Mega Million Lottery Pool – Game Nineteen

Today's Quote

When the heart grieves over what it has lost, the spirit rejoices over what it has left.

-Sufi epigram

 

Friday, October 21, 2005 11:06 pm - Mega Millions: The Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are

11-17-28-29-36, and the Mega Ball is 42.

Saturday, October 22, 2005 2:14 am - Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 9 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from California, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, 1 from Ohio and 1 from Texas.

And we are not the ones who won something in Texas. We didn’t even get the Bonus Ball.

The Mega Millions jackpot for the drawing on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 is:

 

$128 million ($76 million cash option)

There are 30 shares issued in this game. If we are a winner on Tuesday Night each share would get:

$2,533,333

We are half way thru with this game. We just completed our 5^th drawing and we have 5 more drawings to go. And, I’m truly sorry we have won something in these last two drawings.

 

Mega Million Lottery Pool Game #20

(Tentative Start Date: Tuesday 11/07/2005)

This game we will be megaplying! The cost is $20.00 per share.

A Bear and an Atheist

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods.

What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself.

 

As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him.

He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer.

He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.

At that instant the Atheist cried out: "Oh my God!..."

Time stopped.

The bear froze.

The forest was silent.

As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky:

You deny my existence for all of these years, teach others I don't exist, and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?"

The atheist looked directly into the light, "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask You to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps could you make the BEAR a Christian?"

"Very well," said the voice.

The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed.

And then the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together and bowed his head and spoke: "Lord, bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord. Amen."