Hey, It Was KINDA Close, Right?
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (92589)
United States
July 29, 2024 1:55pm CST
Hitting the lottery is one of those things that's, well, let's face it, nearly impossible. Yet, of course, some people do in fact win.
It's fun to look at results from time to time and think, "Man, look how close I got." Even though the reality is that the result is still light years from being close. But it's fun to dream and think about it though, right?
We can at least enjoy the fun of that since we'll never enjoy the fun of sitting counting all our loots of dough.
I mean, look at this. Right on the money on 3. Only 1 away from 30. 3 away from 37. One number shy of 40. Only 5 away from 69. And lookie there. Only 3 away from 17 for the win kicker to take home the whole jackpot.
Can you see it? Wasn't I close? lol
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13 responses
@2ndchances24 (9290)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
30 Jul
You may have been close but not close enough to win
but keep trying you may just get lucky at some point.
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@2ndchances24 (9290)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
30 Jul
@porwest I use to buy tickets but I got tired of wasting my $.
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@porwest (92589)
• United States
31 Jul
@2ndchances24 I guess the way I see it is, I can afford it and it is cheap entertainment.
@moffittjc (121715)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jul
Dang, you were so close with those numbers! You should at least get some kind of consolation prize!
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@moffittjc (121715)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Aug
@porwest Nah, I don’t think your request is unreasonable.
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@porwest (92589)
• United States
3 Aug
@moffittjc If only you worked for the lottery commission. lol
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@kaylachan (71773)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Jul
It's fun to think about. it's also fun to play.
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@kaylachan (71773)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Jul
@porwest Yep. If you never try, you've already lost.
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@porwest (92589)
• United States
30 Jul
@kaylachan That's it exactly. You cannot win for sure if you don't play.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
29 Jul
It's a major bummer when you get all the numbers in the lottery, except they are not all in one game.
At least you got one number correct. Too bad it wasn't the number in the red, which probably paid a buck.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
29 Jul
@porwest Depending on how much you spent on the lotto at least it can cover one ticket. When I play the lotto or the scratch-offs if I don't win much I at least want to win enough to cover the money spent on the tickets. Doesn't always happen though.
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@porwest (92589)
• United States
30 Jul
@lovebuglena If I were to do the math, I would have a very strong inclination I have never won back near the amount I ever spent on tickets. But I will continue to play because you just never know when the big one might hit.
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@Deepizzaguy (104160)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Jul
When I used to play the lottery Pick 3 or Pick 5 games I came close to winning a huge prize in the Pick 5 games but no major prize even though I did win a small amount of money in Pick 3.
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@Deepizzaguy (104160)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3 Aug
@porwest I know what you mean since my goal playing lottery games is to win a huge amount of money to pay for my bills.
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@porwest (92589)
• United States
4 Aug
@Deepizzaguy I want enough money to change my life forever. lol
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@LindaOHio (181748)
• United States
30 Jul
I've come close many times since 1989 when I started playing my numbers. Close doesn't count in the lottery and in horseshoes. Have a good day.
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@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Jul
How much did you spend on lottery tickets?
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@RasmaSandra (80748)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Jul
But not close enough, Perhaps it is a reason to try again,
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@Beestring (14697)
• Hong Kong
30 Jul
Lottery is fun. I play it once in a while. When I was working full time, my co-workers and I played as a group occasionally. We planned to quit together if we won, just to give a surprise to the boss. Of course, that was joking, even if we won, we wouldn't quit immediately. lol.
