01-17-2025, 06:53 AM
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#81
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Winning a Zune is like something out of a sitcom.
"You won!!!"
I won! Awesome! I won! I really, finally won!!
"Here is your Zune."
Oh no...I lost. I lost hard. Can I decline the prize?
"No! You are a Zune person now...make peace with it. This is your life now."
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01-17-2025, 07:54 AM
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#82
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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The Hospital Home lotto changed 6 or so years ago where they got rid of (or greatly reduced) the little prizes in favor of focusing on the big ones.
Thing is - those little ones at least made you feel you got something for your $400+. I used to buy hospital home lottery tickets every year and won an exercise bike and Bluetooth speaker - but it's been zilch for the last 7 so I've stopped as it seems like a donation - which I might as well get a tax receipt if I'm going to do that.
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01-17-2025, 08:21 AM
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#83
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sunnyvale
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Friends parents won the hospital home lottery in 2018 grand prize. Just some farmers from out by Brooks, a few years prior they also earned farm family of the year (or something like that) for southern Alberta. They started buying the hospital lottery tickets after he went through treatment for prostrate cancer.
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01-17-2025, 01:27 PM
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#84
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Yes, they pick a winner every year
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01-17-2025, 01:59 PM
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#85
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reggie28
If you sold the home for less than the initial value would you be able to claim a loss? Even if the home was worth 2 million and you sold it for two million, the realtors, lawyers and other professionals are taking a slice, so you would still have a loss to declare. Or am I out to lunch and you pay capital gains on any appreciation, but if you have a loss, well too bad for you.
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One other thing to keep in mind is that the implied values for these homes are inflated. A real estate agent I know who used to be involved in these lottery homes, said that you can typically expect to sell them for about 15-20% less than what the lotteries advertise.
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01-17-2025, 03:36 PM
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#86
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sunnyvale
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Table 5
One other thing to keep in mind is that the implied values for these homes are inflated. A real estate agent I know who used to be involved in these lottery homes, said that you can typically expect to sell them for about 15-20% less than what the lotteries advertise.
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The value also includes all the furnishings and accessories which can include things like a fully stocked wine room, a built in jewelry box with jewellery included and yard maintenance equipment. They started to add a wad of cash with the dream homes to aide in paying for property taxes, utilities and HOA fees.
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Last edited by Derek Sutton; 01-17-2025 at 04:05 PM.
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01-17-2025, 04:54 PM
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electric boogaloo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Table 5
One other thing to keep in mind is that the implied values for these homes are inflated. A real estate agent I know who used to be involved in these lottery homes, said that you can typically expect to sell them for about 15-20% less than what the lotteries advertise.
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Good advice for when I win one of these. I’m gonna print this out and put it on the wall because I can never be less prepared.
Can you take the kids to hockey hun, I’m just giving home lottery win advice on the internet.
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01-17-2025, 05:54 PM
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#88
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Franchise Player
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I won a Stampede belt buckle back in 2009 from a corporate event. I am almost certain that is the only thing I have ever won.
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01-17-2025, 06:18 PM
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#89
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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I won a Cross pen, wallet, passport case and maybe a few other things I've never used from a Safeway Score and Win. So much winning.
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01-17-2025, 07:11 PM
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#90
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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I once win a Canadian Airlines travel bag at a Calgary 88's basketball game.
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01-18-2025, 08:44 AM
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#91
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Powerplay Quarterback
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I won a ceramic giraffe at a community bingo, straight line.
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01-18-2025, 10:34 AM
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#92
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electric boogaloo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geraldsh
I won a ceramic giraffe at a community bingo, straight line.
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There was one of those puck tosses at a Glenlake novice tournament years ago. Buy a puck and toss it and whoever is closest to centre ice winds the 50/50. Tij Iginla was playing on one of the teams. Kara Kirkland didn’t know what to do so everyone told her to chuck it and was last, so everyone is awatching, of course it’s a laser beam to centre ice so she won the $64. She was so embarrassed and apologizing.
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05-09-2025, 11:18 AM
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#93
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#1 Goaltender
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Just to bump this, my $750.00 in tickets purchased won me a $179.99 Sony ULT Field 1 Speaker...
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05-09-2025, 11:23 AM
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#94
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Lucky bastard.
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05-09-2025, 11:24 AM
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#95
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cowtown
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Lucky dog, another year another strikeout here (but only like $100 or so)
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05-09-2025, 12:01 PM
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#96
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It irritates me a little that one ticket costs about a hundy, but 50 tickets costs $500. Slight exaggeration, but not much. It kind of lends itself to richies winning the prize. They all do that.
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05-09-2025, 12:13 PM
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#97
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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At this point I want to win a Hospital in my Home.
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05-09-2025, 12:27 PM
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#98
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
At this point I want to win a Hospital in my Home.
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Pfft. You can't have a whole hospital. Just like one part. Probably you'd get the morgue or proctology.
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05-09-2025, 12:29 PM
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#99
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bizaro86
Pfft. You can't have a whole hospital. Just like one part. Probably you'd get the morgue or proctology.
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I'd settle for a Morgue.
Wait...is it an operating Morgue? Does a Mortician have to operate his craft there? Will there be corpses going in and out? Because that may cast a slight shadow upon the ol' home-life....
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The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves!
This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.
The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans
If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
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05-09-2025, 12:34 PM
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#100
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Apartment 5A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
I'd settle for a Morgue.
Wait...is it an operating Morgue? Does a Mortician have to operate his craft there? Will there be corpses going in and out? Because that may cast a slight shadow upon the ol' home-life....
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It would be one hell of a conversation starter though.
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