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From: chuq@sun.uucp (Chuq Von Rospach)
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Subject: Re: replacement orbiter = 2 weeks of California lottery
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Date: Sat, 1-Feb-86 14:32:50 EST
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> In article <8602010203.AA01808@s1-b.arpa> REM%IMSSS@SU-SCORE.ARPA writes:
> >This past week the California lottery earned 1 billion dollars.
> 
>    I hate to speak up when I don't have proof, but this number is just too
> absurd to be right.

It isn't right. California is taking in about $9,000,000 a day on the
lottery, and just passwd the $1 billion mark since the start. After prizes
and expenses, only about 34% of that is left.
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