Lottery!

UncleWede · 07-29-2022, 11:06 AM

It could buy me a boat
It could buy me a truck to pull it
It could buy me a Yeti 110 iced down with some Silver Bullets

wtwo3 · 07-29-2022, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 3.0L

I don't play and never will.

Winning millions or even a billion might sound like heaven, but I think it brings on more problems than it's worth.

All of your "friends" come out of the woodwork, plus relatives you didn't know you had. Not to mention the relatives you know, all asking for money.

So you might get a bit generous with some of your very close relatives and/or real friends. Then others find out and get jealous... and pissed.

Then you also have to guard your money and guard what you buy. Then you have to hire guards. And on and on.

No thanks.

This is why I don’t have friends

dreamingat30fps · 07-29-2022, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by RickFLM4

Upfront payment after tax will be more like $350M so after investing half in a failed attempt to get your wife to stop bugging you, you’ll have something like $175M. Still not bad.

Damn right it's not bad! He could get himself a nice pimped out efficiency down in Miami! Probably still have enough left over for a happy meal.

Hawkeye · 07-29-2022, 11:26 AM

I'm in a few pools, got 55 tickets overall.

Anyone who plays to come ahead on a small scale is indeed an idiot, but so are the people who claim it is a game for the dumb.

This is cheap entertainment for a lot of people, I dropped more on dinner and drinks last night than I did on all of the tickets, and these tickets have been more entertaining for a longer period of time for me (just day dreaming).

RickFLM4 · 07-29-2022, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by wtwo3

This is why I don’t have friends

Hey, we're all your friend.

wtwo3 · 07-29-2022, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by RickFLM4

Hey, we're all your friend.

If this is a ploy to get at my riches once I win..... it worked.

We should do a Bimmerpost pool. Winner buys everyone a Bimmer of their choice up to $100k. Someone draft up the fine print!

floridaorange · 07-29-2022, 01:05 PM

Congrats you've won newer bigger problems you won't know how to handle!

no thx

dreamingat30fps · 07-29-2022, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by floridaorange

Congrats you've won newer bigger problems you won't know how to handle!

no thx

Don't worry I'm here for you! If any of you guys win and just become overwhelmed with problems you can't handle PM me and I'll be happy to take that burden off your hands.

cmyx6go · 07-30-2022, 09:53 AM

A single winner in IL.

RickFLM4 · 07-30-2022, 12:40 PM

I matched the Powerball number. The I checked the first number. Match! My morning went downhill from there.

rwheels · 07-30-2022, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyx6go

A single (?) winner in IL.

Not so fast.

dreamingat30fps · 07-30-2022, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyx6go

A single winner in IL.

Mosaud1998 We are here for you! Ready and willing to let you know what you should do if you run into a large sum of burdensome cash.

wtwo3 · 07-30-2022, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyx6go

A single winner in IL.

I’m not single or a winner…. But I am in IL. What does that get me?

Mosaud1998 · 07-30-2022, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

Mosaud1998 We are here for you! Ready and willing to let you know what you should do if you run into a large sum of burdensome cash.

Wait huh

tcphoto · 07-30-2022, 04:05 PM

Luckily, I was able to cancel my bid on an auctioned Oligarch Super Yacht...I did not win the Megaball last night.

M-technik-3 · 07-30-2022, 04:54 PM

Crazy and fact is you might never know who won if they were smart and lawyer'd up immediately.

OkieSnuffBox · 07-30-2022, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by M-technik-3

Crazy and fact is you might never know who won if they were smart and lawyer'd up immediately.

Not at all states allow you to claim the prize anonymously from what I understand.

But then look at this idiotic crap I saw one of my friends post on Facebook. And refused to accept it's a stupid comparison because taxes are compulsory. But I'm not FORCED to gamble. Then of course it went it to "well it's frivolous that people spend on that, when they could do something good." I told him we could define all kinds of things as frivilous. Chocolate, alcohol, soda, fancy cars, expensive clothes, etc. Then he finally shut up.

OkieSnuffBox · 07-30-2022, 09:38 PM

The funny thing is that he owns his own cleaning business. I was going to point that for anyone that is physically able, hiring someone to clean their house is frivolous. But decided not to.

RickFLM4 · 07-30-2022, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by OkieSnuffBox

Not at all states allow you to claim the prize anonymously from what I understand.

But then look at this idiotic crap I saw one of my friends post on Facebook. And refused to accept it's a stupid comparison because taxes are compulsory. But I'm not FORCED to gamble. Then of course it went it to "well it's frivolous that people spend on that, when they could do something good." I told him we could define all kinds of things as frivilous. Chocolate, alcohol, soda, fancy cars, expensive clothes, etc. Then he finally shut up.

Also no prizes awarded for paying taxes. I wish there were.

M-technik-3 · 07-31-2022, 02:12 PM

Lottery = poor person tax. Always has been in my opinion. It's entertainment not a way to become rich lol.

OkieSnuffBox · 08-01-2022, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by M-technik-3

Lottery = poor person tax. Always has been in my opinion. It's entertainment not a way to become rich lol.

Entertainment is a tax?

That's an interesting view of things.

RickFLM4 · 08-01-2022, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by OkieSnuffBox

Entertainment is a tax?

That's an interesting view of things.

Guess Vegas and sports gambling are too?

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