lol..haha. I know what your asking. But with me its different. Wa Lotto, MM, Hit5 etc..etc..I don't play every draw for all these games. I can't afford it. So when I set an amount I will start buying tickets (ei: MM 50M, Hit5 300,000, Wa Lotto 3M) I don't wait to buy because I think a bigger jackpot is better.. I simply buy when they are these sizes to help me cut back on spending $$ I don't have. There were a few times awhile back when MM got HUGE HUGE, over 300M...remember? I would race out when I could to buy my tickets and hope for the best. But there were a few times with these JP's that I was too busy with something... House work, my kids........cooking one of my award winning "forgettable" pies...etc etc..that it wasen't until I sat down and put my feet up did I say "$#@!&^%$%#!....%^$%...%$##@!*&..%%.*!!!!!!!!" Yes, I had "missed" my lottery game. Or better put, I had forgotten to play. Now, knowing really deep, deep down that I had not actually "missed" anything..I'm never gonna win! (lol negativity is my middle name). Though I should of been thinking about any kind of win, like even a smaller but good size win, I concentrated on the fact that I just lost the JACKPOT because I had missed or forgotten to play.
I have a new way of thinking thanks to my husband. I had always felt that someday I'm going to win. Like its my destiny:
From the web: "Since the dawn of time, man has believed in destiny. The term "lottery" derives from lotto, the Italian word for destiny or fate."
If it were my "destiny" or my "fate" to win the lottery, then I will win no matter what happens. I would win it if I could only afford a $5.00 ticket and not $50.00 worth like some can....I will win it even if I miss a play....I will win it if I play a qp.....destiny or fate I will win if I choose all the right numbers myself.
I find that it makes me feel better thinking that I didn't mess something up in any way. If I'm meant to win any amount, even the jackpot..it will happen. I think everything happens for a reason. So don't feel bad if you miss a game. It just very well could be your destiny to win at the next draw!!!!