
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, March 21, 1992                   TAG: 9203230165
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A-11   EDITION: METRO 
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MORE TICKETS, BETTER CHANCE TO SPLIT JACKPOT

I BOUGHT 10 tickets for the March 11 Virginia Lotto drawing. I hope people of the state who only bought one ticket will not be upset because I increased my chances.

The next time the Lotto jackpot exceeds $20 million, the rumors and anxieties about somebody trying to corner the winning combination will arise again. Here is what we, as concerned Virginians, should do.

Buy more tickets, Why? Because -

More tickets sold will mean a better chance that more than one ticket will match all six numbers needed to win the jackpot.

The people holding the winning tickets will have to split the jackpot evenly.

If a $25 million jackpot had to be split four ways, the ideal situation would be that the "investors" would collect only $6 million on their $7 million investment.

I am in no way employed by the Virginia lottery. I do play regularly and realize my chances of winning are not affected by others' buying habits. I certainly would not complain about splitting any jackpot. KEVIN S. SPENCER ROANOKE

by CNB