Yeah as I said many times before, close losses hurt a lot more than way off ones. At least for me. But they do provide a quick spectacle of hope, and I cannot wait for that feeling to last for a much longer time!
Ironically I spent about $40 the last time, and got back $28 I think. So I seem to get more of a return when I only play a QP or two. That is a major problem, and an annoyance to dedicated lottery players like myself, and others here with systems. Can't play much of a system with one QP or two.
Another problem I deal with is my lottery budget. I already spent my $40 for the month on one draw, but thankfully as I said I am getting returns, so I am reinvesting to keep the cost down so that I can keep playing. You are torn between wanting the jackpot to keep rolling, and just wanting it won already so you can stop spending the money.
Of the ultimate would be to win it yourself, and then be done with it and very rich. Would love to have that feeling! But like I said, with a budget you are basically screwed for individual draws after you spend your whole amount on one draw. But I also tried spreading the budget out with each draw, and am always left with the feeling of "I should have bought more tickets!"
So it always seems to be a lose-lose situation, and even all your reinvested money slowly dwindles down to zero eventually when you go cold. You have to be a millionaire already to keep playing as much as you want to! But as I said, I have Faith. I wonder if money won is actually more lucky for other draws? I might have to bring that up in the mystical section after this, as it seems to be the case for me in the last year or so.
https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/130563/560629
Good luck to you all as well!