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22. And you DON'T win if you DO play....

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 11:24 PM

11 hrs ago

It's that simple. You lose. You might as well take those dollar bills out and set a match to them.

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A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot [View all] Omaha Steve Yesterday OP

Wasn't me LiberalArkie Yesterday #1

Well.......I'll just go back to bed today............ IA8IT Yesterday #2

I don't play, because I've already been hit by lightning...... lastlib Yesterday #5

It is only at Christmas time I buy Scratch-offs ProudMNDemocrat Yesterday #8

I dabbled in the mathematical arts myself EYESORE 9001 23 hrs ago #11

Pretty simple then,don't buy any tickets. No one is forcing anyone Bengus81 23 hrs ago #14

You can't win if you don't play mdbl 19 hrs ago #16

And you DON'T win if you DO play.... lastlib 11 hrs ago #22

That all depends on how you look at it. mdbl 1 hr ago #25

Never seen lotteries as a good use of money. Aussie105 15 hrs ago #18

That happened to me and my sister also airplaneman 14 hrs ago #20

Glad you're all OK! lastlib 11 hrs ago #23

I hope they aren't, you know, Republicaaan. twodogsbarking Yesterday #4

I think they should break it into 180 10 million dollar prizes. Callie1979 Yesterday #7

Do well; do good with your new found wealth... nt EarthFirst Yesterday #10

Is somone's going to buy the whole state of Arkansas!? Ranting Randy 23 hrs ago #12

And most of Oklahoma! BOSSHOG 23 hrs ago #13

Arkansas, huh? Was it one of the Walmart spawn? Mawspam2 21 hrs ago #15

That dashes the hopes and dreams of my coworkers. taxi 15 hrs ago #19

8 people won $1million RussBLib 13 hrs ago #21

I seriously wouldn't even want that much money. Hassin Bin Sober 10 hrs ago #24