot less money. In fact, it's the people from not so great economic situations that win "smaller" amounts of like $5M (taxes take a big chunk) who think they are set for life, spend like crazy, have people come out of the woodwork, etc and they are fucked within a couple of years.
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Even in states where the winner must be announced you can setup a trust and then have the trust claim the ticket. That's the way to go anyway for tax reasons.
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Forgot to check, guess I didn't win. I'm going to demand a refund, the jackpot was $50 million less than advertised. I wouldn't have played if I knew it was less than $1.6 billion.
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10b5 liability. My lotto ticket is a security. The south Carolina lottery corporation is just like Goldman. Kinda like that.
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Three out of five and no mega ball. $10 on one of my tickets. Halfway to glory.
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Sabo wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 7:49 amWon $2!
Me, too!
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tennbengal wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 3:02 pm Three out of five and no mega ball. $10 on one of my tickets. Halfway to glory.
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A_B wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:43 am
HaulCitgo wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:40 am
A_B wrote: Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:06 am I managed to not hit a single number across five plays. In keno I’d be a winner.
That's the stuff that makes you realize you'll never win. 1-36 with 5 balls is not the same stratosphere of odds as 1-70 with 6 balls. I remember occasionally hitting two on a card and thinking you weren't that far off. I'm pretty much a lightning strikes one play lotto gambler and I can't remember the last time I bought one that actually hit a number.
I hit three numbers on one line to win $10 friday. Was pretty amazed by that, even.
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Both of you guys hit 3 of 6? Someone far better than I can give you odds on that. Figure odds a lot longer than 1/10 but maybe not too much more than 1/100. Feels like u got shorted on the $10 prizes.
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HaulCitgo wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:00 pm Both of you guys hit 3 of 6? Someone far better than I can give you odds on that. Figure odds a lot longer than 1/10 but maybe not too much more than 1/100. Feels like u got shorted on the $10 prizes.
The odds are 1 in 606 of getting 3 numbers with no "cash ball".
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Like my gambling mentor always says to me.

If you want to only gamble on a game that pays out 100 percent with 0 variance, your only option is the bill-breaking machine.
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brian wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:12 pm
HaulCitgo wrote: Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:00 pm Both of you guys hit 3 of 6? Someone far better than I can give you odds on that. Figure odds a lot longer than 1/10 but maybe not too much more than 1/100. Feels like u got shorted on the $10 prizes.
The odds are 1 in 606 of getting 3 numbers with no "cash ball".
Yup. It's truly a go big or go home lottery. Getting five w/ no mega/power ball pays $1,000,000. It falls off drastically from there - $50,000 for four plus a mega/power ball I think.
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yeah I think all lotteries are like that. doesn't the government keep half to begin with? we have 6/49 here. They draw 6 numbers plus 1 bonus.

6/6 = 5 million
5/6 + bonus = 100,000
5/6 = 1,500 :(
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