Archive for August 5th, 2008

$43M on the line this week.

Not bad. But not the biggest. Here are the biggest lottery jackpots in Canadian history:

1. Lotto 649: $54.29 million - Oct. 26, 2005
2. Lotto 649: $43.22 million - Aug. 12, 2006
3. Lotto 649: $40 million - June 13, 2007
4. Lotto 649: $39.66 million - Nov. 8, 2006
5. Lotto 649: $38.78 million - Apr. 4, 2007
6. Super 7: $37.84 million - May 12, 2002
7. Lotto 649: $37.34 million - Jan. 2, 2008
8. Lotto 649: $37 million - Nov. 10, 2007
9. Lotto 649: $37 million - June 9, 2007
10. Lotto 649: $35 million - Jan. 6, 2007

So if we get a winner this week, it should slot in at #2 or #3.

Everyone has a “number” in their head when it comes to lotteries. You know, the amount you need to win to make everything (work) go away.

For me, I think it’s about $3M. You know, enough to pay off the house and then bank the rest to give my family a lifetime interest salary of about $200 grand. Not bad.

So, $43M is well and above my limit for retirement, so let’s share the wealth - it’s time for another Lotto 6/49 Blog According to Buzz Bloggers Pool.

I put up the toonies, you put up the numbers. I’ll go through the list in order that the numbers are posted below and group them into sets of 6. That will form our tickets for the big draw.

Please post ONE and only ONE number between 1-49 below.

Here’s the fine print:

we all agree to split the winnings equally.
Anything equal to, or greater than, $50 per person will be divided equally between all registered bloggers.
Anything LESS THAN $50 per person will be donated to TEAM DIABETES.
I reserve the right to end number submissions at any time.
Only those legally eligible according to BCLC rules are allowed to post numbers.
blah blah blah good luck!

So while you’re dreaming of the money you could be winning, why not part with some of the money you currently have and donate to Team Diabetes?

**UPDATE**

The tickets are:

4 - 6 - 8 - 10 - 37 - 49
13 - 15 - 16 - 22 - 26 - 43
2 - 3 - 12 - 23 - 28 - 42
7 - 16 - 18 - 25 - 32 - 41

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