Euromillions

querty · Post by **querty** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:21 pm

Next Friday you can win almost 146 million € with Euromillions. For those who don't know what Euromillions is: it's a lottery organised by several national lottery agencies. It is the highest amount ever for this lottery. Last year an Irish women won 115 million €.

I am going to buy a ticket. Are you going to buy one also?

tintin6971 · Post by **tintin6971** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:12 pm

You don't buy ticket, you bet on numbers !

querty · Post by **querty** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:00 pm

Mostly I use quick-pick. That is when the computer of the shop owner choses the numbers. That is why I am saying "ticket". In Dutch we use the word "biljet". It's the same as bill in English.

mintoterino · Post by **mintoterino** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:08 pm

querty wrote: I am going to buy a ticket. Are you going to buy one also?

Yep. To be honest, I bet on euromillions almost all fridays... I was not very lucky so far, I won once 13eur with one number and two stars... I hope to get a big prize soon. Nevertheless I think it is not easy to guess 5 numbers out of 50 and 2 out of 9.... Let's play anyway

milanocapitale · Post by **milanocapitale** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:40 pm

In Italy we don't have it, just superenalotto www.sisal.it

BogPoet · Post by **BogPoet** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:26 am

Yes, Euromillions is huge here in Portugal (from the 9 countries, we're actually the ones who spend more money on the game).

I usually only play when there's a big Jackpot - I played €6 last week (€4 in association and €2 in a single bet I made - I think we had one of the association bets won something and after dividing by everyone who played, I should get €0,50 or something like that...).
I actually enjoy analysing chance games (although I very rarely play for real money) and Euromillions, in that regard, is a sucker's bet - only about 40% of the money that is betted is returned in prizes. I know that, statistically, my €2 were better spent in a slot machine (or blackjack) but, come on, you can't win €145 million in the casino, can you?

tintin6971 · Post by **tintin6971** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:33 am

If we won 146 millions, can we be paid in fivers for EBT

querty · Post by **querty** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:35 am

Last week I played for 12 € and I won 17.40 €. So, I can buy a new one this week and I will get a note of 5 € back.

Can you imagine what kind of amounts we can win if all the countries of Europe will become a member of Euromillions? It must be incredible.

Annie_in_exile · Post by **Annie_in_exile** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:13 pm

For the last three weeks I've participated, and won every time (well, it's easy if the combinations of 1+2 or 2+1 "normal" and special numbers return something).

querty wrote:Mostly I use quick-pick. That is when the computer of the shop owner choses the numbers.

Oh, that's what one of the shopkeepers once asked me

Now I understand. He asked whether I wanted a Pickwick draw - and I'm absolutely positive that he said Pickwick and not quick-pick. Too much tea or a Dickens fan?

pastel · Post by **pastel** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:37 pm

I play every week in a society with my co-workers. If we eventually win, our department disapears

, only the chief remains, alone..

Every week the same numbers, we play in the internet

Pastel

Fjon · Post by **Fjon** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:03 pm

I too entered as part of a syndicate in work. We won €9 between 11 people last week

Hopefully next week we'll win a bit more!

Dakkus · Post by **Dakkus** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:54 am

Fjon wrote:I too entered as part of a syndicate in work. We won €9 between 11 people last week

Stop boasting like that! What is it with you, you.. you.. you YOU!? You just come here and try to make everyone turn green, then blue and then again green of envy? What are your motives for this?
Yeah, it might be you are rich now. BUT SO WHAT?!? So are we, just in an emotional way.

(and for those with very very low income: The above text contains certain material that might by some people be considered as a joke. Thank you for your coöperation (oh, how I love writing that word that way (and oh how I hate ending up having nested brackets):)))

(find the smilie)

querty · Post by **querty** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:49 am

Annie_in_exile wrote:For the last three weeks I've participated, and won every time (well, it's easy if the combinations of 1+2 or 2+1 "normal" and special numbers return something).

querty wrote:Mostly I use quick-pick. That is when the computer of the shop owner choses the numbers.
Oh, that's what one of the shopkeepers once asked me Now I understand. He asked whether I wanted a Pickwick draw - and I'm absolutely positive that he said Pickwick and not quick-pick. Too much tea or a Dickens fan?

Well, here we say quick-pick. Maybe there they say pickwick. Was it in Belgium?

pastel · Post by **pastel** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:51 pm

Dakkus wrote:
Fjon wrote:I too entered as part of a syndicate in work. We won €9 between 11 people last week
Stop boasting like that! What is it with you, you.. you.. you YOU!? You just come here and try to make everyone turn green, then blue and then again green of envy? What are your motives for this?
Yeah, it might be you are rich now. BUT SO WHAT?!? So are we, just in an emotional way.

(and for those with very very low income: The above text contains certain material that might by some people be considered as a joke. Thank you for your coöperation (oh, how I love writing that word that way (and oh how I hate ending up having nested brackets):)))

(find the smilie)

I´m sorry Dakkus, but I couldn´t understand the meaning of your post

Pastel

compinho · Post by **compinho** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:26 pm

querty wrote:I am going to buy a ticket. Are you going to buy one also?

I would if I coud.

146 million €, darn, I'd spend the next few years entering notes.

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