I play Powerball. Now I know that the lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math, but I have a system. I almost never play unless the jackpot is over $146 million. See the odds of winning are 1 in 146,107,962.00, so I’m no sucker – I wait until the odds are in my favor. (grin)

For some reason I bought a ticket on Friday, and I won (even thought the jackpot was just over $100 million). Well, I matched the powerball, which means I won $3. The odds of that happening are 1 in 68.96. I’m off to claim my prize today, where I’ll buy another ticket and put the other $2 in my pocket. Hey, the jackpot is $134 million – close enough?