You are right about that.
When I first went online betting I got a few good hits to start off and I was wagering larger amounts daily. That did not last long when I went on a losing streak and lost maybe 1500 in about 3 or 4 weeks. That was over a year ago.
I do money management now.

i bet thirty yesterday.i won't do it again for a good while.your right jap69 its easy to get carried away.especially after you've tasted success.....

Mike, for pick four play $1,00 st. and .25 box. , only play a handfull of states and budget you money. For pick three play way less and just for fun. As you saw first hand pick four is the money game, if you would have had a $1 st., you would have been sitting on 9k, and wouldn't have to protect that 2 grand so tight. I have hit pick four straight 3 times since 2002, and I'm still up. Pick four is the money game, play it to win and play three for fun. I want to see your next big post saying " I won $9,000 tonight" Good Luck.

thanks eddie.i got 4 numbers that i played 50 cents today on that would be 4,500.i play tennessee,virginia,georgia and south carolina.i played quite a few numbers and they were all quartered except those 4 50 cent bets in tennessee.i think i'll start betting a dollar again on those 4......

an older lotto buddy of mine says that once you taste a big hit you end up spending twice as much trying to hit again. Betting more doesn't guarantee a win it just means your spending more.
Bet within your means go for states that you are good at predicting. Or plan some kind of strategy. remember that you may be hot for a while and then cold for a while. If your going thru a cold period then spend less until you win again.

I have been following the Washington state lotto only a month again after a break of 2 or 3 years after learning I might be losing my job soon. I've only been betting $3 a draw.   I thought Mega was out of the question but decided to bet $3 anyway after a hard week at work. The numbers that won were 1-2-17-47-49 and pb 19. I was utterly shocked. Although those were not the numers I bet, the first 5 numbers are among the most frequent numbers drawn in the Washington Lottery. 1 is drawn the most in the first position. When 1 is drawn, 2 is the most likely number to be drawn with one1. 17 is the 2nd most frequent number drawn in the Washington Lottery and was drawn in the Mega Millions drawing the previous time. 49 is the most frequent number drawn in the last position, with 47 the most likely number to be drawn with 49. 49 is the third most frequent number drawn and 47 is the fifth most frequent number drawn in the Washington lottery. As for power ball 19, this is the age of my daughter who is home from college this weekend.......and makes sense that it would go with 17. (17 and 19, 47 and 49). Even if I had only gotten the first 5 white balls, that would have been $250.000 and I would have my salary replaced until retirement in 8 years. Dreams of how I could have helped myself, family, friends, co-workers, and church with the jackpot of $84 mil (minus half and taxes) kept me awake half the night. I had spent an hour analyzing how I was going to play my numbers Friday. What if I had analyzed it from the right perspective? These numbers will never come up again. I prayed about it of course, and God sent these numbers, but I just didn't pick up on it. They will never come up again. But I also do think it's important not to give up either. How do others feel when they see patterns after the fact that they did not pick u[ on?

thanks four4me,i've been trying to come up with a reasonable strategy.been studying pick 4 numbers and quads all day.even been doing a little greyhound and horse research....