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What should "I" do now...???

Move to Tennessee

[ 11 ]

[ 15.3% ]

Ask for mo Luckomo

[ 4 ]

[ 5.6% ]

Play pick5 games only

[ 9 ]

[ 12.5% ]

double my ticket purchases

[ 4 ]

[ 5.6% ]

buy more quick picks

[ 6 ]

[ 8.3% ]

try another lottery software

[ 3 ]

[ 4.2% ]

stick with pick3 and pick4 only

[ 14 ]

[ 19.4% ]

change my ticket buying place

[ 8 ]

[ 11.1% ]

stop for year and save my money

[ 7 ]

[ 9.7% ]

play the stockmarket instead

[ 6 ]

[ 8.3% ]

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MasterofWisdom

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Dec 3, 2016, 9:30 am

I voted move to Tennessee.

However I have purchased tickets there and won nothing lol
realtorjim

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Dec 3, 2016, 3:18 pm

Quote: Originally posted by amber123 on Dec 1, 2016
How can I get mad at something that I most likely won't win in my lifetime?

To be accurate, 99.9% won't win. Not very good odds to spend 5 bucks or whatever every week. I wouldn't spend 5 cents, alhough I buy a ticket from time to time, just in case lightning strikes...lol

Other than the lottery, what other category would you bet money on, that had a constant reputation of losing money 99.8% of the time?

Joe: Hey Bob !

Bob: What?

Joe: You want to invest in this stock that I recently heard about? The only problem is that there's only a .02% chance of making an income. You Interested?

Bob: ugghh....no

Joe: Hey Bob!

Bob: What?

Joe: You want to buy a lottery ticket for a $1? I recently heard the jackpot is $200 million. I know it is very unlikely we will win because the odds are astronomical but heck, it will give us something to talk about for the next few hours. Cheap entertainment I say.

Bob: Sure, why not. Um would we still be friends if you won?

Joe: See, gives us something to talk about. Um, what about me if you won...

I'm feeling a $312,000,000.00 jackpot win coming my way!
bigbear29

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Dec 5, 2016, 1:04 pm

Just keep playing, I have been playing for years and I'm still playing.
wander73

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Dec 7, 2016, 1:19 pm

Quote: Originally posted by darthfury78 on Dec 2, 2016
You can make a good amount of income from the stock market in the form of preferred stocks that pays a very good dividend without ever having to sell and get hit with capital gains tax. With a qualified dividend preferred stock, you are taxed at around 15% while non qualified dividend stocks are taxed as ordinary income. Chose wisely...

I wasn't following the question correctly from the OP.

The stock market it depends what companies. Sure wish someone could show me better what companies might be good.
wander73

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Dec 7, 2016, 1:21 pm

Quote: Originally posted by MasterofWisdom on Dec 3, 2016
I voted move to Tennessee.

However I have purchased tickets there and won nothing lol

My advice is this. Check out different threads.

This is what I have done for the jackpot games since I really don't play pick2 or pick3 here in Philly.

Do a lottery pyramid. Look at the current date. See what adds and subtracts and then take a look in the pyramid. I win $5- $10 here and there. I only spend $40 per month and get so close.

ONce you get a feel for this site then start taking notes. Nothing is guaranteed.
rundown99

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Dec 14, 2016, 1:00 am

I am honestly trying to decide whether or not to resume buying lottery tickets again. I was thinking of buying Mega Millions tickets, because at least Mega Millions tickets are still only $1. But not only are the odds slim to none at 1 in 275,000,000, but honestly, I read stories of previous lottery winners, and I know that family members and relatives would fight me over any lottery prize.

Smart lottery winners form trust to claim their winnings. They send an attorney to the lottery headquarters to claim the prize in trust, so that ONLY the name of the trust is revealed. And they tell NO ONE, especially relatives.

If you ever win a lottery and you are single, the only person you should ever marry is someone who was truly in love with you BEFORE you won the jackpot!

People can talk about strategies and gimmicks all they want, but unless your ticket actually matches at least 5 of those 6 balls, you are just another person who tried to win a game yet ultimately failed.
RJOh

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Dec 18, 2016, 4:51 pm

Quote: Originally posted by rundown99 on Dec 14, 2016
I am honestly trying to decide whether or not to resume buying lottery tickets again. I was thinking of buying Mega Millions tickets, because at least Mega Millions tickets are still only $1. But not only are the odds slim to none at 1 in 275,000,000, but honestly, I read stories of previous lottery winners, and I know that family members and relatives would fight me over any lottery prize.

"I know that family members and relatives would fight me over any lottery prize."

Unless your family and relatives contributed toward the cost of your winning ticket they wouldn't have a legal argument. What they might want doesn't matter.

* you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones *
MaximumMillions

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Dec 18, 2016, 8:18 pm

Quote: Originally posted by rundown99 on Dec 14, 2016
I am honestly trying to decide whether or not to resume buying lottery tickets again. I was thinking of buying Mega Millions tickets, because at least Mega Millions tickets are still only $1. But not only are the odds slim to none at 1 in 275,000,000, but honestly, I read stories of previous lottery winners, and I know that family members and relatives would fight me over any lottery prize.

You could always play a smaller local game.
noise-gate

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Dec 18, 2016, 8:48 pm

Delaware,with a population of under a million. Where are those cute characters who used to push the notion that only FL,CA,NY,NJ,PA always wins?

* Voice of Reason *

* People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it- George Bernard Shaw.
MaximumMillions

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Dec 19, 2016, 1:06 am

Quote: Originally posted by noise-gate on Dec 18, 2016
Delaware,with a population of under a million. Where are those cute characters who used to push the notion that only FL,CA,NY,NJ,PA always wins?

I had somebody bring me a PB ticket from Delaware as a souvenir. To bad it expired 1 1/2 months ago. The one time it hits in Delaware...
MasterofWisdom

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Dec 19, 2016, 8:10 am

Now it's time to buy tickets in Delaware.
RJOh

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Dec 19, 2016, 6:42 pm

Quote: Originally posted by MasterofWisdom on Dec 19, 2016
Now it's time to buy tickets in Delaware.

What ever happened to the strategies of buying tickets in the more populated states?

* you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones *
bigbear29

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Dec 20, 2016, 1:28 pm

I think that the PB and MM's games are rigged, both look for the least played set of numbers and I can not state how it's done. But you still have to be in the game.
Stack47

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Dec 20, 2016, 11:43 pm

Quote: Originally posted by bigbear29 on Dec 20, 2016
I think that the PB and MM's games are rigged, both look for the least played set of numbers and I can not state how it's done. But you still have to be in the game.

Only 6.8% of all MM tickets will win a prize and 65.4% won't match 1 number or the bonus number which makes cheating unnecessary. And considering it's ticket sales that creates the jackpot, the odds against winning the jackpot are 258,890,850 to 1, there is no reason to cheat The secondary prizes are paid by the states and overall about 1 ticket out of 18,492,204 matches five numbers. Some states have less than $20,000 in sales while the jackpot is growing and if the fix was in to prevent $1 million payoffs, it would be easy to see simply checking sales to five number matches ratio.

For $200 you can win $1 million playing pick-4 with odds of 10,000 to 1 while the odds against winning $1 million betting the same $200 on MM are 9 times higher. With odds against like that on their side, why would they cheat?
KY Floyd

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Dec 21, 2016, 1:16 am

Quote: Originally posted by bigbear29 on Dec 20, 2016
I think that the PB and MM's games are rigged, both look for the least played set of numbers and I can not state how it's done. But you still have to be in the game.

I might agree if I was a moron who thought that every single combination for the record PB had been sold at least 3 times.

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