I bought my very first lottery ticket on Friday. My co worker checked my lottery ticket on Saturday and guess what I had won a bit of money. Not the jackpot, but something at least. I was so happy.
This message board permanently closed on June 30th, 2020 at 4PM EDT and is no longer accepting new members.
You gotta play to win!I bought my very first lottery ticket on Friday. My co worker checked my lottery ticket on Saturday and guess what I had won a bit of money. Not the jackpot, but something at least. I was so happy.
You gotta play to win!
Bluntie, you're forgetting half goes to taxes......$53,000,000.00
$50,000,000.00 immediately in portfolio set up with the help of a trusted broker.
$1,000,000.00 - create Trust for others.
$1,000,000.00 - pay off certain friends, family, loved ones' mortgages, cars, student loans, other debts.
$1,000,000.00 - pocket money.
Just the fact that there's an infinitesimal chance of winning keeps a spark of hope alive and makes it fun. The jackpot would be great but I'd happily settle for matching five-- that's usually good for a couple hundred thousand!Weirdly enough, the odds of winning the jackpot are virtually (not literally, virtually) the same whether one plays or not.
Just the fact that there's an infinitesimal chance of winning keeps a spark of hope alive and makes it fun. The jackpot would be great but I'd happily settle for matching five-- that's usually good for a couple hundred thousand!