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jonlumb
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Well, for the first time ever, I placed a bet on the Euromillions for this evening.
Anyone else, or am I alone in being the forum idiot?
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HeatherKay
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Best Beloved and I considered it. I think it was the scale of the runner-up prizes.
Then again, I can think of better things to waste my money on which will probably give me a better return on my investment.
Or not.
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bish
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:45 am
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Location: 'sup mah science bitchezz!?
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Nope, and for 2 reasons. 1. I opened 2 fortune cookies that came with our noodles on Tuesday. "Your financial difficulties will soon come to an end." then straight after, "You'll have a big suprise this weekend." So I was kinda obliged to put a few lucky dips on. 2. At work, 55 of us paid £1.50 each. If we win the lot. I get 2mill. So. Yeah. EDIT: I rekon I'll be driving around in a niiiiiiiiiiiiice R8 Spider soon!  _________________ I make full use of this action, while at x404.
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james016
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I buy a ticket when the jackpot gets to a crazy amount. Having just seen how much it is, I will buy a ticket at lunchtime. £110m is still not enough to satisfy Wife016's Tiffany obsession  _________________ My Flickr PageNow with added ball and chain.
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saspro
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Had my ticket for a while.
Might even buy the forum a new server when I win.
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
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 I love the way a lot of us (myself included) won't part with a quid when it's 'only' a couple of million at stake. '£5million? Nah, too little, what could I do with that. £110 million? Now you're talking.' That said, I play probably twice a month or something. My Dad's sat down and charted the last 6 months results, for no other reason than to see if it's as random as he thinks it should be. As far as a tax on the stupid goes, well maybe, but people also pay good money to buy The Sun.
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onemac
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jonlumb
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That makes me feel so much better about it all.
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Yep, also got my ticket. I have nothing against being propelled onto the Sunday Times Rich List.
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leeds_manc
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Buy a lottery ticket.
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PaulKey
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Yep.... Had 5 lucky dips. Got to be in it to win it.
Just thinking though..... £110m is an awful lot of money. I could never spend it and I wouldn't want to leave so much to my kids (sorry Helsing). I think bish has the right idea, lots sharing the huge jackpot.
Having said that I could have an amazing time being philanthropic with that amount of cash.
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RedFlames
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when i find somewhere around here that actually sells them i might consider it...
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jonlumb
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Location: Exeter
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F_A_F
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I've done quite well from the lottery over the years; since it began in late 1994, I've won about £800...... ......by saving the quid each week and not playing it! You stand more chance of being struck by lightning twice, and surviving, than you have of getting 6 winning numbers. I'd rather just keep the stake and be guaranteed a good return on it buy putting it towards a nice cold bottle of Magners thanks very much 
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bish
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You have to speculate to accumilate. _________________ I make full use of this action, while at x404.
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