FINALLY!!! FINALLY!!! FINALLY!!! It's way over due.  Now I can stop driving an hour to VA. and 1-1/2 to S.C.  Less money on gas . . . . More money to play lottery!!!

GOTTA B IN IT TO WIN IT!!!!

The quote's about legislators, Jimmy.  Not people.  Legislators.  That's who it will be acceptable to, the guy says. 

The issue's about whether the legislature will approve it, not about whether 'people' want it (people being them as you are speaking of when you say, "Ask anyone, and 9 out of 10 times they'll say they play the lottery or want to play.")

The year I got out of the Army there was a big move to try to get the county I lived in 'wet' so we didn't have to buy from bootleggers or drive all the way to Clovis (nearest 'wet' town) and come back snockered..... but in front of the bars over in Clovis you'd see all these Roosevelt County license tags and bumper stickers, "For My Family I'll Vote DRY".

People don't always know what they want.  Sometimes they want one thing at one level, and something else at another level.

Then again, sometimes they want one thing, but want people to believe they want something else.

Same with legislators.

Jack

Quote: Originally posted by jporter on August 7, 2005

I noticed the article on N.C. lottery did not say how the pot

 was to be divided as to what goes to winnings and what goes

to the state.

Should help the PB supporters.

I couldn't help but notice it jumped around $10M this draw - yet MM has been laggin' after the last draw didn't work out for CA. Last draw they jumped $10M every draw; $20M a week. This time they are back to the way it was before CA joined.  Now that the CA Supper Lotto has been hit, maybe they concentrate on MM and make another resident on another state rich(er).

  Mega Millions jumped $9 million last draw.  I wouldn't call that a bad jump for the jackpot being only $41 million now.

Agree - not a bad jump.  But it has been slow coming this time around.    No where near what happened the first draw after CA was part of the mix.  During the last draw, I kept saying, if I can't win, then some one from CA should win. We need to keep them attracted to the lure. Every con artist knows, the happier you make the sucker feel, the bigger the take.

I will finally be able to change my name here at LP, to Pick3forNC!!!!!!!    NAHHHHHHHHHHHHH, I'll probably stay a S.C. Player.  I live near the border anyway & they already have a few yrs of historical numbers to compare & work with. But being a NC'linian, I am VERY GLAD that we will have one to call our own.

It looks close enough to passing for another round of letters to legislators:

1. MegaMillions rather than Powerball

2. No computerized drawings!

(both points made in the first round also but need to refresh their memories!)

Congrats NC on being one step closer!

1-i hope they don't have computers

2-when is the timeline on getting it started if it does start.

I thought Mega wasn't having any more states join.