When I lived in CT I got five of the six lotto numbers.
I watched the drawing on tv and fortunately the fourth number was not mine. I likely would have died if I had to watch the first five go my way followed by a dud.
But five out of six is good right? It pays about $1100 which went a long way back then. I couldn't wait until Monday to go get my fist full of cash!
Well...
It turns out that many, many people had five numbers so my prize was $700.
To add insult to injury, I opted to not have any tax withheld which prompted a subsequent nastygram from the IRS when I forgot to claim the income on my return.
Six out of six would have been more fun.
Winning something still beats a sharp stick in the eye...
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