No one asked what I was doing with 120,526,770 records

[Bill Akers]

Bob Stockler wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 13, 2005 at 07:55:03AM -0500, Michael J. Mc Avoy Sr. wrote:
> | Jay,
> | 
> | Honest this is how it's done.
> | Power Ball is 5 of 53 for the first 5 numbers, so
> | 
> | picking 5 of 53 is 53/5=10.6
> | 
> | then picking 4 of 52 is times 52/4=137.8
> | 
> | then picking 3 of 51 is times 51/3=2342.6
> | 
> | then picking 2 of 50 is times 50/2=58565
> | 
> | then picking 1 of 49 is times 49=2,869,685
> | 
> | 2,896,685 is the number of combinations
> | of the first five.
> | 
> | then there will be 1 of 42 power balls
> | 
> | so times 42=120,526,770
> | 
> | and that's the truth..........
> | 
> | I am putting together 309,043 text files,
> | each file has 390 random selected, used only once
> | combinations.  I have 15,000 done now.  It is a
> | very long process right now till I get some combos
> | used up and I can shrink the file.  Current hourly
> | output is 280,800 with out hitting very many used
> | records.
> | 
> | Now if I can locate 309,043 people to play the
> | numbers I give them.  Someone will win, all of
> | the numbers are covered.
> | 
> | Power Ball is in 27 states, D.C., P.R., V.I.
> | 
> | I just need a few to get it started.
> | 
> | Why? Well I was born in Las Vegas is the only
> | answer I can offer.
> 
> In Kentucky we call that touting.
> 
> I was on a Federal District Court jury in the trial of an
> accused tout.  The case involved his actions at a meet in
> Hot Springs, Ark.  He would phone his clients, giving each
> one a different horse (or horses) in the race, explaining
> to each one why his handicapping of the race indicated the
> the reasons it (or they) provided good betting oportunities. 
> In return all he expected was a percentage of the winnings.
> 
> Using the telephone to contact "clients" in various states
> was what made it a Federal offense (the FBI had a phone tap
> on the pay phone booth the tout used).
> 
> It's been a long time ago, so I forget some of the details
> now, but I do recall he spread around among his suckers,
> from race to race, the horses with the better chances, thus
> hoping to keep on board as many as possible of his marks.
> 
> The guy was the ultimate con man.  He took the stand and
> testified in his defense, convincing enough of the jury to
> result in it being hung.
> 
> After the trial the judge called the jury into his chambers
> and heatedly told us that those of us who fell for his lies
> were his new suckers [1]

The judge was WAY-WAY-WAY out of line there. It was not his job to 
berate a jury, regardless of his feelings. His job with the jury was 
over when the verdict was read.

> 
> Bob
> 
> [1] - The judge didn't know it, but the "new suckers" were
>       some of the upper crust and Louisville blue bloods.
>