Interesting Web Search

Written by nickel - 4 Comments

I was just perusing my server logs when I noticed that someone found their way to this site after searching on MSN for “how can I hit the lottery by doing math.” Trust me, if I knew the answer to that one, I wouldn’t post it here. At least not until after I had used the information myself. A few times. But if you have a suggestion, you’re welcome to post it in the comments.

Published on October 12th, 2005 - 4 Comments
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Actually, winning the lottery by doing the math is quite easy. My fiancé and I win every month by doing the math.

You see, the chances of your winning are less than getting hit by a meteorite, but an emigrant direct money market account these days is offering a 4% interest rate. So, we put the money into the money market account and ignore the lottery, and voilá, we win the lottery by doing the math.
Comment by Blaine Moore — Oct 12th 2005 @ 8:10 am
Sure, take the easy way out and use common sense.

Comment by nickel — Oct 12th 2005 @ 8:20 am
I like Blaine’s approach!!
Comment by Financial Fruition — Oct 12th 2005 @ 2:31 pm
Oh, there are lots of interesting ways that you could die which are much more likely than winning the lottery - like dying from flesh eating bacteria which is 18 to 120 times more likely. And if you want to know more odds…
Comment by SavingAdvice — Oct 16th 2005 @ 8:07 am