Who's playing?? So exciting!! I feel like passing out just thinking about $540 million although of course you don't get it all. But if you're the sole winner, that would still be faint-worthy.
Who's playing?? So exciting!! I feel like passing out just thinking about $540 million although of course you don't get it all. But if you're the sole winner, that would still be faint-worthy.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
We're totally picking up a ticket! (it's not too late, right?!)
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
@chopsuey119: nope, drawing is Friday at 11 pm EST!!!
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
I've never bought a lottery ticket (only the scratch ticket kind) but I think I'll go for it this time around.
I work at a bank and some funny guy did a research report this morning showing that based on the odds and the value of the winning, the expected value of a $1 ticket is close to $2... so why not : )
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
@chopsuey119: yes, we can be the two winners. i don't mind splitting it with you. HAHAHAHA.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@Andrea: lol! dang. i'd be happy with just 10 mil
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
@chopsuey119: after taxes right? but not before taxes! haha, i am feeling greedy.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
I heard you have better odds when you play on a day when it isn't this big. I'll probably get one. Isn't it $5 a ticket, though?
bananas / 9357 posts
I think Friday's jackpot is 500 million now. I've been playing the last couple of weeks. My office has been playing twice a week as well w/ everyone putting in $5. It's starting to get expensive so I hope someone wins, preferably me
@bluestriped bee: It's only $1 to play.
clementine / 861 posts
I very rarely buy a ticket but my office started a pool so I contributed $5. I saw that they just increased the estimate to $540 million which is incredible and definitely faint-worthy!
pomegranate / 3729 posts
DH bought a ticket, and then we decided that I would FOR SURE go into an early labor if we won. Dare to dream:)
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
I heard about this on the radio earlier. I am thinking about buying a ticket. I never play the lottery though. I don't like gambling!
coconut / 8234 posts
My department is buying a ticket together and I bought some for DH and I. I also bought tickets for the NY lottery since most people are buying up Mega Millions. All I really need is $1M. I don't think that's too much to ask for.
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
@mrsjazz: "I don't think that is too much to ask for" - LOL! You are so modest, only asking for $1 mil!
And yes, I am going to buy a ticket. Or 10. But it seems like when it's this big, the people that win are the ones that do pools and buy hundreds of tickets. Maybe we should do a Hellobee pool?!
eggplant / 11824 posts
I’m buying a ticket on my way home tonight (if they sell them in my state? Don’t know how many states are in on this lotto). I would totally faint if I won!
coconut / 8234 posts
@daniellemybelle: Ha! Yes, I am very modest.
But imagine if someone gave 540 people $1million--it could be life changing.
@yoursilverlining: Here are the states: http://www.megamillions.com/whereto/
I didn't realize it was so many!
clementine / 994 posts
My mom made me buy tickets last night. Apparently in Filipino culture preggies are lucky.
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
We're gonna buy a few tickets. We do every time the jackpot goes up to these crazy amounts. Every time I go through the whole "what would I do if we won?" and prepare myself to cut myself off from the whole world except family and close friends. Haha. I don't really believe in gambling but when it gets all hyped up like this, I can't help but join in the fun!
cherry / 146 posts
DH and i are both in office pools. when the pie is this big, even a little slice would be pretty awesome.
apricot / 468 posts
My hubby's work has a few pools going and I just pitched in to one of those. I am tempted to buy a few of my own tickets as well though
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@bluestriped bee: I think your odds are always the same to win but the odds of having to share a jackpot of this size goes up by a lot because you have so many more people playing!
Holy moly, it is already up to $540mm? That just shows how many people have bought tickets in the past day or so!!
honeydew / 7968 posts
My hubby said the line was so long for the tix lol.. I told him to play!
persimmon / 1427 posts
We're buying tickets. I know its a long shot, but wow, would it be wonderful to win!
cantaloupe / 6164 posts
when hubs gets off work we're going up to 7-11 to buy a couple! why not, right? 500 million would be pretty nice.
grapefruit / 4187 posts
My coworker is taking me to a bodega after work to buy tickets. I've only done it once before and I won $7, so here's to hoping!
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@mediagirl: oh, yeah. That does make sense. Thanks.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Ok, just bought my ticket.
I thought the drawing was at 11am EST and I thought that I could find out if I was a millionaire at the beginning of my day but then I just looked it's at 11pm.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Did you hear? The jackpot is now $640 million. If no one wins tonight, it will jump to $975 million! That's a whole lot of money!!
blogger / apricot / 366 posts
We get in together and buy tickets at work...fingers crossed!
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
How many tickets are ya'll buying? DH bought us 2 last night but that is NOT ENOUGH. I think I'm going to go buy 10 more after work tonight.
...I feel like talking about this is jinxing me. I WANT TO WIN.
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
damn!!! We bought a total of 10 tickets... wouldn't it be crazy if someone on HB won?? hehe.
coconut / 8234 posts
I bought 15 for myself and we chipped in $5 each in my department for a total of 30 plays.
pomegranate / 3398 posts
I went in with $1 ticket at work and have gotten 4 $1 tickets for us and 4 $5 tickets for us too.
I never play so with it being pay day I don't feel bad spending $25 on that kind of money!
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
If no one wins tonight, the jackpot could go over $1 billion!!!!!! Ok, there is no way that one person is going to take this. Too huge!!!
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