View Full Version : What about the Lotto
QuietLunatic
03-22-2007, 12:40 PM
How many people do you know who buy Lotto tickets every week or however often the lottery runs? I usually only buy one when the jackpot is over $10 million. Not that I expect to win, but $4 now and then is something I can afford. I think the most I ever won was on a 50 cent ticket you peel to see if you match three symbols and I won $100. Woo!
britjojo
03-22-2007, 03:57 PM
No one amongst my friends plays the lotto. It's against our faith, but back at home I used to do this.
jimberan
03-22-2007, 09:20 PM
My grand mother is addicted to the Lotto. It gets worse when the jackpot gets bigger as she starts spending lots more on the stupid tickets. My uncle won half a million dollars once and he spend it all within one year.
QuietLunatic
03-26-2007, 12:24 AM
I splurged $4 yesterday on a ticket. I haven't checked yet to see if I won. I might be a millionaire and don't know it! LOL. Incidentally, the jackpot was $22 million, I think. I'm pretty sure I didn't win.
Noxic
06-02-2007, 12:50 AM
I see alot of people going up at the corner store, when they go to buy cigarretes they usually get a lotto ticket too.
mtajim
06-02-2007, 05:24 AM
I used to play it at first but since i never won so i just left it . No i can hardly find it intresting
shinningstar
06-23-2007, 10:22 AM
I used to play lotto when I was still studying. I have'nt won large amount of money. Now I'm contented of playing free lotto online.
mtajim
06-24-2007, 06:41 AM
Playing for free is great than investing money in lotto, i think you dont have to loose anything by doing so
QuietLunatic
06-30-2007, 12:22 AM
For me, it's a now-and-then thing. But I do know people who spend money every week on tickets, and sometimes $20 or more at a time. That's crazy, to me.
mtajim
07-01-2007, 10:49 AM
These people actually hope that they will make huge money if they win but actuallt they never make anything
aima123
07-31-2007, 04:22 AM
Sometimes I play lotto, but I haven't win such a big amount yet. How I wish to win even once so that I would be one of the millionaire someday. lolz :D
lisztian
08-01-2007, 05:35 AM
lol i came here intiaiilly to post about poker but i just finished a project and fonud this relevenant.
statistically it's not worht it to play poker, and i only buy when jackpot is 10mil+... sooo... lotto is a waste of time.
HOWEVER... funny thing is i just finished this ad free personal site, www.diditwin.com to check my lotto tickets since i used to buy them and just lose them. mebbe someone here will find ti useful? *shrug
Back on the east coast there are a number of people who were hardcore lotto addicts. This addiction fueled much of the underground gambling industry
drew888
08-23-2007, 12:04 AM
It only takes one ticket to win but some people spend more than they can afford on lottery tickets. I will spend a few dollars here and there.
I always find it funny when people say they only buy when the jackpots are "BIG". Like a $1 Million dollar jackpot won't help you but a $50 million jackpot will.
james
08-25-2007, 11:52 AM
How many people do you know who buy Lotto tickets every week or however often the lottery runs? I usually only buy one when the jackpot is over $10 million. Not that I expect to win, but $4 now and then is something I can afford. I think the most I ever won was on a 50 cent ticket you peel to see if you match three symbols and I won $100. Woo!
I never have played the National Lottery. I personally think that it is obscene that the government encourages gambling in this way - making it acceptable.
easternbrain
09-02-2007, 07:45 AM
Well I was never quite interested in lottery thing. I mean what are the odds of winning a lottery amongst so many. So it ever quite fascinated me.
attagirl
09-29-2007, 06:28 PM
I personally only know a few people who buy lotto tickets and it is not even every week. They buy once in a while maybe two times a year or so. Some more frequently than others. But as for myself that is not my thing, so I do not buy them.
Archbob
09-30-2007, 04:01 AM
Well, Lotto isn't that bad of an addiction and most people don't spend fortunes on tickets, they buy maybe 2 or 3 per week, which is ok. $5 a week won't put anyone into bankruptcy. I mean the odds are obviously against you but its one of those things where I personally think its ok to test your luck a bit.
websurfpro
10-08-2007, 09:49 PM
In my country people are insane about buying lottery tickets, the jackpot is usually arround 2 million dollars. The 6 out of 49 game is the most popular game, with only one draw per week. Usually the draw is on the last day of the week so people gather hundreds at different lotteries just to buy a ticket hoping to win the jackpot, but sadly the games seem to be hacked these days in Romania, so people don`t spend that much anymore. Personally i know few people that spend nearly half their wage for lottery tickets. This is absurd, the chance to win at least 3rd category, this meaning you have to guess 4 numbers out of 6, the chance is very small but people still hope.. I don`t play the lottery , only played a few times before Christmas and Easter holidays when the Jackpot reached nearly 15 million $.