First, let me point out that your chance of winning the big prize in Powerball or any other multi-state lottery game is really, REALLY slim. The odds for Powerball are 1 in 175.2 million!
However, the flip side is that someone will eventually win the jackpot that continues to increase until won. And that someone bought a ticket. So if you are going to throw some money into the game here’s how to RELATIVELY increase your chance of winning big:
Books, Writing, Giveaway:
If you like science fiction and fantasy books, check out the Humble Bumble eBook bundle by October 23rd. Pay what you like for six (or eight if you pay as much or more as the current average paid) DRM-free ebooks by both newer and established authors, including Neil Gaiman, Cory Doctorow, Kelly Link, John Scalzi and more. You can also choose how much of your purchase price goes to the authors and/or to charity and/or Humble Bumble’s expenses.
If you want to try writing your OWN book, join me in doing National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) this November!
Here’s another roundup of projects I’m supporting and contests I’m entering:
Kickstarter:
Do you look through the Mens and Boys clothing sections hoping to find items that vaguely fit your female figure? Get custom-fit shirts, vests, and blazers from this project:
Get some cool cigar box instruments:
Turn your iPod touch into a wifi hotspot with 500MB of free data per month (check their coverage map first to see if you are in it):
Still time to get a Ninja Standing Desk!
Contests:
Enter Engadget’s back to school givaway to win a bag full of electronic goodies – comment daily on each new post that appears at noon ET (see linked page for links to each post when they are live) through August.
Win a violin, bow, case, strings and accessories from D’Addario – enter once daily now through October 1st.
The Korg MicroKorg giveaway is still running through December – enter once daily.