Mega Millions

[michelle]

Did you buy a ticket? If so, how many?

[noeggs4u]

Have a pool going at work and spent 5 dollars of my own.

[ThatWhiteCivic]

$2 ticket pretty much doubles your chances of winning

[Prince Valiant]

it only takes one to win...

[Car Guy]

$20, early retirement here I come...!!! :dance

[Car Guy]

I was curious what the odds are......:eek:


Mega Millions Odds of Winning

5+Mega Ball Grand Prize 1 in 175,711,536
5 $175,000 1 in 3,904,701
4+Mega Ball $5,000 1 in 689,065
4 $150 1 in 15,313
3+Mega Ball $150 1 in 13,781
2+Mega Ball $10 1 in 844
3 $7 1 in 306
1+Mega Ball $3 1 in 141
Mega Ball $2 1 in 75

The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 40.
The odds presented here are based on a $1 play and are rounded to the nearest whole number.

[Exitspeed]

Buying $5 after work.

i can see it now...:crazyeyes

[jamestown478]

have a pool going at work.

[OxmanWI]

Everyone on my shift bought 20 some tickets, richest firefighters coming up!

[Feature Pony]

office pool of 10 people at $1 a crack. I will buy $2 worth after work.

[michelle]

I went with lucky #7 ($7 worth).

[Slow5oh]

I haven't bought a lottery ticket in my life. Maybe I should....

[xxsn0blindxx]

Lottery, a self imposed tax on the mathematically challenged.

[97z2801ss]

I grabbed 4 I only spend the singles in my wallet, like they say you cant win if you dont play.

[moels]

I just grabbed $5 worth due to seeing this thread. If I win, I will buy every member of BCM a soda. :)

[Bobby "Big Daddy" Flay]

I just grabbed $5 worth due to seeing this thread. If I win, I will buy every member of BCM a soda. :)

Thank god Wayne, i'm thirsty!

[TransAm12sec]

Lottery, a self imposed tax on the mathematically challenged.

haha!



Actually you can scratch one zero off the poll, my parents asked me to pick one up for them.

[Flicktitty]

yeah, i had to run to the gas station....so i bought one.

[fivonut]

I figure my odds are 50/50.....either I win or I don't...so I bought two tickets....

Actually I had a bunch of singles in my pocket so I bought 6.

Some poor single mom won't be able to buy her kids a happy meal now.....

[03Seville]

yup... had to run to the gas station so grabbed $5 worth right away too

[michelle]

Lottery, a self imposed tax on the mathematically challenged.

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lefsxcQzPx1qf8yek.gif

[Car Guy]

*drum roll*


4, 8, 15, 25, 47

Mega Ball is 42

[cheap80Z28]

bought $5 and only got 1 number right

[Flicktitty]

well i'm still on BCM

in other words i didn't win.

[michelle]

$2 - yes!

[05caddyext]

Know whats crazy????? 4 of those numbers are the numbers from LOST.

Numbers from LOST - 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42

How many people you think play those numbers because they were lost Junkies. What did they win with those 4 numbers? Crazy.

[wheelsofsteel]

I purchased $5 worth on the way home last night.
On one of the lines I scored 1 + Mega getting me a grand total of $3

The gas station attendant said someone came in and purchased $250 worth. :wooo And had to change the paper half way thru printing them.

[jamestown478]

do the gas stations make any money off of these or does it all go to the lottery?

[Bobby "Big Daddy" Flay]

Gas stations get a little for selling the winning numbers, but it's not much

[jamestown478]

so they don't make anything off of a normal sale that isn't a winning number? thats lame

[Feature Pony]

so they don't make anything off of a normal sale that isn't a winning number? thats lame

that is why they don't accept credit cards for lotto sales

[Arigmaster]

I was curious what the odds are......:eek:


Mega Millions Odds of Winning

5+Mega Ball Grand Prize 1 in 175,711,536
5 $175,000 1 in 3,904,701
4+Mega Ball $5,000 1 in 689,065
4 $150 1 in 15,313
3+Mega Ball $150 1 in 13,781
2+Mega Ball $10 1 in 844
3 $7 1 in 306
1+Mega Ball $3 1 in 141
Mega Ball $2 1 in 75

The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 40.
The odds presented here are based on a $1 play and are rounded to the nearest whole number.

http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/medical.htm

Says;

USA population = 280,000,000

1000 lightning victims/year/average

Odds = 1 : 280,000 of being struck by lightning

[Korndogg]

The gas station attendant said someone came in and purchased $250 worth.


That might have been a work pool or something. I hope...haha

[Prince Valiant]

4+Mega Ball $5,000 1 in 689,065


http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/medical.htm

Says;

USA population = 280,000,000

1000 lightning victims/year/average

Odds = 1 : 280,000 of being struck by lightningSo both of you are saying I am 2.5 times more likely to be struck by lightning than I am to win 5,000 dollars playing megaball?

[VroomPshhTsi]

I'd rather spend $5 on beer