4-6-22-25-31 / 22
Those were my Powerball Numbers last night. I didn’t win.
If you’ve never played Powerball you pick 5 numbers and then you pick a Powerball number. The Powerball number can be the same as one of the other 5.
So rather than filling out the little lottery card I asked the clerk at the convenience store if I could just give her the numbers. She said yes.
4-6-22-25-31 and 22 for the Powerball.
You need one more.
I gave you 4-6-22-25-31 and 22. Isn’t it 5 numbers plus the Powerball?
Yes, you gave me 4-6-22-25 and 31. You need another.
I gave you 22.
You gave me that already.
And I want that number for my Powerball.
You need another number.
I gave you 5? Now you need the Powerball number right?
Yes
22
You gave me that already.
(Are we playing Abbott & Costello Who’s on 1st?)
And I want it again as my Powerball number.
Pause. Dumb look. Confused. AHA!!!!!!
Oh, you want it again.
Yes.
She slammed the touchscreen machine to finish my purchase.
I smiled and nodded to let her know I was not bothered.
She gave me a piercing look of death.
So I’m dumbfounded here. She’s wrong. I wasn’t bothered. And I get the look of death?
I laughed. You have to laugh.
So I lost Powerball. They may have lost a regular customer.
And that’s how fast you can lose/disengage a customer.
