[Finance] This Wednesday's National Lottery Jackpot stands at...

Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003

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• May 27, 2018

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A cool £1.8m. (half a Groß)

Not following the lottery I was somewhat surprised the jackpot was so low.

I take it not even the poor and stupid (I used to do 3 lines before more numbers were added) are falling for this stealth tax, anymore.

Better off doing the pools, esp now it's the summer so it'll be the Australian League (one for the kids)

 

Guy Fawkes

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• May 27, 2018

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All ruined by introducing more numbers to try to make the jackpots bigger and introducing more draws for the lottery, and then adding other lottery draws like Thunderball meaning too many draws for those who play the same numbers

Price rises will have probably put a lot off too

I suspect most that will play the lottery will go for the Euromillions one instead of the domestic one as the jackpots are far bigger

 

Dorset Seagull

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Feb 21, 2009

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• May 27, 2018

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I don’t think I’d grumble too much at a paltry £1.8m

 

Stat Brother

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Dorset Seagull said:

I don’t think I’d grumble too much at a paltry £1.8m

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Picking up 'only' £1.8m (assuming you don't have to share) on a once in 10 lifetimes 14,000,000/1 shot, would be a tad frustrating.

 

Pickles

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• May 27, 2018

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Stat Brother said:

Picking up 'only' £1.8m (assuming you don't have to share) on a once in 10 lifetimes 14,000,000/1 shot, would be a tad frustrating.

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I know a guy who only won 2 million a couple of years ago.

When I went round his new place he looked so frustrated sitting by his pool, with a nice new convertible on the big drive of his big new house.

As you say, boy, was he frustrated.

 

Stat Brother

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Pickles said:

I know a guy who only won 2 million a couple of years ago.

When I went round his new place he looked so frustrated sitting by his pool, with a nice new convertible on the big drive of his big new house.

As you say, boy, was he frustrated.

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I would be too if I had to move up north!

You are of course correct, it is a stupid extrapolation of the 'blimey the lottery winnings are low' when it's still £1.8 MILLION.
I just assumed the base line was still something like £5m, hence being surprised it was so 'low'.