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stopwastingmymoney

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29. Yes, they are the same

Reply to MillennialDem (Reply #20)

Sun Jan 10, 2016, 12:27 PM

Jan 2016

The odds of winning are based on the number of possible combinations, not on how much is in the pool.

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I vowed never to buy a lottery ticket [View all] FLPanhandle Jan 2016 OP

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2016 #1

I'm going to buy puppy island gwheezie Jan 2016 #2

It would pay most of my bills . orpupilofnature57 Jan 2016 #3

Does this mean your math skills can be bought? pintobean Jan 2016 #4

I know buying a lottery ticket is the same a throwing money down the toilet FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #7

I've gotta make up for the taxes I stopped paying pintobean Jan 2016 #9

At least you CAN buy a ticket..I live in teh one of the 4 states where they are illegal. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 #27

You forgot Alaska and Hawaii. Snobblevitch Jan 2016 #33

I did, you are correct. n/t dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 #39

Gambling is the same. Stupid. But people do it. nt Logical Jan 2016 #5

I put my head down in shame. yeoman6987 Jan 2016 #28

I did too! But admit it is stupid. nt Logical Jan 2016 #30

Oh yeah. But if only that was the only stupid thing I have done with money. Lol yeoman6987 Jan 2016 #31

The pleasure is to play. Makes no difference what you say. Iggo Jan 2016 #40

Did I ever say you should not? Feeling guilty? nt Logical Jan 2016 #43

well, only ONE ticket is needed to win so why not? CTyankee Jan 2016 #6

Yep. FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #8

But you're not going to win :p I have to admit, it tempts me though as the MillennialDem Jan 2016 #18

I haven't bought a lottery ticket in 20 years...but I think I'm going to buy one mnhtnbb Jan 2016 #10

Join me in my shame. FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #11

But if you're not in, you can't lose. MillennialDem Jan 2016 #19

Oh, yes, but should you win, what's your ROI? mnhtnbb Jan 2016 #32

But you won't win MillennialDem Jan 2016 #34

Somebody will win. Whether it's me or someone else, the same ROI applies. mnhtnbb Jan 2016 #35

I'm not saying you can't spend your money the way you want or that no one will win. I'm MillennialDem Jan 2016 #37

I'm of the same thinking mrs_p Jan 2016 #12

We only buy tickets in this house when the jackpot becomes a news story. TwilightGardener Jan 2016 #13

The odds are the same, are they not? I haven't studied the lottery in great detail. MillennialDem Jan 2016 #20

Yes, they are the same stopwastingmymoney Jan 2016 #29

I haven't thought much about it--I guess it's not a drawing TwilightGardener Jan 2016 #44

Remember the Lottery's commercial rock Jan 2016 #14

It was LiberalElite Jan 2016 #38

I'm in a pool at work. My only goal is to pay my student loan off. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #15

Yet, the person(s) who wins it . . . they're usually bad at math. HughBeaumont Jan 2016 #16

Out of the millions that lose. /shrug MillennialDem Jan 2016 #21

The powerball is mathematically almost a good bet right now. FrodosPet Jan 2016 #17

Well, it also depends on whether the winnings are split. Having said that, I don't buy MillennialDem Jan 2016 #23

I am generally pretty good at math hfojvt Jan 2016 #22

I want to set up my own lotto (not for profit, always a $1 million jackpot, no splitting). I'd call MillennialDem Jan 2016 #24

For all those who have ever wanted - edgineered Jan 2016 #25

Instant billionaire Renew Deal Jan 2016 #26

The NEW American dream. justiceischeap Jan 2016 #42

+100000 mfcorey1 Jan 2016 #36

In GA, about 30% goes to education. I'm doing my civic duty by playing. aikoaiko Jan 2016 #41

Having spent 4 years working the counter at a convenience store recently... ScreamingMeemie Jan 2016 #45

k&r Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 #46

You have a better chance of being struck by lightning while being eaten by a shark ohnoyoudidnt Jan 2016 #47

Hey the odds are well against me and you nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #48

90% odds this will be a destroyer of lives... hunter Jan 2016 #49