I wouldn't be surprised if it reaches 1.8 to 1.9 billion by the time of Tuesday's draw. 
Posted on 10/20/2018 3:13:40 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
And just so you Freepers know...I'm gonna give it all to Rat Party Headquarters!
Just saw something the other day that I’ve seen before...a huge percentage of big lottery winners wind up in bankruptcy court within a few years of winning.
Have heard the “Math Tax” as well. Both are funny
If it were me I'd demand lunch *and* a couple of hookers. ;-)
Fred called a church and he said, "I'd like to speak to the Head Hog at the Trough."
The secretary indignantly said, "How rude! I'll have you know we would NEVER EVER refer to our pastor in such a manner! There is no hog at this church!"
Fred then stated, "Okay, just take a message then. Tell the head hog at the trough I've come into a bit of money. I just won the lottery and I was calling to give your church a $10,000 gift.
The secretary very quickly said, "Hold the phone, dearie! The big pig just walked in!"
Guess I didn’t win. Thanks for the buzzkill
Just shows you how crazy the odds are — with millions of combinations played, still no winner.
I wouldn't be surprised if it reaches 1.8 to 1.9 billion by the time of Tuesday's draw.
It would be funny if the ticket dispensers accidentally printed out a million or so winning tickets. I pray that the winner is someone with a level head who will do good with it.
For that kind of money, they are called “Escorts”.
Wish I’d win.. I need a new set of tires.
I believe in socialism for the socialist sector. The lottery winnings should be equally distributed to all, whether they play or not, including illegal aliens (and probably those still in transit to the U.S., who should not be penalized simply a quirk of the calendar).
Stormy is looking for a job.
I got my ticket for free.
The Lottery gave away 900 free tickets Thursday at a grocery store near my office.
Didn’t even have to wait in line.
I once worked out the math on the Powerball
No matter how high the payout, or how many tickets bought
The BEST ROI was negative 2-3%
And usual was around negative 50%
Lottery’s are a tax on people with poor math skills
Why would they? The dream is being a gazzilionare.
They are making tons of money.
Are you a communist? (Just kidding.)
Okay, a couple of lottery realities...
Yes, it sucks as an investment. The odds of you even breaking even are not good.
Yes, it taxes the stupid. There are people out there who will not save any of their income, but will play the lottery every week. This is not good money management.
Yes, the proceeds do go to the state and help increase the size and scope of government.
HOWEVER...
Most people, no matter how industrious, stand little chance of being multi-millionaires based on their income. While the lottery is an extreme long shot, it is a shot. Spending a small amount of your entertainment budget on a lottery ticket or two is not necessarily stupid.
At one time our Founding Fathers sought to fund a good portion of the government through lotteries. Think of it as voluntary taxation with a small chance of a really big refund.
They would. But I don’t advise it.
The first call should be to a lawyer. The second would be to a really good financial investor. And not the guy at your bank. The guy that handles Bill Gate’s money.
I guess I don’t need to check my ticket bought las nite.
Yes. It makes no investment sense.
So does going a casino.
But $2 or a 1 in 302 million chance is stupid at the start. You are “taking” a chance. It’s a fun distraction.
Anyone spending food money on a ticket is either fat or stupid or both. But $2 for a dream is just fun.
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