Do you play the Lottery?

flaagan

Whether local / state / country-wide, scratch-em's or tickets, do you play a lottery, and why / why not?

I personally get a few 'quick-pick' state lottery and mega-millions (country-wide lotto) every few weeks. Most I've ever won was maybe $20 back. I do it mainly for the fun (albeit small) chance of suddenly ending up with enough money to do all the things I've wanted to; also, I'd be able to give back to the people who've helped me along in life on a scale grander than I normally could.

Kawe

it happens like once a year and I don't even know why.. cause I feel lucky?

carlo_c

lol Kawe I'm the same, once in a blue moon I'll think "today feels good, I'm going to play the lottery"

Then I eagerly await the results feeling like I'm already a millionaire and planning my spending accordingly... then the results are announced and I look at my ticket and think "well, if I didn't play I wouldn't have had a chance at all right?"

In fact, I am feeling lucky right now...

IronHawk

yeah about 5 times a year i'll buy a powerball ticket. when its over 100mil of course.

Cody

Every wonze-ina-whi-L I will pick one up if the jackpot is higher than usual.

Target_Renegade

I dont usually play, but same as above really, its always a case of if its going to happen it might as well be when I least expect it. Stupid logic really, but its persuaded me to buy one now.

Tulkamir

I don't because it is such a colossal waste of money in my view. The odds just don't seem like they're worth it to me, seems to be more or less just tossing money away.

But that's just me. :P

IronHawk

Tulkamir wrote: »

I don't because it is such a colossal waste of money in my view. The odds just don't seem like they're worth it to me, seems to be more or less just tossing money away.

But that's just me. :P

Never tell me the odds.

Geezus

I'll play is the lottery if it's at some ridiculous amount. Once, my buddy and I went "halfsies" on a powerball ticket, and won $100 from it. We split the cash, and spent half of our cut on more tickets. Didn't win anything after that.

Another time, I picked up a $1 scratch off, and won $5, went back in and got two more, I kept on winning small amounts and buying 1 more ticket each time until I didn't win one. Came out $40 ahead.

All in all, I've been lucky with my lottery experiences, but I rarely play. Whenever I go back home, to visit The Mom, she takes me to the slots...and we always win. It's a fun time.

moose

if you do; just DONT be one of those fucking people who buys it, waits at the counter in line to scratch it off, buys 2 more, does it again, and asks for your winnings right there while a line of 15 people build up behind you.

only times in life i wished i had a roll of quarters in my pocket to give someone an unhappy knock on the back of their head.

Ferg

I always laugh when I hear someone say they buy lottery tickets every once in a while, but only when the jackpot is $100million and not just $50million... like $50,000,000 wouldn't really change their life at all, but $100,000,000 would... for some reason.

Keg

I play when I feel like I am infected with the luck virus

Cody

I don't think it is a waste of money at all. It raises money for schools and such.

MoP

I keep feeling like I'd win if I did play the lottery, but I really can't justify it to myself. I expect the vast majority of the time it'd just be throwing money away.

Still, it's just as likely to be me than anyone else I guess. Just very very very unlikely to be anyone.

TheWinterLord

U guys you havent won when you are feeling lucky, but the day it rains and someone on the street punches you in the face for no reason, thats when you should buy a ticket! :P

flaagan

TheWinterLord wrote: »

U guys you havent won when you are feeling lucky, but the day it rains and someone on the street punches you in the face for no reason, thats when you should buy a ticket! :P

Hahahaha.

That's the usual comment over on the vette forum after someone's gotten pulled over and didn't get a ticket or managed to avoid a major accident. :poly142:

Rens

once a while, like yesterday, i felt lucky,
i road 15km on my bicycle, gotten a flat tire, walked home, while the rain was poring down.

i see it like this, i drink a beer less every week, and that is enough to buy a ticket, either way, the next morning you wasted the money by drinking it or feeling lucky for just 5 minutes