Tag Archives: lottery

What Would YOU Do With Half A Billion?

Fantasize away…

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Obama’s PowerBall Winner Announced

The Obama campaign has been raffling off a dinner with the president, a populist schtick I find rather undignified for the office. Today they announced their first winner.

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Cyndi Lauper For New York Powerball

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Lottery Billboard Smashes BQE

A massive illegal billboard promoting the Mega Millions lottery came crashing down onto the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway on Friday. Officials at the Department of Buildings say advertisements at the location are illegal. “It’s a miracle that nobody got hurt, because this is always busy, especially around 2 o’clock,” said one resident. “I ride my bike up Meeker Avenue all the time—warm, …

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Financial Illiteracy

Sullivan links today to this bit of insanity: In a recent consumer study, 21 percent of individuals surveyed – including 38 percent of those with income below $25,000 – reported that winning the lottery was “the most practical strategy for accumulating several hundred thousand dollars” of wealth for their own retirement. In addition, 16 percent thought that winning the lottery …

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Powerball Winner Caught On Tape

As a local Missouri television crew followed Powerball officials at the convenience store that sold the winning $258M ticket, a rather ramshackle looking fellow walks up to inquire about his numbers. I love it when these winners seem to be hard luck cases. How did he stay so calm?

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Wallet Envy

The New York Lottery gets cute. Big dick jokes! Sorta!

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