Hi, I’m new here. I’ve been looking at the site for a few weeks and the group here seems friendly, so I decided to register and introduce myself. I first played the lotto when my state allowed it years ago. My first couple of scratch offs I won a few hundred bucks, cashed them in and really didn’t think much about playing the lotto, until last year. I played for about six months, just the Mega Millions and Powerball, a $1 or $2 a week. I called it quits after I kept losing, I believe I put in somewhere about $100, I was down half that and just felt the odds were just too high to keep playing.
After talking to some co-workers that play regularly and learning some things, like losing tickets could be used as a tax deductibles against winnings, keeping all tickets for extra chances to win other prizes, and keeping stat records, I figured I'd try again and look at it as an extremely high risk investment hobby, lol, one with potential gains, but not impossible to win. I’m playing now for fun and to see if it’s possible to hit a JACKPOT!
I’m playing three games daily at the moment, with some experimentation in-between. I play the multi-state MM & PB, and the state Cash5 daily. I alternate between QPs and some hot and cold number runs, when I do claim a win and have enough, I play the $1,$2, or $5 scratch offs. So far I’ve had more luck with MM QPs & scratch off recycled wins. My highest prize this year has been $50 off a recycled $5 scratch off from a MM QP win.
I’m curious, what games do you all play, daily or weekly, what was your highest winnings, how’s your luck been this year and what strategies do you use, lol, if you don’t mind me asking?