Today's Quote

If you have made mistakes, even serious mistakes, you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.

-Mary Pickford

Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Increases to $111 million

Saturday, August 27, 2005 2:02 am - Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Michigan, 1 from Ohio and 1 from Texas.

The results are 5-20-38-47-54, and the Mega Ball is 35.

Last night we had the Bonus Ball 35 and that was all, so we got another $2.00. I spend your $2.00 on the same numbers that expired last night:

12 33 36 37 52 Mega Ball 23

08 25 43 50 56 Mega Ball 13

Right now this game has:

27 tickets in the last drawing on Tuesday August 30^th, 2005. If you should win anything under $600, I can pick up the money on Tuesday and buy more tickets. I will extend this game for winnings only. I can’t renew this game because we now have two new members and have lost 12 of the members from this game.

In the even we should win the Jack Pot, The estimated cash value of this jackpot is $68,223,708. So with 25 of us playing in this game, each of us would get, before attorney fees, taxes or tithes:

$2,728,948.32

Mega Million Lottery Pool #18 (will buy tickets on 08/31/2005) will start on Friday September 2^nd 2005.

How Much is a Sermon Worth?

One beautiful Sunday morning, a minister announced to his congregation: "My good people, I have here in my hands three sermons... a $100 sermon that lasts five minutes, a $50 sermon that lasts fifteen minutes, and a $10 sermon that lasts a full hour. Now, we'll take the collection and see which one I'll deliver."