If I won the powerball....

[ccomstock001]

Turns out we didn't win.

You didn't but I won a hefty $7. And no I am not sharing

 

[ajeandy]

You didn't but I won a hefty $7. And no I am not sharing

Can't we divide that among 300 million and we'll all have, say 2.3 dollars?

 

[ccomstock001]

Can't we divide that among 300 million and we'll all have, say 2.3 dollars?

I might take 7 of you to Mcdonalds and you can get something off the dollar menu. But only if nobody argues on INGO today. Seeing how that is unlikely to happen. I think I will blow it on myself.

 

[halfmileharry]

Well, crap. There's always Saturday for a measly $40m.
I'll be throwing in my $3 for one Hoosier and one Powerball per the norm.
I did hit a free ticket on the Hoosier last night.

 

[lovemachine]

Guess I won't be buying a 1911.

 

[historian]

Donald told me to tell all of you:

 

[ArcadiaGP]

 

[Tooms]

I won $4. I need to win 1,874,999 more times to buyout Tom Crean's contract.

 

[singlesix]

So $2 wasted, guess I'll wait for the next $500 Million Jackpot.

 

[Jludo]

Multi-State Lottery Association and the government are the real winners.
Good old state sanctioned gambling monopolies...

 

[Tactically Fat]

Multi-State Lottery Association and the government are the real winners.
Good old state sanctioned gambling monopolies...

I'm OK with people freely donating money to The Government should they desire!

 

[pudly]

I'm OK with people freely donating money to The Government should they desire!

There you go with that freedom thing again.

 

[Jludo]

I'm OK with people freely donating money to The Government should they desire!

So am I, but if they're led to believe there's a chance they could get rich from their donation I'm washing my hands of it.

 

[IndyDave1776]

So am I, but if they're led to believe there's a chance they could get rich from their donation I'm washing my hands of it.

I guess I would draw the line at being led to believe that there is a realistic chance as opposed to a minuscule nominal chance of winning. I bought a few tickets, but did so on the understanding that I had a better chance of getting struck by lightning twice by lightning and get captured by ISIS on the way home, and then have one of my alpacas become the next president.

 

[Jludo]

I guess I would draw the line at being led to believe that there is a realistic chance as opposed to a minuscule nominal chance of winning. I bought a few tickets, but did so on the understanding that I had a better chance of getting struck by lightning twice by lightning and get captured by ISIS on the way home, and then have one of my alpacas become the next president.

"Your more likely to get struck by lightening" isn't their motto though.
I'm not even against the idea of a lottery if people want it. It's the government enforcing a state monopoly on the practice that's infuriating.

 

[IndyDave1776]

"Your more likely to get struck by lightening" isn't their motto though.
I'm not even against the idea of a lottery if people want it. It's the government enforcing a state monopoly on the practice that's infuriating.

No disagreement here!

 

[longbow]

I spent 6 dollars and walked away with 44 dollars from last night.

 

[dsol]

My $20 work pool ticket got me $12. I guess the compound surrounded by a moat (heated of course) filled with alligators will have to wait a little longer.

 

[IndyDave1776]

My $20 work pool ticket got me $12. I guess the compound surrounded by a moat (heated of course) filled with alligators will have to wait a little longer.

I feel for you. I had to explain to the alpacas that the HVAC barn and the greenhouse over the pasture just aren't going to happen any time soon.

 

[emjones86]

If I had won, I probably would have built a 2nd basement, sound proofed it and put an indoor range down there.