# Man to bet everything on one spin

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-to-bet-everything-on-one-spin/239122>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 9, 2004, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-to-bet-everything-on-one-spin/239122 "2004-04-09T04:03:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-to-bet-everything-on-one-spin/239122/41 "2004-04-12T12:54:10Z")

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He won. Yippee!

Tick… tick… tick… ding! His 15 minutes of fame are up.

And none too soon, IMnshO.

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**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-to-bet-everything-on-one-spin/239122/42 "2004-04-12T18:16:22Z")

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Good for him.

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**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-to-bet-everything-on-one-spin/239122/43 "2004-04-12T18:33:55Z")

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Wonder how many other idiots are going to try that now?  
BTW, after 50 rounds in that virtual lottery game, I’m getting $2.23 for every $1 wagered. Two straight “4 out of 6” rolls.

Time to mortgage my house and buy some real lottery tickets 😛

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