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If you Hit the Lottery Big would you quit playing?

Yes

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[ 23.1% ]

[ 77 ]

[ 65.8% ]

Not Sure

[ 13 ]

[ 11.1% ]

Total valid votes

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wannawin24

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Aug 13, 2006, 6:53 am

If you Hit the Lottery Big would you quit playing?

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LOTTOMIKE

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Aug 13, 2006, 8:28 am

if i hit for a half million or more yes i would.....
bambini

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Aug 13, 2006, 8:55 am

Quit playing. This is an easy way to become financially independent. Of course the hard part is actually winning.
weshar75

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Aug 13, 2006, 12:26 pm

I would not quit gambling because of a big win. There will always be jackpots out their to win as long as you are living so why not try to go after them if you have the expendable income to do so. Come you are going to tell me that after you win a jackpot that you are going to sit there and say,"Hey I am so rich I do not need to play for the next big jackpot". As long as I have air to breath I will be chasing the jackpots down and I hopefully will get one or two before the big dirt nap.-weshar75
bellyache

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Aug 13, 2006, 4:43 pm

I would probably keep playing. I'd want to see if I could do it again. Of course I need to win one first. =)
RJOh

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Aug 13, 2006, 6:37 pm

I play the lotteries because I enjoy the challenge of trying to pick the winning combination, that wouldn't change even if I won the top prize several times. It's more likely that I would try even harder the second time to prove it wasn't just luck the first time.

* you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones *
wannawin24

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Aug 13, 2006, 6:51 pm

I am sorry I didn't say my response I think if I hit for 1million or more I would probably stop. If I won under that I would still try to do it again!

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Clairvoyance

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Aug 13, 2006, 7:01 pm

I voted no I would not stop playing, if I won big, Its fun to play, I might just get into only playing scratch tickets though because I like them! Just won 50 bucks on a 2-dollar ticket yesterday!
rdc137

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Aug 13, 2006, 7:42 pm

I don't play to necessarily win the jackpots, I am happy with winning more than I paid for the ticket. So I would not stop playing if I won the jackpot. Would I play as much? That's another question that I guess I would answer later.
dvdiva

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Aug 14, 2006, 1:11 am

If I hit a really large prize I would stop playing once the year I won was over. Playing would become tax-deductible the actual year you win if you take cash. I might even take a trip to Vegas but wouldn't spend too much on gambling there. I also might have gone to Europe but with how bad airports are now I'd skip it.
JimmySand9

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Aug 14, 2006, 1:28 am

Stop playing? If I won big I'd play more!

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golotto

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Aug 14, 2006, 4:31 pm
Quote: Originally posted by Clairvoyance on Aug 13, 2006
I voted no I would not stop playing, if I won big, Its fun to play, I might just get into only playing scratch tickets though because I like them! Just won 50 bucks on a 2-dollar ticket yesterday!

Congrats on that hit on the $2 ticket! I also would keep playing and would certainly have a couple of future draw quick-picks in my pocket when I turned in the ticket for validation on a larger win.
Despite the odds, I have read a number of stories over the past few years of people who have won a nice second prize as they kept playing the lottery; sometimes several years after the first win.
One example that comes to mind is that woman in Colorado (I believe it was Colorado) who won several million twice as she played the same game over the years. If I recall correctly, the story was here in News section a few years ago.
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Shane3

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Aug 14, 2006, 4:40 pm

If I won the Mega Millions jack pot...I would absolutely stop playing.....I am playing for freedom right now.....I am playing for the right to sit by the most beautiful beach any day I wish.....and read a book....watch the waves roll in and pic a coconut from off the tree.

Mega Millions can make it all come tru....if they just get about selecting winning numbers from the Bethesda, Rockville area.
DoubleDown

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Aug 14, 2006, 5:37 pm

I would not stop.
I enjoy the thrill of the hunt....
I might be a little more selective on which games and when , but definitely would not stop.
DD
wannawin24

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Aug 15, 2006, 5:41 am

Thanks everyone for your comments. Keep them coming.

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