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Old 07-28-2022, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by vintageogauge View Post
I never. understood the hype for these huge pots when you can try to win a single million just about every day with sone being tax free and the odds are much better.
I actually thought about this...

How many times am I likely to win the lottery? Zero. But you never know, it *could* happen once. So, do I spend my chance on a $20M pot or do I spend my chance on a $200M (or $1B in this case) pot?

I'm very unlikely to win but if I do it will be BIG.
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