Thanks everyone for the informative responses. I have picked up from you a couple of idean I want to explore.
Todd: On that drawing date my first number pool was 40. This is generally consistant because that initial pool ranges from lower 30's to lower 40's. From that 40 group I selected 32 numvbers from my number selection sheet.
Please understand that I am not very in to wheels. I have not worked with wheels or studied them enough to make the best use of them.
Now on to Segment number 2.
The number 5 seems to intimidate my life. I have 5 daughters - 2 blood and 3 step. At the outset each would be awarded equally. There are 5 churches which have in some way touched my life over the years. They willl each get a substantial gift, or a trust fund fund will be established benefiting all. This will be decided in a meetinhg with the reps of each church. There are some others, and would depend upon there being enough millions in the jackpot (for example: 91M in the PB jackpot of 5/28/05).
THEN! I want to walk into our local Voluntary Fire Department and say, "Chief,if you had all of your druthers, which would you choose: anew, latest, state of the art, fully equipped, Fire Engine; or the same for an EMS Ambulance?" Can you imagine how many lives would be "touched" over the coming years?
AND THEN!! (and maybe before with a lower prize). Remember I spoke above of the number 5 seeming to intimidate my life. There are 5 games on each game card. 5 numbers are drawn for each game. Now, taking 5 as my cue, I will share my good fortune with my 5 daughters and 5 members of Lottery Post. My first choice of LP members is Todd. I have decided on the remaining 4 members and will announce them upon winning 2nd tier or higher prize.
And here is how it will work. When I win a $5,000 or larger prize, I will at least double my monthly MM/PB budget of $150. I will continue to select numbers for 10 games, as I now do, for each MM and PB game. I will play the 10 numbers as I now do, and then donate 5 of the number sets to LP members and 5 of the number sets to my daughters.
Now I feel like we have a win - win situation. If I win a prize, so does one of you. If I win the jackpot, it will be split between me and one of you (providing there is no additional jackpot winners.
BUT REMEMBER ! There is no guarantee of wins or rewards of any kind. Also, I will not at this point in time reveal any information pertaining to how the numbers are selected.
Details on handling your tickets and getting them to you or you to them will be worked out jointly later.
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