<p>My dad went in on a pool with a group of people at work… 12 people total and everybody put in $20. So exciting to think about spending those greenbacks! ; -)</p>
<p>Would definitely buy a flat in the center of London (and a few other places around the country/world) and go on a HUGE vacay to Italy… LOL. But they tell you not to do anything with the money for 6 months to get used to the idea first. Ha!</p>
<p>DH came home & had bought $10 worth of tickets. That means we’ve now doubled our chance of winning (I’d bought $10 worth earlier today). I heard the state gets $.38 of every dollar spent, so we just helped bolster the state’s coffers by $7.60.</p>
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<p>I texted my husband to buy a ticket today if he had a chance, and he wound up buying 5. He pretended that he bought 60 tickets just to be funny. I don’t buy lottery tickets regularly, but it’s fun to be part of something. Good luck, it would be great if someone on CC won.</p>
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<p>Schools in Illinois will get money from the lottery too… problem is the state will just subtract that amount (and then some) from the amount they owe the schools already!</p>
<p>My H bought a few tickets. Although I dream about winning, I honestly do not think it would be good for me or my marriage. Money does funny things.</p>
<p>But if I win, I’ll let you know!!</p>
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<p>Don’t worry, you can always buy a new husband. ;)</p>
<p>I have not won yet. but it is already causing family problems for me.</p>
<p>Has anyone done a statistical analysis on the expected return if someone forks up the money to buy a ticket for every possible set, with the # of winners determining the yield.</p>
<p>Here is my dilemma. North Carolina has a 7% tax on lottery winnings. Delaware has no tax. The lump sum is what, $400mm? Should I move to Delaware for $28mm? Seems like it would be worth it. NC of course would try to get their share, but you know, f- em! It was so much easier when I was poor and happy!</p>
<p>^^ Better yet, move to California, which doesn’t tax lottery winnings, and use that $28M in savings to buy a fantastic house on the beach in La Jolla, Malibu, Carmel, or someplace. It has much nice weather than either NJ or NC and fantastic views of the Pacific.</p>
<p>Uh-oh - maybe I should buy a ticket.</p>
<p>Bought 2 tickets today, although I don’t normally play. D2 (hs junior) wanted to know if she could major in something wildly impractical (she is thinking an English/Studio Art double major) AND if I would pay for her grad school if I win. I said I would. She made me pinky swear. :)</p>
<p>I recently told co-workers that I stopped buying lottery tickets during my divorce (used to get a $1 PowerBall most times when filled up my tank) because I didn’t want to have to share my winnings with my ex. They thought that was funny (don’t actually know why!). Never started buying them again, except for today.</p>
<h1>90, you have to go to Harvard to be able to do that accurately.</h1>
<p>So did anyone win?</p>
<p>Bought a defective ticket again… :(</p>
<p>didn’t win</p>
<p>I haven’t looked thru my tickets yet…but I have a bet on that there will be three or 4 winners…</p>
<p>Do you get anything if you just have one number? Like the 3 from 23?</p>
<p>Just pi… Away 40 bucks…should hsve gone out to a mid priced dinner place. :)</p>
<p>The number 23 came out twice…so my initial thought was…'Who would pick the same number twice?"</p>
<p>But the lottery people say 95 percent of all combinations have been chosen.</p>