13 Week Pennsylvania Power Ball Pool - Game Two - 20th Update

13 Week Pennsylvania Power Ball Pool - Game Two

Date: 02/03/2008

To: Kenneth E. Stutzman, Jr., Juanita L. Brown, Charles W. Rutherford, Mac Almond, Sheila J. McGriff, Jared N. Moore, Libra/Goat, Melinda G. Cook, Johnnie M. Dodson, and Chauncey Stumpter

Membership List: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddn3r8c7_96cbhwdp

From: Michael E. Porter

RE: 20^{TH NEWSLETTER}

This week's promise: God blesses humble people

Who do you listen to?

""Therefore anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven."

Matthew 18:4 NLT

But his officers tried to reason with him and said, "Sir, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, wouldn't you have done it? So you should certainly obey him when he says simply to go and wash and be cured!" So Naaman went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. And his flesh became as healthy as a young child's, and he was healed!

2 Kings 5:13-15

And all of you, serve each other in humility, for "God sets himself against the proud, but he shows favor to the humble." So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and in his good time he will honor you.

1 Peter 5:5-6

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The most important thing

"One of the greatest theologians in the history of Christendom was undoubtedly Aurelious Augustinius, better known as St. Augustine, who was converted in the year 387 and later became Bishop of Hippo in North Africa. One of his memorable sayings was this—"For those who would learn God's ways, humility is the first thing, humility is the second, and humility is the third." That may at first sound like an unwarranted exaggeration, but it is surely an echo of these words in the Old Testament—"[God] has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8)

from John Blanchard, The Truth for Life (H.E. Walter) quoted in 1001 Great Stories and Quotes by R. Kent Hughes (Tyndale) pp 215-16 "

Content is derived from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale Publishing House

Normally, I don’t check the numbers in this game, because Juanita Brown in Ohio has the tickets, and Mac always does a good job in updating this spreadsheet.

I got an e-mail from Juanita advising me that we had won $7.00 on the 30^th of January, and then this morning, I got another e-mail from her telling me that we had won $3.00 in last night’s drawings.

I checked Mac’s Spreadsheet and he had it updated correctly, but I still printed our numbers and ran them through the checker on www.molottery.com.

Here is what I found:

(A.) 4-19-33-50-52 PB: 30

Draw Date		Winning Numbers								Amount Won		Power Play
Sat., Feb 02, 08		14	44	25	26	16	PB:	30		$3.00		3

(B.) 1-10-17-54-55 PB: 37

Draw Date		Winning Numbers								Amount Won		Power Play
Wed., Jan 30, 08		55	2	17	41	54	PB:	17		$7.00		2

So Juanita was right, Mac has it corrected, so basically I wasted my time this morning check these tickets.

Our tickets are good for three more drawings. Here are your numbers for the entire game:

Power Ball Numbers	Power Ball	Dates Valid	Notes
04 19 33 50 52	30	01/12 – 02/13/08
01 10 17 54 55	37	01/12 – 02/13/08
01 44 49 51 54	34	01/12 – 02/13/08

Here is Mac’s Spreadsheet:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p1yrwg4cb6UBRs9EiKdA0RA

I don’t think Mac has finished updating this spreadsheet. He does have our wins recorder correctly, but the current Jack Pot, Cash Option, and our payouts have NOT been updated. So for now, please refer to my chart below as to what we could win.

I’ll keep on wins here, since we have won two drawings in a row, maybe we are on to a winning streak.

Amount Won	Date Won	Running Total
$7.00	01/30/2008	$7.00
$3.00	02/02/2008	$10.00

Your next drawing is on Wednesday February 6th, 2008 is worth $52 Million. The Cash Option is worth $25,900,000.00. There were 12 shares sold in this game. This is what you could win, before any attorney fees, taxes or tithes:

Shares Purchased	Amount you could win.
.5	$ 1,079,166.66
1	$ 2,158,333.33
2	$ 4,316,666.66
3	$ 6,474,999.99

One of our members of this game, Jared Moore, is from Michigan. When he graduates from school, he will be a Baptist Preacher; he plans on returning to his home state.

Now I meant to include this article in my last update, but I lost the web site and couldn’t locate it. Well, not anymore.

Miss Michigan wins Miss America 2008 title

19-year-old Kirsten Haglund takes top prize in revamped pageant

LAS VEGAS - Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund, a 19-year-old aspiring Broadway star, was crowned Miss America 2008 on Saturday in a live show billed as the unveiling of the 87-year-old pageant’s new, hipper look.

Haglund, of Farmington Hills, Mich., sang “Over the Rainbow” and walked a crowd-pleasing strut in a black and gold bikini to clinch the title. She beat Miss Indiana Nicole Elizabeth Rash, the first runner up, and Miss Washington Elyse Umemoto, the second runner up for the $50,000 scholarship and year of travel that comes with the crown.

Haglund, who studies music at the University of Cincinnati, grew up in a pageant family. Her mother is an active volunteer, and her grandmother Iora Hunt, competed for the crown as Miss Michigan 1944. Hunt joined Haglund at a news conference.

“The only words that come to my mind is that this is a dream come true, not just for me but for my family as well,” Haglund said. “I’m not just standing up here alone.”

Haglund, a cheery, classic blond, wore a revealing silver sequined dress and black bikini during the evening gown and swimsuit portions of the pageant. As her platform issue, she promised to advocate for awareness of eating disorders, an illness from which she has recovered.

Pageant meets ‘Reality Check’
The crowning at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip was aired for the first time on TLC. It capped a four-week reality series, “Miss America: Reality Check,” which followed the contestants as they were pushed to shed the dated look of Miss Americas past and adopt a more updated style.

The show was the latest in a series of attempts to find an audience with a younger demographic after more than a decade of declining ratings.

The 52 newly made-over aspiring beauty queens who sought the top tiara sported updated hairdos, sassy attitudes and red carpet-worthy fashion throughout the competition.

Usually tame by modern TV standards, the swimwear competition kicked it up a notch. Most contestants wore black bikinis, and some struck provocative poses and twirled as the audience howled. Contestants also wore blue jeans and added a bit of humor to the traditional opening number, the parade of states.

Haglund’s moves won howls from the audience. “I think for the audience, the swimwear and evening wear was much more entertaining, am I right?” Haglund said when asked about the show’s new look.

‘We all deserve second chances’
The changes included a chance for “Reality Check” viewers to text message votes for their favorite contestant. Miss Utah, Jill Stevens, an Army medic who served in Afghanistan, was named “America’s Choice.”

Stevens did not make to the final 10, but she took the disappointment with pluck. She dropped and gave the audience push ups before joining the other losers on a riser on the side.

Producers added a twist to the interview portion, as well. They asked people on the street to pose questions, and the results were edgier than usual. Contestents were asked about binge drinking, HIV and Britney Spears’ pregnant younger sister, Jamie Lynn.

“No I don’t think she should be fired,” Miss Indiana Nicole Elizabeth Rash said. “They’re still people, they’re still human beings. We all deserve second chances.”

The long-struggling pageant had promised a new look for this year’s beauty battle. “Entertainment Tonight” reporter Mark Steines was the master of ceremonies of the show. Clinton Kelly of TLC’s hit “What Not to Wear” also helped with the hosting duties. Kelly had instructed the girls on how to update their looks during the reality show.

The pageant sounded different, too. A deejay spun dance music from turntables set up on stage. Contestants danced and waved to the audience during commercials breaks. The losers were seated on risers on one side of the stage, while the parents of the finalists, in black tie, were seated on the other.

The show was the latest in a series of attempts to find a new audience after more than a decade of declining ratings. The fading institution was dropped from network television in 2004. It spent a two-year stint on Country Music Television before being picked up last summer by TLC, a cable channel reaching 93 million homes in the U.S.

TLC added the pageant to its reality-TV stable, and announced plans to reinvent the look of the show and find an “It girl” ready for modern celebrity.

In addition to the $50,000 scholarship, Haglund will embark on a year of promoting the pageant, her platform issue and the Children’s Miracle Network, a pageant partner.

© 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

If you would like to view this article on line, you will pictures of our new Miss America 2008!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22861217/

Now I would love for this group to win Power Ball. I would love to be able to send the Reverend Jared N. Moore, back to his home state – Michigan, with $2 Million.

Game Announcements

1. Lotto Texas Lottery Pool – Game Twelve – Cost is $10.00 per share. This game starts on Wednesday February 13^th, 2008. You need to have your money to me Saturday February 9^th, 2008.

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2. Mega Millions Lottery Pool – Game 40 – Cost is $10.00 per share. This game starts on Tuesday February 19^th, 2008. You need to have your money to me Saturday February 16^th, 2008.

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Sunday Sermon

A minister was completing a Temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, "If I Had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."

With even greater emphasis he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."

And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."

Sermon complete, he sat down.

The song leader stood very cautiously and announced with a smile, nearly laughing, "For our closing song, let us sing Hymn #365, "Shall We Gather at the River."