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View Poll Results: Do you play the Lotto?
Religiously 3 8.82%
Pretty often 3 8.82%
On occasion, but rarely 20 58.82%
Never, it's pointless 8 23.53%
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Old 04-01-2008, 05:09 PM
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Any of you play the lottery?

Sure it's been discussed before so forgive me, but I'm just curious.
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lottery is for degen gamblers only...
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Old 04-01-2008, 05:15 PM
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i think its pretty pointless myself, but sometimes the jackpots for mega-millions get up over $130 million like now, and even $200 million if im not mistaken, so ill buy a few. Plus I saw the movie "It Could Happen to You" and learned that it could happen to me.
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what's the difference between having/winning 30 mio and 120 mio?

30 mio means 100.000$ per month spending money from the interests... lol

and 100.000 or 400.000 doesnt change a thing imho
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all the time...gonna win one day...
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Old 04-01-2008, 05:21 PM
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what's the difference between having/winning 30 mio and 120 mio?

30 mio means 100.000$ per month spending money from the interests... lol

and 100.000 or 400.000 doesnt change a thing imho
lmao im quite certain theres a difference, and ill let ya know if i win it someday.
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Old 04-01-2008, 05:22 PM
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Heck yeah, can't stop now! Been playing it every week. I spend about $5 a week or so, nothing big
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lmao im quite certain theres a difference, and ill let ya know if i win it someday.
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i just did a $5 quick pick for mega millions while picking up alcohol. two vices taken care of in one stop
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Old 04-01-2008, 05:50 PM
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i just did a $5 quick pick for mega millions while picking up alcohol. two vices taken care of in one stop
those of us who play in chicago should all make an agreement. we divide up winnings of mega millions equally if 1 of us hits. that way bi-monthly chicago CM conventions in Vegas.
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Old 04-01-2008, 06:09 PM
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play it religiously AND ITS POINTLESS.....two coworkers and i have played for 13 years put up 100 between us for every 20 draws and in all that time have only once got more than 100 back and it was just verily over that amount..but what the hell who knows.. my odds of hitting this probably as good as me ever picking over 50 percent of my basketball picks
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Old 04-01-2008, 06:12 PM
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those of us who play in chicago should all make an agreement. we divide up winnings of mega millions equally if 1 of us hits. that way bi-monthly chicago CM conventions in Vegas.
excellent thought.

let me tell my wife
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Old 04-01-2008, 06:18 PM
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excellent thought.

let me tell my wife
if there's any problem we could easily make it a tri-monthly convention. ill compromise.
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Old 04-01-2008, 06:25 PM
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if there's any problem we could easily make it a tri-monthly convention. ill compromise.
its tough enough that i have been trying to get some chicago cm members together for a local convention. vegas will be no sweat
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