Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Now wait a goll dern second there Mr Vibes, *I* wanna win the millions! ;-D
Originally Posted By Ursula SGV, you've been a steller member of this community so I send good wishes that you will win the lotto. And I want a little red race car, okay?
Originally Posted By sherrytodd OK, now that's an abuse of the LP prayer network. I'm reporting you!!! Here I am all afraid that something else bad had happened to another LPer. I rush to your aid ready to send my best wishes, terrified of what I may find. A life threatening hang nail! A hermit crab that had passed on to a better place, but no! Purely materialistic wishes. Tisk Tisk Tisk!!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN If you win... those forget us the little people of LP who are in financial turmoil due to current cutbacks and anti-labor stance by the federal courts and the Bush administration.
Originally Posted By avromark Hey your prayers were answered for me, I won the lottery, I got a free play, but no Encore on my three dollar ticket, so I'm only out 1 dollar.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Gambling is a sin you know. They told us that constantly in Sunday School while I was growing up. I was Baptist then. Now I'm Catholic. Catholics are fine with gambling. They love their Bingo. They love their Rhythm Method. Now baby, THAT'S GAMBLING!!
Originally Posted By LacyBelle LOL, RoadTrip. Does this mean that my Mega Millions Lotto ticket is no longer a winner now that all the good vibes are going to SGV on the LP prayer chain? *sigh*
Originally Posted By RAM1984 Personally my thought is, "That's a good one!!;oP But I did have that uh-oh feeling in my tummy when I clicked on this. Still I wish you the best of luck on your one in one hundred million chance.
Originally Posted By Labuda Hey, apparently mega millions is good in Texas, too. Who knew? So, Schmitty, I'll send winning thoughts your way and not have my DH pick up a ticket on the way home if you'll give me $50,000 of your post-tax winnings.
Originally Posted By Labuda "one in one hundred million chance." Are the odds of winning actually that high?
Originally Posted By LacyBelle According to the San Jose Mercury News this morning, the odds of picking the correct six numbers are 1 in 175,711,536. So, close to 1 in 2 million. Eeeep! On the other hand...someone has to win!
Originally Posted By Ursula Heck, I'd even split that with some of the other winners. It is all random, right, so everyone has a fiar chance regardless if they buy one ticket or 5. Well, the odds are slightly better but not much mathmatically.
Originally Posted By RAM1984 >>Are the odds of winning actually that high?<< That is what was said on the news this morning. I have no idea how they figure it but it is more involved than just the odds of picking the numbers. That is all I will say as I am no statistician. However, when my son was in AP statistics in high school they figured the odds on winning the lottery and he said they were so small that in math terms it came out to zero. I also heard that one is 600,000 times more likely to be struck by lightening than to win. I really do not know for sure. Just think it is amazing that the odds are obviously really high. And yes, somebody has to win.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Whew, I'm glad everything's okay, SGV. Unfortunately I cannot send those vibes to you because I am reserving them for myself. :-D
Originally Posted By RAM1984 >>Doesn't it just roll over to the next drawing if nobody wins?<< I think you're right. But I really do not know much about it. I don't gamble.
