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500 million dollars on the line, you guys playing?

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a_pla5tic_bag
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Mega millions is that high apparently, i for one will be going to get myself a ticket. A few weeks ago, i got two fortunes in one fortune cookie that said "There are riches headed your way" and "Financial prosperity is coming your way" so i figured i might as well get one right? inb4 kids not old enough to play.
Mar 29 2012 12:02AM
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Milksteak
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yup
Mar 29 2012 12:02AM
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soulskier
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that would almost triple my bank balance
Mar 29 2012 12:03AM
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Craze
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Got 5 myself lol
Mar 29 2012 12:05AM
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corona
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not impressive. I won a free doughnut in roll up the rim a few days ago.
Mar 29 2012 12:12AM
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kris.....
Posts: 759 - Karma: 43
if i was closer to the border i would deff be going to go get a ticket
Mar 29 2012 12:15AM
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Lucas
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im only 9 so i cant:/
Mar 29 2012 12:17AM
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infedel_one
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fuck it might as well.
Mar 29 2012 12:17AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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I think they'll tax like 1.5mil from you when you win too. not that the resulting difference isn't a huge sum of money.
Mar 29 2012 12:19AM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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it's more like 46% of your winnings. hahahah not 1.5 million.
Mar 29 2012 12:29AM
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c_roll
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there is a 35% tax, so you'd get like 270 million, so its really not even worth it, if i wanted that sort of petty cash id just go grab a roll of $100 bill tp from my bathroom
Mar 29 2012 12:30AM
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shocker611
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i actually think its over 50% now if you take bulk payment haha
Mar 29 2012 12:31AM
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Blake.P
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I heard that this morning. I'm definitely gonna go snag a ticket or two tomorrow
Mar 29 2012 12:37AM
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NW_Rider
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Fuck yeah! Funny thing about huge lotteries like this, few people are playing thinking they are actually going to win, but nearly everyone is throwing down that dollar for a ticket for some of the best day dreaming about what to do with all that money there is until Friday night. I can already see my own personal ski resort now...
Mar 29 2012 12:38AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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ha fuck that. i'll take the slowest paying, least taxed option please.
Mar 29 2012 12:41AM
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SethLangbauer
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hey, good luck!

(if you win, you owe me 50k for the luck)
Mar 29 2012 12:48AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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and who believe in really low odds.
Mar 29 2012 12:48AM
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theabortionator
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Whats the point? It just means your odds are that much worse of hitting it.


To me anything over 5 wouldn't even matter.
I'll just play poker and win money while you guys piss away $ on a sad dream
Mar 29 2012 12:55AM
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COskier
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Not that it is a good investment, but anybody who thinks their odds fluctuate based on the prize shouldn't be playing poker for money. FYI, mathematically this isn't the worst gamble now that the payout is over four hundred million; since the odds are 1 in 176 million, if you play it infinitely many times, you will come out ahead (assuming I am right that tickets are a dollar). Of course I am guessing that if you take a lump sum, after taxes you probably get like 100-150 million.
Mar 29 2012 2:23AM
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californiagrown
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you dumb. take the bulk payment and invest 99% of it. by the time you finally get all %60 of the winnings, i will have more than doubled my money.
Mar 29 2012 2:28AM
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Gnarwall
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It is essentially a way to extract extra funds out of lower and middle class citizens who think they have legitimate chances at winning.


I might just go buy one.
Mar 29 2012 2:34AM
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sherwood4099
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5 on deck with multipliers on all
Mar 29 2012 3:26AM
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Phil-X-
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Im going to buy newschoolers.
Mar 29 2012 3:34AM
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poptarts4life
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I plan on earning my first 500 million by going a more traditional route. Start a hedge fund or create a product and over price it so people will like it more.
Mar 29 2012 3:35AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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in canada, lottery money doesn't get taxed.

u jelly usa?
Mar 29 2012 7:40AM
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PopsicleStand
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i tried this thread yesterday and it failed =(
Mar 29 2012 8:07AM
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Timmy.
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ahhahahahhahaha yeah i gotta pick mine up... i didnt realize no one won it again
Mar 29 2012 8:25AM
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KravtZ
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I already got my plan. Buying myself a nice chill condo. , buy a audi r8 v10 spyder, range rover, mom new car and give her money to take care of her for the rest of her life. Take lump sum comes in around 250 mill, invest the rest. Live a modest life for the next 25 years just chilling and working. Find a nice girl who doesn't think im that loaded. Boom hit her that im retardtly rich, buy a sick yacht, houses, and ball out
Mar 29 2012 8:31AM
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Dunnah
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The lottery is for people who are bad at math
Mar 29 2012 9:40AM
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1337
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use the lucky numbers from the fortune cookies!
Mar 29 2012 9:52AM
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pink[.][.]
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Or use money to acquire many bitches
Mar 29 2012 10:06AM
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theabortionator
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not really because taxes are the least of your problems. The fact that your odds blow massively matters a lot more
Mar 29 2012 12:42PM
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howlongcanausern
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meh, i live in a state with no income tax. you jelly many other provinces/states?
Mar 29 2012 12:45PM
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fucking
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aw look, you just stated the obvious! isn't that just adorable!
Mar 29 2012 12:47PM
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Shasta.purp
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you sir are a fool
Mar 29 2012 12:51PM
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TheClap.
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Already won
Mar 29 2012 12:52PM
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ECB
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I'm buying 1 ticket because all you need is 1. If I win, I am buying sooooo many wives from Russia, then I'll throw a giant party in an undisclosed location (in America) and everyone on here will be invited. I won't be at the party because I'll be too busy fucking my wives, but the party will still happen. I figured only about 100 of you will come, so I will buy like 8 30's of PBR, leave it in the middle of the forest in this location (probably like 4 hours west of Memphis) and you guys can go crazy!
Mar 29 2012 1:13PM
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theabortionator
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Mar 29 2012 1:15PM
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TheClap.
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well done sir

Ill be thurrrrr
Mar 29 2012 2:40PM
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1337
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FUCK YEAH PAY FOR MY FLIGHT DOWN AND IM SO GAME
Mar 29 2012 2:41PM
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EmperorKuzco
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Hmm that's interesting considering I'm pretty sure Canada pays higher taxes am I correct?
Mar 29 2012 2:47PM
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howlongcanausern
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I COULD BUY A KILO OF FENTANYL
Mar 29 2012 2:48PM
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ImNotARacist
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THERE IS NO LOTTERY IN UTAH


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Mar 29 2012 2:48PM
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doitbig
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This haha.  But yea I'll probably pick up 10 or so tickets.  Obviously the odds are stacked against us, but someone's gotta win! 
Mar 29 2012 2:53PM
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Randy_Quench
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a kid I went to school with's dad got that same fortune last year. ended up winning 4 million in the loto.

with half a billion on the line, fuck yeah I'm throwing my name in the hat. Someone's gotta win. And im ready for a change in my life for the better.
Mar 29 2012 2:54PM
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steezyjibber
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i won the mega millions last time so i just bought another one, who said you can't win twice right?
Mar 29 2012 2:57PM
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Randy_Quench
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how much did you win? if you dont mind me asking
Mar 29 2012 3:28PM
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SSteezle
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just went and got some tickets, if i win i'll buy out first drop
Mar 29 2012 3:39PM
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MADDECENT
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Shut up. Its obviously extremely unlikely that you win. The point is that somebody has to win. Why not pay a dollar or two to give yourself a chance at the most incredible thing ever
Mar 29 2012 3:43PM
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LS.
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rob dyrdek spent 700 last week on this lotto, wonder if hes gonna try again haha
Mar 29 2012 3:44PM
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