Mega MIllions

[jbsoonerfan]

I guess I just don't get it. People start freaking out when the amount gets up super high. They act as if they won 30 million they just couldn't make it. But when it gets up to 500 + people all the sudden want to start playing. Some people are just dumb I guess.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Got my ticket in hand! 

[gim]

I’m not interested in $30 million. I’m only interested in $500 million. Haha

[slonezp]

Guilty. Donated $10

[12poundbass]

I don’t get it either and I hate gambling with a passion, but when it gets this big I pick up a ticket and tell the wife to grab one. We’d probably all be more miserable with all that money and the problems and extra relatives that would come with it. ?

[jbsoonerfan]

Just now, 12poundbass said:

I don’t get it either and I hate gambling with a passion, but when it gets this big I pick up a ticket and tell the wife to grab one. We’d probably all be more miserable with all that money and the problems and extra relatives that would come with it. ?

 

I wouldn't mind finding out. 

[12poundbass]

2 minutes ago, jbsoonerfan said:

 

I wouldn't mind finding out. 

Me either. ?

[DitchPanda]

1 hour ago, jbsoonerfan said:

I guess I just don't get it. People start freaking out when the amount gets up super high. They act as if they won 30 million they just couldn't make it. But when it gets up to 500 + people all the sudden want to start playing. Some people are just dumb I guess.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Got my ticket in hand! 

Yeah I heard a story one time..a buddies cousins cousins friend or some such distance thing won the powerball. I asked how much and he said after taxes the guy ONLY won like 8 million. Don't get it ...people making 40-60k a year saying yeah he only won 2 lifetimes worth. Dumb.

[slonezp]

10 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

I don’t get it either and I hate gambling with a passion, but when it gets this big I pick up a ticket and tell the wife to grab one. We’d probably all be more miserable with all that money and the problems and extra relatives that would come with it. ?

You could buy a new wife with $500M...or 2 or 3

 

 

[12poundbass]

27 minutes ago, slonezp said:

You could buy a new wife with $500M...or 2 or 3

 

 

I can’t stay out of trouble with one. 2 or 3 and there’d be one less member on Bassresource. 

[slonezp]

1 hour ago, DitchPanda said:

Yeah I heard a story one time..a buddies cousins cousins friend or some such distance thing won the powerball. I asked how much and he said after taxes the guy ONLY won like 8 million. Don't get it ...people making 40-60k a year saying yeah he only won 2 lifetimes worth. Dumb.

This guy ONLY won $1M

I used to work with a kid who would buy hundreds of dollars of scratchers every week. I think he was 24 when he won $1M payable in a 20 year annuity. At that time, he was making less than $40K a year and the annuity would have paid him $35K a year +/-. He was still living at home at the time. I told him to keep the annuity. After taxes and the fees to sell the annuity, I think he was between $600K-$700K cash out. He bought a house for $250K and ticked away the rest at the casino. 

[soflabasser]

My Statistics teacher taught us that you have a better chance getting bit by a shark than winning a big lottery. He is correct, since more people get bit by sharks than win millions in a lottery.

[DitchPanda]

28 minutes ago, slonezp said:

This guy ONLY won $1M

I used to work with a kid who would buy hundreds of dollars of scratchers every week. I think he was 24 when he won $1M payable in a 20 year annuity. At that time, he was making less than $40K a year and the annuity would have paid him $35K a year +/-. He was still living at home at the time. I told him to keep the annuity. After taxes and the fees to sell the annuity, I think he was between $600K-$700K cash out. He bought a house for $250K and ticked away the rest at the casino. 

Oh cool..lost 450 grand at the casino. Sounds like a real genius.

[jbsoonerfan]

15 minutes ago, soflabasser said:

My Statistics teacher taught us that you have a better chance getting bit by a shark than winning a big lottery. He is correct, since more people get bit by sharks than win millions in a lottery.

Odds of getting struck by lightning are also greater. I've been struck by lightning. 

 

 

 

 

 

Probably have a better chance of getting struck by lightning again though.

[GreenPig]

3 hours ago, slonezp said:

You could buy a new wife with $500M...or 2 or 3

 

 

Buy? I think the word is LEASE.

[slonezp]

Guess I'll be making another donation 

[padlin]

11 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

People start freaking out when the amount gets up super high. They act as if they won 30 million they just couldn't make it. But when it gets up to 500 + people all the sudden want to start playing. Some people are just dumb I guess.

 

Which one is dumb, the one that plays every week or the one that only plays at 500M?

 

[12poundbass]

8 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

Odds of getting struck by lightning are also greater. I've been struck by lightning. 

 

 

 

 

 

Probably have a better chance of getting struck by lightning again though.

I’d say you’re our lucky charm. What’s your PayPal info? We’ll start a BR lottery pool and send you all the money for you to buy the tickets for us. If you’ve been bitten by a shark too I’ll double what I send you! ?

[jbsoonerfan]

Well, I woke up a loser. Good thing there's no chance of thunderstorms in the area. 

[roadwarrior]

The present value of a ticket is  zero and the chance of winning is no greater,

but daydreaming about what you could do might be worth $2.

 

 

                                                                   

[MN Fisher]

16 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

but daydreaming about what you could do might be worth $2.

I buy a ticket every now and then - doesn't matter what the pot is at, even at minimum it'd help us quite a bit.

 

Wife and I do do the daydreaming thing...toss ideas back-and-forth about what we'd do if we actually did win.

 

I think I contribute maybe $40 a year...since by MN law, part of the state's share of the lottery proceeds go to the DNR, it's something I'm willing to help. Since 1990 when it started up, the MN DNR has received $1.2billion from it's share of the lottery proceeds.

https://www.mnlottery.com/blog/playing-our-part-for-minnesota-species

[gim]

9 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

Odds of getting struck by lightning are also greater. I've been struck by lightning. 

 

 

 

 

 

Probably have a better chance of getting struck by lightning again though.

It’s true. My uncle has also been struck by lightning and he has never won the lottery.

 

I read in the June edition of Midwest Outdoors these odds: you have a better chance to get struck by lightning twice in the same day AND win the lottery than you do to catch the next world record muskie. So ya, there’s that.

[DaubsNU1]

6 minutes ago, gimruis said:

It’s true. My uncle has also been struck by lightning and he has never won the lottery.

 

I read in the June edition of Midwest Outdoors these odds: you have a better chance to get struck by lightning twice in the same day AND win the lottery than you do to catch the next world record muskie. So ya, there’s that.

 

^^ I've heard this as well...better odd of getting struck by lightning twice on same day vs. winning lottery. Not sure on the Musky part : )  ^^

 

Talked with a guy who worked for a company that advised lottery winners. They said if you do win the lottery, do the following immediately:

• Do not tell ANYONE! Especially family and friends.
• Cancel all your credit cards, close them out.
• Cancel your phone
• Lock down your bank account
• Call an attorney
• Keep going to work

Figure out how you want to accept the $$, lump sum, annual payments. Set up a trust. Figure out how much you will be sharing with kids, family, etc. Set aside some fun $$ for you and spouse. Lock down a big chunk in to long term stuff to plan for future. Then lock remainder down...so if anyone comes asking, you can honestly say, "can't access that $$."

 

** Yep, I've thought WAAAY to much about this stuff...I should probably buy a ticket every now and then **

 

My one-liner at work is this..."you will know I've won the lottery...there will be popcorn in every microwave, set to 40 minutes...and you will never see me again!"  (our office has a ban on microwave popcorn...it's a long story... : )

[flyfisher]

I guess now I will have to buy a few tickets.

[Darth-Baiter]

810millon?  pffftt.

 

now that it will be greater than a billion..i'll toss in $10.  it is just for fun, until it isnt.  

2 hours ago, DaubsNU1 said:

 

^^ I've heard this as well...better odd of getting struck by lightning twice on same day vs. winning lottery. Not sure on the Musky part : )  ^^

 

Talked with a guy who worked for a company that advised lottery winners. They said if you do win the lottery, do the following immediately:

• Do not tell ANYONE! Especially family and friends.
• Cancel all your credit cards, close them out.
• Cancel your phone
• Lock down your bank account
• Call an attorney
• Keep going to work

Figure out how you want to accept the $$, lump sum, annual payments. Set up a trust. Figure out how much you will be sharing with kids, family, etc. Set aside some fun $$ for you and spouse. Lock down a big chunk in to long term stuff to plan for future. Then lock remainder down...so if anyone comes asking, you can honestly say, "can't access that $$."

 

** Yep, I've thought WAAAY to much about this stuff...I should probably buy a ticket every now and then **

 

My one-liner at work is this..."you will know I've won the lottery...there will be popcorn in every microwave, set to 40 minutes...and you will never see me again!"  (our office has a ban on microwave popcorn...it's a long story... : )

call a financial attorney.  lock it all down..  i would "fly casual" like nothing happened for a long time.  i wouldnt even claim my win until i lock down legal and finanicial counsel.    i might buy a Shimano Stella

[J._Bricker]

When that someone eventually wins this lottery prize, Uncle Sam is also gonna be a big winner. As for chucking in a couple bucks on a billion dollar pot, why not? Someone’s got to win. At this point in my opinion it’s kinda like putting a few dollars in the company Super Bowl pool, or the 50-50 at HS football game… good luck to those playing. By the way, when IS the next drawing?