Lotto

All those scratch-offs you bought or money you spent on trying to hit that giant Powerball jackpot is going to be put to good use. The Michigan Lottery will be contributing $889 million towards the School Aid Fund in 2016; the highest number ever contributed...

Just for having the correct six numbers, tonight's estimated jackpot for the multi-state Mega Millions was $636 million -- or $341.2 million with the cash option. The estimated jackpot for Mega Millions on Tuesday night was flirting with the record U.S. lottery jackpot of $656 million, awarded by Mega Millions on March 30, 2012, and split by three winning tickets in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.

With the Powerball Jackpot at almost 100 million dollars, I think I'll wage a dollar or two. Odds of winning are ridiculous, but you can't win if you don't play. I'm sure that guy in Kalamazoo doesn't regret the dollar he spent last week on Mega Millions that earned him 27 million dollars...

Clearly our method for choosing Mega Million and Powerball numbers isn't working out.  I used to pick my numbers based upon the sports uniform numbers I've worn.  16, 30 for hockey, etc.  After a good 20 years, it wasn't very successful.   Now when I play I just go with the computer-pick...