What do you mean that it is illegal to charge fees?
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If you can't charge anything, why are you doing this?
Bottom line: We want to win the lottery. That's it. That's the reason we're doing this for free. The more people who play, the better our horrible chances are to win. It's that easy. Charging extra makes people less likely to join.

Why do you only play the Texas Lottery when the jackpot reaches $15 million? Are you some kind of greedy jerk who can't be happy with $4 million?
That's a good question. We're glad you asked. And no. We're not greedy jerks.

We're not looking to spend a fortune playing every time there is a drawing. Sure, $4 million divided by 30 people is still a nice chunk of change, even after the taxes, but the investment involved in playing the lottery every drawing is crazy high. There are 104 each year. The lottery was at or over $15 million 32 times in 2008. That's $320 over the year versus $1,040.

Does that make sense? We hope so, because that's the way we do it.

How the hell can I trust that you're going to buy lotto tickets - and not just take the chance we won't win, act like you bought the tickets, and then go out and spend my money on beer and women?
Lucky for you, we have something called integrity - which is enforced by his friend conscience. If that's not enough comfort for you, drop us an email. We'll scan in the 10 sets of numbers we bought for you and either send the scan to you in an email or post it on our website.

Why don't you just scan and post all the tickets for each drawing? Are you lazy or something?
We are lazy, but that's not why we won't do that. Okay. It really is the reason we won't do it - plus, it's extra time and money on our part for which you aren't being charged. Don't forget that we're not charging you to play in our little club. Since our rules say that we'll only post the tickets when you want to see proof, that's how it will work.

That's fine. I'll just ask for proof after each drawing.
That's fine if you want to be the jerk. But we're hopeful that you'll get to a point where you can trust us. If not, we'll just kick you out of the club for riding our collective ass unnecessarily.

Remember: We pay for the website; we keep it updated; we recruit new members; we fill out the play slips; we keep everything organized; we spend our own money on gas to drive to the lotto retailer; we wait forever in line (especially when the jackpot is huge) and get on the nerves of people who are only playing one ticket - all while trying to ignore them as they take several deep, loud breaths waiting for the guy behind the counter to scan all 60 or more of our play slips ... (never mind if we have a bunch of 3-of-6 or 4-of-6 play slips from the previous drawing) ... find any and all winning tickets; get cash for those; and do it all over again for the next drawing.

So sure: Ride our ass about YOUR tickets anyway. That's a great way to become friends.

OMG! My account is empty and we play on Friday! Can you spot me $10? I promise I'll put a check in the mail today!
Sorry, dude or dudette, but we can't do that. It's your responsibility to make sure you have the funds in your account. If you don't have the funds for a drawing, you don't play that drawing. And just think, that'll probably be the drawing where we win it all. So I suggest that you use Fed-Ex or UPS - or get in your car and drive that money down here if you really want to play. Oh, we only play on Wednesday and Saturday, so you had an extra day anyway.

How many times have you won already?
Well, we've won $25 million twice and $36 million once. Just kidding. We're pretty sure that when we win "the big one" for the first time, the club will be disbanded and we'll all be out enjoying our newfound freedom.

The truth is that it's hard to win the lottery ... about 1-in-26 million hard. The odds are we won't ever win. But we've got a little extra money that we can throw away on this questionable investment that some call the 'idiot tax.' Some of us have been known to lose $300 on a bad beat playing poker. So losing $10 a few times a year isn't going to kill us. As a matter of fact, we'll make ourselves feel better by telling ourselves that our playing contributes toward a better education for the kids. Can't you think of the children?

Why don't you use PayPal or some other online money service? Sending checks or money orders is hard work!
Unfortunately, it's against PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy. We were using them at one time, and they were nice enough to give us a chance to take it down before creating any big headaches. (We're just trying to be honest here.) As far as other services, we just haven't found any that are any good. So checks and money orders it is.

What are you going to do to prevent something like this from happening?
I'll spell it out here for you. If your userid doesn't appear on the club page for a drawing, then you are not entitled to any winnings resulting from that drawing. Even if you were part of a drawing that resulted in winning some quick picks for the next drawing. If you don't have at least $10 in your account for any particular drawing we play, you don't get any winnings if there are any. Clear enough?

I have a question you haven't answered yet. How do I get an answer?
Send us an email.