A lottery player named Michael Lange hit a $308,573 jackpot this week after buying a Mega Millions ticket at Tommy’s Tobacco in Imperial Beach. Lange’s ticket was one of 47 sold in the multistate game with five correct numbers but missing the Mega number. The estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing tops $540 million, said to be the largest in world history. But the chance of winning that megapot is 1 in 175,711,536, according to the Mega Millions website. So is the lottery worth your money? One answer is given in an article headlined Who are the nation's biggest suckers? Lottery players. Your take?
Poll: Is $540 Million Lottery Payoff Worth Your Ticket Money Given the Odds?
Chance of winning the Mega Millions lottery is put at 1 in 175,711,536, according to website.
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Marcus Boyd June 17, 2013 at 05:41 pm
My daughter made one for me on her laptop... now I see why!
Lucky me though, it was one-of-a-kind!
Tammy Petersen Jenkins June 18, 2013 at 06:53 pm
My faith has been restored. Looking outside my kitchen window this a.m. I saw a man walking his dog…Read More with a bucket and pick-up grabber. I couldn't believe my eyes. He was cleaning up all of the dog feces along the estuary on Seacoast. I will keep my eyes out for him again so that I can go out and personally thank him for his great volunteer work. What a great IB resident!!
Ed Kravitz June 19, 2013 at 02:55 pm
It's true! One person can make a difference ! And if you see someone being irresponsible with…Read More their pet....share some photos or videos with us. We'll cure them and make them responsible citizens again! Public Rehabilitation. Taking Ownership and Pride in Your Community. If you know something isn't right....then let's make it right! Obviously someone agreed and was in harmony with your feelings. Or maybe someone felt guilty and decided to own up to it. Regardless your outcome is very positive.
Future Violators....face the Public Photo Gallery Of Shame !
Way to go Tammy!
Ed Kravitz June 16, 2013 at 08:34 pm
You could call Pacifica Companies...Maybe Alison Rolfson? You could call your local City Council…Read More Representative or go to the Council Meeting early on Wednesday evening and fill out a speakers card and post the same question to the City Council. Share with us what you find out! (If Anything?) Tell them you don't care for the way they pick City Attorneys, City Managers or replacement Council Members in closed session while you're at it.
Marcus Boyd June 15, 2013 at 06:57 am
Looks great!!! I'll be there tomorrow morning for breakfast to let you know!
Jim June 7, 2013 at 10:58 am
This is a delaying tactic. They are going to try to appease enough of the groups to break up the…Read More coalition. The IBCC has given away millions to some of the richest men in San Diego County. Why are the people forced to take a hair cut on the budget crisis. Let the city employees who stood by and did nothing while getting raises as IB was looted.
Sincerely,
IBMad@madenoughyet.com
Marcus Boyd June 7, 2013 at 11:46 am
Thank you for posting this. Great job to all who were involved with the Alternative Solution to IB…Read More Sports Park Privatization Planning Committee.
While the above referenced "delaying tactic" is likely true, it will be up to the community's grassroots activism to force the council to a public decision on the issue.
Their "delaying tactic" comes with a price in 2014 - when two council seats and the mayors seat is up for grabs.
Who's interested?
Ed Kravitz June 7, 2013 at 01:42 pm
Mayor Janney seems anguished at finding a process he can still control ? Probably so he can finish…Read More the deal and deliver the goods; per the previous DONE DEAL. He acts like; No matter what process they do, the only decision will be YMCA.
16:08 Janney: "We can appoint our plants on the committee?"
Gary Brown: "Oh Yea!"
"OH YEA!"
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If the YMCA took over ownership of Municipal Property and then went Bankrupt....would tax-payer assets be sold off to the highest bidder via Bankruptcy Proceedings? Maybe the YMCA is going to pass the properties through to another entity that will buy them out when they file for planned future bankruptcy? Hey ...If the YMCA is running the Municipal Pools in Chula Vista and National City now...maybe they'd like to build a pool for Imperial Beach with their own money; since all the Imperial Beach RDA money went for "OTHER PROJECTS"?
Is this a classic struggle over who controls the children in the community?
Kelly Tracy June 6, 2013 at 09:03 am
I have been here in IB for ten years and maybe shopped at moldies/Wallys a dozen times 9 of those…Read More were for wine.
The first experience at walley was a sale on bad meat for a BBQ and yogurt that was expired the second time was canned goods that were on sale and I was charged full price the third time was a watermelon well at least the mellon was good ;-/ we need a Whole foods or Trader Joes in IB
Erika Lowery June 11, 2013 at 12:23 pm
Is there any update? I see the flyers as I go around town and I worry about her.
Pat P June 12, 2013 at 07:30 am
Have you checked Chula Vista AC on Beyer? They pick up dogs in IB that are loose.
Agenta Nines June 13, 2013 at 10:10 pm
i seen a dog that looked like her in a yard on the corner of elder and 3rd. small house. It might be…Read More their dog. but it is worth driving by
For all practical purposes my chance of winning is the same whether I buy a ticket or not. Dream on, it's good for the soul, if you don't get carried away.