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Powerball’s estimated jackpot has surpassed $1 billion for only the second time after no one matched all five numbers and the red ball on a $2 ticket to claim the $825 million prize Saturday night.
The next Powerball drawing is Monday with numbers also selected on Wednesdays. The Monday date was added on Aug. 23, 2021. More
Things you have a better shot at receiving than a Powerball jackpot. Here
The lottery is a tax on stupid people. That said, I’ll probably go buy a ticket. Somebody is going to win.
Ya gotta play to win!
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …
“… 230 Million to 1 …”
That’s about the same odds as Joetato saying something intelligible.
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …
Things you have a better shot at receiving than a Powerball jackpot:
Honesty and fairness out of the media
Value for the taxes you pay
An honest election
…
Playing the lottery makes sense only if the cost comes out of your entertainment budget.
“Honey! Good news! Bill loaned me $2 to buy a Lottery Ticket!”
(from an old cartoon)
I suppose I could afford two dollars from the thousands the slot machines in my liquor store bring in. I splurged four or five years ago and bought a ticket when the jackpot was a mere 500 million.
I’ll write the headline for the winner: “Ukrainian Man Adds Another Lottery Jackpot for 6th Consecutive Month!”
@Uncle Al: Exactly. In our household, we judge the value of many frivolous/unnecessary/silly expenditures against the price of a drink. Since we’re not going to bars, we have a few bucks to spare for other nonsense. Plus: no need to tip and no hangover.
So: Y’all wanna pool our resources and pay off our mortgages and fund IOTW forever?
Why waste money on the lottery when Outdoor John has your secret to financial success?
If Outdoorjohn wins perhaps he will leave us the fuck alone?
Playing the lottery and NOT playing the lottery shows the difference between being a realist and hoping for the liberal party to support all that America stands for.
The Dodgers draw about 3 million fans a year to their games.
In about 75 years the total attendance is about 230 million.
Your odds of winning are like being in the right seat in the right game in 75 years of Dodgers games.
Mr. Anth Ropy cock-blocking my owning a 73′ yacht dreams…sigh*
Do I become a cereal killer if I eat a bowl of cereal for breakfast? Sugar Pops sounds good. I used to call them horsies when I was a small kid because of Sugar Pops Pete and his horse on the TV commercials.