Your re-investment

A re-investment from long ago. But still, the MegaMillions is over $100M!

Good luck to us all!

And how much did we win?

Here's where it gets a little complicated.

I buy the tickets for what amounts to 90 days out (13 weeks). However, you can check your tickets at a newsagent machine for up to only 45 days. I think of this as sort of a hot dogs vs. hot dog buns dilemma. Since I was doing a lot of travel in April and May, I missed that first 45 day cut off. This meant that I had to wait until the end of 90 days to take them into the lottery office, where I usually redeem them at the end of the cycle. This time, they told me that the only way I could redeem them was to mail them to Schenectady. So, in July I did exactly that. sending off the tickets in two batches. I have received the check for one of the batches, a total of $51. I am still waiting for the next check, which I can only imagine will arrive soon. In the meantime, I will turn this around and re-invest for a few more weeks before we start collecting again. Technically, we have been out of the running for a few weeks, but the jackpot has been really puny for most of the summer, and I haven't felt too bad about this.

Tickets from March

The first one (in black and white) is left over from the previous round.

The others, in vibrant color, are from this round.

Who is entered in this round (the one that started in March?)

Yes, it has been a while since I have updated this blog. But no, I did not run off to Brazil with your money, tempting as that might have been.

For starters, here's the list of everyone who took part, all 49 of you:

From the 10th Floor:

Linda A.

Susan B.

Alan B.

Linda D.

Randi E.

Laura F.

Nancy G.

Deena G

Steve H.

Peter H.

Julie J.

Scott K.

Regina K.

Vivian L.

Steve L.

Mark M.

Len M.

Todd P.

Marilyn P.

Marion P.

Gillian S.

Joan S.

Amy S. /Madelon R.

Michelle S.

Christopher S (me!)

Judith T.

Evonne T.

Neil T.

Susan V.

Marc W.

Dom Y.

And from the 11th Floor:

Susan C.

Sylvia F.

Michelle G.

Janet G.

Effie G.

Elizabeth G.

Martin J.

Jean K.

Regina M.

Andrea P

Felicia R.

Marilyn R.

Susan S.

Ilene S.

Alan S (Ilene's brother)

Irwin S.

Mary V.

and Linda M. from TLC.