Today Could Be The Day

Well, it's New Year's Eve and, what better way to end/start the year than with a Big Old Lottery Winning? Signs are everywhere. The prize amount is a palindrome (242) and the featured property on the WSJ today is in Big Sky, Montana, one of the sources of my dream-homes. Big Sky (if I'm correct) is where "The Yellowstone Club" is. The Yellowstone Club is a private skiing and golf community. Yes, the club will be open and you may be the only person on the slopes! Too cool. It's fun to simply check out but would be really cool to live there. Beautiful! Check it out. I'll see you on the slopes. I'll be the good-looking guy with the big grin who can't ski.
Yellowstone Club
Did I mention this week I saw 3 Porsche Boxsters in one day? Certainly another sign as it was rated the most reliable sports car this past week. And who likes reliable? Yours truly. Have a safe new year's.

Good News and Bad News

Bad news is I didn't win the lottery. Good news is nobody did which means I'll win more tomorrow. We did win $2 on Friday, which is more than usual. If I can double that, then double, then double, we'll be talking real money. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Tomorrow is the next big day. And I've got two signs, all based around the winning amount. I'm playing with a friend, so we're sharing the risk and the payout. By my calculations, the jackpot (after taxes) for both of us will be $26.62 Million. I love palindromes and their patterns. And my partner, as well as my daughter, are named "Anna" - a palindrome. And, the center of the palindrome is "66", which is also the sum of my normal lottery numbers. Amazing. Now, if I can just figure out how the "Win the Lottery" dance goes, I'll be rich. Or at least pretty comfortable. Woo-hoo.

Lucky Man

Today I'm torn. The jackpot is $123 Million and I bought 2 tickets (actually 4 total as we'll share the pot if any of the 4 win) at Lucky's Convenience Mart. Now, I'm thinking if there's any place to win, it's at a place called Lucky's. But the place just doesn't give me the "lucky" feeling. Perhaps, in a way, that's the old reverse psychology thing working... Hope so. Anyway, I'm in and looking forward to the jackpot being $12 Million for Tuesday (my wife hopes so, too, ahem).
Here's the house I'll buy if we win!
Boulder CO Green House

No Luck

As luck would have it, I didn't win the $95 Million last week, but someone did. May he (or her) watch and spend his money wisely. I don't want to see them on "How the Lottery Ruined My Life." Bless them.
PS - There is a Lutheran church in Fort Mohave, Arizona where the ticket was sold. Now, we'll see who comes forward...

Another Sign - Luckys

Forgot about another sign. Seems a new convenience store opened on the route to work. What's the name? "Lucky's". If you want to buy a winning ticket, you don't go to "Losers." Or do you? Not this week. Lucky's or bust!

95

No, I've not disappeared. But I've been busy and the jackpot hasn't risen to silly heights so I've taken a break. Looks like I'm back in the game for Powerball this week Wednesday. See, I'm a Lutheran and Luther's first big moment, the action he's famous for (along with a stylish haircut) is the nailing of the 95 Theses to the door of the church at Wittenburg on October 31, 1517. The jackpot for Powerball is 95 million. So, it only makes sense for a good Lutheran to win the jackpot when it's 95! So, don't be surprised if a Lutheran cashes in this week. With that, I'm going to Disneyworld!

Millionaire with a Used Mercedes

Hey, Thomas J Stanley wrote about me today. His blog is about a millionaire who buys a thirty-year-old Mercedes for $1500 and made it his daily driver. That's what I want to be. My wife always laughs at me 'cause I yearn after these old cars and want a big, old Mercedes. First problem is the millionaire status. That's why this is a sign - the Powerball jackpot is headed my way. Oh-yeah.
Thomas J Stanley

No Signs

No sign. Perhaps it's a sign in itself. Hmmm.

Friday

Hmm. Any good signs today? Not really. But a friend just bought a Class A motorhome when he was going in to get a drawer for his older home. Then his wife went off and bought the Class A. Cool.
Then I see that the world's fastest (and expensive) car goes on sale. $3.5 Million for a Bugatti Veyron 16.4 16 cylinder supercar. 1001 horsepower and top speed of 254 mph. Good grief. You can keep that coffin.
Come on lucky numbers.

Not This Time

Well, believe it or not, I didn't win the lottery. My Jewish lucky numbers (signs) weren't enought to overcome the randomness of the falling balls this time. The good news is the lucky numbers weren't lucky for anyone, so the jackpot is gonna be larger on Friday. Woo-hoo. Truth is, I was really not lucky at all Tuesday. My dog pooped on the carpet in the night and then woke me to let her outside. Damage was done and I had to get up at 5 am. Not lucky at all.

The Number 18

A few weeks ago I was reading a Jewish blog Yo, Yenta and the blogger pointed out the significance of the number 18 in the Jewish world. She was actually talking about the number 36, which is Double 18 or double chai. Honestly, I had no idea there were Jewish Lucky Numbers of any kind. Well, 18 is one of my favorite numbers and it came up on Friday for the Mega number (and one of the white ones - thus my $10 payout). So, I'm playing them again (heck, they're just as likely to come up again as not) but with a twist. The jackpot is $118 Million this time. See - 18 is in there. That's a sign.
From About.Com Number 18
Question: What is the significance of the number 18 in Judaism?

Answer: The word for "life" in Hebrew is "chai." The two Hebrew letters that make up the word "chai" are chet and yud. In Gematria (the numerical value of Hebrew letters), chai is equivalent to 8 and yud is equivalent to 10. So "chai", chet and yud together, equals 18. Giving money in multiples of $18 is symbolic of giving "chai" or life. Many people give money in mulitiples of $18 as presents to someone celebrating a birth, a bar or bat mitzvah or a wedding.

Tomorrow Could Be the Day

MegaMillions has surpassed the magic threshold of $100 Million so it's time to play. Friday, my numbers matched 2 and the Mega Number, giving me a payout of $10. That's $7 more than I put in. Best of all, it gives me "free" money to play with for tomorrow! If I spend $7 on parking and $3 for tickets, it should work out perfectly and Wednesday will be a celebration day. Just got to pack up my "A" game to take to the lottery store and get that winner! Woo-Hoo. I love the signs.