The Lottery

Pervis Muldoon wrote:

InTenSity wrote:

You read the bylaws and know what's happening

Is it easy to win four bucks?  I buy $50 worth of tickets for every Powerball drawing. When the numbers are drawn, I give the tickets to my friend Eddie and ask if they're winners. So far, I've struck out. I just want to know how unlucky that makes me.

It's all good.  Eddie has your back.

Pervis Muldoon wrote:

InTenSity wrote:

You read the bylaws and know what's happening

Is it easy to win four bucks? I buy $50 worth of tickets for every Powerball drawing. When the numbers are drawn, I give the tickets to my friend Eddie and ask if they're winners. So far, I've struck out. I just want to know how unlucky that makes me.

Exactly how big is Eddie's yacht?

This is kind of cool. Former Spartan Domata Peko’s father-in-law sold the winning ticket at his gas station. The guy gets a million for being the seller.

https://amp.tmz.com/2022/11/08/nfl-domata-peko-father-in-law-powerball-winning-ticket/

Pervis Muldoon wrote:

InTenSity wrote:

You read the bylaws and know what's happening

Is it easy to win four bucks? I buy $50 worth of tickets for every Powerball drawing. When the numbers are drawn, I give the tickets to my friend Eddie and ask if they're winners. So far, I've struck out. I just want to know how unlucky that makes me.

Probably just a glitch. Give Eddie your bank account # so he can direct deposit your winnings.

Nordic wrote:

Pervis Muldoon wrote:

Is it easy to win four bucks? I buy $50 worth of tickets for every Powerball drawing. When the numbers are drawn, I give the tickets to my friend Eddie and ask if they're winners. So far, I've struck out. I just want to know how unlucky that makes me.

Probably just a glitch. Give Eddie your bank account # so he can direct deposit your winnings.

This is the correct answer.

tGreenWay wrote:This is kind of cool. Former Spartan Domata Peko’s father-in-law sold the winning ticket at his gas station. The guy gets a million for being the seller.

https://amp.tmz.com/2022/11/08/nfl-domata-peko-father-in-law-powerball-winning-ticket/

Big fella!! Yeah Big Fella!!

Pervis Muldoon wrote:

InTenSity wrote:

You read the bylaws and know what's happening

Is it easy to win four bucks? I buy $50 worth of tickets for every Powerball drawing. When the numbers are drawn, I give the tickets to my friend Eddie and ask if they're winners. So far, I've struck out. I just want to know how unlucky that makes me.

Ask Eddie?

So, I always buy a ticket when I leave Kroger in one of those machines if I have a couple bucks in my pocket. I play fantasy five and do the double match play. Sometimes I match one number for two or three bucks and am happy because it’s a break even type thing.

Today I get home and this happened. Have any of you ever seen this before? Every number is a match? WTF.

DWags wrote:So, I always buy a ticket when I leave Kroger in one of those machines if I have a couple bucks in my pocket. I play fantasy five and do the double match play. Sometimes I match one number for two or three bucks and am happy because it’s a break even type thing.

Today I get home and this happened. Have any of you ever seen this before? Every number is a match? WTF.

It's the Nigel effect

You match them all, they owe you likea zilly

DWags wrote:So, I always buy a ticket when I leave Kroger in one of those machines if I have a couple bucks in my pocket. I play fantasy five and do the double match play. Sometimes I match one number for two or three bucks and am happy because it’s a break even type thing.

Today I get home and this happened. Have any of you ever seen this before? Every number is a match? WTF.

Play FF occasionally but not familiar that option. Is it something new?

The Pantry wrote:

DWags wrote:So, I always buy a ticket when I leave Kroger in one of those machines if I have a couple bucks in my pocket. I play fantasy five and do the double match play. Sometimes I match one number for two or three bucks and am happy because it’s a break even type thing.

Today I get home and this happened. Have any of you ever seen this before? Every number is a match? WTF.

Play FF occasionally but not familiar that option. Is it something new?

No. It’s always there. On the machine it gives you the choice of just playing two bucks and getting two lines of numbers that might be chosen, or playing two bucks getting one line of numbers but then they throw out five numbers on the bottom and if one of your numbers matches theirs you win the amount next to that number. I’ve won, 3 bucks, 2 bucks one time I won 10 bucks. But it’s usually just one number matched out of 5. I’ve never had all five numbers match like that.

Dwags,

I bought a Lotto 47 on Friday. I've never bought one before. I assumed it was just going to be a regular lotto (mega, powerball). But there's Double Plays and EZmatch. Pretty sure I said yes to them all. I don't understand the rules.

Here are today's numbers:

Regular: 4 10 18 26 40 46
Dbl Play: 3 18 26 34 41 47
EZMatch: 46

Am I rich Dwags?

Nordic wrote:Dwags,

I bought a Lotto 47 on Friday. I've never bought one before. I assumed it was just going to be a regular lotto (mega, powerball). But there's Double Plays and EZmatch. Pretty sure I said yes to them all. I don't understand the rules.

Here are today's numbers:

Regular: 4 10 18 26 40 46
Dbl Play: 3 18 26 34 41 47

Am I rich Dwags?

Only if $5 is a lot of money to you

Post above edited. What about the EZmatch?

Some lady won six million on a $50 scratch off at Perch’s in Alpena. I go there a couple times a week for the salad bar. Guess I should have been buying lottery tickets. Hope the owner Terry shares the wealth with the staff. He’s a nice guy. I bet he does.

Nordic wrote:Post above edited. What about the EZmatch?

None of your numbers EZmatched.

Nordic wrote:Dwags,

I bought a Lotto 47 on Friday. I've never bought one before. I assumed it was just going to be a regular lotto (mega, powerball). But there's Double Plays and EZmatch. Pretty sure I said yes to them all. I don't understand the rules.

Here are today's numbers:

Regular: 4 10 18 26 40 46
Dbl Play: 3 18 26 34 41 47
EZMatch: 46

Am I rich Dwags?

Do you have family and friends? Are you healthy and happy? If you’ve answered yes to these questions, then I would say you are richer than most people.

The Pantry wrote:

Nordic wrote:Post above edited. What about the EZmatch?

None of your numbers EZmatched.

What do they match to, the numbers above on the ticket or the draw?

Nevermind. I see it now.

Nordic wrote:Dwags,

I bought a Lotto 47 on Friday. I've never bought one before. I assumed it was just going to be a regular lotto (mega, powerball). But there's Double Plays and EZmatch. Pretty sure I said yes to them all. I don't understand the rules.

Here are today's numbers:

Regular: 4 10 18 26 40 46
Dbl Play: 3 18 26 34 41 47
EZMatch: 46

Am I rich Dwags?

I honestly don’t know how the double match works. I only play the fantasy five and for two bucks they give you two sets of numbers and if any match you get the amount by that number.

Then I’ll play power ball and mega millions. That costs two dollars per pick.

Everyone got their Mega Millions ticket(s)?  $1.58 B.   $783.3 M lump sum.

NigelUno wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Everyone got their Mega Millions ticket(s)?  $1.58 B.   $783.3 M lump sum.

Minus 24% for the feds.

Not sure if I can live on that. Maybe if it hits $2 billion.

Even a million would be helpful.

NigelUno wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Everyone got their Mega Millions ticket(s)?  $1.58 B.   $783.3 M lump sum.

Minus 24% for the feds.

Not sure if I can live on that.  Maybe if it hits $2 billion.  

Likely more 40% to the feds/state.  I'd take the payouts if younger.

The Pantry wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Minus 24% for the feds.

Not sure if I can live on that.  Maybe if it hits $2 billion.  

Likely more 40% to the feds/state.  I'd take the payouts if younger.

I won $8 - tax free baby

The Pantry wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Minus 24% for the feds.

Not sure if I can live on that.  Maybe if it hits $2 billion.  

Likely more 40% to the feds/state.  I'd take the payouts if younger.

39% to the Feds

4.6% to Michigan

After a 30% reduction for lump sum

Shit. I didn’t win.

DWags wrote:Shit. I didn’t win.

And the good news, no taxes on your winnings

Fantasy Five is up to $406K tonight. Has the best odds to win decent money. Little over a half hour to buy tickets.

The Pantry wrote:Fantasy Five is up to $406K tonight. Has the best odds to win decent money. Little over a half hour to buy tickets.

Bought 3 powerball tickets and one fantasy five. I'm gonna be rich cause I tripled my odds of winning powerball

Jake from State Farm wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Fantasy Five is up to $406K tonight. Has the best odds to win decent money. Little over a half hour to buy tickets.

Bought 3 powerball tickets and one fantasy five. I'm gonna be rich cause I tripled my odds of winning powerball

Bought a bunch of FF tickets. Going to put the winnings into Powerball tickets later tonight.

PB jackpot is $1.2 billion. If you take the cash upfront and factor in taxes, it comes to $4.35. That’s enough to get another couple of powerball tickets.

I won $1 on fantasy five. Yay me.

Jake from State Farm wrote:I won $1 on fantasy five. Yay me.

Won a buck also. Reinvested into tonight's $480K jackpot.

FF up to $563K...far more than normal. Little over an hour and a half to get tickets.

The Pantry wrote:FF up to $563K...far more than normal. Little over an hour and a half to get tickets.

Did ya win?

gomersbro wrote:

The Pantry wrote:FF up to $563K...far more than normal. Little over an hour and a half to get tickets.

Did ya win?

Yet again, no. Looks like two winners getting a little over $300K each before taxes.

The Pantry wrote:

gomersbro wrote:
Did ya win?

Yet again, no. Looks like two winners getting a little over $300K each before taxes.

Better luck next time.