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Reply #120 posted 03/30/12 3:06pm

RodeoSchro

PurpleJedi said:

RodeoSchro said:

Last time, you threadjackers!

We'll all save the world - ON ANOTHER THREAD!

THIS thread is about how much money I'm going to give YOU if YOU root for me to win the Mega Millions lottery tonight.

So for now, screw world peace! Think of yourselves!

falloff

I can legitimately jack your thread because I just won the winning tickets.

razz

There has been some sucking up to me on this thread, but not nearly as much as I anticipated.

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Reply #121 posted 03/30/12 3:07pm

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Reply #122 posted 03/30/12 3:10pm

PurpleJedi

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RodeoSchro said:

PurpleJedi said:

falloff

I can legitimately jack your thread because I just won the winning tickets.

razz

There has been some sucking up to me on this thread, but not nearly as much as I anticipated.

lol

Hell...I offered a freakin' PRINCE CONCERT and got like 2 replies.

The org is not easily bought I suppose.

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Reply #123 posted 03/30/12 3:25pm

babynoz

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Hey, I voted for your daughter, so remember me. lol




Me too, biggrin
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Reply #124 posted 03/30/12 3:35pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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you know it would end up being $190Million! peanuts!

"Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!"
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Reply #125 posted 03/30/12 4:11pm

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Dang, how many states are in this? I hope somebody from CA wins. biggrin

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Reply #126 posted 03/30/12 4:34pm

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RodeoSchro said:

A minimum of $1,000 but probably much more, and a whole lot more if I really like you.

So, you know who to be rooting for Friday!

Will you still give me $1000 if I wind the Jackpot and you win a free play? biggrin

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Reply #127 posted 03/30/12 4:34pm

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funkyslsistah said:

Dang, how many states are in this? I hope somebody from CA wins. biggrin

i hope someone from my house wins! but we did not buy any tickets! sad

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Reply #128 posted 03/30/12 4:37pm

RodeoSchro

PurpleJedi said:

RodeoSchro said:

There has been some sucking up to me on this thread, but not nearly as much as I anticipated.

lol

Hell...I offered a freakin' PRINCE CONCERT and got like 2 replies.

The org is not easily bought I suppose.

I love Prince to death, and if...I mean WHEN I win this thing, I will have $250 million after taxes and stuff.

But I would not pay Prince $1 million to play for me. I wouldn't pay ANYONE $1 million for a show!

No offense, Prince.

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Reply #129 posted 03/30/12 4:38pm

RodeoSchro

OnlyNDaUsa said:

funkyslsistah said:

Dang, how many states are in this? I hope somebody from CA wins. biggrin

i hope someone from my house wins! but we did not buy any tickets! sad

Then y'all better be rooting for me!

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Reply #130 posted 03/30/12 5:01pm

nursev

So.............Who has their tickets ready? falloff

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Reply #131 posted 03/30/12 5:47pm

SUPRMAN

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RodeoSchro said:

Last time, you threadjackers!

We'll all save the world - ON ANOTHER THREAD!

THIS thread is about how much money I'm going to give YOU if YOU root for me to win the Mega Millions lottery tonight.

So for now, screw world peace! Think of yourselves!

Well I need you to win to get out of debt. Just student loans and a car maybe.

I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think.
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Reply #132 posted 03/30/12 5:49pm

SUPRMAN

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RodeoSchro said:

PurpleJedi said:

lol

Hell...I offered a freakin' PRINCE CONCERT and got like 2 replies.

The org is not easily bought I suppose.

I love Prince to death, and if...I mean WHEN I win this thing, I will have $250 million after taxes and stuff.

But I would not pay Prince $1 million to play for me. I wouldn't pay ANYONE $1 million for a show!

No offense, Prince.

I would. I would pay him to do a concert for the Org and we pick the set list.

I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think.
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Reply #133 posted 03/30/12 6:13pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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you know if you won it would be better to keep it and invest it in taxable investments. over the next 40 years you would pay more in taxes and help more people that if you gave it all (200million) away.

"Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!"
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Reply #134 posted 03/30/12 8:03pm

morningsong

Did we win yet?

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Reply #135 posted 03/30/12 9:59pm

KingBAD

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WHERE'S MY MONEY??? eek

i am KING BAD!!!
you are NOT...
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STOP ME IF YOU HEARD THIS BEFORE...
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Reply #136 posted 03/30/12 11:55pm

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So far there is one winner in Maryland. sad

Official: Winning lottery ticket sold in Maryland

Lottery official: Winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Maryland; unknown if others sold

By Jeffrey Mcmurray, Associated Press | Associated Press – 38 minutes ago

CHICAGO (AP) -- Maryland lottery officials announced early Saturday that their state sold what could become the world's largest lottery payout of all-time, but it wasn't immediately clear if that ticket holder would get sole possession of the $640 million jackpot or have to split it with other winners.

Carole Everett, director of communications for the Maryland Lottery, said the winning Mega Millions ticket was purchased at a retailer in Baltimore County. She said it's too early to know any other information about the lucky ticket holder or whether others were sold elsewhere in the nation.

The winning numbers were 02-04-23-38-46, and the Mega Ball 23.

National lottery officials were expecting to list early Saturday on their website how many winning tickets were sold and from what states, but Maryland sent out its news release and called media organizations hours before the scheduled announcement. The headline of its news release said the winning sale was "one of several nationwide," but Everett told The Associated Press she couldn't immediately confirm any others.

Everett said the last time a ticket from the state won a major national jackpot was 2008 when a ticket sold for $24 million.

"We're thrilled," she said. "We're due and excited."

The estimated jackpot dwarfs the previous $390 million record, which was split in 2007 by two winners who bought tickets in Georgia and New Jersey.

Americans spent nearly $1.5 billion for a chance to hit the jackpot, which amounts to a $462 million lump sun and around $347 million after federal tax withholding. With the jackpot odds at 1 in 176 million, it would cost $176 million to buy up every combination. Under that scenario, the strategy would win $171 million less if your state also withholds taxes.

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Reply #137 posted 03/31/12 1:44am

free2bfreeda

this was one of those onion things, right?

giggle just kidding.

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Reply #138 posted 03/31/12 4:29am

RodeoSchro

I can see now that one of two things happened:

1. You people didn't root hard enough for me; or

2. I offered the wrong incentive.

Even if it was #1, I still love every one of you! And Imago twice, even though he avoided this thread like it was a Night Ranger concert.

If it was #2, well...I changed the title of the thread. Would that have worked better?

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Reply #139 posted 03/31/12 4:33am

tinaz

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DAMMIT! I woulda been ALL UP IN THIS THREAD with your new title! hmph!

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Reply #140 posted 03/31/12 4:59am

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RodeoSchro said:

I can see now that one of two things happened:

1. You people didn't root hard enough for me; or

2. I offered the wrong incentive.

Even if it was #1, I still love every one of you! And Imago twice, even though he avoided this thread like it was a Night Ranger concert.

If it was #2, well...I changed the title of the thread. Would that have worked better?

do pretzels go with beer? lol

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Reply #141 posted 03/31/12 6:06am

OnlyNDaUsa

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meh who wants the hassle of all that money! $200Million is not worth the trouble!

"Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!"
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Reply #142 posted 03/31/12 10:10am

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RodeoSchro said:

I can see now that one of two things happened:

1. You people didn't root hard enough for me; or

2. I offered the wrong incentive.

Even if it was #1, I still love every one of you! And Imago twice, even though he avoided this thread like it was a Night Ranger concert.

If it was #2, well...I changed the title of the thread. Would that have worked better?

falloff

Should'a thought of that BEFORE. disbelief

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Reply #143 posted 03/31/12 12:45pm

morningsong

RodeoSchro said:

I can see now that one of two things happened:

1. You people didn't root hard enough for me; or

2. I offered the wrong incentive.

Even if it was #1, I still love every one of you! And Imago twice, even though he avoided this thread like it was a Night Ranger concert.

If it was #2, well...I changed the title of the thread. Would that have worked better?

lol Now you're thinking like the org.

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Reply #144 posted 03/31/12 8:50pm

babynoz

RodeoSchro said:

I can see now that one of two things happened:

1. You people didn't root hard enough for me; or

2. I offered the wrong incentive.

Even if it was #1, I still love every one of you! And Imago twice, even though he avoided this thread like it was a Night Ranger concert.

If it was #2, well...I changed the title of the thread. Would that have worked better?

Hell yeah! biggrin

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #145 posted 03/31/12 11:51pm

lust

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Dave1992 said:



RodeoSchro said:




Dave1992 said:





But wouldn't it make more sense to play when the amount is comparatively low (which is still super high, usually, isn't it), if you do play just once or very rarely? Your chances when you play for the super high sum will rise mathematically only if you have played regularly before; however this is all relative to you losing money each round...



Your chances of getting the winning numbers are the same no matter how many people are playing.



The only thing that changes if a lot of people are playing is the chance that someone else might pick the winning numbers, too.





I wrote that before the system was explained. All thought all you needed was a ticket and that the winning ticket will be randomly selected.



This way, you're correct, although I would be even quicker to point out your second point! lol The more people play, the greater the chance you won't win the whole sum, even if you do pick the right numbers.







shhh Try playing the numbers that haven't been selected for a long time. Your chances of winning will be slightly bigger. shhh wink



That's actually a common misconception. Last weeks numbers are just as likely to come up again as any line of numbers on your random ticket. It's counter intuitive but true.

Imagine you just threw 5 heads in a row. Now you are about to throw the coin a sixth time. What are the odds of the 6th throw being heads.....that's right, the same a tails. 50%.
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Reply #146 posted 04/01/12 2:45am

ThisOne

hmph!

i was soo looking 4ward to my winnings!!!!

i know its the root of all evil ~ but damn confused

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Reply #147 posted 04/01/12 3:16am

Dave1992

lust said:

Dave1992 said:

I wrote that before the system was explained. All thought all you needed was a ticket and that the winning ticket will be randomly selected.

This way, you're correct, although I would be even quicker to point out your second point! lol The more people play, the greater the chance you won't win the whole sum, even if you do pick the right numbers.

shhh Try playing the numbers that haven't been selected for a long time. Your chances of winning will be slightly bigger. shhh wink

That's actually a common misconception. Last weeks numbers are just as likely to come up again as any line of numbers on your random ticket. It's counter intuitive but true. Imagine you just threw 5 heads in a row. Now you are about to throw the coin a sixth time. What are the odds of the 6th throw being heads......that's right, the same a tails. 50%.

That was once my exact thought, but I have come to the conclusion that it's not correct.

The succession of events needs to be observed as that - a succession, which makes it necessary to multiply all probabilities.

So yeah, at any given moment in time, the odds for a throw are also 50%. But what are the odds of having 5 heads in a row? The correct answer = (1/2)x(1/2)x(1/2)x(1/2)x(1/2).

In theory, in infinity, the coin will have shown "head" 50% of the time, right? So, when it has shown "head" for fifty-billion years every single time so far, the chances it will show "coin" are still rising with each time, because, at the end of time, it must have shown "coin" for at least half of the time.

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Reply #148 posted 04/01/12 10:47am

lust

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Dave1992 said:



lust said:


Dave1992 said:




I wrote that before the system was explained. All thought all you needed was a ticket and that the winning ticket will be randomly selected.



This way, you're correct, although I would be even quicker to point out your second point! lol The more people play, the greater the chance you won't win the whole sum, even if you do pick the right numbers.







shhh Try playing the numbers that haven't been selected for a long time. Your chances of winning will be slightly bigger. shhh wink



That's actually a common misconception. Last weeks numbers are just as likely to come up again as any line of numbers on your random ticket. It's counter intuitive but true. Imagine you just threw 5 heads in a row. Now you are about to throw the coin a sixth time. What are the odds of the 6th throw being heads.....that's right, the same a tails. 50%.



That was once my exact thought, but I have come to the conclusion that it's not correct.



The succession of events needs to be observed as that - a succession, which makes it necessary to multiply all probabilities.



So yeah, at any given moment in time, the odds for a throw are also 50%. But what are the odds of having 5 heads in a row? The correct answer = (1/2)x(1/2)x(1/2)x(1/2)x(1/2).



In theory, in infinity, the coin will have shown "head" 50% of the time, right? So, when it has shown "head" for fifty-billion years every single time so far, the chances it will show "coin" are still rising with each time, because, at the end of time, it must have shown "coin" for at least half of the time.




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Like I said, that might seem intuitive but it's wrong. It's not an opinion, it's maths and once the earlier throws are out the way the next throw is 50%. Ask a mathematician or statistician or casino owner or bookmaker if you don't believe me.
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Reply #149 posted 04/01/12 11:42am

Dave1992

lust said:

Dave1992 said:

That was once my exact thought, but I have come to the conclusion that it's not correct.

The succession of events needs to be observed as that - a succession, which makes it necessary to multiply all probabilities.

So yeah, at any given moment in time, the odds for a throw are also 50%. But what are the odds of having 5 heads in a row? The correct answer = (1/2)x(1/2)x(1/2)x(1/2)x(1/2).

In theory, in infinity, the coin will have shown "head" 50% of the time, right? So, when it has shown "head" for fifty-billion years every single time so far, the chances it will show "coin" are still rising with each time, because, at the end of time, it must have shown "coin" for at least half of the time.

.

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Like I said, that might seem intuitive but it's wrong. It's not an opinion, it's maths and once the earlier throws are out the way the next throw is 50%. Ask a mathematician or statistician or casino owner or bookmaker if you don't believe me.

Nope, it's not intuition, it IS maths and I just explained and did it for you. lol

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