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Old 03-07-2007, 08:42 AM   #1
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So Kevin....you sayin' I was wrong?

Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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Old 03-07-2007, 11:48 AM   #2
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Personally I dont play lotto , cause I think its a scam.
They sell over a Billion $ in tickets. They will give LESS than HALF of that in Grand prize $. If you have to split the $ with another winner like in this case,divide in half again. They give you Half of that if you want it all at once (this part is the biggest scam of all, what did you really win ?), and then you give the Govt Half of that.
Do the math. You are lucky if you end up with 35 million in this case.

So approx $1 billion in ticket sales and you would get about $75 mil if you won it all.
Not a single gambling house in the nation has such bad odds.

IMO its more of a curse than anything, because your relatives will come out of the woodwork and want some of that 300 Mil, cause they cant do the math and think youre just being cheap.Numerous Lotto winners have gone bankrupt btw.
Ill stay poor & solvent , thank you.

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Old 03-07-2007, 11:54 AM   #3
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IMO its more of a curse than anything, because your relatives will come out of the woodwork and want some of that 300 Mil, cause they cant do the math and think youre just being cheap.Numerous Lotto winners have gone bankrupt btw.
Ill stay poor & solvent , thank you.
Well if you ever win feel free to PM me and I'll take the burdon off you.

I never buy them but wish I did on occasion since it would be fun for day dreams...
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Old 03-07-2007, 01:21 PM   #4
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So Kevin....you sayin' I was wrong?


Umm....Just dispersing information.

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