So Long Suckas

“Imagine all the places I could be backpacking if I win!! Good luck to me! Just think of the freedom one would have! Just think of the National TT party I could throw!”

“Why'd you even bother buying tickets, tango? The winning ticket for tonight is in my wallet! :-)

Don't worry ladies and gentleman, after I win tonight, it's FREE TACOS FOR EVERYBODY!”

“I'm not too greedy and wouldn't be averse to sharing the winnings with one other with a winning ticket.”

“Phil is the expert, but from what I remember of statistics, I have almost as good a chance of winning without buying a ticket!”

“Make that three ways - I'm in on this thing too.

Phaedrus - yep - almost. Can't win if you don't play and - for many - ignoring the odds and reveling in the playful idea of getting rich quick and at the same creating a little harnless drama is utility greater than the $104 a year it takes to play every drawing.”

“Good luck to us three! And nowslimmer & Treebait if she and HPM played!”

“You'd just blow your back outta whack again and end up giving it to your chiropractor. :)”

“I could afford a whole brand new one! Better yet I could hire a very cute sherpa!!”

“Tenzing Ashton?”

“Playgirl gorgeous please!!”

“I had 5 out of 6 once. It was a 4 million dollar jackpot. I received 3 grand.”

“I got my tickets too!”

“Hey Tango, did you win?”

“You increase your odds of winning if you buy ONE ticket! :-)”

“In California the lottery is 6 out of 51. Odds of picking 6 out of 6 numbers is approximately one in 18 million.

Found this for you which is based on 6 out of 53 numbers.

To get the exact number of combinations possible, calculate the following:
(53*52*51*50*49*48)/(6*5*4*3*2*1) = 22,957,480”

“My best friend bought a really nice house a year ago. It was a bank repossession. The previous owners had been lottery winners. They used some of their money to buy the house and do some fixing up. Then they squandered everything, got a divorce, and lost the house.

Moral of the story?

Invest in backpacking gear instead of real estate if you want to be truly happy.”

“I got 4 out of 6 numbers, I guess the playgirl gorgeous sherpa will have to wait!

There were 2 winners! Hope it was one of you guys!

Phil, yes I know the odds but what are the odds of some one being struck by lightning 7 times...it's happened so I figure a few bucks here or there...”

“I won two things: Jack and sh--, and Jack left town. I had five tickets, one of them had 2 out of 6 numbers which is worthless. Man, I could've used that five bucks I spent on tickets to buy some Clif bars instead!”

“Anyone see the Bill Bennett interview the other day? They said he gambled away $8 million....”

“When I was department chair my staff would always go together to buy lottery tickets when the pot got large. I would buy in only because I didn't want to be the only one left in the department if they won. It was a "peace of mind" issue...like insurance.”

“you bought in??? even at those odds??? lol”

“Yes, it happened only three or four times a year. I just didn't want to be the only one who didn't win.”

“the Mega Millions in Ga has odds of something in the range of 1 in 140,000,000 talk about a long shot they say you would have better luck drawing an ex-presidents name out of a hat of everyone in america”

“The price of a lottery ticket is not a bad price to pay for a dream.”

“I would counter that this thread is quite aptly named. It's a sucker bet.”

“I got 4 out of 6 numbers, I guess the playgirl gorgeous sherpa will have to wait!
tango
06:59:08 AM
07/27/03


From the Florida Lottery Website:
4-of-6
Odds 1:1,416
Payout $70

Let's see, two filters...

or

A case of dehydrated meals with some change left over....

or

A Tikka and a sil nylon tarp (almost)

or

A half dozen meals and a couple pair of socks...

or........”

“I was hoping Tango would win. She was going to throw a big party. Artex was just gonna buy tacos.”