Comments on: How To Win The Lottery: Powerball and Mega Millions

By: biscuitandgravy

biscuitandgravy — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:48:28 +0000

I saw a sign in front of a church today that said, “luck is the idol of the idle.” So I went and bought me $20 worth of the Powerball tix.

By: Lucky Duck

Lucky Duck — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:37:44 +0000

I would kill to win the lottery. Just kidding. But seriously, if I could win the lottery, or even any type of sweepstakes, it would absolutely change my life for the better. It didn’t even have to be a million dollars. It could even just be a $100,000….I would still be set for a long, long while. Where I live, that kind of money can still go far. I would pay off my bills, buy a small house, and just enjoy my financial good fortune. But I know something like that could never happen. It NEVER happens to real people.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:26:58 +0000

Speaking of how to win the lottery – does anyone know how to win the McDonald’s Monopoly Game? I’ve been playing the game for years as the Monopoly game has been around for quite some time, but I can never seem to get the last piece of any game piece. I am utterly convinced the game is rigged and that it’s impossible to get all three game pieces. I’ve also heard that McDonald purposely releases specific game pieces on opposite sides of the country so that the likelihood of anyone getting all necessary 3 pieces to win the McDonald lottery is nearly impossible. You basically have to travel the country while the McDonald Monopoly game is at play to visit different McDonald restaurant branches in different states to have a chance…

By: Raymond

Raymond — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:31:47 +0000

Well Michael 7x,

Not sure what being muslim has to do with anything….or the fact that you moved to Baltimore Maryland years ago….

But if you really want to become a millionaire…or even a billionaire in the next 2 years, you had better start saving like crazy. Unfortunately, short of winning the lottery or Powerball, your chances of achieving any of these lofty goals are slim to none.

Alternatively, If you really want to live like a millionaire, I recommend saving up a lot of money and moving to a country with an extremely low cost of living like Nigeria or something. There, your money will go a lot further and you’ll feel more like a rich tycoon that you ever would in the United States where cost of living is substantially higher in comparison.

By: Michael 7X.

Michael 7X. — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:47:42 +0000

Hi, my name is Michael 7x. and i am a muslim and i was born and rasie in San Juan Puerto Rico and move to baltimore Maryland about 15th years ago and i really need help I always want to become a millionarie or billionarie by the next 2 years so please help me.

Thank you: From michael 7x.

By: ALbert R.

ALbert R. — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:12:40 +0000

well for me playing in a lottery is a good way of donating here in the philippines, but there really is a tip for winning, remember 6/45 goes for odd nmbers while 6/42 more on even numbers. but in 6/49 i guess it would be half even and half odd.ok. but still there is a combination of family numbers just look at the stars at night

By: BigThomas

BigThomas — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:33:57 +0000

The one thing I don’t quite get is why poor people win the lottery? It always seems like it’s some down trodden fellow or some simple mid western folk who wins those lotteries. Us big city slickers never seem to catch the big break when it counts the most. But then again..I probably don’t play enough of these games to maximize my lottery chances…and poorer people seem to play way more often than I do. Money down the drain or missing out on opportunities…it’s anyone’s guess.

By: Philip Brewer

Philip Brewer — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:12:32 +0000

Although it’s true that past winning numbers don’t influence future winning numbers, since they (and other things) influence the numbers other people pick, they can affect your payoff in the unlikely event that you win.

As an extreme example, after Manuel Noriega was booked into jail in Florida, thousands of people played his mug-shot ID number as their lottery pick. If you’d played that number and won, you’d have had to share the winnings with thousands of other people.

Lots of people pick numbers based on dates, so I figure making sure that you have at least a couple of numbers greater than 31 reduces the chance of a date collision.

You can’t pick a number that’s more likely to win, but you can eliminate a few numbers (such as past winning numbers, and numbers that otherwise feature in the current popular culture) that other people are likely to pick, and thereby increase the odds that, if you do win, you get the whole jackpot.

Having said all that, I basically never play the lottery. I did buy a ticket a few years ago, when the jackpot got so big it seemed like the expected payoff for a $1 ticket (i.e. jackpot size divided by the odds against winning) seemed to approach $1.

By: Len Penzo

Len Penzo — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:13:49 +0000

Nice post, Raymond! I gave you a shout out on my blog for this article.

Bottom line though, as you stated, is that the odds of winning are astronomical. There is a reason why they say that those that play the lottery (even for fun) are paying “the stupid tax.”

My $0.02 (after taxes)

Len
Len Penzo dot Com

By: Raymond

Raymond — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:21:16 +0000

Well it’s all about luck. I believe I saw this news bit on Yahoo News, but I’m happy for the guy too. When asked what he wanted to do with the money, he replied that he planned to take his wife on a vacation to Hawaii (smart move) and to hire a financial planner (even smarter move).

Overall, I’d much rather have an ordinary Joe Plumber type win one of these mega lottery jackpots than some millionaire from West Virginia snagging up the winning tickets.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:16:38 +0000

Well I just read on the news that some California man working 3 jobs recently won a $39M lottery – playing the Super Lotto Plus or something (these lottery names are confusing). The guy’s a blue collar guy, married with a kid, drove a limo and worked extra hours and shifts at a local restaurant for the extra money. Happy it was him and not some well to do fella

Basically he’s been playing twice a week for several years now. You’re right….the key to winning is not to play more than one hand but to play regularly with just a single ticket. All it takes is that one magical lottery ticket with the golden wrapper to make it all worthwhile. What a dream come true!