Texas Lottery (Lotto Texas) was $145 Million last night.

[DLopez]

A single ticket in El Paso got all six numbers correct.

 

Boggles the mind how someone could get so lucky.

 

145 mil... that looks like this typed out: $145,000,000.00

 

Lessee... with the "cash option" payment plan, the present value is $72.5 million, subtract ~30% for taxes, and you're left with a measly $50,750,000.00 all to one's self.

 

(sigh) Hardly worth the $1.00 that winning number cost.

 

Dumb me, I forgot to buy a ticket last night and missed out on all the suspense.

[Beka]

Only $50.7 mil? Psshhh, I'll pass.

 

That's a lot of money. Man. Wow. I don't know what I'd do with all that.

 

Oh wait, yeah I do. I'd spend it all on shoes and makeup.

[TheDevilAside]

I'd give it to the poor......... *cough*

[Bart the Lover]

Cor. I wouldn't mind some of that.

 

By the way, in our lottery we don't pay tax on the winnings. Hurrah! But

 

our prize money is much smaller. Boo!

 

Out of interest, what are the odds? Six numbers out of how many?

 

Regards,

 

Bart

[DLopez]

"They" claim the odds are one in 47,784,352 of getting all six numbers correct.

 

Here's a link to all the lottery games we have: Texas Lottery Games

 

I think this drawing went over a month of twice-weekly drawings where no one picked the correct numbers. Now it starts back over at $4 million.

 

Hehe! But there is another lottery in Texas that's shared across several states (not sure exactly which ones, but the drawing is held in Atlanta, Georgia) that is estimated at $150 million, but the odds are even higher against winning it.

 

Heck, I'm still gonna splurge and play $5 on it though!