Buying Mega Millions lottery tickets a strictly defensive act

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CASH Only — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:32:03 GMT

...and the warmer weather is coming.

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libra926 — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 21:38:46 GMT

HAPPY SUNDAY .... LOTTO

YOU ARE SOOOOO BADDDD....YOU REALLY NEED TO WIN.....lololololololololol.....I've been on this thread before, and I don't know how I missed your answer......lolololololol.....I got you this time around..........lolololol.....

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LckyLary — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 02:23:17 GMT

The pools are usually set up when the jackpot is near or over 100MM. I play my own tickets but set aside a few $ for the pool, if there is one. I don't want to hear the next morning that it was won by a group of people that I could have been part of. My extra few $ may even have added in the one extra ticket that had the winning numbers and positively changed the lives of several people.

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LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:16:26 GMT

the only pool i'm going to join is the one with all the females lounging in it outside.......

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NewClub — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:24:10 GMT

Well, if 10m and 300m makes no difference to you in term of retirement, than play in a pool would be a good idea.

Buy $30 ticket by youself, you might win 300m and tickets cost you $1 each.

Spend $1 in a 30 people pool, you get the same odd to win 10m, but now tickets cost you 3c each.

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noahproblem — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:54:44 GMT

IMO it's not the resentment that makes the defense buying - it's the fear of being stuck with all the winners' work ( what do you mean I have to do the work of 11 people - there's only 24 hours in each day... ) if you leave yourself out.

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RJOh — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:24:37 GMT

The fact is that there will be lots of people playing in lottery groups or pools until the day they die or the game is discontinued and will never win big. Even when you play in a group, the odds don't change enough to make it worth sharing your one lucky day with a bunch of other people unless they are friends or family.(unless you figure you are actually sharing some else lucky day) As I see it, playing in a group or pool allows someone else to spend a lot of money on lottery tickets at your... [ More ]

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BaristaExpress — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:14:17 GMT

Yes, a very good article, yes in deed! I'd still say not me this time or anytime, No pools for me

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LottoGroups — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 02:29:53 GMT

Interesting article.

I have a couple of long terms members in one of my lottery groups that claim they can never quit. They are sure that the day after they quit we will win. They have been a member for over 10 years.

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justxploring — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:21:47 GMT

Good article. I agree with libra. I would welcome the opportunity of joining a pool. I've never been able to form one where I've worked. The people I know never take the lottery seriously and it only works if everyone adheres to the rules and understands them. Although this subject has been discussed before, if I joined a pool I would not want to give up my regular numbers and would hope there'd be a clause in the group agreement that individual ticket purchases would be completely separate. The... [ More ]

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libra926 — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:00:16 GMT

HAPPY WEDNESDAY EVERYONE........3/22

Very good 'eye opening article'.....I'm proud to say, I would never be so blind, as to turn down the opportunity of getting in on the 'pool'.....I would never say no to that. No matter how much was in the Prize Kitty. There's no way, I'm coming back to the Office, while everyone else is jumping into the Limo 'low-flying' to the Main Lottery HQ..to lay claim to all that $$$$$$$$$$$$.......

When the Governor of Maryland, presents the ckecks...My Name will... [ More ]

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DoubleDown — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:58:36 GMT

Sometimes the best offense is a good defense.

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Just6ntlc — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:19:25 GMT

That's a great article. If I win a jackpot and take cash value, try to win enough money in a jackpot to retire.

Comment #1

Korean Redneck — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:04:45 GMT

hahahah great article

Buying Mega Millions lottery tickets a strictly defensive act

Lottery Post — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:00:00 GMT

By Mark Hare

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Imagine how you'd feel if you came to work on a Monday morning and found the office empty.

Not because the company had down-sized to a department of one. But because you were the only one who said no to the office Mega Millions pool. Ten co-workers bought 20 tickets and won - don't be greedy - say, a mere $175 million. They took a lump sum and walked away with $6 million after taxes. And then they walked right out the door into retirement.... [ More ]