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Quote from: alastantiger on April 09, 2024, 03:22:06 AM

In the United states and in some other countries around the world, lotteries are a big deal. They constitute a major part in shaping their cultural and economic atmosphere. Of course they are also operated legally. Wikipedia says that Americans spent $5 billion on various lotteries in 2017 and $77.7 billion in 2018.

I have observed that there is a U.S., lottery fever from looking at regular headlines about lucky winners. Recent examples include:

- A Virginia woman who became a two-time lottery millionaire after winning $1 million.
- Another Virginian who won a $3 million Mega Millions jackpot with a ticket purchased just weeks earlier.
- A California resident who claimed a $1 billion Powerball prize, one of the largest jackpots in history.
- A man who won $2.6 million on a scratch-off ticket gifted to him by his father.
- A woman who quit her job after scratching off a $90,000 lottery windfall.

If you are reading this and you actively participate in lotteries as an regular player, these kind of lottery success stories can evoke a lot of emotions and responses. Which of these range of thoughts and feelings do you experience;

my time is near
it can't happen to me
I wish I could win, even if it meant lower jackpots
Indifferent

News Headline source - https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/lottery/2024/04/04/kentucky-lottery-winner-scratch-off/73206551007/
Wikipedia source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotteries_in_the_United_States

Personally, I'm drawn to the optimism these stories inspire. They spark a bit of that "what if" curiosity, making me wonder about the endless possibilities life holds. While I recognize the odds are slim, the idea that anyone could suddenly find their life transformed is a powerful and hopeful aspect of human stories. It's a reminder that sometimes, the unexpected can happen, fueling dreams and conversations. Whether or not one chooses to play, the narratives around lotteries serve as fascinating glimpses into the dance of fate and fortune.

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I think rationally which always gives me an impression that lottery is not for me, it may look like odd but that's what my feelings about lotteries. I try once in a while and see how my luck at the present but all the time it's just went in vain.

Whenever I see lottery winners stories, it makes me feel that it's just a promotion from the lottery company to attract more people.

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Quote from: mirakal on April 10, 2024, 08:48:19 AM

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I do not participate in lotteries that much because I know it requires a lot of luck for one to be among the winners who win life-changing amounts of money from lotteries. Lotteries are the most difficult forms of gambling to earn anything from because no matter how much money you spend on lottery tickets, your winning probability will not be that much, and I have seen people having more than a 30% probability and still not winning the highest prize in a lottery.

I wonder how painful it must be to spend thousands of dollars on buying lottery tickets and then winning not even enough to cover the money you have spent on the tickets because you are not lucky enough. So in my opinion, one should never spend a lot of money or lotteries.

I’m also not a fan actually on lottery. Although I have to say I wish I could have some extra luck to win the jackpot prize but I know it won’t be possible for me since I’m not really into it. I would even gamble more and spend more money on slots than gambling on lottery and make a wishful thinking. Because I know it takes hundred thousands of dollars to lose first before you hit the jackpot, and not even sure if you’ll eventually win after a huge amount of losses. So for me, lottery gambling is not actually worthy of my losses. Except for those who bet on small amount and boom, they instantly hit the jackpot.

Im a fan but everything changed up on the time that i have seen that im already spending too much and i have realized that i might not be able to hit up a win even if i do bet even with my life time. Cheesy

For the sake of entertainment then it would really be just that fine and buying 1-2 tickets per draw is just fine. What sucks on here is that there are couple of types of draws per day on which means
that you would really be costing up more money on buying tickets but since it is really just that cheap then its just fine but if you are someone whose really that saving up money then better think
not to deal up with lottery. There would be winners but there would be tons of losers which its understandable on how lottery do works. This is why you shouldnt really be expecting or
making yourself that positive on winning up so that you wont really be ending up on being disappointed.

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Quote from: alastantiger on April 09, 2024, 03:22:06 AM

- A woman who quit her job after scratching off a $90,000 lottery windfall.

If you are reading this and you actively participate in lotteries as an regular player, these kind of lottery success stories can evoke a lot of emotions and responses. Which of these range of thoughts and feelings do you experience;

my time is near
it can't happen to me
I wish I could win, even if it meant lower jackpots
Indifferent

Quit his job after getting a big money windfall from the lottery. I think that players who gamble and win large amounts of money don't need to quit their jobs. It is true that the amount of money won is large, but it will run out slowly if he doesn't use the money to continue earning.

By working, he can earn regular income. If the woman has a business mind, then a large amount of money from the lottery will increase the amount of money she can put back into business.
Don't have to stop after getting a windfall and I won't act like that woman. Not going to happen to me and in that option, rather I choose the third one.

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Everyone luck is different and is related to getting lottery jackpot that can really change lives, in fact, it only happens and is experienced by small number of gamblers.
In total, the percentage of gamblers who succeed with the jackpot is no more than 10% of all existing gamblers.
Those who get it are of course people chosen by luck itself, but if it just small number of wins it still lot to happen.
Only thing that is of concern is that those who get the jackpot and become instant millionaires will never last long, almost everyone who is in this condition will definitely lose all their wealth over time.

Personally, as gambler who really likes and is active in gambling, when I read or see context like this, I will not be affected by anything because I am aware that it all depends on luck.
Moreover, it not certain that I can get the same luck and if I only try to get luck like that then the end result will definitely not be suitable and will only give feeling of disappointment.
It doesn't matter whether I can get it because the most important thing is that I can bet and have fun in every bet.

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I don't buy lottery tickets because the probability of winning in lotteries is very low. You can provide specific calculations of the probability of winning the lottery. But I have come across calculations that the probability of winning a significant amount in popular national lotteries, and even more so the jackpot, is less than the probability of dying from a lightning strike. Even in sports betting, the probability of winning is higher. What can I say, in sports betting the probability of winning in many cases is 50%. Your bet will either work or not. In the long run, you will most likely lose, but you will lose slowly and about half the time you will win. How many lottery tickets do you need to buy to win as much as in sports betting?

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Quote from: Webetcoins on April 10, 2024, 08:17:00 AM

I do not participate in lotteries that much because I know it requires a lot of luck for one to be among the winners who win life-changing amounts of money from lotteries. Lotteries are the most difficult forms of gambling to earn anything from because no matter how much money you spend on lottery tickets, your winning probability will not be that much, and I have seen people having more than a 30% probability and still not winning the highest prize in a lottery.

I wonder how painful it must be to spend thousands of dollars on buying lottery tickets and then winning not even enough to cover the money you have spent on the tickets because you are not lucky enough. So in my opinion, one should never spend a lot of money or lotteries.

I’m also not a fan actually on lottery. Although I have to say I wish I could have some extra luck to win the jackpot prize but I know it won’t be possible for me since I’m not really into it. I would even gamble more and spend more money on slots than gambling on lottery and make a wishful thinking. Because I know it takes hundred thousands of dollars to lose first before you hit the jackpot, and not even sure if you’ll eventually win after a huge amount of losses. So for me, lottery gambling is not actually worthy of my losses. Except for those who bet on small amount and boom, they instantly hit the jackpot.

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Quote from: LFC_Bitcoin on April 09, 2024, 09:07:36 AM

About 15 years ago my then gf (now wife) bought a Euromillions ticket. The jackpot was €85,000,000 if I recall correctly. To win the Euromillions jackpot you need to get all 5 numbers correct and the 2 stars. Any way to cut a long story short we got 4 numbers and 2 stars.

I was looking at the numbers on our ticket, frantically checking the numbers online, thinking we’d won something big. Turns out it’s a lot more important to get 5 numbers regardless of how many stars you get. We got 4 out of the 5 numbers and 2 stars. We won approx €4,000 which is nice obviously but not life changing. If we had got 5 numbers & 0 stars or 5 numbers and 1 star it was six figures.

Funnily enough my gf picked the number 24 (which was the 1 incorrect number) and the number we needed to win €85,000,000 was 23. I don’t think I’ll ever forget this experience sadly.

A friend of mine had a similar experience in a lottery of the same style but with a smaller prize in Spain. He always played the same numbers but there was one that changed, some weeks he would play the day he met his wife and other weeks the day they hooked up. It turns out that they won 5 numbers + the complementary, with a prize of €3,000, but if he had put the other number that he had not put that week, he would have won €1,000,000. And instead of rejoicing at having won €3,000, he spent the night cursing because he hadn't won a million.

Knowing cases like that, I always choose to have a random combination made by the machine, and I never repeat.

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If you are planning on doing the lottery, then expect nothing at all. The chances of you hitting the jackpot are astronomically low that you are better than experiencing all sorts of things than to win the lottery.

If you have spare cash specifically allocated for the lottery, then feel free to do so since the price of tickets are relatively low. But expect nothing when you try the lottery- just do it for the sake of that hope of winning and nothing more than that.

My father has been consistently buying lottery tickets and there was a time that he won 5/6 numbers. He was able to bag at least $5,000 from that but he was never able to repeat this experience.

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Quote from: LFC_Bitcoin on April 09, 2024, 09:07:36 AM

Funnily enough my gf picked the number 24 (which was the 1 incorrect number) and the number we needed to win €85,000,000 was 23. I don’t think I’ll ever forget this experience sadly.

Can’t imagine the look on her face when she knew that her pick is the only one got weong to have a life changing jackpot. I usually become regretful and gloomy whenever my decision makes our life miserable with my partner.

I’m not familiar with your lottery system that “start”. Is that 2 number or something? What’s the purpose of that aside from the 6 number. It seems that your lottery format is a bit complicated because our lottery style usually only need 6 numbers or below to win the jackpot while the 5 number win is already a life changing amount.

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I do not participate in lotteries that much because I know it requires a lot of luck for one to be among the winners who win life-changing amounts of money from lotteries. Lotteries are the most difficult forms of gambling to earn anything from because no matter how much money you spend on lottery tickets, your winning probability will not be that much, and I have seen people having more than a 30% probability and still not winning the highest prize in a lottery.

I wonder how painful it must be to spend thousands of dollars on buying lottery tickets and then winning not even enough to cover the money you have spent on the tickets because you are not lucky enough. So in my opinion, one should never spend a lot of money or lotteries.

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Quote from: alastantiger on April 09, 2024, 03:22:06 AM

If you are reading this and you actively participate in lotteries as an regular player, these kind of lottery success stories can evoke a lot of emotions and responses. Which of these range of thoughts and feelings do you experience;

my time is near
it can't happen to me
I wish I could win, even if it meant lower jackpots
Indifferent

The truth of the fact is that inasmuch as none of those lucky winners never knew they were to win the lottery game, but tried their luck and eventually saw themselves winning, likewise is that applicable to others who do not give up, because thou the chances of winning a lottery game is very slim, in most cases, it's always worth it, since it requires just a few bucks, or likewise $1. Hence, when it comes to me, I wish I could win, even if it meant lower rank.

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Quote from: Baofeng on April 09, 2024, 02:47:38 PM

Quote from: Rabata on April 09, 2024, 02:34:51 PM

I love gambling but I'm against the lottery you mentioned. Because I don't believe now that I will win the lottery. Because if luck favored me then I will win otherwise there is no chance of winning. I never thought I would win the lottery. This is unlikely to happen now as I try to avoid lottery games. If I ever win the lottery, I will never worry that I will win the lottery. Lottery winners are definitely the luckiest people. There are many people who believe in lotteries and buy lotteries regularly but not all will win and it is not possible to win if some don't try.

If you believed that you are not going to win, then you will not simply as that.

Even here in our country, there is a lotto fever, although lately there was a bit of controversy here in the Philippines and I think majority of you know this issue already as it has been discussed here many times.

Regardless though, winning lottery is a life changer and that's why it a craze everywhere not just in the US. So for me, why not embrace uncertainty that most of us gamblers love? Who knows, we could be the next big lottery winners in our country.

You would really be able to see those lottery outlets been flocked in by people who would really be tending to make out their bets on which this do simply shows that on everyday there's really that hype or interest on winning up the jackpot and this is why it isnt really that shocking that there's so much interest or showing up that there are tons of people whose really that hoping that they would really be able to change their lives.
Its not really that bad on being positive but having that kind of positivity might really be leading into possible desperation on which it might really be that resulting into that impulsive betting.
Yes, it might not be that much about lottery ticket prices but if you do it on excessive manner then it would really be that still big and it would really be that bad for you.

So make those ticket purchases to be in moderation. Always make use of that extra money of yours for you to be able to make up some those bets on lottery.
Just like on what been said by most people on here that chance on hitting up the jackpot is really that close to impossible.

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Quote from: Rabata on April 09, 2024, 02:34:51 PM

I love gambling but I'm against the lottery you mentioned. Because I don't believe now that I will win the lottery. Because if luck favored me then I will win otherwise there is no chance of winning. I never thought I would win the lottery. This is unlikely to happen now as I try to avoid lottery games. If I ever win the lottery, I will never worry that I will win the lottery. Lottery winners are definitely the luckiest people. There are many people who believe in lotteries and buy lotteries regularly but not all will win and it is not possible to win if some don't try.

If you believed that you are not going to win, then you will not simply as that.

Even here in our country, there is a lotto fever, although lately there was a bit of controversy here in the Philippines and I think majority of you know this issue already as it has been discussed here many times.

Regardless though, winning lottery is a life changer and that's why it a craze everywhere not just in the US. So for me, why not embrace uncertainty that most of us gamblers love? Who knows, we could be the next big lottery winners in our country.

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I love gambling but I'm against the lottery you mentioned. Because I don't believe now that I will win the lottery. Because if luck favored me then I will win otherwise there is no chance of winning. I never thought I would win the lottery. This is unlikely to happen now as I try to avoid lottery games. If I ever win the lottery, I will never worry that I will win the lottery. Lottery winners are definitely the luckiest people. There are many people who believe in lotteries and buy lotteries regularly but not all will win and it is not possible to win if some don't try.

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Quote from: alastantiger on April 09, 2024, 03:22:06 AM

Which of these range of thoughts and feelings do you experience;

my time is near
it can't happen to me

I wish I could win, even if it meant lower jackpots

Indifferent

Pretty sure all of us feels this way in someways, I mean the reason why we bet on lotteries is to try our luck and hope to win even if it is not the jackpot.

Quote from: Jawhead999 on April 09, 2024, 04:06:24 AM

Isn't stupid for the woman to quit her job? I know that $90,000 is really big for most people including myself, but she live in United States where the average annual salary is $50K, such amount is only 2 years annual salaries. $90K will really make she happy, but it's not something that can change her life.

Normally yeah, $90k is not big enough to quit job but she could have other reason why she did it. a lot of jobs can be toxic and perhaps the winning she got gave her the boost to look for another job without worrying much about money.

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Quote from: alastantiger on April 09, 2024, 03:22:06 AM

I wish I could win, even if it meant lower jackpots

Winning will surely be a good feeling after not winning in the few times I have tried the lottery, my wish is that I could be the lucky person someday that is in the headline for winning even if the money is not as big as what these other people have gotten, but just something okay to act on any of my business plans. Hearing people win is always motivative, and since lotteries are not as regular as the everyday gambling, there is a lower chance that you get addicted to it even if you decide to play the lottery occasionally when there is one.

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Quote from: Yatsan on April 09, 2024, 01:19:53 PM

Not fond of lotteries however, it is not a hidden fact that there are people who dies without even winning anything from lottery and it is all because of luck and fate. Happy for those who won but if they will be compiled, of course the number would seem to be big and will make lottery promising. However, keep in mind that they won on different dates and that simply means there is really a huge difference in ratio between people who won and people who keeps on losing. Perhaps 1:10m of bettors as an estimate, now, would it still be promising just because people who experienced winning shared their words which are not even representative to the majority.

i am not against such gambling activity but at least lt us be realistic. There will never be something as success in gambling through consistency and persistence.

It could really be ended up on a lifetime kind of betting into it.Just like on my neighborhood on which its been long years that he do constantly going into those lottery outlet on making out such bet on which
hes really hoping that he would really be able to hit up the jackpot and would really be able to make himself that a millionaire and would changed up his life entirely on the money that he could won.
Everyone wishes to be a winner and this is why we do see jackpot prize pool is really that too fast on becoming big just because people are really that desperate on trying out to make out bets and
thinking up on being winners.

So far i havent made myself that constantly betting on lotteries. I do only make up some bets on the time that i do remember but im not really that seriously pouring up some funds
on buying tons of lottery tickets on which we know the odds of winning the game is really just that close to impossible. So better thinking up realistically
rather than on making yourself that delusional.

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Not fond of lotteries however, it is not a hidden fact that there are people who dies without even winning anything from lottery and it is all because of luck and fate. Happy for those who won but if they will be compiled, of course the number would seem to be big and will make lottery promising. However, keep in mind that they won on different dates and that simply means there is really a huge difference in ratio between people who won and people who keeps on losing. Perhaps 1:10m of bettors as an estimate, now, would it still be promising just because people who experienced winning shared their words which are not even representative to the majority.

i am not against such gambling activity but at least lt us be realistic. There will never be something as success in gambling through consistency and persistence.

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We certainly do have some big lottery payouts here in the United States. What I tend to think when I see those payouts is either the person that got lucky and won didn't really even need the money and others are people whom tend to be a bit poor, or not well off and end up blowing through the money like it's nothing. The reason being is they tend to not have good money management skills.

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