Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Message from Bern (Bird)

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This week's tickets were bought at Bluebird liquor. It's ghetto but they've produced multiple winning tickets! The second picture is of their ceiling - they have all the winners posted on there and soon we will join them.

Pool People



I thought I would make a list of all of the people who are in our weekly NY Mega Million and Powerball pool and our California Lotto contingent.

In no particular order except alphabetical:

Amy Ross
Bern Dalo
Daniel Arnold
Ed Praditpol
Liz Hobin

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Expiration Dates: I gamble and then I hoard

Scratchers I buy I cash in.  Scratchers given to me fester in my bedroom. On my bedside and in my drawers and forgotten pockets, they lurk. I cant imagine I'm any different from any other scratch off player, so I'm assuming I'm not the only one who drags their feet.  For me its about the rush of the scratch rather than the money.  I like to feel that coin, fresh off a win, hot in my hand.  I actually think cashing in is a little embarrassing.  Ummmmm! THEY HAVE A SEPARATE MACHINE FOR IT!

What I'm trying to say is, I have twenty dollars worth of winners on my desk I need to cash in.  That's them (pictured) - that's the pile of them and I feel apprehensive about throwing down a zillion breeds of scratchers on a bodega counter and claiming my earnings.  I'm worried I'm going to feel like an addict.  Like that woman missing teeth who abuses her dog and is always in the Rite Aid.  I'm worried someone might perceive me as her. 

Part of me hopes they expire.  HELP!

Good News/Bad News


Good News: Won $5 on a 1,000-For-Life scratcher today after a raging dentist sesh

Bad News: Spent the $5 on 5 $1 Amazing 8's and only won $2

Still feel like a hero

California!

We just teamed up with a CA crew to join us in our fight! Shot out to Bern and her new hubby Ed! Lets do this!!


 

Shame: Bodega Busts!

LIAR: "You have the nerve to say that we stole the ticket? We never let anyone down."


"In a network of 16,500, we believe most of our retailers are honest, but there are going to be a few bad apples," said Lottery spokeswoman Jennifer Givner.

Those bad apples include the S&M Deli & Grocery on 7th Avenue, which lost its license in 2009 after a store worker switched a customer's winning Win 4 ticket with a non-winning ticket. A relative of the worker then tried to claim the $5,000 prize at the Lottery's city claim center.

"The lottery blamed me," said store manager Ammar Alsaidi, 22, who was put in cuffs and arrested in front of dozens of his customers for allegedly stealing a winning lottery ticket. "They locked me up!"


Thursday, September 2, 2010

Not Winners YET



We did not win our first round of Mega Millions or Powerball. Don't give up hope!!