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Mojave Member	posted 06-21-2001 12:59 PM ARRRGGHHH!! I went into an office pool for last night's Lotto drawing and we got all but one number. True, we won $1620, but that's nothing spread over 37 people and it's ESPECIALLY nothing next to $90 Million! The one consolation is that no one won the jackpot last night, so it'll be $125 Million by the weekend & we can play again. Many people find the idea of lotteries stupid, but hey, I have $35 more than I did yesterday... Anybody else have close calls like this? [This message has been edited by Mojave (edited 06-21-2001).] IP: Logged
opie32 Member	posted 06-21-2001 01:30 PM Me, too! I missed by only... four. Well, I got two bucks out of it... IP: Logged
magicalcat Member	posted 06-21-2001 02:09 PM Wow! I've never come that close and I don't know anyone who has. I had thought the prize was usually bigger than that for five out of six, but maybe it's the four plus the mega that's the higher pot, I can't remember. IP: Logged
magicalcat Member	posted 06-21-2001 02:12 PM oh, nevermind. I just checked. It's the five but no mega that usually pays around $20,000. IP: Logged
mattob Member	posted 06-21-2001 02:19 PM The Lottery - a state tax for the mathematically disadvantaged. IP: Logged
magicalcat Member	posted 06-21-2001 02:22 PM quote: Originally posted by mattob: The Lottery - a state tax for the mathematically disadvantaged. hee IP: Logged
coyote's dicks Junior Member	posted 06-21-2001 02:43 PM the lottery is for weak willed cretins. i only play the scratchy scratch kind where you need a penny to play! IP: Logged
backgroundgrrl Member	posted 06-21-2001 03:09 PM Mojave - the same thing happened to me on the 5th. I matched 6 out 7 numbers at on online lottery site. The 7th number was 14 and my choice was 13. I got a thousand bucks though, which is always nice. And it didn't cost me anything to play. I totally understand your bitterness though, it hurts to come so close and no closer. IP: Logged
magicalcat Member	posted 06-21-2001 03:12 PM quote: Originally posted by backgroundgrrl: I got a thousand bucks though, which is always nice. And it didn't cost me anything to play. awesome! IP: Logged
backgroundgrrl Member	posted 06-21-2001 04:17 PM Magicalcat - that's how I am getting to LA! IP: Logged
psichick Member	posted 06-21-2001 11:17 PM True stories. I am psychic, but sometimes I'm a little (or a lot) stupid! One night, I was thinking how nice it would be to win the lottery and feel asleep. When I awoke, I remembered a dream in which I saw all the lottery numbers being picked. I remembered them clearly, but DECIDED NOT TO PLAY. Well, guess what? I would have won over 2 million dollars! (Massachusetts lottery) Another time, I missed the million dollar lottery by one number and threw away the ticket. I would have collected $100,000 had I cashed it! I cannot tell you what happened to it or why I did that! STUPID! I won a car once, too! IP: Logged
closetwriter Member	posted 06-22-2001 10:27 PM quote: Originally posted by Mojave: ARRRGGHHH!! Many people find the idea of lotteries stupid, but hey, I have $35 more than I did yesterday... [This message has been edited by Mojave (edited 06-21-2001).] Son of a biscuit maker!! But I agree, $35 is $35, that's a few drinks where I live. IP: Logged
Moira1 Member	posted 06-22-2001 11:07 PM there's always tomorrow! Super lotto. IP: Logged

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