I Almost Won ! ... or... What Might Have Been !

Reply #21

kingsofwinning — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 20:40:31 GMT

Ive told this story with me scratching a book of tickets on youtube. (kingsofwinning)

No wait it was the video I did going down memory lane going over lottery tickets I have bought

from about 40 different states. About 6 or 7 years ago my wife was in Georgia. I told her to buy

me a GA lottery ticket. She got a pick 3 with 706 on it saying that was the date we originally met.

I corrected her to her shock that the actual date was 707. Guess what number came in that night.

707. Cost

Reply #20

Crazy Wombat — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 20:30:07 GMT

That could easily happen pickone4me ... with so many games and outside pressure, easy to maybe get a game mixed up.

One of these days, it'll be the real thing !

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Reply #19

pickone4me — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 16:29:31 GMT

Alright p1ss on it! I am gonna tell it. One time long ago on supercash I had matched 5/6 I was really excited that I won 500 dollars....Well I went to check it, it was not a 500 winner because it one of those games where it is 2 plays for a dollar...I ended up forgetting that the numbers from both lines don't count together! So in the end it was a big 2 dollar winner instead of 500 dollars.

Reply #18

Raven62 — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 15:15:38 GMT

Congratulations: For being a 4 of 6 Winner!

Condolences: For Not Being a 5 of 6 Winner!

Condolences: For Not Being a 6 of 6 Winner

Reply #17

Dead_Aim — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 14:50:32 GMT

It was a quickpick. I don't do anything with the P6 stuff, but I have gotten more into messing with the P5 stuff. I was posting under NY P5 thread with a fair amount of success before I left a few years ago. Crunched some numbers on paper just the other day for showmecash and had 4/5 on a 7 digit wheel. The number that came was 17(the one I missed) I had 16. But again, it was just on paper.

And of course, I would have come back to read everyone's postings. I would have to do something in the... [ More ]

Reply #16

dallascowboyfan — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 10:06:21 GMT

Great story Lol

Reply #15

Crazy Wombat — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 09:13:47 GMT

That's a funny story ... thanks for sharing. Strange things can happen in a storm !

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Reply #14

mikeintexas — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 06:52:11 GMT

I've told this story before, but (I think) it's a funny one.

It was a dark and stormy night. No, it really was and my Internet connection was down and had been all day so I couldn't check my ticket. The cable was also out, so I didn't have much else to do but read and when the power in my neighborhood went out, it was read by flashlight or go to bed. I wasn't sleepy, so I drove to the nearest convenience store and while driving there, I saw the street lights come back on; Reddy Kilowatt wa... [ More ]

Reply #13

Igamble — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 06:25:42 GMT

That was pretty good DA.Where you using a certain system ,wheel numbers or was just Qp ?

Say if you were to win that 2.1mil. back then,you would still have come back to Lp and post or at least read Lp every once in a blue moon

Reply #12

moose59 — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 04:38:10 GMT

that sucks when florida made the Lotto game 6 out of 53! stinko

Reply #11

pickone4me — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 00:12:07 GMT

It involves the supercash game, that is all I am saying at this point.

Reply #10

noise-gate — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 23:30:49 GMT

These are the facts- you almost forgot where you were when you called out Todd with your where were you other times? . You almost got your A.... Kicked when you almost thought you more important than you really are. Calling out the Administrator for a Caged Death Match is most unwise..

i am almost surprised you were not launched..

Reply #9

mypiemaster — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 23:06:57 GMT

If you have a true story, add it and screw the so-called haters . Remember, it is better to have the so-called haters than the so-called friends.

Reply #8

pickone4me — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:53:36 GMT

Nope, I see it as one off for those two numbers. I have to congratulate crazy wombat for coming that close.

Reply #7

Dead_Aim — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:50:16 GMT

Not so fast Floyd, When the balls (if they were balls) were in the holding tubes above the tumble bin they were literally right next to each other. Because they put them in numerical order before the drawing I believe. Now how close were they when they tried to make it down the chute is anyone's guess, so is it an illusion, I think it is debatable.

I had a 5/6 a few years ago in the MO Lottery. It paid $982. Not that I am greedy, but 5/6 on any other game in the state pays multiple-thous... [ More ]

Reply #6

maringoman — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:43:32 GMT

The best I have ever done is matching 3 of 6 in that game and its not that often either so whatever you're doing keep doing it. $33 is better than a twenty

Reply #5

Saylorgirl — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:15:11 GMT

I got 4 out of 6 on January 24th on my States lotto it is pari-mutual and paid out $33.00. This was the 5th time I had the 4 out of 6 it also was the lowest paying one I have had. But in a lottery win it is only just 4 out of 6 doesn't matter if it close or not it doesn't win the big money.

I don't get stressed out if my numbers are one digit off or ten digits off. If it doesn't win it doesn't win.

Reply #4

maringoman — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:02:15 GMT

4 of 6 in Lotto 6/49 game pays $100 over here. But a twenty is better than nothing. It can get you a few Corona Extra six packs

I usually come close in the Bingo and Cash Word scratch offs but that doesn't fool me, those games are designed to make you think you're about to hit in all their cards.

Reply #3

KY Floyd — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:53:54 GMT

The winning combination is selected by drawing balls (or electrons in the case of computerized draws), not numbers. That a ball that was drawn had a label that's similar to a label on a different ball (or batch of electrons) is meaningless.

What you're calling close is just an illusion. All you really got was 4 out of 6.

Reply #2

christina1992 — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:01:06 GMT

wow you were so close!! thats amazing. i never been that close. i only won 8 bucks the most

Reply #1

pickone4me — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 15:04:46 GMT

I'd add my story, however, I won't due to my haters that follow me.

I Almost Won ! ... or... What Might Have Been !

Crazy Wombat — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 14:53:42 GMT

Thought I would start a topic for almost being a winner ... since there is already a topic for the lucky ones who actually have won something. Maybe this thread could help with the pain of being so close but no brass ring.

If no one has any interest in the topic then it will die a quick death and go to Page 2 rather quickly ... after all, it takes guts for one to admit they almost made it but but fell back into the manure pile. I am sure with anyone playing the lottery on a somewhat regular b... [ More ]