Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Hick, the Master Scratcher

Hick is full of surprises. Yes, he's also full of other stuff, but today we'll just talk about the surprise part. I called him this morning to clarify some itemized Pony House purchases that he wishes to be reimbursed for. Right before I ended the call, Hick blurted out:

"Oh, I bought some lottery tickets for you."

"What do you mean you bought them for me?"

"I was in Casey's this morning, and the gal was trying to get rid of some of the dollar tickets. So I bought 30 of them."

"What kind were they? I don't play the dollar tickets. I don't win on them. Pony does. Unless they were the 7-11-21 game, I don't want any. The Pony likes those."

"Okay. I'm going to my dentist appointment now."

Well. It wasn't 15 minutes later until I got a text from Hick:

"They are the 7-11-21."

"Okay. I might buy a few."

Another 20 minutes, another text:

"I scratched 5 tickets won $30.00 and two tickets"

"Now I don't want to buy any."

It would be foolish to think there would be any more good winners in that string of 30 consecutive tickets. Not interested in throwing away my money.
 
 
When Hick came home, he handed a strip of tickets to The Pony, who was sitting at the cutting block after eating supper.

"What are these for?"

"I bought 30 of them. I scratched five, and won $30 on the first one, and two tickets. You can scratch the rest for me."

"What do I get for my cut for scratching?"

"Nothing."

The Pony scratched them anyway, while hearing my story of Hick's offer to sell me some.

"You were smart, Mom, not to buy any. He won $2 and four tickets in all the rest."

"Well, that's pretty good. I spent $30, and won back $38."

"Or you could have just bought ONE, and won $30."

Hick is generally not that lucky. He'd better be careful on our upcoming CasinoPalooza.

6 comments:

  1. I was looking at the $1 scratchers just yesterday, wondering if... nah, I'll keep my money. I have a draw ticket for tonight's $8 million. But only one, where I used to buy more. I'm in save mode this year.

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    1. I only buy the draw tickets when the jackpot is high. I get one for us, and one for The Pony. We have won NOTHING yet, and the jackpot is now up to $222 million.

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  2. Ours didn't get won last night, so next week is $20 million. I don't want to waste money on tickets, but I will.

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    1. That's the thing. When the amount of the jackpot is high, I always think: Can't win if you don't play. It's a slim chance, but better than not having a ticket.

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    1. For some reason, Hick feels a sense of loyalty to those Casey's workers. I guess he doesn't want to risk a problem with getting his clandestine donuts.

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