I'm fooking fuming that once again I haven't won!
I was listening to a talk on the idiocy of doing the lottery and it made perfect sense when they did all the maths.
Soon .... there will be TEN more balls and your chances of winning go from 14m to 1 to 50m to 1.
Just my luck. Too old for prostitution and won't live long enough to win the megabucks.
Suggestions on a chippendale for how I can raise cash to keep me in thick tights and wooly jumpers please. |
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"it's quite simple granny you need to buy 50m and one lottery tickets. No need to thank me 
I thought of that. If you loan me the 100m required to buy them I'll say good things when you're gone."
Just off to get my cheque book........ |
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"I'm fooking fuming that once again I haven't won!
I was listening to a talk on the idiocy of doing the lottery and it made perfect sense when they did all the maths.
Soon .... there will be TEN more balls and your chances of winning go from 14m to 1 to 50m to 1.
Just my luck. Too old for prostitution and won't live long enough to win the megabucks.
Suggestions on a chippendale for how I can raise cash to keep me in thick tights and wooly jumpers please. "
Typical, has to be Chippendale, just any old futniture will do for dear old Gran!   |
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"Post your used underwear out?  I hear tell they are looking for flags at Swingfields?"
That made me laugh.
I was thinking parachutes.
I'll give you flags. Bunting is just about right for a teeny fanwah. |
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"Post your used underwear out? I hear tell they are looking for flags at Swingfields?
That made me laugh.
I was thinking parachutes.
I'll give you flags. Bunting is just about right for a teeny fanwah. "
Maybe a flag of the United Nations ...............blowing in the breeze at the festival of love?
Just make sure the skiddies are removed? |
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"Surely it will almost always be a roll over? The lottery has always been a tax on poor and desperate. Like most forms of gambling."
the better bet is Premium Bonds, still a good chance of winning and I am only lending my money to you, I can take it back from you within 5 days notice |
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"it's quite simple granny you need to buy 50m and one lottery tickets. No need to thank me
I thought of that. If you loan me the 100m required to buy them I'll say good things when you're gone.
Just off to get my cheque book........"
While you've got it out.....  |
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"Find and marry a rich old man and wait til he pops his clogs
I would like to take this opportunity to state I'm a poor pensioner.
Hmmmm Im a rich pensioner. Sigh ..... so it's a no match :P"
Typical a rich woman complaining she doesn't win the lottery. You have beauty, money and you won't share with someone less fortunate. |
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"it's quite simple granny you need to buy 50m and one lottery tickets. No need to thank me
I thought of that. If you loan me the 100m required to buy them I'll say good things when you're gone.
Just off to get my cheque book........
While you've got it out..... "
Interestingly even if you spent £100m on lottery tickets you still would not win your money back. A lottery of any significant size doesn't put 100% of its income into the prize fund. Suppose the lottery puts only 50% of the ticket sales money into the prize fund with tickets at say £1: now spending £1,000,000 on tickets gives you an expected return of only £500,000. Spending £1 on a ticket gives you an expected return of 50p. You always lose money, on average. And it doesn't matter how many people play, because every £1 somebody else sounds on a ticket only adds 50p to the prize fund, but adds one whole extra person that you might have to split the winnings with.
Just save the £2 |
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"it's quite simple granny you need to buy 50m and one lottery tickets. No need to thank me
I thought of that. If you loan me the 100m required to buy them I'll say good things when you're gone.
Just off to get my cheque book........
While you've got it out..... Interestingly even if you spent £100m on lottery tickets you still would not win your money back. A lottery of any significant size doesn't put 100% of its income into the prize fund. Suppose the lottery puts only 50% of the ticket sales money into the prize fund with tickets at say £1: now spending £1,000,000 on tickets gives you an expected return of only £500,000. Spending £1 on a ticket gives you an expected return of 50p. You always lose money, on average. And it doesn't matter how many people play, because every £1 somebody else sounds on a ticket only adds 50p to the prize fund, but adds one whole extra person that you might have to split the winnings with.
Just save the £2"
see; rollover |
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"it's quite simple granny you need to buy 50m and one lottery tickets. No need to thank me
I thought of that. If you loan me the 100m required to buy them I'll say good things when you're gone.
Just off to get my cheque book........
While you've got it out..... Interestingly even if you spent £100m on lottery tickets you still would not win your money back. A lottery of any significant size doesn't put 100% of its income into the prize fund. Suppose the lottery puts only 50% of the ticket sales money into the prize fund with tickets at say £1: now spending £1,000,000 on tickets gives you an expected return of only £500,000. Spending £1 on a ticket gives you an expected return of 50p. You always lose money, on average. And it doesn't matter how many people play, because every £1 somebody else sounds on a ticket only adds 50p to the prize fund, but adds one whole extra person that you might have to split the winnings with.
Just save the £2
see; rollover"
same issues Beethoven |
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