Maybe this happens to others too but It happens to me. Sometimes I lose focus on what I'm trying to accomplish. See I keep track of my wins and loses and say maybe I'm down 250 for the month and I'm going 50/50 on a bunch of numbers. What I'm trying to do? break even for the month?, just get a win to make it seem like I'm winning more than I am. sometimes I fall into this trap. I like to use the month as my period of time as to how and how much to play my numbers. I figure if I have a few good months that will brankroll me for the year. I use this for pick three and pick four games only. I don't go crazy with the jackpot games, I consider these mostly luck and only buy a small amount of tickets each month. Who knows maybe I'll get lucky and hit the big one. Till then I try to keep my ship a float and maybe come out a nice bit ahead for the year. But even that can end up being recycled. So you have to play smart and set goals and be aware of what your trying to accomplish. It is easy to fall asleep while playing this game. It's no fun spending $600 to win $290. That's not up. Some people who don't keep track say it only matters how much you have in your pocket. They either have a lot of extra cash or are losing so much the don't want to know. My guess it's mostly the second one. So play smart and good luck in August. Take care. fast eddie.