Powerball at 1.5 billion.

[Letfreedomring]

 

[DavidMcmillan]

It seems like the odds would be more favorable when the amount is smaller, with so many saying they only buy when the prize is high.

 

[Perplexed]

It seems like the odds would be more favorable when the amount is smaller, with so many saying they only buy when the prize is high.

Yep. Like 1 in 200 million instead of 1 in 300 million. Woo, what a huge jump in the odds!

 

[DavidMcmillan]

So you are saying it's foolish to buy at any level?

 

[TedKennedy]

So you are saying it's foolish to buy at any level?

It is. Lottery is a tax on the poor.

I'm a long way from poor, the 10 bucks I spent on some tickets with the guys from work isn't going to change a thing.

But if I win, it'll change a bunch of things.

 

[jakeman]

It is. Lottery is a tax on the poor.

I'm a long way from poor, the 10 bucks I spent on some tickets with the guys from work isn't going to change a thing.

But if I win, it'll change a bunch of things.

It is in fact dumb as **** to buy a lottery ticket.

I buy them anyway when it's over $500 mm, but I'm also not poor. I'm dumb, but I ain't even close to broke.

 

[GC7]

So you are saying it's foolish to buy at any level?

It's probably foolish to buy, expecting to win, but if spending $2 on a ticket puts you in a good mood and gives you a reason to live another day.. seems like a cheap price for temporary happiness.

 

[jakeman]

It's probably foolish to buy, expecting to win, but if spending $2 on a ticket puts you in a good mood and gives you a reason to live another day.. seems like a cheap price for temporary happiness.

I've always hoped I'd get a throw at Jennifer Anniston. I've also always hoped I'd win a multiple million $ lottery.

Which one would you say has the better odds of happening?

 

[TedKennedy]

I've always hoped I'd get a throw at Jennifer Anniston. I've also always hoped I'd win a multiple million $ lottery.

Which one would you say has the better odds of happening?

Dude, you win that lottery and you can have half a dozen bimbos at once that will make you forget about that Jennifer what's her name.

 

[rc508pir]

With my luck, there would be 20 other winners