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What say you.

You were delusional

[ 2 ]

[ 13.3% ]

You were drunk

[ 0 ]

[ 0.0% ]

Your psychic powers failed you this time

[ 3 ]

[ 20.0% ]

You're just an idiot

[ 3 ]

[ 20.0% ]

Don't worry Punkinhead, mummy luvs you

[ 7 ]

[ 46.7% ]

Total valid votes

[ 15 ]

Discarded votes

[ 1 ]

HoLeeKau

Idaho
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Jun 8, 2011, 3:33 pm

When Idaho's lottery came out with the Winner Takes All Raffle, I posted that since the tickets cost $20 that they would sell slightly fewer than the previous $10 raffles. My estimate was that they would sell 200K tickets making the jackpot 2 million. (Original thread # 230067 has been closed.)

Time passes . . . .

It's now just about 7 hours till the raffle closes, and the jackpot is ... wait for it ... less than $180K. It MIGHT get to 200K if the lottery bothers to remind people that it's ending.

There must have been something wrong with me to think 200K tickets would sell at that price, dont you agree? So what say you?
rdgrnr

100

The Hall Of The Mountain Kings Tennessee
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Jun 8, 2011, 3:55 pm

Quote: Originally posted by HoLeeKau on Jun 8, 2011
When Idaho's lottery came out with the Winner Takes All Raffle, I posted that since the tickets cost $20 that they would sell slightly fewer than the previous $10 raffles. My estimate was that they would sell 200K tickets making the jackpot 2 million. (Original thread # 230067 has been closed.)

Time passes . . . .

It's now just about 7 hours till the raffle closes, and the jackpot is ... wait for it ... less than $180K. It MIGHT get to 200K if the lottery bothers to remind people that it's ending.

There must have been something wrong with me to think 200K tickets would sell at that price, dont you agree? So what say you?

I don't know, HLK.

Maybe there's been an influx of refugees from California moving in.

They can't afford lottery tickets, they've just been taxed into poverty.
tiggs95

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Jun 8, 2011, 4:35 pm

tiggs voted for ridge..

Pure luck
GASMETERGUY

NASHVILLE, TENN
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Jun 8, 2011, 9:22 pm

I didn't know Idaho had 200,000 people. Gee, what you can learn just by reading these posts.
joker17

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Jun 8, 2011, 9:43 pm

Quote: Originally posted by GASMETERGUY on Jun 8, 2011
I didn't know Idaho had 200,000 people. Gee, what you can learn just by reading these posts.

The combination of the Heinekens and the second sentence in the quote above led me to spit the Devil's liquid out of my nose because of the violent laughter that ensued.
HoLeeKau

Idaho
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Jun 8, 2011, 10:08 pm

There aren't, but we can each buy more than one ticket. Silly!
sully16

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Ringleader

Michigan
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Jun 8, 2011, 11:25 pm

Quote: Originally posted by GASMETERGUY on Jun 8, 2011
I didn't know Idaho had 200,000 people. Gee, what you can learn just by reading these posts.

They are all related.
rdgrnr

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The Hall Of The Mountain Kings Tennessee
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Jun 8, 2011, 11:40 pm

Quote: Originally posted by sully16 on Jun 8, 2011
They are all related.

I think you're confusing Idaho with Kin-tucky, sully.
sully16

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Ringleader

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Jun 15, 2011, 9:20 am

Quote: Originally posted by rdgrnr on Jun 8, 2011
I think you're confusing Idaho with Kin-tucky, sully.

LOL, OOPS my bad.
tiggs95

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Jun 15, 2011, 12:05 pm

Quote: Originally posted by sully16 on Jun 15, 2011
LOL, OOPS my bad.

sully you need to remember tiggs is still alive and reading this stuff....

Pure luck
sully16

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Ringleader

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Jun 15, 2011, 12:20 pm

Quote: Originally posted by tiggs95 on Jun 15, 2011
sully you need to remember tiggs is still alive and reading this stuff....

oops, my bad.
HoLeeKau

Idaho
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Jun 16, 2011, 5:53 pm

The final jackpot ended up being $191K. Very very sad. Bet they won't do that again any time soon.

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/06/16/1691708/idaho-lottery-raffle-winner-called.html
dk1421

North Carolina
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Jun 26, 2011, 9:09 am

Quote: Originally posted by HoLeeKau on Jun 16, 2011
The final jackpot ended up being $191K. Very very sad. Bet they won't do that again any time soon.

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/06/16/1691708/idaho-lottery-raffle-winner-called.html

Unfortunately, what they will take away from this is not to do anymore of this type of program. Instead, they need to realize that the $10 one was successful and to continue in that vein.

"Don't be a schmuck, always take the cash." -Coin Toss

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