Madison Redskin Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Schenectady, New York (CNN) -- Seven New Yorkers claimed a $319 million jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery Thursday. The Albany seven, as they are being called, are co-workers at New York state's Division of Housing and Community Renewal, where they have been playing the lottery for years in an office pool. Sharing the winning ticket were John Hilton, 57, John Kutey, 54, Gabrielle Mahar, 29, Tracy Sussman, 41, Kristin Baldwin, 42, Leon Peck, 62, and Mike Barth, 63. Barth said another customer cut in front of him as he reached for a Snickers candy bar before buying the ticket at Coulson's News store in Albany. That customer bought a lottery ticket, he said. "I thought about saying something, but let it slide," he said. "I behaved myself." The next ticket purchased at the store was the winning ticket, he said. Read the rest of the story here. How awesome is it that a dude may have lost out on $319,000,000.00 because he jumped in line? Good job dip ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Instant karma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 karma for the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Lucky mother****ers. I dropped a $10 bill on the lottery that Friday. When the pot gets that big it's worth it to go buy a few tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINS@THEGOALLINE Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 The Albany schmuck, the co-worker who decided not to kick in a few bucks and participate in the drawing. Talk about karma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockeryfan Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Lucky mother****ers. I dropped a $10 bill on the lottery that Friday. When the pot gets that big it's worth it to go buy a few tickets. Yeah, because your odds go up so dramatically with multiple tickets. one in 175,000,000 vs. 10 in 175,000,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Dock, I understand that your odds dont increase but you have more chances to win... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Yeah, because your odds go up so dramatically with multiple tickets. one in 175,000,000 vs. 10 in 175,000,000. Where did I say that your odds do go up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Dock, I understand that your odds dont increase but you have more chances to win... umm... odds do increase. by a factor of 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 You know what I mean Poker. There are two thinkings when it comes to this. Some people go out and buy $100 dollars worth of lotto tickets and then there are some people that buy $1 worth of tickets. One party said it gives you more chances while the other says that the probability of you winning is the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madison Redskin Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 I don't know if the guy who jumped in line actually cost himself the jackpot, as I don't know how the lottery machines spit out the numbers. Still....it's a good story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnhay Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I don't know if the guy who jumped in line actually cost himself the jackpot, as I don't know how the lottery machines spit out the numbers. Still....it's a good story. Yeah, I wonder if there's also a time element involved in the randomization where the exact time of the day is used. Who knows, maybe getting the ticket a second later would have given them a different ticket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 You know what I mean Poker. There are two thinkings when it comes to this. Some people go out and buy $100 dollars worth of lotto tickets and then there are some people that buy $1 worth of tickets. One party said it gives you more chances while the other says that the probability of you winning is the same And the second party would be wrong...in the scenario in your post, you are 100 times more likely to win. Are both percentages microscopically small? Of course, but its simple math. You do have a higher chance. Just like these 7 finally won after all pitching in for tickets for years. They increased their odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 And the second party would be wrong...in the scenario in your post, you are 100 times more likely to win.Are both percentages microscopically small? Of course, but its simple math. You do have a higher chance. Just like these 7 finally won after all pitching in for tickets for years. They increased their odds. Exactly. And it's often times people who play in work lottery pools that win these big pots. Whatever you can do to increase your chances helps that much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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