So, is the lottery a scam, or is it winnable?

Wilbo_Baggins · Post by **Wilbo_Baggins** » Sun, 21. Mar 04, 14:24

I saw in a station the lottery, but with a slight difference, it actually said the jackpot (Somewhere around 46,000,000,000 no typo).

Also, if it is winnable, is the draw straight away, or after a time?

On a side note, I made an interesting cap earlier. A Xenon M gave up, even though it had all shields and lasers intact.

faye · Post by **faye** » Sun, 21. Mar 04, 14:31

nobody really figured out yet if you can win the jackpot...
in the personal menu, there's a point for won jackpots, but who knows..

would be strange in fact since due to the programming it's only possible to carry 2.300.000.000 credits and few peanuts cash..

if you're over limit, the counter kumps to 0 and the other credits are gone ^^

hunter2u · Post by **hunter2u** » Sun, 21. Mar 04, 14:31

It is winnable
but theres more chance of winning the real lottery and finding a real jumpgate in space on the same night.

Is it your birhday?
someone said you just get given a ship on your bday...not sure how the game would know though..

faye · Post by **faye** » Sun, 21. Mar 04, 14:33

you might get it on julians birthday ?

Wilbo_Baggins · Post by **Wilbo_Baggins** » Sun, 21. Mar 04, 14:40

Interesting...

o1derfull1 · Post by **o1derfull1** » Sun, 21. Mar 04, 16:32

Aw crinkey.... I bought X2 FOR my brithday. Installed it that night and started playing the next day... that means I gotta wait a whole 'nother 365 days?

poo

twilight_echoes · Post by **twilight_echoes** » Sun, 21. Mar 04, 16:34

try buying a ticket in every station in Lucky Planets...........

beefsteaks · Post by **beefsteaks** » Sun, 21. Mar 04, 16:39

twilight_echoes wrote:try buying a ticket in every station in Lucky Planets...........

LOL harsh, now half the board will be runing round that sector buying lotto tickets!

twilight_echoes · Post by **twilight_echoes** » Sun, 21. Mar 04, 16:40

theres nothing like delegating.

beefsteaks · Post by **beefsteaks** » Sun, 21. Mar 04, 16:41

On the other hand, if you really want to win the Lotterry, you might like to try the sector called EIGHTEEN BILLION (just a small clue there)

Lutzie · Post by **Lutzie** » Sun, 21. Mar 04, 16:42

I worked it once. It'd take 100,000 X2 gamers approx 350,000 years for one of them to win if they all bought one ticket a day (Not a game day, a real day)
It was somthing 1 in a 50 trillion chance of winning.

twilight_echoes · Post by **twilight_echoes** » Sun, 21. Mar 04, 16:43

actually you have to buy a ticket from every AI station in the universe.

and i got a nagging suspicion thats actually true; but Im just not that bored yet.

beefsteaks · Post by **beefsteaks** » Sun, 21. Mar 04, 16:44

'Lutz' wrote:I worked it once. It'd take 100,000 X2 gamers approx 350,000 years for one of them to win if they all bought one ticket a day (Not a game day, a real day)
It was somthing 1 in a 50 trillion chance of winning.

Thats assuming they don't buy their tickets in the right place.....

Try Eighteen Billion and follow the clues

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So, is the lottery a scam, or is it winnable?

So, is the lottery a scam, or is it winnable?