85 Million mega jackpot !?

[memyselfandi]

I've got a couple of tickets ... figure i have more chance of winning (however slight that chance may be) by buying a ticket than by not buying one ...

 

[mks2005]

Might give this a go. Could do with a few bob.

 

[Basher]

You have the same chances as anyone else, although slightly worse chances than your family member did.

Why does the family member have any less chance?

 

[MonkeyNews]

No, the lotto funds terrorism.

So did McDonalds, didn't stop people buying Big Macs.

 

[Glaucus]

Got a syndicate at work so have 8 tickets between 4 of us.

 

[philstanbridge]

How does that relate to anything?

haha.. My aunt has all the karma, there's none left for me now.

 

[YorkshirePadd26]

True its a conspiracy by our rulers who are all secret Lizard people.

They use it to bribe us when individuals have evidence that they exist

The lottery is fixed! they have magnets in the balls they want to win so they know the numbers before they are drawn!!

All one big conspiracy

dP

 

[Cosimo]

True its a conspiracy by our rulers who are all secret Lizard people.

They use it to bribe us when individuals have evidence that they exist

Just don’t let Magick hear about this.

 

[Supercow]

Best £1.50 you can ever spend.
Such value for money imo - I spend all day dreaming of what I can do with all the winnings etc

 

[Skull]

Shh, the more people by tickets, the less chance I have of scooping the lot.

See, I've always wondered why people think this.

The Euromillions draw has a jackpot win odds of 1 in 76,000,000. That's purely because of the balls. How many people buy tickets doesn't affect your chance of winning at all.

 

[Cosimo]

I’ve just blown £6 on a full ticket, now I can start dreaming.

 

[-Ad-]

A cheeky 25 of us at work have put in for one lucky dip each. If we win itl only be ~3.5mil each

Going to buy with 4 or 8 lines this afternoon for msyelf

 

[Supercow]

See, I've always wondered why people think this.

The Euromillions draw has a jackpot win odds of 1 in 76,000,000. That's purely because of the balls. How many people buy tickets doesn't affect your chance of winning at all.

Of course it does.
If someone else wins, then he has to split the cash with them

 

[Skull]

Of course it does.
If someone else wins, then he has to split the cash with them

It doesn't make his chance of winning the jackpot any lower though...

Edit: I've misread that fellows original post, he's talking about getting the lot, I thought he was saying his chances of winning were lower if more people bought it, which is an opinion i've heard a lot of people voice.

 

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

Hmm, well, 85 million eh?

Reckon I'll have a punt at that.

 

[arc@css]

One hellova pc upgrade if I win it. Correction, one hellova pc upgrade for all of us if I win it.

 

[gillywibble]

What's 85 million in the current financial crisis? It won't buy a packet of Ryvitas come July.

 

[Sh3rlock]

If the Mrs won, would you tell her? ;p

No.

 

[rsatd]

What's 85 million in the current financial crisis? It won't buy a packet of Ryvitas come July.

That is a very interesting point. In the current climate will you bother splitting that money into lots of accounts? Perhaps buy quiet a few houses and rent them out?

 

[V4NT0M]

(Thanks Skyfall)

Yea, I saw that and thought "hmmmm"...

Either way I think i'll buy a few tickets, I think over my entire life I've probably broke even on the lottery, still have yet to win big.