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Old 01-12-2016, 06:00 AM
 
Location: LEAVING CD
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Well the good news is if the jackpot gets up to 1.5bill everyone can at least get a select footlong from Subway. Minus sales tax of course.
On top of the "footlong" in the rear the winner gets from the government...
(a little tax humor, couldn't pass it up)
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Old 01-12-2016, 06:24 AM
 
Location: Nashville, TN
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I'm sure it is written in the rules that all tickets must be physically purchased from an authorized retailer.
Nope. You can buy online in some states, like Illinois.

And do you honestly believe that even if you needed physical tickets, they would turn away $350,000,000+ in free tax revenue?

Not a chance. They're not idiots. They would make an exception.
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Old 01-12-2016, 08:26 AM
 
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My state sells tickets at the lottery office. Whether they would sell you all the millions of combos, I don't know.
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Old 01-12-2016, 08:28 AM
 
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Mark Cuban's advice for the winner.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-...135430907.html
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Old 01-12-2016, 09:17 AM
 
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Jackpot was just raised to $1.5 billion with a $930 million cash value!
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Old 01-12-2016, 09:20 AM
 
Location: Southern California
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People who have enough money to buy every number combination are smart enough to know that it's bad idea.
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Old 01-12-2016, 09:46 AM
 
Location: Denver
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I tell you, it'll be $1B cash value by the next draw.
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Old 01-12-2016, 09:48 AM
 
Location: Long Neck , DE
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Mark Cuban's advice for the winner.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-...135430907.html
Thanks for that link. Sounds like good advice. I hope I get to use it.Now I am off to buy another 5 tickets. Can't resist at $1.5 Billion (and it's only Tuesday) .
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Old 01-12-2016, 09:54 AM
 
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Thanks for that link. Sounds like good advice. I hope I get to use it.Now I am off to buy another 5 tickets. Can't resist at $1.5 Billion (and it's only Tuesday) .
LOL I don't have a ticket yet. But I WILL get out to get some today. Not sure how many I'll end up with, but it will be less than $50 worth.
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Old 01-12-2016, 10:16 AM
 
Location: Somewhere in America
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The jackpot for this Saturday is currently standing at 675 million with a cash value of 413 million. It is expected that the cash value will be half a billion by the drawing, unless everyone spent all their money on last night's drawing.

Is it a wise investment?
Lottery games aren't an investment. There's absolutely no return on them. It's called a game for a reason.
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