The criminals in Baltimore dont mess around, so whoever won better leave town ASAP.
The criminals in Baltimore dont mess around, so whoever won better leave town ASAP.
Disappointedman wrote:
Great. I live in Baltimore. This makes me feel even worse I didn't win. Maybe I was standing behind the winner in line. I'm still in shock I lost... I just had this feeling it was going to happen.
I live in Baltimore too! Now I can think it's possible I won all weekend.
Conpuzzled wrote:
I doubt it, but if you were you would have won either 10k or 250k:
http://www.megamillions.com/images/odds_062205.gif
Yes i'm aware of which one i was (obviously the first thing i did was look it up). Crazy the difference between having the first 5, or having the first 4 and the bonus ball. I immediately thought it'd be a lot higher.
Mrr82 wrote:
Conpuzzled wrote:I doubt it, but if you were you would have won either 10k or 250k:
http://www.megamillions.com/images/odds_062205.gifYes i'm aware of which one i was (obviously the first thing i did was look it up). Crazy the difference between having the first 5, or having the first 4 and the bonus ball. I immediately thought it'd be a lot higher.
The higher the jackpot the more people play. By scrimping on the lower winnings, the jackpot can be higher.
Amazingly lotteries have found that more people play the lower their chances of winning are, aka because the jackpot is higher.
Interesting how people behave. Even worse to this effect, some studies claim that old people who play the lottery live longer.
So what are the good reasons for the lotto? Tax.
The euphoric feeling the days before a big drawing releases endorphins similar to working out, having sex, or doing drugs (without the negative side effects).
