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FREEPORT Bahamas Member #55641 October 12, 2007 38 Posts Offline | Its a sad situation.. especially as he couldnt keep up with the payments. But we are happy for the others. wish them all well. | | |
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mid-Ohio United States Member #9 March 24, 2001 20272 Posts Offline | there is no desription on how much they paid , maybe it was $100 a draw ea, maybe the 7 guys thought they could afford the loss, but the 8th couldnt. maybe he hoped to win big early, and decided he could no longer run at a losss of $400 a month? i know if it was $100 down a week myself i would NEVER join,. and even tho i would still kick myself when the group won in a years time, I would know i couldnt operate at $5200 a year lossses if it didnt win. this is just hypothetical, but we dont know all the details. Players usually join pools to save money, if it was a big spender's type of pool then he should have known from the get go if he could afford it. I would think any one who could afford $100 a draw wouldn't need to join a pool. * you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones * 
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United States Member #111181 May 20, 2011 344 Posts Offline | Congratulations 2 the Winners !$!$!  But, O..M..G.. I would be so cranky if I pulled out ... dude's totally bummin'..... $$$ Down da drain ---- | | |
adelaide sa Australia Member #37135 April 11, 2006 3341 Posts Offline | yeah im not saying it WAS $100 ea, just making an extreme example. i do know of pools that have been higher than that , and others like mine that are $5 a week ea. " Still swinging, still missing "
2014 = -1016; 2015= -1409; 2016 = -1171; 2017 = -1257 ; 2018 = - 1380 = TOT = - 6233 keno historic = -2291 ; 2015= -603; 2016= -424; 2017 =-427; 2018= -223 TOT = -3968 : | | |
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| Whoa, bummer. He may have been what was holding them back. I believe the old saying that "scared money never wins" and cheapskates are always scared about risking their money. I wouldn't want to be in a pool unless everyone in it was upbeat and positive. He thought he was never gonna win. And of course he was right. That's how it works. You are right with that one I know from experience,"scared money definitely never wins". | | |
New Member Forrest city United States Member #119543 November 27, 2011 2 Posts Offline | AW MAN...SPEECHLESS...SHOULDA JUST HELD ON....LOL  | | |
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mid-Ohio United States Member #9 March 24, 2001 20272 Posts Offline | yeah im not saying it WAS $100 ea, just making an extreme example. i do know of pools that have been higher than that , and others like mine that are $5 a week ea. I bet there are some who would think even $5 a week for lottery tickets would be better spent on something else. Everybody make choices and have to live with the results. * you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones *
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Rochester United States Member #103278 January 1, 2011 952 Posts Offline | No, all of nothing. He was out for a year, snooze, ya lose. Money is a terrible master, but a great servant... | | |
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The Hall Of The Mountain Kings Tennesse (East!) United States Member #73902 April 28, 2009 15193 Posts Offline | If he doesn't get any money, the least his lawyer should settle for is a giant, towering, monolithic obelisk erected in his honor and recognition of this man and his struggles. It's only fair. Merry Christmas! (I don't say "Happy Holiday" for the 4th of July and I ain't sayin' it for Christmas either) | | |
NC United States Member #54514 August 21, 2007 2954 Posts Offline |  wonders if he was the jinx in thar respective lotto pool 
funny u should say that....i think we've got one in our pool...LOL...just joking....hmmmmmmmmmm "Stay focused and keep pushing!" Pets 394*3101*3817*622*572*707*194*1203 | | |
adelaide sa Australia Member #37135 April 11, 2006 3341 Posts Offline | I bet there are some who would think even $5 a week for lottery tickets would be better spent on something else. Everybody make choices and have to live with the results. yeah actually that was the point i was trying to make but forgot to. some think $5 is too much some think $100 is just fine. " Still swinging, still missing "
2014 = -1016; 2015= -1409; 2016 = -1171; 2017 = -1257 ; 2018 = - 1380 = TOT = - 6233 keno historic = -2291 ; 2015= -603; 2016= -424; 2017 =-427; 2018= -223 TOT = -3968 : | | |
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Katy, Tx United States Member #67707 December 3, 2008 204 Posts Offline |  We have a Lottery Pool here in Katy, TX and People only stay in it for 3 months then leave. 3 of us and in for the long run and so far we have won 200 and come close but no horseshoe!!
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Lake Winola, PA. United States Member #92370 June 5, 2010 22 Posts Offline | Maybe the guy jinxed the pool in the first place by being a member. By dropping out he allowed the others' good luck to rake it in. | | |
United States Member #24502 October 23, 2005 159 Posts Offline | It is possible that they might not have been winning because of him, the bible says that you need to have faith for things to happen and maybe he didn't, if he had faith he would have kept on playing, maybe it was a good thing for the group that he pulled out of the pool. Your post makes me feel sad inside. The bible says one should place one's faith in god. This man is better served by having faith that god has a plan for him, and that plan did not include being a partial winner. That same god would have a plan for the others who did pitch in the one week random chance allowed them to win. Their faith didn't make them winners, in the first place. I wish that man well. | | |
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