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| Just a social gambler.. when the pot is really big |
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| There was that one time back in '96 |
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| Hey I'm a sports equipment junkie... no money left |
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jrjo
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 Posted: 03/26/03 - 11:40 Post subject: We need a poll: Lottery
Well, do ya? Is the temptation of winning $42-million just too much. It's okay to fess up, you're among friends 
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Cappy
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Posted: 03/26/03 - 11:42 Post subject:
Only when the power ball gets really big.
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prohemp
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Posted: 03/26/03 - 11:42 Post subject:
well me and a buddy ran our own sports book while in HS and college - but we never played the lottery
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airehead
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Posted: 03/26/03 - 11:44 Post subject:
Whenever I'd buy a lottery ticket for grins my MIL would say "You have the same chance of getting struck by lightning than winning the lottery." I would reply to her, "Yeah, but it's more fun to win the lottery." And it would go round and round.
Neither have happened yet, thank goodness.
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runswithscissors
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Posted: 03/26/03 - 11:46 Post subject:
I only buy one if the pot is over $100 million. Anything less is chump change.
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keltic63
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Posted: 03/26/03 - 11:49 Post subject:
we play as a group in this school. $2 /week.
I buy instant tickets at least once a week.
I also buy tickets from social groups, but almost never play the big lottery that PA runs.
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akern
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Posted: 03/26/03 - 11:54 Post subject:
I don't because my husband wastes endless amounts of cash on it already. 
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AlaninTX
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Posted: 03/26/03 - 12:15 Post subject:
My greed overcomes my intelligence at about 30 million--and I buy a $1 quick pick, cash option.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 03/26/03 - 12:20 Post subject:
The lottery is a tax on those that are bad at math. - Author Unknown
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omega lambda
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Posted: 03/26/03 - 13:11 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | The lottery is a tax on those that are bad at math. - Author Unknown |
This reminds me. My Physical Chemistry professor had us spend about 15 minutes in class once calculating the probablility of winning the lottery. We were actually working on the probability of finding an electron in a distinct location in space (<swoon> Schrodinger is my hero! </swoon>), but you can use the same equations to calculate other probabilities as well. Anyways, I haven't been tempted since.
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Sahara
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Posted: 03/26/03 - 13:25 Post subject:
I've never bought a lottery ticket for myself... once for my husband with written instructions.
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copteacher
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Posted: 03/26/03 - 13:58 Post subject:
only when the pot is big then only with a group of people
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