Anonymous Commandeers PowerBall Lotto & offers to Give Each American 4.33 million

Boone, North Carolina
January 12, 2016 12:53am CST
Ha! I wish! But seriously think about it ~ what if, instead of giving all that money to one person - the lottery winner, we just evenly divided among us all? I got the idea from a meme I saw on Facebook - making the suggestion that 1.3 billion divided by 300 Americans = roughly 4.33 million each. The Arthur suggested that - after taxes - each would have enough to 'sort themselves out' economically speaking and thus - in one fell swoop - turn the American economy around. What do you think? Could this idea catch fire and since - we would all get an equal portion - which is better than the big fat ZERO all but one of us will get if we don't change the game. Of course - there are no rules in lotto for this sort of idea - but still - as a concept - imagine the possibilities.....
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
12 Jan 16
Your maths is completely wrong. The answer is 4.33 dollars not 4.33 million. I can't believe so many people accept such crap just because they saw it on Facebook.
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• Boone, North Carolina
21 Dec 16
what? Facebook isn't a legitimate source for citation?