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Good. More $$$ for me.
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What’s the over under for me winning? I will buy 2 tickets if it increases my over.
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Oct 19, 2018 01:58
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1 billyun dollars!
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Oct 20, 2018 04:00
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So which goon won 1 billion and is Lowtax getting an enhanced spine out of it?
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Oct 20, 2018 04:08
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I’m not a winner. Sorry internet based friends.
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Oct 20, 2018 04:11
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I'm a winner because I didn't play. My winnings: a dollar
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Oct 20, 2018 04:22
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The lottery is for idiots.
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Oct 20, 2018 04:30
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:I'm a winner because I didn't play. My winnings: a dollar Buy me a pool, my family needs it I’m told.
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Oct 20, 2018 04:35
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Uncle at Nintendo posted:I'm a winner because I didn't play. My winnings: a dollar its two dollars, grandpa
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Oct 20, 2018 05:11
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I haven't checked my numbers yet. But I bought like $30 worth so I don't see any scenario where I didn't win having spent so much.
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Oct 20, 2018 05:12
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I've never won anything in my life
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Oct 20, 2018 05:34
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i didnt win. i suspect the lottery is a scam now
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Oct 20, 2018 05:57
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Looks like no winner. 1.6 Billion jackpot estimated for Tuesday. Biggest ever
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Oct 20, 2018 06:29
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SCROTO TURBOSPERG posted:its two dollars, grandpa seriously. i love it when dudes sweat out analysis about buying a fuckin lottery ticket. all grunting and huffin and puffin and thinkin about the 1000 dollars they saved and the compound interest. your chances are more likely of getting struck by lighting 1 million times and rolled down a hill into a patch of bees than winning the lottery (probably i didn't waste my time calculating it). 2 bucks for a billion? its good risk/reward.
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Oct 20, 2018 06:30
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that irrational “did i win????” feeling is super fun
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Oct 21, 2018 02:20
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New lucky numbers for interested goons Seven Six Five Okay play those at your own peril.
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Oct 21, 2018 02:24
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Kazak posted:How do I pick random lotto numbers Make a cat do it, jacks are wild
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Oct 21, 2018 02:31
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I bought two tickets and didn't win anything. I guess this means I can win almost 2 billion dollars after the weekend.
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Oct 21, 2018 02:33
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When I win I’m going to invest it in some huge unnecessary public works project in the middle of nowhere.
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Oct 21, 2018 02:46
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When I win I'm gonna buy all the politicians that make laws for only 10 grand from their corporate overlords and then politics are gonna get really wacky
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Oct 21, 2018 02:49
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Already talked this over in another thread. Originally thought "burn it on live tv" but then the low low price of politicians came up.CRUSTY MINGE posted:Politicians are cheap. Fly them somewhere, feed them, donate to their "re-election" campaign.
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Oct 21, 2018 02:51
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So this actually does something interesting mathematically. So, odds are 1 in 300 million. After tax, you're probably looking at 900mil takehome. So, if only 1 winning ticket is sold, then on average a 2 dollar ticket is worth 3 dollars. You still won't win, but its a neat tidbit. And I'm an idiot who's going to buy one because someone has to win, right?
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Oct 21, 2018 03:07
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I usually buy a Powerball when it gets over 300 mil or so. Just one, though. No real sense in dropping $20 since the biggest jump in probability is 0 to 1 ticket. Pretty sure I've never matched a single number in the dozen times I've played over the past 10 years. Edit: It's always fun to daydream about having more money than God. It's extra fun when there is a SLIGHT chance that it'll actually happen. I want a grotto. It can be fake, I don't care. Just a pool that covered by an outcropping of stone. That sounds relaxing as hell. Inzombiac fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Oct 21, 2018 |
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Oct 21, 2018 03:18
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Inzombiac posted:I usually buy a Powerball when it gets over 300 mil or so. Yeah but I bought the powerplay, whatever the gently caress that is, she asked and I said sure. Sounded alpha.
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Oct 21, 2018 03:47
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I would donate all my winnings to Trump's re-election campaign.
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Oct 21, 2018 03:49
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Relentless posted:So this actually does something interesting mathematically. This is called +EV in gambling parlance, that means the bet overall has a positive expected value You have to consider the possibility of more than one win sharing the jackpot though, and the the number of tickets sold increase that dramatically in big jackpots like this. But as a counterweight the jackpot is not the only win you can make buying a ticket. There's also a thing called Fun EV. Generally the lotto is not worth playing unless for you there is some positive fun EV involved.
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Oct 21, 2018 03:49
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I have purchased one mega millions ticket with my hand selected numbers designed to minimize the chances of having to share the jackpot with others who hand pick numbers.
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Oct 21, 2018 03:50
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raton posted:This is called +EV in gambling parlance, that means the bet overall has a positive expected value I hate this part of breeding Pokémon.
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Oct 21, 2018 03:58
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Nobody won Powerball in a while, either. It's at 620 million. 5th largest jackpot ever. So if no one wins that on Wednesday, it will jump to #3.
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Oct 21, 2018 17:01
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I’m going to buy twitter and throw it in the trash.
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Oct 21, 2018 18:24
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Pawn 17 posted:I’m going to buy twitter and throw it in the trash.  How can you trash what is already trash?
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Oct 21, 2018 20:21
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Oct 21, 2018 20:29
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binge crotching posted:
Twitter is trash that is not yet in the trashcan where it belongs. I will fix that. 
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Oct 21, 2018 20:30
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Well, it Was life changing i bet.
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Oct 21, 2018 20:32
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Based on my poor understanding of statistics he has roughly a one in four million chance.
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Oct 21, 2018 20:34
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reignofevil posted:Based on my poor understanding of statistics he has roughly a one in four million chance. 1600 times better than me !!
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Oct 21, 2018 20:39
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I'm guessing that even after he loses his $3200 he still won't realize that the lottery is supposed to be a fun diversion, not an investment strategy.
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Oct 21, 2018 21:01
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I'm guessing the guy that got that image from the office pool and then pretended it was him emptying out his account is a fan of getting attention online
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Oct 21, 2018 21:14
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That's decent chances of hitting at least the first couple numbers once or twice. Dunno what the return on that is.
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SpazmasterX posted:That's decent chances of hitting at least the first couple numbers once or twice. Dunno what the return on that is. Poverty
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