Friday, November 29, 2019

Even Steven Has Good Timing

The lottery ticket business has not been very profitable for Val lately. Oh, it's been paying enough to keep playing. Last week I made back enough that I didn't have to dip into my weekly allowance for a single dollar, other than for my 44 oz Diet Cokes. But before that, it was a dry spell that made me consider renting a storage unit and selling items from my dark basement lair for a dollar profit.

Fortune and Even Steven smiled upon me Monday, though. With this one:


It's one of my favorite tickets, but it's been out so long that most placed don't carry it, preferring to keep the newer tickets in their limited case space. Orb K still has it, though. That's a $100 winner! I redeemed this one for the cash, and added it to my casino bankroll for our visit with The Pony.

6 comments:

  1. And 37 was Casey Stengel's uniform number so it has to be lucky!

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  2. I would redeem it for cash too and stash it in my Christmas savings. I usually only win one or two dollars or a free ticket and the cash goes to more tickets until they winning streak runs dry.

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    1. Yes, I put my winnings back into tickets, but anything over $50 gets stashed in the safe. I have a good little fund in there that might eventually be used for a casino trip, or a special purchase. It's been growing for several years, and hasn't been needed yet.

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  3. Now that I would like to see. Val renting a storage unit to sell stuff out of....

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    1. I would make more money by selling tickets to watch me fail. Because I would not sell items for a dollar profit, and spend 5 nights a week at auctions looking for new merchandise!

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