So who's giving up the lotto in October?
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One degree of separation story: doesn't count under my own rules, but fully verified and very funny...
Years ago one of my Wife's friends split with her boyfriend, who worked in sales at a Porsche dealership. He was quite a wide boy by all accounts; he broke it off with her because she wasn't ambitious enough for him, and 'didn't want the same things as he did'. She was more angry than upset, but took it quite badly. A few months later she won about £250k. Used most of it to pay off her mortgage on her flat, then went to the dealer and bought a Boxster for cash. I believe she got to ask him: "is this one of the things you wanted?" when she collected it.
Years ago one of my Wife's friends split with her boyfriend, who worked in sales at a Porsche dealership. He was quite a wide boy by all accounts; he broke it off with her because she wasn't ambitious enough for him, and 'didn't want the same things as he did'. She was more angry than upset, but took it quite badly. A few months later she won about £250k. Used most of it to pay off her mortgage on her flat, then went to the dealer and bought a Boxster for cash. I believe she got to ask him: "is this one of the things you wanted?" when she collected it.
dieselgrunt said:
Those who do it for fun, why not put the £2 in a jar and have the same dreams. because it's never going to be a reality. Why have that slight crushing feeling when checking the numbers.
I did exactly this, I had about £240 in a jar on the mantelpiece. One day when we were out some fecker broke in and nicked the lot. I found out he spent it all on lotter tickets and won £2m. How do I know? He sent me a postcard from the Caymans, the c**t.Edited by dieselgrunt on Friday 4th September 20:38
BigMon said:
Some of the opinions on this thread remind me of:
I play the lottery, I can afford to do it and there is a infinitesimal chance I might win a life-changing sum of money.
If I couldn't afford to play I wouldn't.
It is freedom of choice to play it or not and not playing it doesn't make anyone a 'better person'.
This.I play the lottery, I can afford to do it and there is a infinitesimal chance I might win a life-changing sum of money.
If I couldn't afford to play I wouldn't.
It is freedom of choice to play it or not and not playing it doesn't make anyone a 'better person'.
£2 in my pocket will absolutely not change my life.
£2 spent on a lottery ticket could change my life.
There's enough of a difference between those to options for me to play.
Hackney said:
This.
£2 in my pocket will absolutely not change my life.
£2 spent on a lottery ticket could change my life.
There's enough of a difference between those to options for me to play.
Some anti lotto idiot will be along in a minute to point out that the chances of you being shot, the bullet hitting the £2 coin and thus preventing death, (a death you would have suffered if you'd spent the £2 on a ticket), a higher than the chances of winning the lotto. £2 in my pocket will absolutely not change my life.
£2 spent on a lottery ticket could change my life.
There's enough of a difference between those to options for me to play.
redrabbit said:
doogz said:
There's a PHer than won a decent sum a while back.
Captain something? I think?
I remember that draw, and saying to myself " I hope a proper PHer wins the jackpot", you know, not one of these people who "wouldn't change anything"....
Would be nice if they went public and told us all about being a multi millionaire and what they've done with it etc...
TTmonkey said:
redrabbit said:
doogz said:
There's a PHer than won a decent sum a while back.
Captain something? I think?
I remember that draw, and saying to myself " I hope a proper PHer wins the jackpot", you know, not one of these people who "wouldn't change anything"....
Would be nice if they went public and told us all about being a multi millionaire and what they've done with it etc...
TBH I haven't let it change me, I still do the same job and live in an ex-council house, I go to butlins every year but I did buy myself a nice Honda CRV, first new car I've ever owned.
[/lottery winner cliche]
For the record, I've only ever won £116....
I am sure I read somewhere that the chances of winning the lottery are seeing the Loch Ness Monster being hit by a UFO piloted by Elvis.
What I don't think the people at the lottery headquarters cannot seem to grasp is most people who play are ONLY after that real big life changing amount. They are not bothered by £20 or a free ticket and I think by them changing the chances of winning even further people will stop playing.
I only play the euromillions once in a blue moon. Twice I have won the £3 odd and that is it.
What I don't think the people at the lottery headquarters cannot seem to grasp is most people who play are ONLY after that real big life changing amount. They are not bothered by £20 or a free ticket and I think by them changing the chances of winning even further people will stop playing.
I only play the euromillions once in a blue moon. Twice I have won the £3 odd and that is it.
ks is that ? That's not cost the Lottery a penny. Morningside said:
I am sure I read somewhere that the chances of winning the lottery are seeing the Loch Ness Monster being hit by a UFO piloted by Elvis.
Not sure whether to point out that sentence doesn't make sense grammatically or in probability (one option is impossible the other is unlikely), so I guess I'll do both.Morningside said:
Bit like people who buy a £1 scratch card and say they have 'won' a £1.
What did they do then? Did they lose the game?Strictly speaking, in terms of the game, they have "won" the quid. There's no box you scractch off to reveal "break even", so you technically win or lose.
But hey, whatever makes you feel all superior
Hackney said:
Morningside said:
I am sure I read somewhere that the chances of winning the lottery are seeing the Loch Ness Monster being hit by a UFO piloted by Elvis.
Not sure whether to point out that sentence doesn't make sense grammatically or in probability (one option is impossible the other is unlikely), so I guess I'll do both.Friend I used to know (lost touch over the years) got divorced and moved in with his parents.
Week after his decree absolute came through he got 5 numbers and the bonus ball. Won about 120k.
Nice
He gave his Parents 10k for all the help during the divorce with solicitors bills etc.
A month later his dad gave it back because he got 5 number and the bonus ball and won about 80k.
Apparently the odds on two people in the same household getting 5 numbers and the bonus is far higher than one jackpot win.
He did have a dudley accent though so he was due some good luck in life.
Week after his decree absolute came through he got 5 numbers and the bonus ball. Won about 120k.
Nice
He gave his Parents 10k for all the help during the divorce with solicitors bills etc.
A month later his dad gave it back because he got 5 number and the bonus ball and won about 80k.
Apparently the odds on two people in the same household getting 5 numbers and the bonus is far higher than one jackpot win.
He did have a dudley accent though so he was due some good luck in life.
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