Mega Millions Jackpot Soars past half billion dollar mark

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I have NEVER seen a jackpot this large before. The lottery counters are nutty with people handing over cash. Whoever wins will be the luckiest individual ever lol
  • Heck, in cash...it's a mere 390 million...I give that away every day - 'chump change'
    - Ben Bernanke


    Q: Does Mega Millions have an affiliate site? :rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    I brought $20 worth of random tickets.

    I have a 1 in about 10 million chance of winning!!

    TL
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    "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. -- Mark Twain

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  • Profile picture of the author Robert Michael
    Cant win if you dont play..

    I dunno about you guys, but I'm playin
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  • Profile picture of the author waterotter
    A group buy would be nice!
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    • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
      Originally Posted by waterotter View Post

      A group buy would be nice!
      A bunch of guys went in at hubby's work and bought 200 tickets.

      I just said silently in my head, "suckers!"

      Don't get me wrong, I guess I'd be happy if they won, but the odds are truly stacked against them.

      Just sayin'

      Terra
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      • Profile picture of the author waterotter
        Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

        Abunch of guys went in at hubby's work and bought 200 tickets.

        I just said silently in my head, "suckers!"

        Don't get me wrong, I guess I'd be happy if they won, but the odds are truly stacked against them.

        Just sayin'

        Terra
        I hope they win. I can't purchase a ticket here in Canada.
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        • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
          Originally Posted by waterotter View Post

          I hope they win. I can't purchase a ticket here in Canada.
          Thanks Jodie!

          Aww! How far away are you from the boarder? J/k

          I have a confession to make...

          I've never bought a lottery ticket before in my life.

          Terra
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      • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
        Originally Posted by Charlotte Jay View Post

        I have NEVER seen a jackpot this large before.
        There's a good reason for that ... I heard on the radio a short time ago it's the biggest lottery jackpot in the history of the world!


        Don't bother playing though ... I'm going to win it.
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        Just when you think you've got it all figured out, someone changes the rules.

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  • Profile picture of the author jeffduhon
    I bought as many as the store would sell me! Good luck guys
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    Bringing others with me on the way to the top!

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  • Profile picture of the author jpboxersox
    Hey you never know. Two people in my state won the powerball within a month and one of them cashed in over 209 million and she bought the ticket 5 minutes from my house
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    • OK! Then it's settled - I'll win it!!
      (power of positive thinking / N.V.Peale)

      But NOW what do I do? :confused:

      Mega Millions Jackpot: What To Do After You Win

      I had heard long ago, that the best tactic is to take the payments, then shop it to a 'settlement' broker, who will buy the annual pmts. for more than if you took the cash...but I see a lot of people just taking the cash these days - Are they smart? Or stupid?
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      • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
        Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate View Post

        OK! Then it's settled - I'll win it!!
        (power of positive thinking / N.V.Peale)

        But NOW what do I do? :confused:

        Mega Millions Jackpot: What To Do After You Win

        I had heard long ago, that the best tactic is to take the payments, then shop it to a 'settlement' broker, who will buy the annual pmts. for more than if you took the cash...but I see a lot of people just taking the cash these days - Are they smart? Or stupid?

        Sounds interesting but who's going to come up with the cash?

        JG Wentworth??

        TL
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        "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. -- Mark Twain

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      • NOT that I'm trying to DISCOURAGE you from buying a ticket or anything...
        Since I'm pretty sure I'm going to win, I wanted to find a way to let you down easy...:rolleyes:

        5 Reasons You Don't Really Want to Win all that Lottery Money
        5 Reasons You Don't Really Want to Win all that Lottery Money - Yahoo! Finance
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  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    It's a madhouse out there!!!!


    Best Of Luck!!


    TL
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  • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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    Somebody has to win it eventually, right? I wonder which is growing at a faster rate right now: the jackpot or the national debt...lol.
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  • Profile picture of the author rmolina88
    Got my ticket!

    If I win, I'm gonna build the biggest list EVER.
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    • Originally Posted by rmolina88 View Post

      Got my ticket!

      If I win, I'm gonna build the biggest list EVER.
      That should be easy...just give everybody on the list a dollar - Bingo! 480 million people list!

      OR, a 25 million people a year list for 26 years! - your choice!*


      (*actual results may vary, check your local listings)
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