Do you buy scratch tickets or lottery tickets?
By Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
Canada
April 29, 2017 8:27pm CST
If you do what is the most you have ever one. I very rarely buy lottery tickets but I do buy a $3 scratch ticket when I get paid. The most I have ever won is $50. I mostly win my $3 back or if I'm lucky I will get $10. It is all in fun. I don't buy it expecting to win anything big.
Have you even known anybody who hit the jackpot or won a large amount of money? I know a few people who have won a couple of million but they weren't close friends just people I knew through others.
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@Courtlynn (67094)
• United States
30 Apr 17
We only buy the $1 and $2 tickets, with once in a blue moon getting a $5 one. My most won is $10 on a $1 ticket. My moms is i think $50 on a $2 or $5 ticket. Twice i believe. My cousin on the other hand has supposedly won $500 on a $10 before. I play just to play and hope i break even. Lol
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@Linda1234 (4712)
• Houston, Texas
30 Apr 17
I like buy $2 tickets for fun sometimes .
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
30 Apr 17
That is all I do Courtney. If I break even I am happy.
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@besweet (9859)
• Ireland
30 Apr 17
I don't buy them, I think they can be addictive.
We used to get scratch tickets when we were children but they used to be like a game once per month. I don't remember if we ever won anything, probably only low amounts. I've never met someone who has won the lottery in my environment or maybe I have and they didn't tell me! People who win so much money tend to keep it a secret to avoid becoming a target.
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@besweet (9859)
• Ireland
1 May 17
@Happy2BeMe Do they announce the winner's names too?
Over here they just announce the place where they purchased the lucky ticket and the identities remain a secret.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
1 May 17
@besweet They announce the winters and publish the pictures and where they are from. It is all a part of the agreement when you cash in a winning ticket.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
30 Apr 17
Here if you win a large amount it is on the news and in the paper.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
30 Apr 17
One of my members at the credit union hit it big on a lottery ticket, they won a few thousand. Lost it all fairly quickly too.. gambled it away. That's the problem with gambling, occasionally you can get a nice win.. but the gambling addiction never stops so you gamble it away again. The house always wins!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
30 Apr 17
Yes if you have an addiction then a win is never a good thing.
@Tina30219 (81672)
• Onaway, Michigan
30 Apr 17
My boyfriend buys scratch offs sometimes he wins his money back sometimes he wins more money. The most he has won was $100
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
30 Apr 17
not really but if i do it's usually the crossword one most i ever won was 50$
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
30 Apr 17
@Happy2BeMe Yes i try not to do much gambling though at all i see how addictive it can be as my dad has literally gambled away thousands and thousands of dollars he has a very bad gambling addiction he will win a big jackpot and instead of it lasting him years like a normal person he will gamble it all aay ina month
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
30 Apr 17
@Happy2BeMe very awful he has been to rehab for it but it never stops
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
30 Apr 17
I like playing those ones. They are my favorite.
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@atoz1to10 (6780)
• Australia
30 Apr 17
I rarely buy them because I know I will not win anything...
But if I have to buy one then I will buy the scratch ticket. If you are lucky then whatever you buy will bring you luck... Not only that, I don't have to think about the numbers I need for my lottery ticket.
Have you ever won any money from your scratch tickets?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
30 Apr 17
I used to have a gambling problem in my teen years. I made a promise to God that I would not gamble in any way and so I stay away from every form of gambling be it big or small. A promise is a promise!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
30 Apr 17
I can understand that. If it was a problem and you made a promise then good for you.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Apr 17
I have never purchased a lottery ticket or scratch off.
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@spiderdust (14740)
• San Jose, California
30 Apr 17
I don't buy them, but I will take people's discards. There's a "second chance" website where you can enter in the numbers on a scratcher ticket and possibly still win something. Sometimes I get lucky, and it doesn't cost me anything!
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