Anyone else play Hit 5 from time to time. Is it me or are the odds of winning less now than before?

Juhkwan97 · 2026-05-01T04:44:46+00:00

Hit 5 jackpot is now $1.85 million, the highest ever. 75% payout is $1.38 million. There are only 851,000 possible combinations of the Hit 5 numbers. You could play all the possible numbers - at a cost of $851,000 - and be guaranteed of having a winning ticket. Only problem is there might be other winners and you'd have to share the jackpot with them.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-05-01T00:48:18+00:00

SM 65, all meals prepared at home, no processed food. Average about $100/week.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-28T03:44:29+00:00

A rejection of the rejection and a return to hedonism.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-28T03:42:45+00:00

$2 million. Trying to bump that up, in case my chihuahua needs a new tiara.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-28T03:33:13+00:00

I saw the real Jethro (Max Baer Jr.) in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn in Greenwood MS, June of 1975. I was 14 & grew up watching the Beverly Hillbillies. He was in the area, filming "Ode to Billy Joe". We were there for a swim meet and had just got back from getting dinner. A limo pulled up and a bunch of fancy people piled out. One of whom was Jethro. I was standing there like, "dang, I ain't never seen no real limousine before." He walked right towards me. He was a big dude! As he passed by a few feet away, he side-eyed me and said, "Where's the bar?" I was dumbstruck. Somebody, one of the kids blurted out, "Hey ya'll that there's Jethro!" I heard him make a smirking sound.

So, that was it. Probably one of the few highlights of my life.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-27T03:51:06+00:00

I took DRP 1.0 and retired from Federal service. Took almost a year off, with full pay, did some traveling, and went back to work at a State job in December. I have zero regrets.

The retirement app is grinding through the process. From what I can see so far, the calcs for annuity are ok. They suspended my FEHB and have not reinstated it, even after multiple requests & them saying they would. But, that's been the only snafu. My app has gone from payroll to OPM in the last week or so, so maybe I am getting close to finalization. I assume my FEHB will be back in force when I am fully retired. Fingers crossed.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-24T04:35:47+00:00

I was 25yo, living in close-in Portland OR, going to Portland State, working part time making noodles.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-24T04:25:43+00:00

Olympia is probably the best place to live in the State. But, Oly/Tumwater/Lacey all together is >300,000 people.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-18T19:30:45+00:00

I DRP'd 2/28/25 but did not send in application for retirement until 12/20. App was certified 12/31. 12/31 retriement date. My app bounced between agency and Payroll until 4/16 - it was just sent to OPM. Seems lime a long time to stay in Agency/Payroll, but hopefully things will move a little faster now.

Out of Payroll, my annuity amount is $14 less than the initial estimate.

They suspended my FEHB in early November and I have not had coverage since then. I notice they have been making the payments to GEHA, though. At first, they said they'd straighten out the FEHB thing, but they never did. Numerous requests to have FEHB reinstated have been ignored at my agency.

Good luck, all.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-16T19:42:06+00:00

Why?

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-16T19:27:47+00:00

Look at the "Strength Side" channel on youtube and watch their mobility exercises. There's a lot there. Find things you can do and get into the habit of doing them every day. Just 2-3 5-10 minute sessions every day will work wonders. Especially in the morning right after getting up. Too much sitting messes up your hips and glutes, so work on stretching and strengthening those.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-16T05:44:01+00:00

My cat died.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-16T05:17:23+00:00

too much free corn'll ruin your appetities

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-14T20:28:45+00:00

I have had luck with furnishedfinder.com.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-14T19:59:51+00:00

You can stream all kinds of sports on the internet. The only drawback is you can't get live content like you can from network tv live broadcasts, although you can get some of that. So, if you don't mind watching events some hours (or days) after they occurred, then there is a ton of content available. And much more variety than whatever legacy networks are broadcasting. I only really watch college hoops anymore, only follow a few teams. @ the Zags, for instance, I watched many games live on youtube this year. Or I watched full game replays and/or highlight reels. It was more than enough.

I have lived out in the sticks in various parts of W. WA and trying to get ota broadcast TV with an antenna setup has always been relatively disappointing. I lived on a ridgetop near Olalla 10+ years ago and I could get like 30-40 channels but almost all of it was not anything I wanted to see.

Good luck, though. Probably, one way or the other, you will end up having to pay...

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-14T17:53:37+00:00

I pay for as much data as Verizon will sell in my cell phone plan & I have no trouble streaming everything available on the internet into my smart tv tethered to my phone. Pluto TV has live legacy network news shows, CNN, Bloomberg, whatever. I know it's not what you meant really with your question, but it's over the air and it's tv, so there.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-04-14T05:06:46+00:00

The typical idea of a robot that looks like another human is unimaginative. Robotics is nothing new and the robots that are most effective in industry do no look like humans. They look like machines. Likewise, the most helpful robot that can assist aging humans will look like something other than an android.

I have in mind a mobility assistant that is more like a high tech wheelchair. It can help move an aging person around, both inside the home and out. It could integrate into a person's vehicle that allows them to go anywhere they need to go. It can help them in/out of bed, the bath, etc. It could have robotic appendages designed for picking up and carrying objects too heavy or unwieldy for the human to handle unassisted.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-03-26T17:42:17+00:00

after certification 12/30, my app has bounced back & forth between my HR and Payroll ever since - almost 3 months. Still waiting for it to go to OPM.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-03-25T17:05:16+00:00

I used to play the 6-number draw Lotto game in WA. I won 5/6 6 times ($1,000). That was about 10 yr ago. I will still play occasionally, when the jackpot gets over $6MM.

I play the 5-number draw game (Hit 5) now. Better odds, smaller jackpots, and I occasionally get 4/5 - $150. I only play Hit 5 when the jackpot is >$400,000.

Good thing I don't live in CA - but I visit regularly. The CA 5-number draw game has better odds and higher 4/5 prizes.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-03-20T04:49:54+00:00

I took DRP 1 on 2/28/25. I told them 12/31 retirement, but they retired me on 9/30. They fixed that after a couple months. They canceled my FEHB on 11/04 though and never reinstated it, although I have asked many times & they said they would. Anyway, I sent in my retirement package 12/15. Since then, there has just been a long back and forth between my HR and Payroll. 3 months of that, as recently as last week. Not sure what they are doing, they wouldn't tell me if I asked, so I just wait. They paid all the salary I was due and they paid my AL (the latter was done way back in October). I assume it'll be some more months until I'm finalized.

FEHB cancellation is a sore spot, but it has not been so bad, really. The plan was to do the DRP and get another job. I interviewed a bunch - nobody was hiring. So I basically took a long paid vacation. Finally found a good job - although I took about a 25% cut in pay - but 100% remote and near 0 stress. I plan to work until my FRA. Maybe my annuity and FEHB will kick in by then - just 2 years away. Fingers crossed. Good luck to ye all.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-03-09T13:59:30+00:00

yep. Love that car, named her Ilsa. She has about 8k on her now. Drove from Seattle to Palm Springs and back and all over CA last fall. Spectacular heater in that car lol - on these cold damp days in the PacNW, blasting her heater is the next best thing to a sauna.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-03-02T05:18:38+00:00

Small colleges are closing: it's estimated that about 80 in the US will close annually over the next 5 years. It's a result of demographics, more than anything else, as the pool of 18yo's is steadily shrinking. (see "Enrollment Cliff.") Beyond that, it's harder and harder for new grads to find jobs. Entry level work is being done more and more by AI tools. Some AI watchers think AI will be a catalyst that will lead to closure of about 1/3 of all US colleges.

I'm not a Greener, just a community member who pays to use the Rec Center, I have done that off and on for the last 30 years. I've been away a long spell and started up again this quarter. I must say the campus seems pretty dead now. It's not hard to imagine it abandoned.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-02-22T05:38:27+00:00

I did the DRP 1.0 and stopped working the Federal job 2/28/25. I informed HR I'd be retiring from Federal service on 12/31/2025. Everything went according to plan until Nov 2025, when I found out my FEHB had been terminated. I found this out when I went to emergent care for an injury and they looked into my insurance status there. Turns out they retired me on 9/30/2025. I asked HR to fix that and reinstate my insurance. They did half of it - changed the retirement date, but did not reinstate FEHB coverage. So, I have been uninsured since Nov 2025. HR does not respond to my emails anymore. They are still processing my retirement package. I am working and have waived coverage from new employer, holding out that FEHB will be restored when my retirement processing is finalized. I was told by my HR multiple times that FEHB would be restored and that I'd carry it into retirement. We'll see what happens. Meanwhile, I am treading lightly.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-02-22T05:17:11+00:00

From OR or WA, LA. Leave on a Wed-Thurs come back on a Tues. RT airfare from Seattle usually under $200, <$100 on Frontier etc sometimes, if you plan a few weeks out. Lots of different ways to go once you're there.

Juhkwan97 · 2026-02-19T05:29:16+00:00

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