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I enjoy coming here to share ideas about the p-3 game.
The other reason, being that based on the time I've spent here, there seems to be a lot more people than I thought who don't fully grasp the odds against them winning a major JP in their lifetime. So maybe, just maybe I can save some people from financial ruin by enlightening them.
I'm willing to bet there are thousands who waste 20-30 dollars, or more a week on the PB and MM, and barely can afford it on such a futile effort, when they can bank that money instead.
One can only throw the facts out there, and it's up to the reader to decide whether they care about FACTS, or not. I never told anyone they should stop playing, I only point out that it's futile. No one is putting a gun to anyone's head. If they want to waste their money, let them.
I have a co-worker who spends about 50 dollars a week. Even after I told her about the FACTS, she still doesn't care. She's another one of those multitudes who KNOWS FOR SURE she will win the PB one day.
playing what can be afforded...spend half of what was reclaimed.
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Zeta Reticuli Star System
United States
Member #30,469
January 17, 2006
11,788 Posts
OfflineHey there, haymaker,
Take off on an insurance policy.
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.
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Interesting thread going here......lol
Less than 30% of lottery players are low income (<$30,000). The presumption that poor people spend more on the lottery is flat-out wrong, but don't take my word for it, ask your lottery for their demographic study. Popular media likes to say so, but statistically-speaking, it just isn't all that true. Judging by percent of income is a tricky subject....you could also say poor people spend a larger percent of income on rent, alcohol, video games, food, ink pens, diapers, yada-yada. They spend a higher percentage of income on everything.
Lottery expenditures aren't related to income, but education. Those who didn't graduate high school spend about 4-5 times more than any other education group. The median wager decreases as education increases, which isn't much of surprise. Income is also linked to education*, but education is the higher correlation to lottery spending (logically, you can still get higher education with low income). So instead of saying poor people spend more, we should be saying stupid/uneducated people spend more. But that ruffles too many feathers. I think most people would prefer to be called poor than stupid
As far as people playing games that cost $X, they all can make their own choices. Those who spend recklessly will go broke no matter what games they play.
*I grew up in a below-poverty household, was homeless for a time, but now have 2 college degrees. So income has very little to do with education.
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Lazy and greedy people never play the lottery. It's entertainment?
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Do not be so dramatic. Playing the lottery is very entertaining.
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I enjoy coming here to share ideas about the p-3 game.
The other reason, being that based on the time I've spent here, there seems to be a lot more people than I thought who don't fully grasp the odds against them winning a major JP in their lifetime. So maybe, just maybe I can save some people from financial ruin by enlightening them.
I'm willing to bet there are thousands who waste 20-30 dollars, or more a week on the PB and MM, and barely can afford it on such a futile effort, when they can bank that money instead.
One can only throw the facts out there, and it's up to the reader to decide whether they care about FACTS, or not. I never told anyone they should stop playing, I only point out that it's futile. No one is putting a gun to anyone's head. If they want to waste their money, let them.
I have a co-worker who spends about 50 dollars a week. Even after I told her about the FACTS, she still doesn't care. She's another one of those multitudes who KNOWS FOR SURE she will win the PB one day.
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Or, the person can win multiple lower tier prizes either way, spread out or all at once, to keep the dream continuously financed by the wonderful citizens (losing tickets holders) of whatever state they play in.
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The United states government should create a $79 Billion dollars pork program for its citizens to have fun playing the lottery.
Who can be a great director for this pork program?
PORK?
1. Taxpayer dollars spent in Washington, DC on worthless, minute garbage, sponsored in Congressional bills. Also known as pork-barreling.
2. A former Presidential intern during the mid to late 1990s.
Pork is the single-largest reason for the gross overspending of our taxpayer dollars. -
" Still swinging, still missing "
2014 = -1016; 2015= -1409; 2016 = -1171; 2017 = -1257 ; 2018 = - 1380 = TOT = - 6233keno historic = -2291 ; 2015= -603; 2016= -424; 2017 =-427; 2018= -223 TOT = -3968
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