Before you start speed dialing for money, let me add some needed clarification: it was four out of five numbers on the Fantasy Five.
Scene: living/dining room Murphy household. Richie is seated at the dining room table reading the newspaper. Nina is crossing the room to go to the kitchen for more coffee.
Richie: " Hey! I won on the lottery!"
Nina (not missing a beat) "So - dinner in San Francisco tonight?"
Richie, warm chuckle, "Not exactly - it was four out of five."
Nina: "How much?"
Richie: "$431."
Nina: "We could still do San Francisco ..."
Richie waves a dismissive hand and picks up the Sports section.
Yes, I agree that having $400+ fall into your pocket is a nice thing. But: if you consider the history, by my calculations, the California Lottery owes Richie another $35,969.
My thinking:
Richie bets $20 a week. Times 52 weeks that is $1,040 per year times 35 years (the length of time I've known him) for a grand total of $36,400 bet.
Am I right or what?
National Cat Day update: Richie gave the cats new catnip on their old scratching pads. They seemed content enough. But now that we've had this $431 windfall, don't tell them - I won't blow $240 on an automatic toilet for them.
On the other hand, if the California Lottery pays Richie back the $35,969 owed, I might consider it. And Richie might spring for two dinners in San Francisco.
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