tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post6256564975668341473..comments2024-03-11T13:16:19.098-04:00Comments on Ad Orientem: $1 billionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-637649186231614902021-01-22T22:26:15.616-05:002021-01-22T22:26:15.616-05:00I've tended to view it as cheap entertainment....I've tended to view it as cheap entertainment... provided your not spending more than the minimum amount needed for a single set of numbers. Most people will spend a lot more than $2 in a trip to a movie theatre and the concept is the same. Basically your renting a fantasy. But spending more than the minimal $2 moves you into the realm of throwing good money away since nothing the ordinary person could spend would materially improve your chances of winning. John (Ad Orientem)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14329907942477160166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-45864147295891791622021-01-22T18:08:49.575-05:002021-01-22T18:08:49.575-05:00In a way I won the lottery by sending my oldest to...In a way I won the lottery by sending my oldest to our local state university, whose tuition was paid almost a hundred per cent by Powerball proceeds. I am therefore happy occasionally to join the other suckers hopping into that pool for the green M & M.rick allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612435616018593956noreply@blogger.com