Didn't Wake Up Rich This Morning
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (118837)
Gainesville, Florida
November 6, 2022 11:27am CST
The first bit of news that I saw this morning when I woke up was that there was no big winners in last night's Powerball lottery drawing. So, since Jim (@porwest) didn't win, I didn't wake up rich. He may not admit to this, but I told him that if he won he would be nice and send a big chunk of money my way. At least I was hoping he would be generous in that regard.
Seriously though, I did buy 4 tickets last night, probably the first time I've played the lottery in the last decade. So how did I do? Well, obviously, I didn't hit the jackpot. In fact, I didn't get a single number correct. How's that for luck! haha
Did the fact that I didn't win or get a single number correct upset me or discourage me from every playing the lottery again? Absolutely not! With a jackpot getting ever so closer to $2 billion, you can bet that I will be buying a couple of tickets again for the next drawing.
So, for those of you who did play the Powerball lottery, how'd you do? Any winners out there?
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43 responses
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
6 Nov 22
There is a reason lotteries are called a tax on the poor... I don't play them. For one thing, I can't afford to waste a dollar like that. For another, I know the chances of me winning are so remote as to not make it fun or interesting for me.
If you find that kind of thing fun, good luck... If you win big, maybe you can send a big chunk of money my way. 
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
6 Nov 22
@moffittjc 
Years ago, when Pretty was a baby, I work as a cashier at a convenience store and almost bought a scratch-off ticket. A friend came in and bought one, so I handed him his ticket and then laid a dollar on the counter and said I was buying one, too. I tore the ticket off and another customer said he wanted one since we were playing... I handed him the ticket I'd torn off for me... As I was reaching for the next ticket, the customer yelled, "I won $50!" I picked my dollar up and put it back in my pocket. 
Years ago, when Pretty was a baby, I work as a cashier at a convenience store and almost bought a scratch-off ticket. A friend came in and bought one, so I handed him his ticket and then laid a dollar on the counter and said I was buying one, too. I tore the ticket off and another customer said he wanted one since we were playing... I handed him the ticket I'd torn off for me... As I was reaching for the next ticket, the customer yelled, "I won $50!" I picked my dollar up and put it back in my pocket. 3 people like this
@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
@DaddyEvil That is very unfortunate luck in your case. You handed the winning ticket to someone else! Lol
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
I actually do not find the lottery fun at all, which is why it’s been over 10 years since I last played. But I couldn’t resist buying a ticket for this one
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
I already consider myself rich as well. But winning a lottery jackpot that big takes you to another level of richness.
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@Treborika (17400)
• Mombasa, Kenya
7 Nov 22
I too convinced myself as rich for being alive and healthy as the saying goes healthy is wealthy
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@much2say (53940)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Nov 22
I never play, so I guess I'll never win 
. What are the chances of winning . . . we know reality, but people can always hope - it's fun to think about what could be, right? Maybe one day still we will get to read about you or Jim's big winnings 
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. What are the chances of winning . . . we know reality, but people can always hope - it's fun to think about what could be, right? Maybe one day still we will get to read about you or Jim's big winnings .5 people like this
@much2say (53940)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Nov 22
@moffittjc I guess the odds are only good for that 1 person who wins it all .
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
There’s a 1 in 292 million chance of winning. The odds aren’t good at all.
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Nov 22
@much2say I sure would like to be that person!
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
Of course I wouldn’t forget you!
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Nov 22
@NJChicaa You should just quit your job and move to Mexico even if you don’t win the lottery. You can always get a job at a school in Mexico teaching the kids how to speak English!
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@NJChicaa (116341)
• United States
7 Nov 22
@moffittjc of course! You know I want to quit my job and move to Mexico! Gotta get more tickets tomorrow
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
The first time I bought a ticket in years. But I didn’t get my hopes up. No sense setting yourself up for a big letdown when you don’t win.
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@kaylachan (59175)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Nov 22
Nope. But, I'm starting to think we should.
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@kaylachan (59175)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Nov 22
@moffittjc I wonder if Wednesday is to late to get one.
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Nov 22
@kaylachan Somebody in California won the $2.04 billion payout today.
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
I’ll buy another ticket for Monday night’s drawing, just for the fun of it.
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@crossbones27 (48542)
• Mojave, California
6 Nov 22
Dammit, thanks for reminding us we still poor. I actually asked my sister and she goes I have not even checked. She like we did not even get one number.
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
I didn’t get a single number right either. So I’m still poor as well. I’m actually $8 poorer than I was yesterday. Lol
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@LadyDuck (460784)
• Switzerland
9 Nov 22
@moffittjc I have read that it is one winner who bought the ticket in California. This guy (or gal) is going to fins a lot of new friends and "lost relatives".
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Nov 22
@LadyDuck I hope that whoever that person is knows how to manage money well!
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Nov 22
I forgot to buy a ticket for Monday night’s drawing, which set a new record as the highest jackpot ever. But I’m glad I didn’t play, because my numbers would have been nowhere close to the numbers that were drawn. There was one winner, someone who bought a ticket in California.
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
It definitely is a scheme, but it was fun to play. I haven’t purchased a lottery ticket in over 10 years.
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Nov 22
Maybe @porwest and I should put our heads together and figure out how we can swindle some of the money out of that California winner’s hands! Lol
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@just4him (309082)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Nov 22
@moffittjc You could try, but I don't think it would work.
You could try, but I don't think it would work.2 people like this
@porwest (78756)
• United States
18 Nov 22
@moffittjc They vote democrat over there. They can't be too bright. I think we can take whoever it was. 
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@LindaOHio (159080)
• United States
7 Nov 22
No winners here. Jim was in our group of 6 that said we were going to win. Now we need to include you and be a group of 7. :-)
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Nov 22
Thanks for including me in the G7. We sound like an official governmental agency now! Haha
I’m counting on Jim to win tonight since I probably won’t have a chance today to buy a ticket.
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@LindaOHio (159080)
• United States
7 Nov 22
@moffittjc We don't have tickets for tonight either. We could easily split $2 billion.
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@Treborika (17400)
• Mombasa, Kenya
7 Nov 22
@LindaOHio That huge amount of money is never won by poor person
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
Good luck to you, I hope you win!
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@mrki444 (15150)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
7 Nov 22
@DaddyEvil thanks both. Tonight at 20h in local time is drawing.
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
The most I ever won was around $150. But I don’t really ever play the lottery, so I can’t expect to win the big payouts if I don’t ever play.
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
@CarolDM I don’t really care if I win or not, which is why I pretty much never play. But it’s t was fun to give it a chance. I’m sure that if I did win I would most likely give it all away. I don’t want money to spoil me and make me into someone I’m not.
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@CarolDM (203449)
• Nashville, Tennessee
6 Nov 22
@moffittjc I know but the odds are so high that we would win. However, if you don't try you can't win.
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
I never play either (except for last night), so I never win. And I always get mad when I don't win, until I realize that I didn't even play. Funny how that works. I expect to win every week without actually buying a ticket. To me, that's the way it should work! LOL
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Nov 22
@shaggin I’m so bummed. I completely forgot to buy a lottery ticket last night for the Powerball drawing. The jackpot was up to $2.04 billion. They haven’t announced yet if there was a winner, but I’m really hoping there wasn’t one!
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@Tampa_girl7 (49317)
• United States
18 Nov 22
I hear the lucky winner was in California.
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Nov 22
@Tampa_girl7 Very good! You will be rewarded! Lol
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Nov 22
Shhhh….don’t tell anyone that’s where I bought my ticket.
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@lovebuglena (43218)
• Staten Island, New York
7 Nov 22
Hubby didn't buy tickets for the last one and said no one better win. And no one did. Wonder if he bought tickets to the one happening tonight. This is probably the biggest jackpot ever, no?
Wonder if he bought tickets to the one happening tonight. This is probably the biggest jackpot ever, no?1 person likes this
@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Nov 22
Yes, this set a new Guinness world record for the highest lottery jackpot ever, at $2.04 billion dollars. And there was one winner, someone in California.
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
10 Nov 22
@lovebuglena The announced jackpot for Monday started off at $1.9 billion, but grew to $2.04 billion due to higher than expected ticket sales.
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@lovebuglena (43218)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Nov 22
@moffittjc why did I think it was 1.9 billion? Or was that the Saturday jackpot?
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@thislittlepennyearns (58500)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
6 Nov 22
I think I have only played the Powerball once in my life, and its been years. We left the house a little bit ago to get Theraflu, soup and drinks and now are in bed. LOL
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Nov 22
@thislittlepennyearns Maybe if you didn’t smoke so much you wouldn’t sound that way! Lol
@thislittlepennyearns (58500)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
7 Nov 22
@moffittjc YES!
Lol.
Its better but its not great. I still sound like an eighty year old smoker.
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@oahuwriter (26778)
• United States
6 Nov 22
Sad to hear you didn't win. We can't play power ball here in Hawaii, it's illegal locally. But, if we could I would play!
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Nov 22
Does Hawaii have a state lottery that you can play, or are all lotteries there illegal?
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Nov 22
@oahuwriter I didn’t think there were many places left that still outlawed gambling and games of chance.
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@oahuwriter (26778)
• United States
7 Nov 22
@moffittjc
All lottery illegal... gambling illegal.
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@porwest (78756)
• United States
7 Nov 22
So far, of the tickets I have checked, and I had several, I won $4. lol. A far from the $1.6 billion it was, but hey, the chance to still win is still there and so I too will be buying more tickets, and in fact already have. I mean, $2 for the chance? Well worth it and fun to dream a little bit and try to figure out what I'd do with all that money.
As for sharing some of my loot with you, don't worry Joe, I won't forget who you are.
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Nov 22
It’s very fortunate for you that I answer to the name Joe! Lol
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@moffittjc (118837)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Nov 22
@porwest I’ll answer to any name that starts with a “J” and has lots of money attached to it.
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