>Thanks for reminding me. I actually bought a ticket twice in the last month and forgot to check the numbers after the drawings...

I think that's in chapter 1 of his new book. Always check your ticket. ;)

>>>>>>But of course the real moment when Britain won the war was when Churchill came out of that meeting with Halifax and Chamberlain as PM.
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>>>>>Thats got to be one of the key moments in recent history. If it had gone the other way and Halifax became PM I think you are right and Britain would have come to an deal with the Nazis and history would have been very different . Still might have ended with the Soviets defeating the Nazis but then dominating all of Europe.
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>>>>>Anyway enough of this historical speculation I'm off to watch my recordings of Deal or No Deal. :-)
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>>>>I am waiting for the Gold DVD collectors edition. I prefer to experience the drama in its entirety without commercial interruption and especially with the DVD extras : "Deal or No Deal Strategies" and "The Wit and Wisdom of Howie Mandel"
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>>>"Deal or no Deal strategies" Hmmmmm. Now if no-one has won a big prize for a while how does that affect your chances and you decision making.
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>>>Who is Howie Mandel ?
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>>Who is Howie Mandel ?!?!? None other than the charismatic host and dramatic deliverer of the euponymous catch-phrase ! ( and in a previous, more hirsute, incarnation a remarkably unimportant standup comic )
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>>Well, obviously if no one has won a big prize for a while the next guy's chances are incredibly good, very much as flipping a coin and getting heads 49 times in a row virtually assures that the next flip will be tails <bg>
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>>Now if you will excuse me, i must get back to finishing my book on "Strategies for winning the Lottery"