1. 01-05-11 10:47 AM #36
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    Quote Originally Posted by BettingGeek View Post
    At $1 a piece, it's a bargain of the century.

    "The odds of winning the jackpot are about one in 176 million, according to the lottery organizers."

    So, each ticket should worth more than $2

    At $1/tic, it's a +EV bet.

    Nah, still -EV.

    The amount they claim for the jackpot is a lie. That is the total amount you get if you spread the prize payments over 20 long years... If you take it up front, they give you about 52% of the quoted amount. After they take 1/4 or 1/3 for taxes that is...

    So if they claim a $400M prize, best case is you get $156M up front.

    If this doesn't show what a rip-off the lottery is, I don't know what does. The government shamelessly promotes the most onerous forms of gambling (slot machines, scratch offs, lottery, horse racing, etc.) as long as they are getting their cut. If they are not getting a cut, they suddenly get all moral about it...

    Edit: And as somone already mentioned, the prize can be split.
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  2. 01-05-11 10:47 AM #37
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    Damn you idaho & washington
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  3. 01-05-11 10:50 AM #38
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    Friggen Idaho! Some potato farmer that lives in the boondocks..
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  4. 01-05-11 11:20 AM #39
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    Well boys, I did not win the lotto afterall. I was pretty sure I had this one, but it was not to be. I was going to hook up all SBR posters with some crazy freeplays too.
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  5. 01-05-11 11:21 AM #40
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    anyone that played the numbers from LOST won $150
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  6. 01-05-11 12:03 PM #41
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaabee View Post
    anyone that played the numbers from LOST won $150
    Why didn't I think of that
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  7. 01-05-11 12:04 PM #42
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    Quote Originally Posted by VegasInsider View Post
    Friggen Idaho! Some potato farmer that lives in the boondocks..
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  8. 01-05-11 12:04 PM #43
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    would have been 470 mill if no one won...but like others said...2 won :'(
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  9. 01-05-11 12:18 PM #44
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaabee View Post
    anyone that played the numbers from LOST won $150
    Aprox 26,000 people played the LOST numbers. Can you imagine if all the lost numbers matched in the lotto drawing? 26,000 people would have thought that they won $355 million dollars! But they would have only won $13,600 each.
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  10. 01-05-11 12:26 PM #45
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    wow so they did pay out 400,000 to whoever played the Lost numbers

    from the tv show rite?
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  11. 01-05-11 12:55 PM #46
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    about 26,000 people got 3+1 right. impossible to tell how many actually played all 6 LOST numbers. probably a decent chunk though.
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  12. 01-06-11 01:43 AM #47
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaabee View Post
    anyone that played the numbers from LOST won $150
    What are the LOST numbers?
    I don't really follow TV series.
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