The 6/49 trap

I'm not big into lotteries but I do get sucked into the office ticket trap. Under normal circumstances, when I choose not to play, there's no emotional consequence to losing. I don't know what numbers I would have played, so I don't feel like I missed out.

But whenever the pot gets large enough (like this weekend's estimated 6/49 pot of $42 million), someone in my office gets a group purchase going. Logically, I know my chances of winning are still too small to justify the purchase, but I don't want to have to take my own life should the rest of my colleagues win and dance off into early retirement without me. So I throw my two bucks in and dream with the rest of them...

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   D. said:

   That's exactly how I felt every time someone in my office hit me up for $2 for the group ticket (a.k.a. the ticket to freedom). In all the years, we never won anything more than a few free tickets. I wonder how many thousands I've sunk into the freedom ticket.

   Posted at 08:24 AM, on August 11 2006

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   Jipper said:

   Actually, I just heard a funny story of a guy who showed up late for work and missed the usual office collection for the freedom ticket. The guy asked the office manager if he could still contribute his $1 (back then) and be included even though the tickets had already been bought. The office manager said no. So the guy goes and buys his own ticket, and subsequently wins $2.5 million. True 6/49 story. Happened about 7 years ago.

   Posted at 03:36 PM, on August 11 2006

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   Amy said:

   FYI folks - you might want to consider buying some lotto tix this weekend. Record jackpot of $42 million. Freedom ticket anyone? That outta do it!

   Posted at 10:48 PM, on August 11 2006

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