Why Do We Play The Jackpot Games Even Though 99.99999% Of The Time We Lose?

Reply #29

THRIFTY — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:33:23 GMT

Why don't you play on a monthly basis and increase your chances without spending more money

Reply #28

joshuacloak — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:17:07 GMT

my style? i play at starting level, i stay with just buying 1 buck to the jackpot above 50m cash, or about 100m Annuity

then 2 bucks, going up to around 5 bucks for 200m or 100m cash level, and if its record levels 300+ Annuity like last months mega was on cash jackpot, i spend about 10 to 30ish, depending on how much of a lotto itch i have stareing at such a insane amount

in short, always disposable money i would of just spent on stuff like at starbucks , could care less if its Gone at th... [ More ]

Reply #27

THRIFTY — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:50:15 GMT

what is your playing style? how much do you play per draw? and what is your jackpot playing level, 100 millions or less

Reply #26

joshuacloak — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:22:56 GMT

the turth it Their has to be at lest 1 freaking winner in the whole game

even if it takes a jackpot to grow to 240 million cash aka 16 draws before freaking people won it !,

it funds states bottom line, in tn my case helping people get college money

and the rest goes to making someone dreams come true via winners share, thats all a big plus to Play

i mainly play, cease i plan to win some day, even if am crazy, i enjoy dreaming!

no other games can offer a prize of

Reply #25

THRIFTY — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:16:38 GMT

Because the lottery computer knows the winning combination 70% of time.

Reply #24

guesser — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:02:26 GMT

Why does it have to be a QUICK PICK TICKET?

~70% of winners are QP's, coincidentally ~70% of ticket sales are QP's.

Reply #23

savagegoose — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:22:30 GMT

so what happens to the prize money allocated to that level, does it roll down to the next lower division

Reply #22

megamanX — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:55:43 GMT

where can you play all three

Reply #21

ressuccess — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:19:25 GMT

I usually pretend to make my Powerball, Mega Millions, and California Super Lotto Plus picks. This is my reaction after that draw: OUCH

Reply #20

THRIFTY — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:09:40 GMT

I agreed with you.The lottery is a random game of chance. Many will play it, but only a few will win it. That's the way it works. There's actually almost a 100% chance that you will never win it.But if you get 1 QUICK PICK TICKET you can be one of the lucky few.

Reply #19

megamanX — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:40:24 GMT

I couldn't have said it better myself. Buying at least one ticket gives you a chance, which is better than no chance.

Reply #18

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:22:41 GMT

You/we play to win the game Herm Edwards

Reply #17

Longarm — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:12:49 GMT

If you don't play, your odds of winning are zero. Buying one ticket makes your odds higher, you might say infinitely higher. Each ticket after that makes a smaller difference, but it's the first ticket that changes your odds from impossible to nearly impossible. Each ticket after that changes your odds to a tiny bit less nearly impossible.

I picked my game, Mega Millions. I get one ticket for each draw. When a jackpot is very high, I'll get two extra lines, one extra line of my numbers and o... [ More ]

Reply #16

RJOh — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:55:15 GMT

That information is at USAMega also:

12:35 am Powerball: There were no jackpot winners and no $200,000 winners in the Wednesday, February 02, 2011 Powerball drawing. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Powerball Drawing Detail page.

http://www.usamega.com/powerball-drawing.asp?d=2/2/2011

Reply #15

THRIFTY — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:44:27 GMT

Here is the link to prove that none of the 42 states hit a second prize in powerball on February 2, 2011. http://www.nylottery.org/ny/nyStore/cgi-bin/ProdDetEv_Cat_333661_NavRoot_304_ProdID_1662734.htm It is very shocking that out of 42 states nobody hit a second prize.

By the way on february 5, 2011 only one state won a second prize.Sometimes i wonder if i should even play $1.Here is the link for that one.http://www.nylottery.org/ny/nyStore/cgi-bin/ProdDetEv_Cat_333661_NavRoot_304_ProdID_166... [ More ]

Reply #14

guesser — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 07:42:01 GMT

We play because it is a GAME, it's FUN, and there is that one in 198 million chance you might win, or one in 20 million maybe.

Reply #13

rcbbuckeye — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:48:23 GMT

Reply #12

spaconbe2 — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:26:07 GMT

We play the lottery in the hope of winning a big sum of money that we know we could never have otherwise. Where else could you invest a dollar and except such a huge return in investment? I guess the answer is pretty easy to that the question. There is no where. So when we play the lottery, we realize that our dream could come true. I'm not saying it will but just for the sake od it. Some people have been playing for years and never win big, and they still continue to play despite losing. Its ju... [ More ]

Reply #11

megamanX — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:26:41 GMT

for me it's a form of entertainment. I could spend a dollar to rent a DVD but I might end up wasting my money if the movie isn't any good. For me, a lotto ticket is more entertaining than renting a DVD because the dreams I have are better than anything I can see in a movie.

Reply #10

scorpio — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:04:42 GMT

what else can you do when it's -9 degrees out,with 5 foot snowbanks.the danger is if you play too much money.i think one lottery said,just a dollar and a dream.

Reply #9

luckyshoes — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:40:51 GMT

Dreams have come true with a few dollars on the game. We all dream .

Reply #8

dr65 — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:25:22 GMT

We play because it can happen to anyone. If you don't want to be in that class, then you don't have to play but for a few dollars, why not try

Reply #7

Todd — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:13:40 GMT

I've removed the pasted content from the NY Lottery web site. Please don't copy and paste big swaths of content from other sites. Thanks

Reply #6

GTO-1965 — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:12:02 GMT

for myself the way my wife and family spends money it is my only hope of reaching retirement

Reply #5

Blackie — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:03:11 GMT

A DOLLAR AND A DREAM

Reply #4

time*treat — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:52:13 GMT

You can't win AT ALL, unless you play ... contrary to what many junk e-mails claim.

Reply #3

sully16 — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:17:37 GMT

we play because we are addicted, to the thrill or high you get when you win.

Reply #2

RJOh — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:11:59 GMT

Why Do We Play The Jackpot Games Even Though 99.99999% Of The Time We Lose?

Actually that's not true, the overall odds of winning a prize in PowerBall are 1:35.1 which means you lose 97.1509972% of the time and for MegaMillions it's 1:39.8 which means you lose MM 97.4874372% of the time.

Reply #1

JimmySand9 — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:27:01 GMT

I think that it has alot to do with the smaller prizes. It makes people feel like winning is, in fact, possible, and that a bigger win is on the horizon.

Why Do We Play The Jackpot Games Even Though 99.99999% Of The Time We Lose?

THRIFTY — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:07:03 GMT

None of the 42 states hit a second prize in powerball last night.