# I won the lottery! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138 "2002-04-17T14:32:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Briminator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@Briminator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briminator)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/1 "2002-04-17T14:32:32Z")
Well not all of it, we had an office pool so I have to split it with 8 other people. But I’m livin’ large, yep, out of $325,000,000.00 I have to split up $1. Whoo Hoo! We picked the powerball number so out of all that friggin money I get 11 cents. Who wants to be my friend? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/2 "2002-04-17T14:37:01Z")
Two guys in my office each won a buck. One has to give 25 cents to the guy who bought his tickets. So after he buys a stamp to mail it to GA and cash it in, his net is less than half a dollar… ---
**Author:** ![Briminator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@Briminator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briminator)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/3 "2002-04-17T14:44:32Z")
But the question is, will you be my friend and help me spend all of this loot? I can have only so many friends before I run out of money. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/4 "2002-04-17T16:13:02Z")
Yeah, sure, I’ll be your friend… Even if you only had half that much money, I’d still be your friend!! ---
**Author:** ![lucwarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@lucwarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucwarm)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/5 "2002-04-17T16:46:22Z")
I won a cool $5. Anyone here a financial advisor? ---
**Author:** ![Jane\_D\_oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/839c29/32.png) [@Jane\_D\_oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_D_oh)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/6 "2002-04-17T19:11:16Z")
You mean cuz my ticket had a 23 in the power ball slot, I win a buck? I guess I should read up on how this works before I go throwing tickets out! _scurries off to find her WINNING lottery ticket_ ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/7 "2002-04-17T19:50:51Z")
Hey guys! Howz about you buy your ol’ buddy, ol’ pal Scout a gumball, heh? Heh? :: grumble :: Tightwads…win all that money and I get nothin’. ---
**Author:** ![Briminator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@Briminator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briminator)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/8 "2002-04-17T20:17:46Z")
scout1222 I’ll mail ya a penny, just send me a self addressed stamped envelope and I’ll make it a point to give you a nice shiney penny. But you have to promise to be my friend, I already got FairyChatMom on my side so that leaves me with 9 pennies who else will sell themselves for a huge part of my winnings? ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/9 "2002-04-17T22:29:56Z")
See, and all day today I was kicking myself for forgetting to buy tickets. If I had only known it was so easy to get in on this sweet lottery action, I could have saved myself all that heartbreak. Sure, send me a penny. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Thunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@Thunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thunder)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/10 "2002-04-18T03:50:43Z")
(Nitpick mode on) I feel obliged to tell everybody that the game mentioned is “The Big Game”, and not Powerball. (Nitpick mode off) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tigergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@tigergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tigergirl)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/11 "2002-04-18T04:11:24Z")
Hey **Brim** , I’ll be your friend for a penny!! With the current exchange rates it might just pay my car off 😃 ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/12 "2002-04-18T23:03:19Z")
OH, hell, why not. I’ll be your friend for a penny as well. I could always use more friends anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/13 "2002-04-18T23:15:20Z")
My first thought was that you were one of the 3 winners un the Big Game. My second thought was, “Will you marry me?” My third thought was, “Oops. It’s a male.” My fourth thought was, “Who cares? The offer stands.” Then I read your post. Sorry pal. The wedding’s off. ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/14 "2002-04-18T23:21:41Z")
**Briminator** , your fortune is almost all gone!!! How does it feel to go from rags to riches, and then all the way back to rags again? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/15 "2002-04-18T23:24:19Z")
Briminator - nope, sorry. Not to be mean or anything but call me when you win at least a thousand bucks. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-won-the-lottery/104138/16 "2002-04-18T23:32:33Z")
Hmm. Now we know Arnold’s asking price. :: sob :: I’m so cheap! I sold out for a penny!