Paul, I know - the odds of winning a lottery are in the mathematical nanosphere. The truth is I don't bother gambling on the lotteries, either.
In fact, I seem to have missed out entirely on the gamble-gene which so many in my family suffer from. I have never even placed a bet on a horse-race (even the Melbourne Cup), which is very close to being considered "un-Australian".
The greatest risk to my "investment" in such a competition would be to pick a sonnet to send. I have absolutely terrible taste in choosing the right one. For instance, the one I sent to the sonnet "bake-off" we had here last year failed to reach the top 50!
So, for any chance of success I would need to send at least half a dozen - which would REALLY be out of my financial range.
Anyway, that is a very generous offer, Paul.
But as my mother would say, "you must have more money than sense!"
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