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amother

Thu, Sep 24 2020, 10:44 am

im just curious. Do people really win. What if its all just a scam?

amother

Pumpkin

Thu, Sep 24 2020, 10:51 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

im just curious. Do people really win. What if its all just a scam?

Why would it be a scam? The odds of winning are a few million to 1, but millions of tickets are bought, so people win. It's simple math.

seeker

Thu, Sep 24 2020, 11:47 am

Few dollars here and there. But people do win. I just haven't met them yet.

amother

Orange

Thu, Sep 24 2020, 11:54 am

amother [ Pumpkin ] wrote:

Why would it be a scam? The odds of winning are a few million to 1, but millions of tickets are bought, so people win. It's simple math.

It's a scam because it exploits a flaw in the human mind.

fleetwood

Thu, Sep 24 2020, 11:59 am

Yep. Friends in staten island won millions. It was very exciting!

cnc

Thu, Sep 24 2020, 12:01 pm

Yes
I know several people that have won .

Chaya123

Thu, Sep 24 2020, 1:28 pm

fleetwood wrote:

Yep. Friends in staten island won millions. It was very exciting!

Was this a few years ago?

Shabbosiscoming

Thu, Sep 24 2020, 1:46 pm

amother [ Orange ] wrote:

It's a scam because it exploits a flaw in the human mind.

That doesn't make it a scam. It's well known that buying a lottery ticket is gambling. An important tip to remember when gambling: the odds are always stacked in the house's favor. So yes, people win, but obviously the state makes money off of it.
It would be a scam if people involved in running it or their friends and family were winning the jackpots, or there weren't real people winning.

amother

Tangerine

Thu, Sep 24 2020, 1:57 pm

I know someone from west Hempstead and I have also had some patients over the years (2) who I treated who had also wine the lottery.

fleetwood

Thu, Sep 24 2020, 2:06 pm

Chaya123 wrote:

Was this a few years ago?

Yes

Chaya123

Thu, Sep 24 2020, 2:28 pm

fleetwood wrote:

Yes

Wow, I remember hearing rumor that this family won but they were completely denying it and acting regular, don't blame them. Wow!

amother

Pewter

Sat, Oct 31 2020, 11:34 pm

amother [ Tangerine ] wrote:

I know someone from west Hempstead and I have also had some patients over the years (2) who I treated who had also wine the lottery.

so curious. grew up there and never heard of anyone like.

heard of a non-jewish family there tho

amother

Smokey

Sun, Nov 01 2020, 12:41 am

Can't believe the rumor about the Staten Island family is still going around. If it's the same family I know, I know for a fact that it wasn't true.

sevengirl

Sun, Nov 01 2020, 1:13 am

amother [ Smokey ] wrote:

Can't believe the rumor about the Staten Island family is still going around. If it's the same family I know, I know for a fact that it wasn't true.

I mean there's a news article on voz iz neias from 2007 of a frum staten island man who won 17m

So if the family's last name starts with F its accurate

amother

Pearl

Sun, Nov 01 2020, 1:42 am

A guy at work won $1K per week for the rest of his life. He tried to "act regular" but that didn't last too long Wink

amother

Peach

Sun, Nov 01 2020, 1:48 am

amother [ Pearl ] wrote:

A guy at work won $1K per week for the rest of his life. He tried to "act regular" but that didn't last too long Wink

Is he still working his regular job?

amother

Slategray

Sun, Nov 01 2020, 11:02 am

amother [ Peach ] wrote:

Is he still working his regular job?

Why wouldn't he?
Its still only 50k/a year before taxes..
I mean, it's a nice bonus, sure, but 50k won't support a family with rent food tuition (if he's Jewish)

Chaya123

Mon, Nov 02 2020, 10:01 am

sevengirl wrote:

I mean there's a news article on voz iz neias from 2007 of a frum staten island man who won 17m

So if the family's last name starts with F its accurate

No, this is someone much more recent, like maybe 2014-2015? Don't remember the name...

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