Languish Powerball Pool!

[The Brain]

I cannot condone racism but I'm secretly relieved when katmai picks on someone else for a change.

[lustindarkness]

Just no more Ricans!

Amen to that brother!

[lustindarkness]

Wait a minute!

[mongers]

Reuters / Thursday, January 14, 2016

7-Eleven store clerk M. Faroqui celebrates after a winning Powerball ticket was sold is shown in Chino Hills, California January 13, 2016. A winning ticket was sold there for the massive $1.59 billion Powerball lottery on Wednesday, officials said after drawing the winning numbers for the world's largest potential jackpot for a single player. REUTERS/Alex Gallardo

[Valmy]

Wait so the winning ticket was sold there but did the winner claim it? What happens if they don't?

[Admiral Yi]

I could have sworn Reuters was an English language service.

[celedhring]

I never understood clerks celebrating they sold a winning lottery number. Do they get a cut or what? 

[Valmy]

I never understood clerks celebrating they sold a winning lottery number. Do they get a cut or what? 

It will make his place famous and thus more business I presume.

[lustindarkness]

I never understood clerks celebrating they sold a winning lottery number. Do they get a cut or what? 

I think they do. Plus free promotion = more Slurpee's.

[The Brain]

I never understood clerks celebrating they sold a winning lottery number. Do they get a cut or what? 

Really?

[frunk]

I never understood clerks celebrating they sold a winning lottery number. Do they get a cut or what? 

People who buy lots of lottery tickets tend to think "ooh, this place sold winning lottery tickets, must be lucky!"

Many of the local convenience stores have signs that say things like "$10,000 Winning Ticket Sold Here".

[The Minsky Moment]

Which begs the question, where does that come from?

Video games.  And that loud Rock and Roll music all the kids are listening to these days.

[garbon]

I never understood clerks celebrating they sold a winning lottery number. Do they get a cut or what? 

People who buy lots of lottery tickets tend to think "ooh, this place sold winning lottery tickets, must be lucky!"

Many of the local convenience stores have signs that say things like "$10,000 Winning Ticket Sold Here".

Actually, I read an article that says in some states the stores do get a nice chunk of change. I believe it noted 25k.

[Berkut]

The guy in Chino who sold the winning jackpot ticket gets $1 million, or so some article I read said...

[garbon]

Yeah, I see that was noted for this particular case. Oh California...