Remember When?

Reply #11

DoctorEw220 — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:59:45 GMT

Remember when lotteries only offered lotto games, and did not offer pick 3 or pick 4?Remember when pick 3 and pick 4 games weren't drawn every day (there was a time when the Big 4 was only drawn 1 or 2 days a week in PA.)?Remember when ALL lotteries used ball machines?Remember when the lottery being rigged resulted in massive layoffs and arrests (Nick Perry)?Remember when Lotto America was still around (Does anyone remember playing that game?)?Remember when all lotteries had lottery game shows?R... [ More ]

Reply #10

DoctorEw220 — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 01:01:34 GMT

i can't say no to the baseball ones that dispensed baseball cards if you scored high enough.

Reply #9

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 10:30:05 GMT

my favorite was the kiss pinball machine from the sdventies.......

Reply #8

golotto — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 10:00:03 GMT

i remember when soda pop was sold in 10oz. glass bottles...and instead of video games we played pinball darn, i miss that favorite old pinball machine (it used to sit in a room at our local restaurant with several other machines) if you earned a high enough score the machine let out a loud pop and you got a free game...now if i win the lottery i might just buy a restored pb machine with noisy mechanical scoringinteresting ... pb=pinball or pb=powerball ...hmmmmm good omen

Reply #7

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 09:13:22 GMT

i remember when i could look forward to the next day without worrying so much about the future,the good 'ol days........

Reply #6

DoctorEw220 — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 01:41:04 GMT

i remember when a pack of baseball cards cost $0.50.

Reply #5

weshar75 — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 22:31:52 GMT

I remember when I could get a can a soda for 25 cents when I was a kid.

Reply #4

DoctorEw220 — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:42:14 GMT

Here's more good ones.Remember when lotteries used ball machines?Remember when lotteries used ball machines, but did not start to televise drawings (The first time, back in the 1970s)?Remember when lotteries did not have Pick 3 or Pick 4?Remember when Lotto drawings were only once a week?Remember when lotteries didn't use computer systems, and tickets were pre-printed?Remember when $20 million was seen as a record jackpot?Feel free to think about these.

Reply #3

CASH Only — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:52:04 GMT

Mass Megais bad$ and some scratch games are still annuity-only.

Reply #2

JimmySand9 — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 06:36:27 GMT

Remember when all lottery games were restricted to one state only? Yeah, In Florida it's still that way.Remember when a $1 million jackpot meant something? I'm not that oldRemember when a $10 million jackpot would spur record sales? I'm really not that oldRemember when a $100 million jackpot would result in huge lines at convenience stores? Oh yeah.Remember when a Lotto game was something along the lines of 6/36 (or even less), and not 6/52 (or even more)? No.Remember when scratch-offs only cost... [ More ]

Reply #1

DoctorEw220 — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 03:37:06 GMT

And one non-lottery related one:Remember when you used a cell phone to make calls

Remember When?

DoctorEw220 — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 03:36:35 GMT

About a week ago, me and my girlfriend were talking about how things have changed since we were kids. We came up with a lot of things. Here are a few good ones.Remember when all lottery games were restricted to one state only?Remember when a $1 million jackpot meant something?Remember when a $10 million jackpot would spur record sales?Remember when a $100 million jackpot would result in huge lines at convenience stores?Remember when a Lotto game was something along the lines of 6/36 (or even les... [ More ]