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rubbersole

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12. For my 40th birthday (33 years ago)..

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Sep 7, 2025, 01:35 PM

Sep 7

..my mother bought 40 single lottery tickets and taped them to a present 🎁 box containing a shirt. None of them paid. Which brought on one of her memorable quotes - "The lottery is a tax on stupid people."
I obviously didn't listen - buying $10 worth twice last week. Matched a total of 4 numbers from both tickets. Pretty stupid. State sponsored hope.

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Powerball lottery players in Missouri and Texas to split estimated $1.8 billion jackpot [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 7 OP

61 62 RandiFan1290 Sep 7 #1

Once one number is picked, there are 2 chances to pick a number on either side. bucolic_frolic Sep 7 #2

Thank you for the reply! RandiFan1290 Sep 7 #3

I wonder how many tens of millions emptied out their meager checking and savings accts. wolfie001 Sep 7 #4

None would be my guess. Tickets are $2.00,some might have bought 3 or 4. Bengus81 Sep 7 #14

I won the powerball!!! TurboDem Sep 7 #5

Same Here! Woo Hoo! tonekat Sep 7 #8

I didn't even get that! mdbl Sep 7 #10

Marble Falls doesn't live too far from Fredericksburg. Just sayin.... LeftInTX Sep 7 #6

My pals Steve from Missouri and Steve from Texas, if you sre victorious... GreenWave Sep 7 #7

dang nabbit jim kirk. i dont have enough fingers t o count that high. AllaN01Bear Sep 7 #9

Maybe the winners will help the farmers Marthe48 Sep 7 #11

For my 40th birthday (33 years ago).. rubbersole Sep 7 #12

Congratulations to the winners! Aussie105 Sep 7 #13

A disease?? LOL...sounds like what all the preachers were saying when it came to Kansas in 1987 Bengus81 Sep 7 #15

I can't think of 2 less deserving states. maxsolomon Sep 8 #16