Do you play the lottery? If so, how much do you spend and how often do you play?

I play two lotteries - Powerball and Arizona Pick, once a week, three dollars apiece. That's six dollars a week.

I have won small amounts up to $500.00 before.

It's well worth the six dollars a week just to imagine what I'd do with the millions at stake. New houses, exotic cars etc...

A friend at work told me that I "was just wasting my money". I informed him that as slim as the chances of my winning, I had a 100% better chance than he did, because he doesn't play at all.

Sometimes when either lottery is really big I play twice a week (that's $12.00) OMG!!

Maybe thats the best way to look at it. Your chances of winning are about zero, but your buying a nice daydream

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I don't ever play, because I doubt that I would win and I don't have enough money to warrant doing such a thing. However, I do have to support the lottery to a certain extent because it is paying for most of my tuition.

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1983 300D Turbodiesel
1976 300D Rustdiesel

I'll grab a ticket once in a while when I have extra cash, and the cashier doesn't look like they'd care that I'm under 18.. Won $200 before, sent my mom to claim it, she wouldn't do it until I gave her 10%!

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1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Blown engine, rebuilding someday...
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Rear ended, retired in garage.
2009 Yamaha AR230HO | Das Boot

Excessive speeding? It ain't excessive till I redline!

I only play when the cash jackpot gets to within about 75% of the odds. I figure I'm good for about $25 a year for lottery tickets.

I never used to play it. The fact that I do now seems like a sad commentary on my life at this point in time.

Still, it's good for a few daydreams until they announce the winning numbers.

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Haven't in years....


"Playing the lottery is gambling for people who are bad at math." Aust85




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93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

i am even on the lottery.

no losses, no investment.

i detest the government being in this detestible method of gaining revenue from folks who can least afford it.

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

At least it's VOLUNTARY taxation. I'll say that much for it.

Besides that, even the winners lives are seldon imprioved by winning. More often, it seems to actually ruin their lives.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I buy one ticket. Buying two, three or ten will not improve your chances much. So for a buck, It's cheap entertainment to dream about new MB's

i work on lottery machines.so by all means play away,your helping pay my salary.i will say that i do spend 2-5 bucks a week.i'm in the local lottery office almost everyday.just this past week i walked in and there was one of those big "happy gilmore" type checks on the counter for $250,000 to bad the "pay to"was already filled out.today there was 2 little old ladies in there claiming 30,000.

Yeah I hear that is true. (this is a response to post #9)

In Indiana, half of the income from it is spent trying to convince people it is somehow a "good investment", kindof like an IRA.

Now our (genius) governor is trying to sell it off, kindof like he sold off the Northern (I-80) toll road. Never mind the promise in the beginning that once paid for it would be free.

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

If these folks can't afford it, then they shouldn't do it. If the government can raise income voluntarily, then good for them. But they won't get my money.

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"There are a lot of pebbles on the beach, but there's a Little Rock in Arkansas."

Logan

1983 300D Turbodiesel
1976 300D Rustdiesel

Amen.

That's pretty much how I play it. When the Lotto or Powerball get into the huge numbers I'll drop $10 on some quick picks. I know I have zero chance of winning but, man, is it nice to dream about all I could do with that money for a few days. That's pretty much the only time I play unless someone gives me a ticket in a birthday card or something.

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