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The lotteries have gotten insane. - tommag - 04-07-2024
I used to play the same numbers for every Powerball, 2 drawings a week, $1 per draw, so $2/week. I knew it was a sucker game but I did it anyway. They kept increasing the amount of numbers (lessening the already poor odds) and went to 3 drawings a week at $2 each.
Now, the big prize is in the billion dollar area. What in the hell would a person do with that amount of money? I used to dream of buying a small ranch, maybe a couple sections, but I'm getting too old for that. Even that wouldn't put a dent in the checking account.
Assuming an after tax payout of 360 million (current prize), giving 20 million to 2af and goa, there would still be more left than a normal person could ever use, even if they were young.
RE: The lotteries have gotten insane. - olfart - 04-07-2024
As the old saying sorta goes, a fool and his money are some party!
RE: The lotteries have gotten insane. - specops56 - 04-07-2024
Buy a couple of thousand acres of land, put a nice 2 story log house on it and have the nicest private gun range in the world. Along with the biggest amateur radio antenna farm.
Terry
RE: The lotteries have gotten insane. - tommag - 04-07-2024
(04-07-2024, 09:26 AM)specops56 Wrote: Buy a couple of thousand acres of land, put a nice 2 story log house on it and have the nicest private gun range in the world. Along with the biggest amateur radio antenna farm.A couple towers (with ufer ground) would be nice, along with keeping a climber on retainer.
Terry
RE: The lotteries have gotten insane. - Rampy - 04-07-2024
Wife buys tickets now and then & between lotto & scratch off she might be $30 to 50 ahead 🤣🤣