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someone did the math if you spent $605 Million and bought 1 of every MegaMillions ticket for tonight's drawing -- (link*)

Posted by peglegpete (aka peglegpete) Oct 23 '18, 12:49

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https://www.thisisinsider.com/mega-millions-lottery-buying-every-ticket-math-2018-10 (www.thisisinsider.com)

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If you split the jackpot, you're ruined. -- nm - Reagen Oct 23, 13:17 1
- It’s a classic prisoner’s dilemma! -- nm - mafic Oct 23, 13:32
First you would need hundreds of machines, a warehouse full of pre marked tix, I suppose some 7-11 franchise could do it - zeitgeist Oct 23, 13:14 3
- I'd arrange with the lottery corporate offices to wire the $605M, and for them to issue the ticket stating I have of everything -- nm* - peglegpete Oct 23, 13:23 1
  - Then nobody else will play knowing any of hundreds of billionaires can just buy the pot. They do not want that -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 23, 13:28
- As well as people to run them. -- nm - Spawn Oct 23, 13:15
Lets do this. I am good for another ... $50. -- nm - Spawn Oct 23, 13:01 2
- and I will do $20, how much more do we need? -- nm - crash davis Oct 23, 13:02 1
  - Dude. - Spawn Oct 23, 13:03
there are probably much easier ways for someone with 600M to make a couple hundred million more -- nm - decline Oct 23, 12:56 5
- in four days? -- nm - crash davis Oct 23, 12:57 4
  - Bet on black? -- nm - oblique Oct 23, 12:58 3
    - I tried that in Vegas once. Turns out Wesley Snipes doesn't know shit about gambling. -- nm - crash davis Oct 23, 13:01 2
      - Well, he was telling you to do it in roulette, not hockey. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 23, 13:55
      - But to give the man credit, it is true *part* of the time. -- nm - Spawn Oct 23, 13:53

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