tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531201648836468896.post7889076185658736218..comments2023-08-26T07:07:21.095-07:00Comments on The Archive of a Distracted Mind: Lottery Madness.Daniel Poehlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464025697641476686noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531201648836468896.post-80488909854137181842006-02-17T14:02:00.000-08:002006-02-17T14:02:00.000-08:00Our Powerball jackpot is at $365 million. Folks a...Our Powerball jackpot is at $365 million. Folks are getting together with friends and investing tons of money to win. The last time it got over $200 mil. my husband invested $40 in tickets. He lost, of course, as did everyone else. I told him next time to just give me the $40. That way he wouldn't have to wait until 9pm to find out that he had just thrown $40 down the drain. Hey... it sounded like a good idea to me!<br>Have a happy Friday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531201648836468896.post-46471579737961292112006-02-18T15:29:00.000-08:002006-02-18T15:29:00.000-08:00Hey! If I win, I promise I'll give you the $4...Hey! If I win, I promise I'll give you the $40 back. I have a hard time taking money from strangers. Fortunately, I don't have much of a problem taking money from 365 million strangers!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531201648836468896.post-1803099530993540742006-02-19T08:22:00.000-08:002006-02-19T08:22:00.000-08:00When they first introduced the lottery to florida ...When they first introduced the lottery to florida roughly 15 years ago, they said you had a better chance of being struck by lightning than winning the lottery. I've had lightning strike very close to me several times and I've won $120 on the lottery...hmmmm coincidence maybe? Anyways, I am still waiting on being struck by lightning so I can buy a winning lottory ticket. I only spend $1 per play because it is way easier to shrug off losing a buck than it is to lose $40+. When you buy more than one ticket, you don't increase your odds of winning, you increase your chances of losing. Here in Florida, if you aren't at least 85 years old with more of a chance of dying than seeing the total pay-out, you aren't going to win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com