What Do People Feel About the Return of Boledo?
As previously announced, the sale of tickets for these games will resume on December first, and the first drawing date will be on Sunday, December third. News Five’s Marion Ali found out today that the return of the Boledo and Lottery will make quite a few people very happy.
Boledo buyer #1
“I wudda want unu come with it quick because right now I di tek wa licking because I have to buy to $3 scratch and sometimes I only win $3. Sometimes I spend $20 and I nuh win. Please, bring back the Boledo.”
Marion Ali
“Dehn wa bring it back December.”
Boledo buyer #1
“Thank you.”
Marion Ali
“Soh you used to lucky when yoh buy the Boledo and the lottery?”
Boledo buyer #1
“Mi wife, nuh me. Sometimes I win. And yoh know when deh bring back the Boledo, the first numba weh wa play, thank you Lord Jesus, da 55.”
Voice of: Boledo buyer #2
“I scarcely used to buy Boledo and Sunday lottery. I used to buy jackpot, but nuh Boledo.”
Marion Ali
“They’re bringing back both of them.”
Voice of: Boledo buyer #2
“Well that’s good.”
Marion Ali
“Soh yoh wa start buy again?”
Voice of: Boledo buyer #2
“Ah, yes. (Laughs), buy my jackpot, the car number.”
Boledo buyer #3
“Nuh all the time I win but sometimes I deh low and ih really help mi to mein.”
Marion Ali
“Soh you miss it when ih neva…”
Boledo buyer #3
“I miss it. I nuh wa tell no lie. I miss it.”
Marion Ali
“Soh December third, weh da yoh numba?”
Boledo buyer #3
“I da 44, mammy.”
Marion Ali
“Doubles.”
Boledo buyer #3
“Doubles.”
Marion Ali
“But doubles hard fi play, sah.”
Boledo buyer #3
“Well, any numba play yoh nuh mammie cause ih eena the barrel.”
Boledo buyer #4
“We want the Boledo come back because we da poor people and wi need the extra money fi buy different things, especially our home. Win uh have no home. Wi just di rent, rent, rent.”
Marion Ali
“And Boledo and Lottery help you?”
Boledo buyer #4
“Ih help wa lot, yes cause we buy big.”
Marion Ali
“And how when yoh buy big and yoh numba nuh play?”
Boledo buyer #4
“Well, sometimes yoh win, sometimes yoh lose.”
Marion Ali
“Well share yoh lucky numba with win uh?”
Boledo buyer #4
“Twenty-five, that da Christmas numba.”
Marion Ali
“That’s my age.”
Boledo buyer #4
“Arite, I win that mussi more than one time from I di buy Boledo. Soh mek them bring back the Boledo mein.”
Boledo buyer #5
“Boledo? Well I feel very happy about it because like how Christmas di come, lotta people need dehn extra money fig oh buy deh Christmas gift fi dehn family.
My lucky numba fi this year da 55 and 99. Christmas numba darling.”
Boledo buyer #6
“I nuh buy Boledo because you see, I work for my money and you have a probability of win or nuh win. But my wife, my daughter, my granddaughter, my son, dehn buy it. But I nuh believe in that.”
