Abu's Mega Million Lottery Pool - 4th Update

Abu's Mega Millions Lottery Pool

Date: 9/24/2007

To: Barbara A. Sykes, Jared A. Osieko, Drucilla A. Murray, Mary L. Stewart, Josephine James, Abu Baba, Cordelia R. McGregor, Sheila J. McGriff, Christina L. Bell, Cindy F. Fernandez, Jared N. Moore, Kenneth E. Stutzman, Jr. and Juanita L. Brown

Membership list: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddn3r8c7_87fncsxs

From: Michael E. Porter

RE: 4^{TH NEWSLETTER}

Quote of the Day

"The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started." – Norman Cousins

One of our tickets expired Friday, and someone won the Jack Pot in California. I know that the ticket was purchased in Sacramento, California.

The New Jack Pot for Tuesday September 25^th, 2007, is now at $12 Million. The new Cash Option is worth $7,000,000.00.

Here are your numbers:

Numbers	Mega Ball	Dates Valid	Notes
22 31 40 47 56	24	09/04 – 10/05/2007
11 13 43 49 53	44	09/04 – 09/21/2007	Expired

There are 16 shares issued in this game, and in the event we should win in the next 10 drawings, I will divide the Cash Option by 16 to determine everyone’s share. If we should win Tuesday Night, here is what the payout would be (not including any attorney fees, taxes, or tithes).

Shares Purchased	Amount you could win.
1	$437,500.00
2	$875,000.00

This game will end after the drawing on Friday October 5^th, 2007.

If you would like to continue playing in a Lottery Pool, I have two coming up.

Lotto Texas Lottery Pool – Game Nine should start on Saturday October 20^th, 2007. If you wish to play in this game, the cost is $10.00 per share and you need to have you money to me no later than Wednesday October 17^th, 2007.

Mega Millions Lottery Pool – Game 38 should start on Tuesday October 23^rd, 2007. The cost is $10.00 per share, and you would need to a have your money to me by Thursday October 18^th, 2007.

Long-Distance Calls

A man in Topeka, Kansas decided to write a book about churches around the country. He started by flying to San Francisco and worked east from there. Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs and notes. He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued by a sign which read: "$10,000 a minute."

Seeking out the Pastor he asked about the phone and the sign. The Pastor explained that the golden phone was, in fact, a direct line to Heaven and if he paid the price he could talk directly to God. The man thanked the Pastor and continued on his way.

As he continued to visit churches in Seattle, San Diego, Chicago, Greensboro, Tampa and all around the United States, he found more phones with the same sign and got the same answer from each Pastor.

Finally, he arrived in Texas. Upon entering a church in Dallas, behold, he saw the usual golden telephone. But THIS time, the sign read: "Calls: 35 cents."

Fascinated, he asked to talk to the Pastor.

"Reverend, I have been in cities all across the country and in each church I have found this golden telephone. I have been told it is a direct line to Heaven and that I could talk to God, but, in the other churches the cost was $10,000 a minute. Your sign reads 35 cents. Why?"

The Pastor, smiling benignly, replied, "Son, you're in Texas now... It's a local call."