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blumpkin_donuts t1_iurza3w wrote

My favorite joke is "I almost won the lottery but I was off by 6 numbers"

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Extra_Advance_477 t1_iurx8vc wrote

Get with an accountant right away. Have to handle it properly

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elmwoodblues OP t1_iuryx12 wrote

I'm concerned the $2 will change me...

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whatsasimba t1_ius33tc wrote

I already don't recognize you anymore!

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Linenoise77 t1_iusjzs7 wrote

YOU FOOL! you pasted the barcode. Someone has probably already counterfeited it and redeemed it!

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beowulf92 t1_ius5gtl wrote

Yo, I'm your long lost cousin that you didn't know existed, money please

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[deleted] t1_ius91tq wrote

I’m not a financial advisor but I’d get that invested in a Roth Mega Millions right away. This way it can’t be taxed.

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Extra_Advance_477 t1_iusu55s wrote

Thanks for posting that. Made me smile through a rough day at work. Kudos

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IronMikeTython t1_ius7e8i wrote

“My future's not gonna be determined by seven little white lotto balls. It's gonna be determined by two big black balls. I control my destiny. I do.”

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In_memorium_BR t1_iusvs8y wrote

Congrats man. Hey I’m kind of down on my luck… 😜

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coreynj2461 t1_ius3d56 wrote

Friendly reminder that you have a better chance of dying on your way to get the ticket, than you do winning

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Summoarpleaz t1_ius59ib wrote

Yes, but buying one ticket infinitely increases my chance of winning versus not buying a ticket!

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ShalomRPh t1_iutzku0 wrote

Someone on WINS put it like this: you have a better chance of being struck by lightning, while simultaneously being eaten by a shark, than hitting the powerball.

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jkkissinger t1_iuucv4k wrote

I rarely buy lotto tickets, and I haven’t for a few year, but the hours of fun I have imagining what I’d do with all that money is worth the couple dollars the ticket costs.

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FilmoreGash t1_iuwe7ju wrote

This is exactly my rationale for occasionally buying a ticket. True, the odds of winning are astronomical, BUT, sooner or later someone has to win, so why not take the chance. Worst case, I spent a few hours at the "Fantasy Island" in my head. My typical fantasies are based on the reality of my finances, so they're pretty mundane.

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ShalomRPh t1_iuutgj7 wrote

I think they were figuring the odds mathematically. Odds of being struck by lightning, x; odds of being eaten by shark, y; odds of both happening simultaneously, xy; odds of hitting the Powerball, z, where xy<z.

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tonyisadork t1_iuwq1e4 wrote

Odds of ‘this happening’ versus odds of ‘this happening at this specific place at this specific time’ (which would have to coincide with the same for the other event) are not the same odds, no?

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Yoylecake6 t1_iuuai8t wrote

Yes. WE hit the powerball.

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LiveWire_74 t1_iuubhi1 wrote

Bro, you’ve changed!

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elmwoodblues OP t1_iuujsfc wrote

It's the monacle, isn't it? I'll chuck it after I vote, I think; for now, it keeps everyone guessing 🙂

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LiveWire_74 t1_iuwpz7t wrote

Bro you used to be French’s Yellow Mustard guy, now you like, “Grey Poupon.” Maaaaaaan fuck you!

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GatorRich t1_iuunv8d wrote

Ask for the BIG Check to cash out your $4

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theoneace t1_ius1ki3 wrote

What kinda shit draw has the same number two times. It was def a Halloween pick.

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nooutlaw4me t1_ius1prp wrote

Is that even possible?

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theoneace t1_ius29th wrote

Yea this draw had 13 once in the 5 and as the power ball. Completely unexpected

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BattleBoar3ID t1_iusyfco wrote

Congratulations!!! I’m in GC let me know where the party is!

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