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Do you play the lotto only when "Lotto Fever" is in the air?

Asked by Hypocrisy_Central (26879points) January 4th, 2011

Do you play regularly or frequently or do you only play when you get lotto fever? I know people who think it is silly to ”waste money” on the lotto, that is until the lotto hits some ridiculous amount then they play. Do you get “lotto fever” when you play?

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JLeslie's avatar

I think it is stupid to only play when the jackpot is huge. Like winning $6million isn’t worth playing? I play lotto very sporadically. My husband does want me to make sure I buy a ticket when the jackpot is big, and I just laugh about it.

Deja_vu's avatar

There is no Lotto where I live anyways.

ANef_is_Enuf's avatar

I don’t play the lottery. Ever.

zenvelo's avatar

When the California Lottery is less than 9 million, I don’t play because the net after taxes means I can’t buy a house and still retire. I’d want to net 6 million minimum, which means the “amount” has to be at least 13 million. By the way, for Cal Lotto, $13 million is when the payout is roughly equal to the odds.

I forgot to get some Mega Million tickets today….:-(

WestRiverrat's avatar

I buy one ticket a year on my birthday.

SamIAm's avatar

It’s tempting but I don’t. Dad used to get scratch offs for us and put them in with our holiday gifts. I’ve won some good (small amounts, but good) money but I think it’s kinda silly.

Arbornaut's avatar

man hell yeah, you gota be in it to win to win it eh?
im always crapping on about ‘oh yeah man when i win the lotto im gona do this and a boat house see my ranch’ but i never play! gambling is so much fun, thanks for the reminder ill grab a ticket tomorrow.

ShanEnri's avatar

I can never afford the tickets, so no I don’t play lotto ever.

tedibear's avatar

I rarely play any of the lottery games. When I do, I don’t play when the jackpot is big because it would seem that if there are more people playing, that’s more people I might have to share with!

Mat74UK's avatar

It’s the only time I play the Euromillions – upwards of 80million and I’m on it like a fat bird on chocolate!

Neizvestnaya's avatar

I only ever think about lottery stuff when people around me bring it up. so no. I’ve never experienced what I can call financial luck or a gambling “hit” so I don’t gamble money, there’s no fun in it for me and I don’t believe in the odds of lotteries.
Somewhere out there are folks who hit on the 330 million bucks today but I’ll never know any of them.

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