Would you be willing to never play the lottery again?

Reply #21

grwurston — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:04:19 GMT

As Yogi Berra once said, When you come to a fork in the road, take it.

Reply #20

rdgrnr — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 09:50:02 GMT

That would be like looking at the fork in the road and asking Do l go left or right?

Take the one less traveled.

That'll make all the difference.

Reply #19

RJOh — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:51:50 GMT

Ohio has Rolling Cash5(5/39) which starts out at $100K and has rolled to over $500K. The only problem is it's has a daily drawing and playing everyday is more work than I care to do. I like doing a work-out to come up with my combinations which can take a little time to do and that works best for games with only 2-3 drawings a week.

Reply #18

maringoman — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:13:15 GMT

I've been lucky, so far this year I've matched 5of6 and 4of6 once each along with a few $2 wins which is a lot better than I've done playing the big games.

I would be as ecstatic as a mad man who just farted at the super market if I ever matched 5 of 6. My biggest win is $150 back in 2009 for matching 4 of 5 on MM. I have played for almost 10 years! If I had matched 4 of 5 in the local 5/35 game I would have won $250.

Reply #17

RJOh — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 20:58:17 GMT

It's harder to win the jackpot of those state 6/49 games than their odds would suggest plus the overall odds of winning something are a lot harder than the big jackpots multi-state games which discourages a lot of players.

For example, Ohio's Classic Lotto commonly goes over a year and a half without a jackpot winner and the overall odds of winning something are worst than one in fifty and it's usually only $2.

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Reply #16

maringoman — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 20:26:30 GMT

NO. I have put in peanuts compared to what I stand to win.

Though if I had foresight back when I started I would have avoided scratch tickets completely and also ignored the big games. I am warming up the the idea of playing only 6/49 and 5/35 kind of games, especially the latter since it has a winner every other day.

Reply #15

TnTicketlosers — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:49:17 GMT

Yes I would be so willing not to play again,,,why because of where I live.You know you will never win anything so why bother..It's a joke....

Reply #14

JoshUK — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:00:06 GMT

Na, I enjoy it.

I only buy 2 lines when the JP is over a big amount now and I haven't played that long only about 2 years or so.

I used to buy 5 lines but I decided if I want to play long term that's a bit much.

Reply #13

noise-gate — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:10:22 GMT

That would be like looking at the fork in the road and asking Do l go left or right? Do l take the Red or Green pill?

Ultimately living with regrets is not living at all. Play the game, win or lose- its the thrill of the hunt.

* Ever heard a fisherman bemoan not catching any fish on any day out on the water?. Ever wonder why

Reply #12

dr65 — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:06:38 GMT

No.

Reply #11

Anfang71 — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:02:23 GMT

Have not been playing for that long...will keep playing

Reply #10

psykomo — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 06:27:06 GMT

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Reply #9

grwurston — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 23:31:04 GMT

NO WAY!!! There's no telling when I might come up with the method that gives me guarenteed hits every week.

Reply #8

Jill34786 — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 15:41:39 GMT

No. Considering I only play when the cash value (not advertised annuity) exceeds $100 million. I have spent on average $30-$50 per year for the past decade so it's a non factor.

Reply #7

billionaire2bee — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 15:15:43 GMT

Heck no....If you had of asked me about stock investments maybe LoL, but the money Ive put into trying to win a lottery jackpot is completely no where near what I could win with a huge jackpot...or even the base jackpot

Reply #6

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 15:00:42 GMT

Nope.

Reply #5

savagegoose — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 14:52:01 GMT

yeah why not, there's still keno and scratchers.

Reply #4

RJOh — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 04:58:13 GMT

All ready many of the players who vowed to never play PB again after its price increase changed their minds.

Reply #3

Coin Toss — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 04:43:17 GMT

I'd have to live quite a few lifeteims to have put that much into the lottery to consider making such deal.

Besides, I don't think any real player could keep their end of such a bargain.

Reply #2

RJOh — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 04:38:51 GMT

No since I have put no more than $2,000-$3,000/yr in it over the last 30 years and winning a jackpot would cover that many times over.

Reply #1

four4me — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 04:20:50 GMT

tempting that would be close to 500.000.00

Would you be willing to never play the lottery again?

imagine — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 03:56:40 GMT

Would you be willing to never play the lottery again if you could have back everything you ever put in?

Just curious how many would walk away, or still wait for lady luck