do you play the lottery?

[DustanS]

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[SKR]

Bump from the dead.

I kept track of my spending for the year to see what it costs. I played every 6/49 and Western 649 in 2023. That's 103 draws, plus 1 more draw because the lady at the Co-op printed off two tickets with the Extra and the person buying them didn't want the Extra. Total spent on that was $624. Of those 103 draws I won 30 free plays, and I always bought the Extra for $1, so my total spent on the year was $654. I won back $117 for a net cost of $537, or $44.75/month.

Depending on people's financial situation and how realistic they are about winning, that's either a lot of money or not a lot of money. But since no actual data of the cost of playing has ever been posted, I thought I'd collect it and post it here for review.

[Buster]

So do you just consider it entertainment dollars?

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Where did wario go

[Tik-Tok]

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Where did wario go

Still fighting for their totally legal and not a scam winnings.

[ExtraSlow]

I greatly appreciate the detailed accounting. That's Neato.

[SKR]

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So do you just consider it entertainment dollars?

Yeah that's it. I don't consider it to be a real investment strategy, and I don't feel like I'm gambling with a serious amount of money.

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So do you just consider it entertainment dollars?

Buster is like
That’s illogical
Meanwhile the rest of the world
Well someone wins Every time
Y’all can’t win without a ticket
Buster is like
I can’t with you humans lol
Buster is basically a robot

[suntan]

About $40 year.

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Only get a $6 lottomax when the pot is above $40mil and I happen to be inside a gas station, so maybe half a dozen times a year total.

[Buster]

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Buster is like
That’s illogical
Meanwhile the rest of the world
Well someone wins Every time
Y’all can’t win without a ticket
Buster is like
I can’t with you humans lol
Buster is basically a robot

flattery will get you nowhere

[D'z Nutz]

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Depending on people's financial situation and how realistic they are about winning, that's either a lot of money or not a lot of money.

When I was in Idaho in August, the Mega Millions jackpot was over $1.5 billion. Sure I put in my $3, but people at the gas station were saying customers were dropping $500 or more on lotto tickets. The winning ticket was sold in Florida hahaha

[dirtsniffer]

Couldn't even tell you how to buy a lottery ticket

[D'z Nutz]

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Couldn't even tell you how to buy a lottery ticket

Haha yeah me too. Each time there's a big jackpot and friends want to pool in together, I have to make sure to know what I'm asking for at the register.


Also, almost every time I'm at the grocery store there's someone cashing in their scratchie winnings. ...to put towards more scratchies And these look like the type of people who could really use that extra $10 or whatever they're supposed to be getting back.

[killramos]

lol

I play fantasy football, that’s enough gambling for me

[Gman.45]

If the Lottomax/whatever hits 50 or especially when it's jacked to $70m, I'll buy a $20ish dollar ticket pack if I'm at the grocery store and there isn't a line at the lottery kiosk of tards scratching shit or writing out their gay numbers. So not very much yearly, probably 60 to $100, and it's mostly just to appease my pops as I give him the tickets and it keeps him happy dreaming about the "big win".

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flattery will get you nowhere

live long and prosper

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I kept track of my spending for the year to see what it costs. I played every 6/49 and Western 649 in 2023. That's 103 draws, plus 1 more draw because the lady at the Co-op printed off two tickets with the Extra and the person buying them didn't want the Extra. Total spent on that was $624. Of those 103 draws I won 30 free plays, and I always bought the Extra for $1, so my total spent on the year was $654. I won back $117 for a net cost of $537, or $44.75/month.

Depending on people's financial situation and how realistic they are about winning, that's either a lot of money or not a lot of money. But since no actual data of the cost of playing has ever been posted, I thought I'd collect it and post it here for review.

I do all of mine online now, so easy to see the numbers.

In 2023, I spent $355 on lottery tickets, and I won 13 free plays and a cash total of $53. Net loss of $302.

Just throwaway/fun money like buster said.