Do you play the lottery? (1 Viewer)

[Cedric]

Does anyone here play the lottery or any other kind of similar thing. We've got the euro-millions for Europe. If you won the lottery (like a huge jackpot that made you rich), who is the first person that you'd tell? What would you do with your winnings? Would you keep your job or do something entirely different or just relax and do nothing at all?

 

[ConradKenzee]

Nope. it a complete government scam. Notice how old people usually win lol ?

 

[Al]

Does anyone here play the lottery or any other kind of similar thing. We've got the euro-millions for Europe. If you won the lottery (like a huge jackpot that made you rich), who is the first person that you'd tell? What would you do with your winnings? Would you keep your job or do something entirely different or just relax and do nothing at all?

I’d split my euro-millions with you.

 

[Cedric]

I’d split my euro-millions with you.

Same here. I’d also split with me you.

 

[Arantor]

I have on the odd occasion but never won anything significant.

That said, when I worked at one job, though, it was in a small village, and I’d go into the one shop in town and buy scratch cards - because small village, it had a predictable turnover of the scratch cards such that I could have a feeling about when was a good time to buy. For cards whose win rate was just better than 1 in 4 (1 in 3.92 on average), I had a win rate of 3/4, and found myself several hundred pounds up ever after buying dozens of cards.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I buy a few $20 scratch off tickets after Christmas time. Sometimes I win all the money back I spent on Christmas!

If the lottery numbers are into the high millions, I'll buy a ticket or two to test my luck.

 

[Cory]

I rarely play the lottery, only on special occasions like visiting the State Fair and buying a lottery ticket from the ticket booth. I don't know if I've ever won anything over $10.

 

[Cpvr]

I buy scratch-offs every six months or so. The most I’ve ever won was 80 bucks. I always buy $20 worth of scratch-offs.


I don’t buy lottery tickets, though.

 

[Bryn]

There's more chance of anyone being struck by lightning than winning the lottery.

So based on that, I don't.

 

[frm]

I buy a few $20 scratch off tickets

Every now and then when I'm out grocery shopping, I'll buy 1000 yen of scratchers, or 5. I typically "win" 500-800 yen, but have had times I walked with nothing.

One day will make up for it with the 1,000,000 yen prize (about $10,000) as each booth has a winning ticket at all times. I think they just replace the rolls/randomize them when someone wins. Obviously, the odds are still stacked from the beginning, and even more when they rotate out.