How a ‘fool’ and his money did not part
Mega Millions
A man checks his Mega Millions ticket before leaving Towne Market, Friday, March 30, 2012 in Phillipsburg, N.J. Lottery ticket lines swelled as the record Mega Millions jackpot grew to $640 million, thanks greatly to players who opened their wallets despite long odds of success. Officials estimated ticket-buyers will have spent more than $1.46 billion on the jackpot by the time Friday night's numbers are drawn. (AP Photo/The Express-Times, Matt Smith)
Mark Scarp
Mark J. Scarp is a contributing columnist for the Tribune. Reach him at mscarp1@cox.net.
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TruthSeeker posted at 11:47 am on Mon, Apr 2, 2012.
So we may have been foolish to buy a lottery ticket. I wonder how many of the winners, both big and smaller ones, were told by other people not to bother to enter because they won't win? And then they did. Time to gloat.