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in for a pool with my co workers!
3-22-11 Mega Millions 244,000,000 UPDATE: 312 MILL is next!
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I don't know..I'm thinking sure it would be smart taking the annual payments to prevent spending habits (and also being able to flip 12 at a time) but another part is saying do I really want the government to withhold all my funds?
BTW I played three bucks worth as well as one qp on the power ball
NT summit on me n Miami if I win.
BTW I played three bucks worth as well as one qp on the power ball
NT summit on me n Miami if I win.
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but why take it as an annuity? dont you have enough confidence in your own abilities (or that of the financial advisor that you will undoubtedly hire) to make a better rate of return than what the Lottery is paying you?
Cash value is $198MM today versus 26 annual payments of $12MM/yr. Assuming you compound monthly, thats LESS than a 4% rate. Any legitimate financial advisor should be able to make you more than a 4% return in their sleep.
Didn't think it through that far, I was just thinking it in my head as face value I guess, but nonetheless you're right. I mean, we're all talking wreckless thinking up what we'd do with it, but once I win, i'll definitely talk to a financial planner. Either that or play baccarat
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Originally Posted by bc60997
Both of you obviously missed the point. I was simply stating a few facts, which I guess is a little to advanced for some of you. I don't think anyone spends mortgage money on them. I will be right there with you I buy a couple tickets usually when it gets up this high.
its not that serious....good luck to you- i just don't like your condescending tone....dream with the rest of us in the thread or keep it moving-
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There is an easy way.
Take that money, deposit it into offshore accounts, pick up and move out of the US and never step foot in the US or any nation that has an extradition treaty/agreement with the US ever again unless you want to spend a lot of time locked up for tax evasion. Its easy, but I never said it wouldnt suck.
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This
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I left like 5 pieces of paper from my other pool in my tool box at work. But basically I'm sitting on a lil' over $200 collectively via 3 pools. I'm about to go cop $10 of my own and we'll see where things go. Good luck to all!!!
Just realized a couple of them are from old tickets. I keep them all in the same pockets but you get the idea...
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gonna cop my 10 lines in a minute.....5 easy picks and 5 I came up with.....how does a polar bear skinned wave cap sound *crosses fingers*
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i copped some.
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copped my $20 worth of tickets this morning, good luck to everyone
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got my 5 bucks in...I'll be back with my millions of dollars tonight
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This is in IL right? Guess I'll go buy my first lottery ticket. My expected value of that dollar isn't that bad right now!
Article on playing the lottery: http://www.slate.com/id/114577/
Article on playing the lottery: http://www.slate.com/id/114577/
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Sounds good brotha, i'll check in with my hundreds of millions at around the same time
swendro
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I have a crazy lottery idea i was thinking about.
Say I buy $5 worth of tickets. Then i buy the SAME 5 tickets again. That way, if someone else wins, i would get 2/3 of the jackpot.
I've never done it, but every time the lotto gets up there i always consider it.
Say I buy $5 worth of tickets. Then i buy the SAME 5 tickets again. That way, if someone else wins, i would get 2/3 of the jackpot.
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ima get 5$ and a 40oz mickey
best hands in the game
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thats not crazy, though.Originally Posted by swendro88
I have a crazy lottery idea i was thinking about.
Say I buy $5 worth of tickets. Then i buy the SAME 5 tickets again. That way, if someone else wins, i would get 2/3 of the jackpot.
I've never done it, but every time the lotto gets up there i always consider it.
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Originally Posted by Joe Billionaire
ima get 5$ and a 40oz mickey
strong user name
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When's the cut off?
swendro
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Originally Posted by best hands in the game
thats not crazy, though.Originally Posted by swendro88
I have a crazy lottery idea i was thinking about.
Say I buy $5 worth of tickets. Then i buy the SAME 5 tickets again. That way, if someone else wins, i would get 2/3 of the jackpot.
I've never done it, but every time the lotto gets up there i always consider it.
oh, ok. carry on then.
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10:45 pm EST
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^ When you lose, you'll realize how stupid that was
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nikeskywalker
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bought ma tix
swendro
formerly swendro88
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Originally Posted by Luong1209
^ When you lose, you'll realize how stupid that was.
but if i win...
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$1 is all it takes..... Thats all im buying. And come 11pm, im prepared to throw it away like I always do.
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I got this fortune cookie that said "You will be coming into a large fortune. Use it wisely" Coincidence? I think not...
