Why Do I Still Do The Lottery?

[allenlondon]

Twice a week, two quid a go, £18 per month.

We don't even need the money! (Although friends and relations could do with more).

So what it stopping me cancelling the direct debit?

Inertia.

I shall do it immediately.

A

[BAKERS DOZEN]

Sister has won the pools and won as part of a syndicate on the lottery so would like some of her luck to rub off. Having said that she'd never find out because I wouldn't tell anyone.

[allenlondon]

It’s really silly, as we have almost no chance of winning anything.

I suppose as it’s direct debit and we never check the numbers it does no harm - we aren’t obsessed with it, like mates of mine used to be with the Pools.

[Theland]

I confess to buying a lucky dip about once a year in a moment of weakness, which is crazy, as I don't believe in luck.
But there you go, I gave in to temptation :-(

[Unsureme]

I don't believe in Luck but i think some people need a bit of it now and again.

[retrocop]

My wife, myself, and youngest son have each got the max in Premium Bonds. We never fail to win a prize each month. Last month my win was £175. My son is waiting to see his first win on Sept 1st. Far better returns on any B.S. account or Bank account imo. No tax paid on winnings and full investment can be redeemed without penalty. Way to go. Ernie was recommended on our pre retirement plan and advice on what to do with a lump sum commutation.

[Deskdiary]

You’re quite right allenlondon, you have almost no chance of winning...but you just might.

Somebody has to, so why not you?

I had set numbers numbers with the first Mrs DD, but stopped those and never checked them again; since it’s been online I do 1 LD a week.

The chances of me winning are absurdly slim, but as I say, somebody has to win it.

[Deskdiary]

I can remember in the 80s every week my dad would make me pick out numbers for the pools; his one rule was that if I by chance picked Charlton drawing, he’d veto it as he felt it was bad luck, as he lived in eternal hope that Charlton would win every game.

He never won a bean.

[andres]

' Hope Springs Eternal'.

[anneasquith]

Bazile. NO , I do not want the details of the website thanks . :-)

[Old_Geezer]

Because you have to be in it to win it, and needing money now is one thing, needing it in the future, or wanting it anyway are different things. Plus a portion goes to charity, and it's nice to think that next time luck might come your way. But like all unnecessary spending, don't spend more that you can afford,

[tonyav]

I used to like a go on spot the ball, I used all sorts of geometry to work out where the ball was. Never won a bean though.

[david small]

Father in law was one of 3 winners in 2008 to win. He had a fiver random pick from Morrison’s. His share was £3,000,000. I don’t bother buying since they altered the amount of numbers to choose from and raised the price by double.

[Canary42]

I once read somewhere that if you bought a lottery ticket more than a few days before the draw, your chances of dying before the draw were greater than your chance of winning the jackpot. Puts it into perspective a bit.

[Bazile]

David small

Did your F - I - L become your best friend , and how much did he give you ? :-)

[ichkeria]

You are far likelier to die than win the lottery.
Is it still true that the most common set chosen is 1 2 3 4 5 6 ?
The chances of which coming up are of course equal to any other. Which ought to be a sobering thought.
I’d at least want to choose a more random set less likely to have been picked by someone else.

[david small]

Bazile. He was not a warm and friendly person. Though he kindly paid of our mortgage.

[jno]

You are far likelier to die than win the lottery.

well, yes, the 100% death rate does make that quite likely.

[allenlondon]

Oh, you blokes and your statistics...