webwiz
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Post by webwiz on Jan 23, 2016 13:01:20 GMT
When the Lottery was launched 20 years ago I was amazed that with the technology available at the time the system required keeping a slip of paper which could be lost or stolen (edit: or washed). I have never bought a ticket as such. As soon as a subscription service was launched I signed up to it. Another advantage is that if you play the same numbers each draw you do not risk them coming up on the one occasion when you were on holiday or whatever. Now over 20 years later despite all the advances in technology Camelot still don't know who they owe £33 million to. Amazing.
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Post by Ton ⓉⓞⓃ on Jan 23, 2016 17:54:05 GMT
When the Lottery was launched 20 years ago I was amazed that with the technology available at the time the system required keeping a slip of paper which could be lost or stolen (edit: or washed). I have never bought a ticket as such. As soon as a subscription service was launched I signed up to it. Another advantage is that if you play the same numbers each draw you do not risk them coming up on the one occasion when you were on holiday or whatever. Now over 20 years later despite all the advances in technology Camelot still don't know who they owe £33 million to. Amazing. I think camelot are very clever, this story is giving them free publicity. How many people have gone and double checked their slips (or whatever they're called). This is putting emotion into it and most people like to feel that even if it's just to complain about the admittedly almost medieval slip of paper system. As long as it's in peoples minds there's a chance that they'll go and buy one this week.
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Post by registerme on Jan 23, 2016 18:09:36 GMT
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Post by wildlife2 on Jan 23, 2016 20:38:26 GMT
I always play on-line now, so no tickets can get into the washing machine.
This also prevents being "caught on camera" buying a ticket from your local shop. And it saves having to go outside or having to go through the wardrobe.
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Post by valerieb on Jan 23, 2016 22:40:29 GMT
I won £5.30 yesterday - any investment advice?
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Post by uncletone on Jan 23, 2016 22:59:53 GMT
Yep - don't waste it on the national lottery.  |
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Post by bracknellboy on Jan 24, 2016 0:36:01 GMT
Missing £33m Lotto Winner
"I am Sparticus"
"I am Sparticus"
"I am Sparticus"
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Post by SteveT on Jan 24, 2016 6:35:01 GMT
Inevitably it will be M**********3
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Post by valerieb on Jan 24, 2016 10:58:39 GMT
Yep - don't waste it on the national lottery. Yeah, I know, but where's the fun? I could loan it to a scrapyard, a posh restaurant, a top-tier law firm, a bike shop, a student lodging house, a garden centre, a struggling hotel, an 'absolute disaster' renovation company (the clue was in the name) ............ or I could change it all into 2p's and feed it into those slide machines at the amusement arcade.
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Post by Ton ⓉⓞⓃ on Jan 24, 2016 11:06:18 GMT
Yep - don't waste it on the national lottery. Yeah, I know, but where's the fun? I could loan it to a scrapyard, a posh restaurant, a top-tier law firm, a bike shop, a student lodging house, a garden centre, a struggling hotel, an 'absolute disaster' renovation company (the clue was in the name) ............ or I could change it all into 2p's and feed it into those slide machines at the amusement arcade. Is that the amusement arcade in Yorkshire?
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sqh
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Post by sqh on Jan 24, 2016 11:06:47 GMT
It's been won by a Greek Goddess. Ariel. |
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Post by pepperpot on Jan 24, 2016 11:27:07 GMT
I won £5.30 yesterday - any investment advice? Invest in your happiness. Buy you and a friend a coffee. If you haven't got any friends, PM me.
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sqh
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Post by sqh on Jan 24, 2016 11:53:40 GMT
The winning ticket should have numbers 26,27,46,47,52,58, but the washed ticket will be 6,7,46,47,5,58. All washing powders are designed to remove all traces of numbers 2's. |
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