And here are the tickets I bought

Don't they just look lucky?

The future winners of Winter 2009

Thanks to Joan's efforts (and mine), we have a record number of "investors" this round. I have just returned from the corner newsagent with $1,196 worth of lottery tickets. That's $26 x 46 players. If you're being particular, it's only 45 players, as Ilene S. bought one for herself and one for her brother, Elizabeth G. bought one for herself and one for her grandchildren, and Amy S. and Madelon R. are sharing a share.

So, who is on the honor roll?

From the 11th floor, in no particular order: Robert A., Susan C., Tim D., Sylvia F., Sharon Fr., Janet G., Michelle G., Effie G., Elizabeth G., Deena G., Steve H., Jean K., Felicia R., Ilene S., Joan S., Irwin S., Mary V., Regina M., Marilyn R. and Sharon Fi. (welcome aboard to those last two).

From the 10th floor: Linda A., Susan B., Linda D., Randi E., Ethan F., Julie J., Peter H., Regina K., Carolyn K., Viv L., Steve L., Linda M., Mark M., Len M., Gillian S., Amy S., Madelon R., Michelle S., Christopher S. (me!), Evonne T., Neil T., Susan V., Scott K., Laura F., and Sue Z. (welcome to these last three).

Good luck to us all!

The last tickets from the summer round. For real this time.

So I cashed in the last tickets as shown in the last post. We won $4. I added this to the $13 I had left over from the last round and bought these tickets. If we win big on these tickets, the big winners will be the folks who were in the summer round, not the new folks who just joined up this month. Just to be clear.

The last tickets from the summer round

These will last us until Thanksgiving. Insert harvest metaphor here:

MegaMillions for the Win(ter)!

After a slow start, our investment has begun to pay off. However, the time has come to buy more tickets. As per usual, the amount is $26, which will be good for at least 13 weeks’ worth of drawings, more likely longer if past experience is anything to go by. You can pass along your cash to me at 66 John on the 11th floor Mondays and Tuesdays and on the 10th floor on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. I believe that Joan will also be collecting, so you can give your money to her, as well. The deadline is Friday 27 November (the day after Thanksgiving) at the close of business.

The investments are paying off. Finally.

After some pretty puny winnings for the first two months ($4 and $12, respectively), we have finally begun to find ourselves "in the money". The last month of our project yielded $76. I will use this cash to tide us over until the end of the month. Huzzah!