[Tvflguy]

Happened to go to Winn Dixie this AM. On the way out saw a group of guys at the Lotto machine. I never bet, but thought WTH? So got 5 quick picks for $10.

If we win the big one every TOTV person gets $10.

Are you in for the Billion???

[schwarz]

I love my life the way it is now

[retiredguy123]

I never bought a lottery ticket and never will. Bad investment.

[billethkid]

As was said by one of the news readers last week.....you are 20 times more likely to get hit by lightning than having a winning lottery ticket!

I haven't been hit in over 80 years at the one time level!

No thanx!

[MrFlorida]

I make $365 dollars a year on the lottery, How ? By saving a dollar a day, not buying a ticket.

[Tvflguy]

IMO life is a bit of a gamble. The odds for the $1billion is about 1in 320 million. So, one in the USA population would win. I invested $10 in 5 tickets so it’s about 1 in 70 million.

I never buy lotto, but it was an impulse. Can never win or have a chance if…..

[metoo21]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

I make $365 dollars a year on the lottery, How ? By saving a dollar a day, not buying a ticket.

Tickets are $2 each.

[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I never bought a lottery ticket and never will. Bad investment.

It's a donation, not an investment

[vintageogauge]

I never. understood the hype for these huge pots when you can try to win a single million just about every day with sone being tax free and the odds are much better.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by metoo21

Tickets are $2 each.

So, he or she is making $730 per year, tax free.

[Timothyimitchell]

I'm in.
And I'm gonna win

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

I never. understood the hype for these huge pots when you can try to win a single million just about every day with sone being tax free and the odds are much better.

I actually thought about this...

How many times am I likely to win the lottery? Zero. But you never know, it *could* happen once. So, do I spend my chance on a $20M pot or do I spend my chance on a $200M (or $1B in this case) pot?

I'm very unlikely to win but if I do it will be BIG.

[JohnN]

I'm a much more humble person being poor. That said, OP, I'll take the sawbuck if you win!

[metoo21]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

It's a donation, not an investment

Yep. Don't mind doing it. Part of the money collected for the ticket is put into an education fund (when I was in TN) and it paid students $4000/year for secondary education if they maintained their grades. Great program. My child received WAY more $$$ than I've spent on tickets or will spend in my lifetime. Saved me a lot of money on their education.

I keep buying occasionally and assume it is a donation for those good students that maintain their grades to qualify. If I win anything then that is payback for doing a good deed.

[BlueStarAirlines]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I never bought a lottery ticket and never will. Bad investment.

Never thought of it as an investment. It like buying a coffee...only cheaper. You go into investments with the expectation of making money. You buy lottery tickets, movie tickets, or a beer for fun and enjoyment.