Louisiana Power Ball Lottery Pool - 16th Update

Louisiana Power Ball Lottery Pool

To: Mac Almond, Sheila J. McGriff, Juanita L. Brown, Charles W. Rutherford, Barbara A. Sykes, Kenneth E. Stutzman, Jr. Johnnie M. Dodson, Chauncey Stumpter, Anonymous (Libra/Goat) and Jared N. Moore

From: Michael E. Porter

Membership List On Web: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddn3r8c7_80gsz3h5

Date: October 4, 2007

Re: 16th Update.

Four Rules to live by

I met this guy while I was in Albuquerque and he has a motto he Lives by Everyday.

He said listen carefully and live by these 4 rules: Drink, Steal, Swear, & Lie.

I was shaking my head 'no', but he then told me to listen while he explained his four rules. So here they are:

1. "Drink" from the "everlasting cup" every day.

2. "Steal" a moment to help someone that is in worse shape than you are.

3. "Swear" that you will be a better person today than yesterday.

4. And last, but not least, when you "lie" down at night, thank God you Live in America and have freedom.

I am not as good as I should be; I am not as good as I could be; but THANK GOD, I am better than I used to be.

n Author Unknown

Nope no wins in Wednesday’s drawing. But, here is the info on the last winner in Louisiana:

Louisiana Player Claims $15 Million Powerball Jackpot!

William Heid Jr. of Louisiana claimed a $15 million Powerball jackpot at the Louisiana Lottery headquarters. Heid, age 49, said he and his lifelong friend and fishing buddy have purchased $10 worth of Powerball tickets every week since the Louisiana Lottery joined the multistate game in 1995. They agreed to split any winnings and were on their way home from a weekend fishing trip when they learned they held the winning ticket.

"You can't win if you don't play," said Heid.

Heid chose the one-time cash payment option and will receive $7,035,647, which is subject to state and federal tax withholdings.
"I came in right away to claim the prize because I didn't want to hold onto the ticket," he explained. "I wanted to get rid of it so I could sleep tonight!" As a result of winning the Powerball jackpot, Heid said he plans to retire as well as share his winnings with his children and grandchildren.

What we have won so far:

Amount Won	Date Won	Running Total
$3.00	09/05/2007	$3.00
$4.00	09/22/2007	$7.00
$3.00	09/22/2007	$10.00
$3.00	09/26/2007	$13.00

Mac’s spreadsheet is up and ready for viewing: http://tinyurl.com/2pjdut

Now there was another winner in last night’s drawing. Someone in state of Connecticut won the $15 Million. So this Jack Pot stays at $15 Million. The Cash Option stays at $7,000,000.00.

Shares in this game were priced at $20.00, and we had 9 shares issued. We have tickets that are good until Saturday October 20^th, 2007.

Here is what the pay out would be, it we win Wednesday October 3^rd, 2007:

Shares purchased	Amount you could win.
.5	$388,888.88
1	$777,777.76

Now, I don’t know of anyone going back to Louisiana anytime soon, so I may send the money we won up to my Stepmother to buy us Power Ball tickets from Missouri.

If not, I my buy us Mega Million tickets because that Jack Pot is climbing. But, as soon as I know my decision, I will let you know.

Golden Screw

Once upon a time, a young lad was born without a belly button. In its place was a golden screw. All the doctors told his mother that there was nothing they could do. Like it or not, he was stuck with it.

All the years of growing up were real tough on him, as all who saw the screw made fun of him. He avoided ever leaving his house and thus, never made any friends.

One day, a mysterious stranger saw his belly and told him of a swami in Tibet that could get rid of the screw for him. He was thrilled. The next day he took all of his life's savings and bought a ticket to Nepal.

After several days of climbing up steep cliffs, he came upon a giant monastery. The swami knew exactly why he had come.

He was told to sleep in the highest tower of the monastery and the following day when he awoke, the screw would have been removed. The man immediately went to the room and fell asleep. During the night while he slept, a purple fog floated in an open window, bearing in its mist, a golden screwdriver. In just moments, the screwdriver removed the screw and disappeared out the window.

The next morning when the boy woke, he saw the golden screw lying on the Pillow next to him. Reaching down, he felt his navel and there was no screw there! Jubilant, he leaped out of bed, and his butt fell off.

THE MORAL to this is: "Don't screw around with things you don't understand; you could lose your ass."