Reason #5,110 to hate lottery winners

[CountDeMoney]

I'd be happy to break even on a fucking scratch-off these days, but nooooo.

[lustindarkness]

Powerball at 900+ and no one has bumped this thread?

If I get it I will do something useful with the $. I will buy some land with a nice big pond,and have me a true pirate ship built for the pond. I shall invite you guys for a languish meet.

[Admiral Yi]

I have to get gas anyway so I might buy a ticket.

[lustindarkness]

I have to get gas anyway so I might buy a ticket.

I have gas. 

[Admiral Yi]

I have gas. 

There's no law that says you have to eat black beans with every meal.

[The Brain]

Article 31.

[lustindarkness]

I have gas. 

There's no law that says you have to eat black beans with every meal.

Red beans. And white rice.

[DGuller]

I'm steadfastly against buying lottery tickets.  The way I see it, you either don't win, or worse, you do win.  But I have to say my strength of conviction is wavering right now. 

[mongers]

I'm steadfastly against buying lottery tickets.  The way I see it, you either don't win, or worse, you do win.  But I have to say my strength of conviction is wavering right now. 

There's a similar thing going on over here, some lottery is in it's final roll-over, a dozen times or something, because they tweaked the digits in the draw; our R.S.S. has said you're something like 15 or was it 150 times more likely to be struck by lightning that win this draw.

Mugs game.

[DGuller]

I think looking at the lottery from the expected value point of view is silly.  It's fine to be risk-seeking if you get some enjoyment out of it.  Unless you're buying hundreds of dollars worth of tickets, then that looks a little pathetic, to be honest.

My concern is that winning a lottery uproots your life in a way that is almost never positive.  So it's not that your odds of winning are low, but in life-terms they're in fact zero.

[Admiral Yi]

Bought 3 tickets.

[DGuller]

How much is each ticket?

[Admiral Yi]

2 bucks.

[mongers]

I think looking at the lottery from the expected value point of view is silly.  It's fine to be risk-seeking if you get some enjoyment out of it.  Unless you're buying hundreds of dollars worth of tickets, then that looks a little pathetic, to be honest.

My concern is that winning a lottery uproots your life in a way that is almost never positive.  So it's not that your odds of winning are low, but in life-terms they're in fact zero.

Which is why if you wish to bet for entertainment, why not gamble for  jackpot winnings that you'd like and appreciate?

For instance what about horse racing, it's easy to learn the ropes, visit racetracks for nice days out and you can bet such that, say one will aim to win $100,000 in an afternoon, whether by individual bets or an accumulator.
That way you may end up with winnings that you'll be more comfortable with and doesn't impose the problems you mentioned above.

[DGuller]

2 bucks.

All right, I'm about to lose my Iowa bet, I need to replenish my capital.  Let's see if anyone around me is selling some of those Powerball tickets.