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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: HotSnoJ on March 03, 2004, 07:04:52 am

Title: I _can_ by lotto tickets!
Post by: HotSnoJ on March 03, 2004, 07:04:52 am
Er...Powerball...in Minnesota anyway. :nervous:

I was reading the rules to the game 'cuz I'm wanting to make a script that randomly picks numbers. Anyway, the rules say that they may not pay out to a person under 18. But under section 7 (Ineligible Players) it doesn't say anything about age! So I could by tickets, I just can't win and if my ticket does win I can't get the winnings. ;)

http://www.lottery.state.mn.us/gameprocedures/pdfs/POWERBALL.pdf
Title: I _can_ by lotto tickets!
Post by: Stryke 9 on March 03, 2004, 11:48:33 am
Exciting.

You do realize that sharing every little aspect of your life and meaningless factoid with the world generally isn't such a fantastic idea.

"I just took a shower today... and I found out that my wart is really a mole!"
Title: I _can_ by lotto tickets!
Post by: Odyssey on March 03, 2004, 11:55:48 am
[color=cc9900]I was always telling you it was a mole, but would you listen? Would you listen?[/color]
Title: I _can_ by lotto tickets!
Post by: Stryke 9 on March 03, 2004, 12:00:23 pm
You said it was cancer. There's a difference.
Title: I _can_ by lotto tickets!
Post by: Odyssey on March 03, 2004, 12:05:43 pm
[color=cc9900]That too. It was a particularly interesting example, compared to the others.[/color]
Title: I _can_ by lotto tickets!
Post by: mikhael on March 03, 2004, 12:18:59 pm
Yay. You can pay the tax on the mathematically impaired. Go you.

While you're willing to throw away money on losing propositions, how about you and I wager on the moon being made of green cheese.
Title: I _can_ by lotto tickets!
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on March 03, 2004, 12:49:46 pm
Indeed.

The Moron Tax, as my cousin and I have called it for the past 5 years or so.
Title: I _can_ by lotto tickets!
Post by: Gank on March 03, 2004, 12:54:22 pm
whats the point in buying them if you cant win?
Title: I _can_ by lotto tickets!
Post by: Stryke 9 on March 03, 2004, 01:07:06 pm
Ask all the people who make the thing profitable in the first place.
Title: I _can_ by lotto tickets!
Post by: aldo_14 on March 03, 2004, 01:56:09 pm
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Indeed.

The Moron Tax, as my cousin and I have called it for the past 5 years or so.

:o
But it all goes to such good causes!  

Like replacing the velvet on opera house box seats every 2 weeks!  And building a giant statue of a fox from John Prescotts bellybutton fluff, to sit by the M1!  And dance groups where people stand still for 10 minutes before twitching!  And...er...stuff.