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Investing $5 In The Stock Market Versus Spending $5 In The Lottery

Stock Market

[ 19 ]

[ 61.3% ]

Lottery

[ 12 ]

[ 38.7% ]

Total valid votes

[ 31 ]

Discarded votes

[ 6 ]

Justing618

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Oct 20, 2024, 7:48 pm

Same to you to. It's getting frustrating for me at this point. I'd be happy with a couple numbers to hit. And a couple grand winner at this point! Good luck though I hope you hit soon!
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Oct 20, 2024, 11:11 pm

THRIFTY,

Noticeable that you said LOOTTERY and not LOTTERY but isn't poasting that on this board kind of like posting a DO NOY DRINK sign on the front door of a bar?

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.
Justing618

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Oct 21, 2024, 2:03 am

Quote: Originally posted by rcbbuckeye on Oct 20, 2024
I've been playing over 40 years (Ohio, Texas). Takes perseverance, right?

Especially running with the same numbers all those years. Hope those numbers come in for you!

Have you ever hit with your numbers? I replied to your message earlier but it seems to be on some other board.....
rcbbuckeye

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Oct 21, 2024, 7:57 am

Quote: Originally posted by Justing618 on Oct 21, 2024
Have you ever hit with your numbers? I replied to your message earlier but it seems to be on some other board.....

I hit 5/6 in Ohio Lotto in the mid 1980's for about $900. As I recall, it was 6/40 and the jackpot was $250K. 2 lines for a dollar.

JUST LOOK AT THE ODDS OF ANY JACKPOT GAME, THAT WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Oct 22, 2024, 2:26 am

Most I ever won was 2k on some boxed pick 4 tickets. 500 a couple times on scratchers. I stopped buying scratchers. And stopped playing pick 4 when they went computerized. I just play mm and pb now. I refuse to buy a computer draw game ticket. Play the same numbers every draw for pb and mm. Good luck though! And thanks for replying!
THRIFTY

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Oct 26, 2024, 9:05 am

Quote: Originally posted by Coin Toss on Oct 20, 2024
THRIFTY,

Noticeable that you said LOOTTERY and not LOTTERY but isn't poasting that on this board kind of like posting a DO NOY DRINK sign on the front door of a bar?

The lottery is rigged. You win the lottery by not playing it. I feel that Todd created Lottery Post to help lottery players make smart decisions about playing the lottery and bring fairness to lottery games, hence Todd isn't a fan of Computer drawn lottery games. The lottery shouldn't take 50% of every dollar spent from a mathematical perspective.

"Look, the lottery company operates on a 50% payback rate. In other words, for every $100,000 they collect from ticket sales, they only pay out about $50,000 to winning tickets. At a 50% payback rate, no other standard bet on the planet comes even close to being as bad as buying lottery tickets. The lottery is a TAX on the poor and on the ignorant.

You asked what's the most I've won. Why? What would that tell you? I hit $2,500 from the Pick 3 lottery once. So what??? Seriously - knowing I won that means nothing without knowing about the THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS I poured down the drain chasing that win.

You are interested in the wrong thing. Do a little research into the probability and payout tables for your own lottery. If you look carefully, you will see for yourself that I am right about that 50% payback rate. You might as well light a match to half your money."
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Oct 26, 2024, 10:34 am

Quote: Originally posted by THRIFTY on Oct 26, 2024
The lottery is rigged. You win the lottery by not playing it. I feel that Todd created Lottery Post to help lottery players make smart decisions about playing the lottery and bring fairness to lottery games, hence Todd isn't a fan of Computer drawn lottery games. The lottery shouldn't take 50% of every dollar spent from a mathematical perspective.

"Look, the lottery company operates on a 50% payback rate. In other words, for every $100,000 they collect from ticket sales, they only pay out about $50,000 to winning tickets. At a 50% payback rate, no other standard bet on the planet comes even close to being as bad as buying lottery tickets. The lottery is a TAX on the poor and on the ignorant.

You asked what's the most I've won. Why? What would that tell you? I hit $2,500 from the Pick 3 lottery once. So what??? Seriously - knowing I won that means nothing without knowing about the THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS I poured down the drain chasing that win.

You are interested in the wrong thing. Do a little research into the probability and payout tables for your own lottery. If you look carefully, you will see for yourself that I am right about that 50% payback rate. You might as well light a match to half your money."

I appreciate that you noted my dislike of computerized drawings, but to be clear that quote is not from me. I'm not sure who said it, but it wasn't me.

Check the State Lottery Report Card
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Sign the Petition for True Lottery Drawings
Help eliminate computerized drawings!
THRIFTY

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Oct 26, 2024, 10:47 am

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on Oct 26, 2024
I appreciate that you noted my dislike of computerized drawings, but to be clear that quote is not from me. I'm not sure who said it, but it wasn't me.

You are 100% correct the quote isn't from you. I just quoted the statement made, and forgot to include the Author. The original author of that quote is PDQ. He used to post in yahoo answers mostly to lottery related questions.
THRIFTY

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Oct 26, 2024, 1:36 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Coin Toss on Oct 20, 2024
THRIFTY,

Noticeable that you said LOOTTERY and not LOTTERY but isn't poasting that on this board kind of like posting a DO NOY DRINK sign on the front door of a bar?

( $5 )
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Oct 26, 2024, 7:16 pm

I think for myself it's best to make money playing the lottery and then invest my winnings in something like you're saying. That way I can do both.
Elizabeth03

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Oct 27, 2024, 6:39 pm

Good evening is the chat, if that is what it was called? Would it still be on Sunday night's as previously. Where people talked about the👍 lotteries? I do not see it on my smart phone!
rcbbuckeye

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Oct 27, 2024, 8:02 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Elizabeth03 on Oct 27, 2024
Good evening is the chat, if that is what it was called? Would it still be on Sunday night's as previously. Where people talked about the👍 lotteries? I do not see it on my smart phone!

Dont think there is one anymore.

JUST LOOK AT THE ODDS OF ANY JACKPOT GAME, THAT WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Elizabeth03

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Oct 27, 2024, 8:12 pm

Having troubles with the smart phone looking at the internet. Thank you for responding! ☺️
THRIFTY

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Oct 30, 2024, 10:44 am

This topic proves that people will play the new $5 Mega Millions lottery game next year. The poll Is almost 50/50.
Justing618

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Oct 31, 2024, 4:30 am

I mean it's 2 extra bucks a ticket. I'm not really for it. But it's 4 extra bucks a week for 2 draws. Ten bucks a week. This is more concerning to me as this was last night's number. 16 22 26 36 56 01. Four numbers ending in 6. What's the odds there?

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