Thursday, September 4, 2025

Getting close

I checked the lottery website this afternoon and the Powerball annuity is up to $1,700,000,000.00. The lump sum is at $770,300,000.00 (roughly $447,000,000 after federal and state taxes).

It's getting close to the point where I will think about maybe, possibly, buying a ticket. It's a pretty good bet that by the time the Saturday drawing rolls around, the lump sum will exceed $900,000,000.00.

Spending $2.00 to win $900,000,000.00 is just as dumb as spending $2.00 to win $100.00 but the potential return is substantialy higher...


The Red Sox looked awful last night, losing to the Guardians 8-1.

I can't help but notice those bullpen games never really go well...

Fortunately the Judges lost as well so they remain even with them. Unfortunately the Blue Jays won so they drop back to 3½ games behind the Blue Jays.

I'm really hoping the Judges lose tonight. If they win, the Judges take a half game lead over the Red Sox. If they lose, the Red Sox will take a half game lead over the Judges.

Tomorrow the Red Sox will start a 3-game series against the Diamondbacks. That game will start at 9:40 so I won't be watching more than an inning or two. Tolle is scheduled for his second MLB start.


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