The Lottery and Gambling Thread

[JDTAY]

I was bored, so I went out in the dark and got Saturday’s Powerball ticket tonight. Spent the rest of my pocket money on scratchers, unsuccessfully. Now I won’t be able to get in on Monday or Tuesday’s drawings unless my Friday or Saturday ticket hits.

 

[ClockworkCoder]

You have an addiction, be careful.

 

[JDTAY]

Meh, at least this isn’t bad for my health like my coffee or pizza addictions.

 

[ClockworkCoder]

Meh, at least this isn’t bad for my health like my coffee or pizza addictions.

Yeah, sorry didn't mean to be harsh. I spend too much money when I'm feeling down, and on unnecessary things... My wife "how many ergonomic keyboards do you have now?” " erm... three." "do you use them all?", "um, yes!?"

In truth I already had a second one on long preorder (kickstarter, keyboard io, model 100), and got impatient and bought another (moonlander xsa). Told myself that I could "use one for work", even if I work from home.

In total I probably have about 10 keyboards.

 

[JDTAY]

Seven hours until I get my drawing fix. Of course, the real fix is when I buy the ticket; the drawing is usually a letdown. It is kinda fun to see the jackpot grow when you don’t win it, but it usually doesn’t grow until one in the morning.

 

[JDTAY]

Yep, didn’t match jack.

 

[JDTAY]

Past 2 AM and the Mega Millions jackpot is still pending. I’m getting worried.

 

[JDTAY]

California Man and Florida Man won the $494 million Mega Millions jackpot. Now I hear they’re gonna battle to the death to see who gets to keep all of it.

 

[Wally]

Hi JDTAY,

Do you feel this thread is helpful to you or this community?

 

[JDTAY]

Hi JDTAY,

Do you feel this thread is helpful to you or this community?

Well, it would be if one other person besides me would gamble every once in a while.

Lock it if you must.

 

[Wally]

Nah. I actually resigned, was just curious how it makes you feel that’s all. It sounds like quite the habit you’ve gotten into

 

[JDTAY]

Of that ten thousand I won that my sister is holding onto, I still have five thousand, which is okay when you consider it was only seventy-one hundred after tax withholding. Hopefully I can hold onto it long enough to order a Pyra.

 

[Wally]

Let’s not forget you did order a Pyra and unfortunately cancelled due to personal circumstances and it was not helpful to EvilDragon because it was quite the ordeal. I feel it be considerably more helpful to you if you saved that money (inc saving money on not buying lottery tickets) for something to perhaps help you feel better as a person.

 

[JDTAY]

The Powerball jackpot is now at one and a half billion dollars, the third largest jackpot ever. Even Wally should be excited. Then again, he is Australian, but I hear there are back channels for foreigners to play the US lottery.

 

[pyrat]

We're having another Chinese rocket falling tomorrow somewhere between NewYork and Cape Town and then some.
Even this lottery is getting boring...
EDIT: this is fuzzy as hell and will change in no time, but right now it's pointing near De Santis house ?

 

[JDTAY]

Powerball still hasn’t been drawn yet as of 4:30 in the morning. No word on what’s causing the delay. $1.9 billion is at stake. I have exactly one ticket, so not all in, surprisingly.