The Biggest Lottery in Human History and I have 5 Tickets! ($1.5 Billion USD)
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The Biggest Lottery in Human History and I have 5 Tickets! ($1.5 Billion USD)
I wouldn't say I'm a math genius, but I got this Lotto thing figured out!
A family member back home bought me 5 (shared) PowerBall Lottery tickets, which pretty much means I'm guaranteed to wake up a BILLIONAIRE tomorrow morning! ! !
It's pretty simple, really, but I'll go ahead and break it down for you simple folks who just don't get it.
Each ticket is EITHER a winner or a loser. So, that's a 50% chance that it's a winner and a 50% chance that it's a loser.
If I only had 1 ticket, it would either be a winner or a loser, thus a 50% chance it would be a winner and a 50% chance it would be a loser.
Well, I don't like those odds. A 50% chance of it being a loser is just too great. I'm no fucking idiot. I want a sure thing! We're talking about over a billion dollars here!
So, after a few hours of some technical calculations that I won't bore you with, I came up with a foolproof plan. 5 Tickets! ! ! ! It's overkill, really.
Each ticket can either win or lose, so by having 5 tickets there is mathematically no way I can lose!
Chances of me winning are now 50% X 5, which equals a 250% chance of winning! ! ! ! Woohoo! !
Sorry, some of you are probably a little slow, so here: 50%+50%+50%+50%+50%=250% chance of winning!
Impossible to lose with these odds!
Sorry to rub it in everyone's noses, I'm just pretty excited to be a billionaire tomorrow!
Ok, I won't show you the full numbers, but here, take a look at my Power Balls:
01, 07, 11, 13 and 21
Some winners right there!
A family member back home bought me 5 (shared) PowerBall Lottery tickets, which pretty much means I'm guaranteed to wake up a BILLIONAIRE tomorrow morning! ! !
It's pretty simple, really, but I'll go ahead and break it down for you simple folks who just don't get it.
Each ticket is EITHER a winner or a loser. So, that's a 50% chance that it's a winner and a 50% chance that it's a loser.
If I only had 1 ticket, it would either be a winner or a loser, thus a 50% chance it would be a winner and a 50% chance it would be a loser.
Well, I don't like those odds. A 50% chance of it being a loser is just too great. I'm no fucking idiot. I want a sure thing! We're talking about over a billion dollars here!
So, after a few hours of some technical calculations that I won't bore you with, I came up with a foolproof plan. 5 Tickets! ! ! ! It's overkill, really.
Each ticket can either win or lose, so by having 5 tickets there is mathematically no way I can lose!
Chances of me winning are now 50% X 5, which equals a 250% chance of winning! ! ! ! Woohoo! !
Sorry, some of you are probably a little slow, so here: 50%+50%+50%+50%+50%=250% chance of winning!
Impossible to lose with these odds!
Sorry to rub it in everyone's noses, I'm just pretty excited to be a billionaire tomorrow!
Ok, I won't show you the full numbers, but here, take a look at my Power Balls:
01, 07, 11, 13 and 21
Some winners right there!
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Re: The Biggest Lottery in Human History and I have 5 Tickets! ($1.5 Billion USD)
Good luck, though with the odds you've given yourself I doubt you'll need it. Do remember who your real internet friends are. I'll PM you my banking details for my 2% (after taxes). I still don't understand why US lottery winnings are taxed...
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Re: The Biggest Lottery in Human History and I have 5 Tickets! ($1.5 Billion USD)
because it's income. besides, i'm winning it, so no need to worry about figuring how to spend it all. =)
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Re: The Biggest Lottery in Human History and I have 5 Tickets! ($1.5 Billion USD)
Yeah, but from what I gather, if you win 1 million in an American lottery, you basically receive 600k (or whatever the exact post-tax amount would be). Where I'm from, you receive the full amount and you then simply have to pay up whatever is owed when tax time comes around and you have to file your taxes. Basically, it gives you time to shield yourself by investing in different places. Seems like false advertising to tax from the get-go... Or maybe I don't understand it properly.
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Re: The Biggest Lottery in Human History and I have 5 Tickets! ($1.5 Billion USD)
lump sum will have federal taxes of 25% (30% if youre non usa) before you even get your money plus any state lottery tax (2-6%), California has non for example
if you went for the annuity itd be given to you over 30 years gradually increasing but youd end up with about 1 billion, assuming fed taxes don't increase of course
youd only beat the annuity if you could make over 6% per year on your investments after about 10 years
uk and canada lottery is tax free
id do the annuity coz 600 mill is too much to handle at once for the average person
if you went for the annuity itd be given to you over 30 years gradually increasing but youd end up with about 1 billion, assuming fed taxes don't increase of course
youd only beat the annuity if you could make over 6% per year on your investments after about 10 years
uk and canada lottery is tax free
id do the annuity coz 600 mill is too much to handle at once for the average person
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Re: The Biggest Lottery in Human History and I have 5 Tickets! ($1.5 Billion USD)
Income tax usually applies to money you earn through labour. Capital gains, for example, are taxed at a different rate despite being a form of income.don reid wrote:because it's income. besides, i'm winning it, so no need to worry about figuring how to spend it all. =)
What category does gambling fit into?
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Re: The Biggest Lottery in Human History and I have 5 Tickets! ($1.5 Billion USD)
you only get taxed on income from the winnings in most countrys
a ticket in LA won I see
a ticket in LA won I see
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Re: The Biggest Lottery in Human History and I have 5 Tickets! ($1.5 Billion USD)
you best show me the monies!
you can pay off my $130 tab i racked up in Minx bar last night
you can pay off my $130 tab i racked up in Minx bar last night
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Well, this is bullshit. I don't know how you managed to snake my winnings.don reid wrote:because it's income. besides, i'm winning it, so no need to worry about figuring how to spend it all. =)
Maybe I made a small mathematical error.
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looks like it got split 3 ways. i'd have covered ALL your bar tabs if it had been me. sorry, your tabs are all still intact where you left them. =)
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