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• Coin Toss

  

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  Invariably there are always people who when asked by the clerk if they want a lotto ticket, or if they see you playing one, that just have to ask, "Do you know the odds against winning that?"

  Do they themselves even have a clue?

  I usually tell them, "The odds are much better for those that have a ticket than those who don't have a ticket".

  How do you react to them, or do you?

  Those who run the lotteries love it when players look for consistency in something that's designed not to have any. So many systems, so many theories, so few jackpot winners. 

  

  There is one and only one 'proven' system, and that is to book the action. No matter the game, let the players pick their own losers.
• noise-gate

  

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  I tell them someone has to win. Speaking about odds.
  The Wright Brothers were probably told the same thing."flying what? - You Boys must be nuts!"
  
  Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
• whiteballz

  

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  I'd tell them to go mind their own business. It's my money, I'll spend it the way I want.

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• onlymoney

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  I'm the one that usually tells the clerk there's a better chance for the ceiling of the store falling on my head, as I stand in line to purchase the one or two tickets a month.
• dallascowboyfan

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by whiteballz on May 17, 2013

  I'd tell them to go mind their own business. It's my money, I'll spend it the way I want.

  

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• haymaker

  

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  Cointoss, I picked all, It depends on how they say it,

  if it sounds like a lecture, like talking down to me, I tell them to shove off.

  If they're nice about it, I say "someone will win, may as well be me"

  Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds    -- Charles Mackay  LL.D.
• savagegoose

  

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  one I know i onve told " your chances are really bad as you also have to have the winning  ticket dropped in your mail box, as you never buy any tickets. "

  " Still swinging, still missing "
  2014 = -1016; 2015= -1409; 2016  = -1171; 2017 = -1257 ; 2018 = - 1380 =  TOT =  - 6233

  keno historic = -2291 ; 2015= -603; 2016= -424; 2017 =-427; 2018= -223   TOT = -3968

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• Saylorgirl

  

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  I just give them "the look" and say "whatever"!
• Stack47

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by Coin Toss on May 17, 2013

  Invariably there are always people who when asked by the clerk if they want a lotto ticket, or if they see you playing one, that just have to ask, "Do you know the odds against winning that?"

  Do they themselves even have a clue?

  I usually tell them, "The odds are much better for those that have a ticket than those who don't have a ticket".

  How do you react to them, or do you?

  It's starting to look like there will be enough tickets sold to make it a "must win" jackpot so the odds are irrelevant to everyone buying tickets. Today I would tell them if they knew a better way to win $600 million for 2 bucks to tell me and if not to mind their own business.
• rdgrnr

  

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  I tell them that I can't believe anybody would be so dam miserly and cheap that they wouldn't spend a frigging buck or two for a chance to win millions.

  Then I elaborate on how much I despise tight-fisted, miserly, cheapskate, skinflint tightwads.
• maximumfun

  

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  I would give a shocked look to the person speaking... then thank them with a heart-felt sigh of relief and tell them that unless they had shared their wisdom with me that I would have never known.  and then I would walk away giggling - with my ticket in hand.
• haymaker

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by maximumfun on May 17, 2013

  I would give a shocked look to the person speaking... then thank them with a heart-felt sigh of relief and tell them that unless they had shared their wisdom with me that I would have never known.  and then I would walk away giggling - with my ticket in hand.

  Crackin up, course I can't do same

  b/c I don't do "giggling"

  Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds    -- Charles Mackay  LL.D.
• sully16

  

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  In response to rdgrnr

  Quote: Originally posted by rdgrnr on May 17, 2013

  I tell them that I can't believe anybody would be so dam miserly and cheap that they wouldn't spend a frigging buck or two for a chance to win millions.

  Then I elaborate on how much I despise tight-fisted, miserly, cheapskate, skinflint tightwads.

  hehehehehehe