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MineralMan

(146,288 posts)
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 06:04 PM Jan 2016

WE WON THE POWERBALL!!11!

My wife and I bought two tickets. One of them was the winner! We couldn't be more excited. Tomorrow, I'm heading down to the lottery place and turning in our ticket. WE WON!

$7.00

We got three numbers. We bet $4.00 and won $7.00! The PowerBall Lottery Rules!

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WE WON THE POWERBALL!!11! (Original Post) MineralMan Jan 2016 OP
Damn. I was only off by 6 numbers. Had I hadyour luck, we could have split a soda or something . . . Journeyman Jan 2016 #1
When we were interviewed by the local media, we said: MineralMan Jan 2016 #3
ROFL malaise Jan 2016 #7
I am thinking the next phone call you get will be from Nigeria. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 #17
Next stop: Thunderdome! JHB Jan 2016 #2
Indeed, and for you also. MineralMan Jan 2016 #4
I hope you won't blow it all in one day. Save a little japple Jan 2016 #5
We're profligate spenders. It's Taco Bell for us tonight! MineralMan Jan 2016 #6
Well, be sure to take some TUMS with you. You'll need them. japple Jan 2016 #10
Congratulations!! According to Republicans, you should buy enough food for three days!! madinmaryland Jan 2016 #8
Hey, 7 dollars is 7 dollars. Congrats riversedge Jan 2016 #9
Maybe you should think about taking the annuity... NeoGreen Jan 2016 #11
Me too! central scrutinizer Jan 2016 #12
Congrats MineralMan... Doctor Who Jan 2016 #13
It's all gone. We're paupers again. MineralMan Jan 2016 #22
you are my hero, mineralman. You won 9$ more than me. :D roguevalley Jan 2016 #14
We bet $4.00 and won $4.00 B Calm Jan 2016 #15
I bought twice as many as I usually do, and didn't win anything last night... cascadiance Jan 2016 #16
I bought three tix. lpbk2713 Jan 2016 #18
Gotta set aside for those taxes, now....... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 #19
I won mnhtnbb Jan 2016 #20
Better hire an accountant, a lawyer and a financial advisor IDemo Jan 2016 #21
Can I borrow a fin? awoke_in_2003 Jan 2016 #23
Six'll get you five, my friend... MineralMan Jan 2016 #24
Congrats, MM! You can put CHICKEN on your nachos with that $7!! Number23 Jan 2016 #25
We also won $7. Oh well, better than nothing lol Luciferous Jan 2016 #26
Thank you for paying a voluntary tax awake Jan 2016 #27
LOL. pure profit! Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 #28
Heck yeah! We won $8. Don't bother asking for a loan. We already bought Megamillions tickets. nt ladyVet Jan 2016 #29
Exact Same Thing, MM ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #30

MineralMan

(146,288 posts)
3. When we were interviewed by the local media, we said:
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 06:09 PM
Jan 2016

We're Going to Taco Bell!

That's how excited we are! WE WON!!!11!

MineralMan

(146,288 posts)
6. We're profligate spenders. It's Taco Bell for us tonight!
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 06:12 PM
Jan 2016

Damn, we're lucky! I can't even believe it, really.

 

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)
16. I bought twice as many as I usually do, and didn't win anything last night...
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 07:07 PM
Jan 2016

I'm just hoping that we get a good DUer win sometime this year a big jackpot, and that this person can see the value to putting a big chunk in to progressive media outlets like FSTV or the like. We all have limits as to how much we can put in political campaigns, but if we invested in good progressive media sources that are so underfunded now, perhaps we could help have a good informed electorate before November when it counts to have an electorate make a good decision on this critical election!

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
19. Gotta set aside for those taxes, now.......
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 07:10 PM
Jan 2016

Seriously, can you use all your lottery losses to offset winnings...

mnhtnbb

(31,386 posts)
20. I won
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 07:32 PM
Jan 2016

$4.00 for matching the Powerball on 1 of 10 tickets I bought. Hadn't bought a lottery ticket
in 20 years, so I figured I'd put in $20. Net ($16.) Doubt I'll buy another ticket for
another 20 years!

I did have about 4 other tickets that matched 1 number. If only I could have combined them!

IDemo

(16,926 posts)
21. Better hire an accountant, a lawyer and a financial advisor
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 07:43 PM
Jan 2016

Might want to change your phone number, because you're going to have friends coming out of the woodwork now!

ProfessorGAC

(65,013 posts)
30. Exact Same Thing, MM
Fri Jan 15, 2016, 09:46 AM
Jan 2016

I got $7 on a $4 ticket, too.

Well, with gas prices as they are, that's at least 1.7 gallons of free gas.

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