# Hey, you won 54 million. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 16, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579 "2011-09-16T04:45:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/1 "2011-09-16T04:45:58Z")
Oops, my bad, no you didn’t. :gtfo: > **[Video News - CNN](https://www.cnn.com/videos)** > > Watch breaking news videos, viral videos and original video clips on CNN.com. Here’s an idea… Stop wasting money on the lotto when you need a new roof? ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/2 "2011-09-16T05:39:01Z")
printed media? they still make that? ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/3 "2011-09-16T05:41:18Z")
ROFL. New roof and a dentist are much needed. Stop gambling and be responsible. ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/4 "2011-09-16T05:53:21Z")
Inb4lawsuitforemotionaldamages ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/5 "2011-09-16T05:55:57Z")
Mega Millions: Legally taxing people who suck at math since 2002. ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/6 "2011-09-16T07:08:08Z")
Relax. Shes prolly retired and spends 5 bucks per week on lotto. Big deal. Not like saving that $5 per week will get her that roof much quicker. ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/7 "2011-09-16T08:01:50Z")
^^Yeah but for how long has she been playing? That’s the real question. ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/8 "2011-09-16T09:20:19Z")
> [@PureXTC](#): > > Relax. Shes prolly retired and spends 5 bucks per week on lotto. Big deal. Not like saving that $5 per week will get her that roof much quicker. If they mismanage in one area…it’s almost guaranteed they are mismanaging others. There’s a mentality behind gambling and it rarely is as cheap as $5 per week. It’s usually these types that also give to charity, so it’s not that they are bad people…they just suck with monetary decisions. JMHO ---
**Author:** ![Copper280z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/copper280z/32/5464_2.png) [@Copper280z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Copper280z)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/9 "2011-09-16T10:24:24Z")
I worked at a gas station a few years ago, it was part time, 2 or 3 days a week. People would come in and spend $100-$200 a week on scratch offs, while I was working, no idea about the rest of the week, but I’d assume that they also came in on other days and bought some. I don’t mean to judge, but most of these people looked like they could use that $100 a week a lot more effectively on something else. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/10 "2011-09-16T10:31:36Z")
In high school I used to work at a full service gas station and a habit I had then I still do today. When ever I’m at the gas station and see someone buying lottery tickets (outside of the 300 million jackpot when everyone plays) or scratchoffs I usually watch to see what they’re driving and how they’re dressed. And yeah, you start to notice a trend that these people probably aren’t financial planning geniuses. ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/11 "2011-09-16T13:05:37Z")
Yeah I guess they have no ambition/self confidence to go out and earn their money. They rather take “the easy way out” and win it. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/12 "2011-09-16T14:08:07Z")
The cleaning Puerto Rican cleaning staff where I work buy scratch offs every morning…Pretty much sums up the lottery demographic. ---
**Author:** ![tearsofnorris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tearsofnorris/32/6138_2.png) [@tearsofnorris](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tearsofnorris)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/13 "2011-09-16T15:19:45Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > The cleaning Puerto Rican cleaning staff where I work buy scratch offs every morning…Pretty much sums up the lottery demographic. Ouch easy on us ricans ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/14 "2011-09-16T15:22:35Z")
^Lol Ricky ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/15 "2011-09-16T19:25:15Z")
I buy a lottory ticket occasionally. maybe every couple weeks. Never know. I’ve won my share of race track 50/50s in the past etc. I’ve also won more from scratch offs than I’ve ever spent on them by far. ---
**Author:** ![DougFresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@DougFresh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DougFresh)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/16 "2011-09-16T23:28:11Z")
Every week in high school I would go buy $5 worth of scratch offs every week, I worked a store over from a deli so pay day would come and I would buy lunch and a few tickets, I won the last time I ever got a paycheck from there, I didn’t cash the winning ticket and still haven’t bought anything lottery related, minus random fundraiser/50.50s. ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-you-won-54-million/216579/17 "2011-09-17T08:16:35Z")
> [@Karter](#): > > I buy a lottory ticket occasionally. maybe every couple weeks. Never know. > > I’ve won my share of race track 50/50s in the past etc. > > I’ve also won more from scratch offs than I’ve ever spent on them by far. Buying every now and again is cool. I do from time to time buy a “win for life” with the dream of not working if I don’t want to. What do you play that you think you’re coming out in the green? I find that VERY hard to believe but it’s like slot machines…some have better odds I’m sure. Curious what you usually scratch off.