Have you felt fortune brush you past? I lost $300.

I remember last year when I had bought a six number lottery ticket. My usual routine was to stop at a coffee shop early in the morning and check my numbers in the paper. I would play this game. I knew where the numbers were in the paper and I would cover it with a napkin and reveal one number at a time. I had the first number and missed the second. At that point I was pretty sure I would win nothing, because you need at least 3 right to win anything. Well I had the next two. So now I knew I was a winner of a small prize with 2 numbers left to uncover. If I got 4 numbers, I knew I would win several hundred dollars, so things were looking up. I uncovered number the fifth number and it was mine! So now I knew that if the last number was mine I would have 5 out of six and win a few thousand dollars. Well, it was my number..... I won $4,430 with that ticket. It was a fun way to start my working day. I didn't know until my lunch break exactly how much I had won. The number that I missed was 6. My number was 8. 6 out of 6 that day paid just over 4 million dollars.... aggggggggghhghhhhhhhhh!!!!!

I live in Brazil and here we have a lottery (among others) called Mega Sena, it paid in Wednesday a prize around (converting from our national currency to USD), 18,000,000.00 (eighteen million dollars). One single winner, and now a man is claiming that he LOST the ticket in the street. And as far as I know no one claimed the prize yet. If this story is true, imagine how this guy is feeling.

I do play the National Lottery here in the United kingdom, but I have never won anything over £30. I never really bother whether the numbers drawn are close to mine or similar in any way, I just accept that the winning numbers are different ones. Losing is quite easy for me because I have had a great deal of practice.

LOL I love the fact that you stated that you would put a smiley face at the end but your still trying to get over your disappointment. LOL Look at it this way...you may have been shown the wrong first number because you were not supposed to win that much. Maybe just enough to help you out. Maybe at this time, you have have changed too much if you had won a large sum of money. So, for some reason, you were not meant to win. IF...you are ever shown numbers like that again, I would still play them because you may find that you are being rewarded in the future. :) Timing is everything...and sometimes the universe feels it is not the right time for something. I do not play the lottery that often. There was sometime ago when I worked at a place that sold lottery tickets and there was a close...ok, right on number. But the reason I say close is...A person came in and told me the numbers they wanted to purchase. But for some reason, I heard different numbers and made the lottery ticket for what I heard. When I handed the ticket to the person, the person told me that I gave them the wrong numbers. Oops...sorry! So, I took the ticket back and canceled it out and gave the person the correct numbers. The next day, the person came in and told me that the next time I ever make a mistake, he wants to buy it because the numbers that I heard, were right on! LOL After that, anyone that I made a mistake with always wanted it. And often times, they would win a small amount. LOL So, I guess if I want to win the lottery, I would have to be the person making the lottery ticket instead of another. ha ha

Oh I have never heard of this game but it sounds very good but oh the number 6 is unlucky and maybe this was the reason that it changed into a 9 as number 6 is in the Devils number and number 9 is representing God, so probably this is what happened but good luck for next time around. Yes actually in Australia we have a big horse race called the Melbourne Cup and I dreamt the numbers when I woke up I could still remember these numbers but I did not have any money at all to put a bet on that day, I could of asked one of my friends as I only needed $1.00 and I would of won as those numbers came in exactly as I had dreamt what a silly girl I was for not asking my friends for $1.00.

Oucchh...you poor baby (^_^), please ...I'm sorry, I know there's nothing to laugh about. Although, I rarely join lottery game, but I did have a similar experience like you. I also dreamed about numbers but I didn't lose. I WON!!! w(^o^)w ...Look, baby...just try to read those numbers properly in your dreams next time. You're losing your power. I'll bake you some carrots for good luck.

I'm sorry that you lost, but, isn't that the name of the game when gambling? You win or loose? I don't gamble, so I have never experienced that.

I have never dreamed of numbers in my dreams, but I do have a friend that does, and he has won 200,000 15 years ago because of those numbers. I don't get too upset about money that I did not have in the first place, but I do wish I could win big though.

Oops, very narrow miss huh?! Poor you, maybe you did dream 9846 but in your hurry chose 6846. Fate my friend, you weren't destined to win so you didn't. Cheer up, more chances will come your way. I personally don't believe in lotteries, my Dad does and he used to always buy a ticket in my name. We haven't won a pie yet, just maybe someday. I consider myself lucky because money comes my way in the most unexpected ways. Well I'll save those experiences for another day, I don't want to aggravate your disappointment. Once again, cheer up and put those smileys back! :)

Awww, I'm so sorry to hear that..Here they have all kind of lotteries, pick 3 pick 4 the mega millions...Last week the pot was over 300million dollars, Alot of times alot of us at work put 5.00 in and end up buying like over 200 tickets, that's what alot of people do here, But, so far a older man who is a truck driver won 88 million, two people won... I myself picked 8673 and the number was 6783, you can check the mix box, but me not knowing I didn't check the box therefore looking to be the number come out exactly...I was HEATED.....

Aww, I'm sorry lordwarwizard, I imagine you are bitterly disappointed. Believe it or not, in my entire 50 years I have never bought a lottery ticket or participated in any other 'chance' type game where one pays to enter a chance. I know myself well enough to know that I'd be so upset for not winning and then wish I had my money back! (yeah, I cry over spilled milk too!Ha!) Our state had a lottery slogan a while back..."Somebody's got to win, might as well be you." But I still couldn't bring myself to try! I wish you luck in future attempts!

we odnt have such lotteries here in pakistan. I feel really sorry for you accept my appolgies. I had once such an instance we have lottery type bonds here, which if number matches we win but if we donot win then we can cash back the money, i only lost due to one number in 8 number series what a pity?

Sorry to hear about what happened. I rarely buy 4D. If I do, it'll just be a small sum. This usually happens during Chinese New Year when almost everyone else is buying so I just tag along. Did you read in the local papers about the biggest 4D payout of $15m? Some guy said that his father appeared in his dream and gave him a number. He pumped down $5,000 and hit the big jackpot. How lucky. So never mind about this small prize, maybe the big prize will come your way soon! Think positive! :)

well i feel for you. But to be honest why don't you try earning your money the old fashioned way like working instead of trying to win money?

that was a real shame , you have to put your glasses on the bedside table so you can read it better next time , I always think 13 is my lucky number *( never won anything with it though) but maybe someday . Don't stop trying , give it ago this week again . xx

I have had many instances where missed the luck by a whisker, like in my career, job, and even in lottery as you have mentioned. I feel myself the most unlucky person on earth with many instances that happened my life but what to do, we need to get over it and lead the life!!

lottere... hmm i don't like lottere...sorry...

AHHHH! that totally sucks! I am so sorry that happened. To be so close and then the 6 being a 9 which is essentially the same number just turned over. $300 is nothing to sneeze at! I wuold have LOVED to get $300! LOL I don't play the lottery because I think I am the most unlucky person ever. :)

something similar happened to me a few years ago, in australia we have a lotto, it's played on tuesday, weds and sat night, you get 45 numbers and you have to get 6 for the top prize, some times it can be worth over 20,000,000 bucks, anyway i was playing with my tarrot cards and came up with 6 numbers, so i put them on for sat night, they didn't come up, so i got more numbers, put them on again, they didn't come up again, so i didn't bother, but i had a look at the results for the past 2 weeks, and my numbers had come up, but on the wed night not sat, i think they got just over the million those 2 weeks, i was so pissed off, but what can you do, i still play, but only get small prizes now and then, you can win with 4, 5 or 6 numbers, plus there are 2 supplimentary numbers you can use to substitute with

It's not that you lost $300 lah. Just that you missed getting that $300 pocket money donated by many punters :P Try 4D Roll, I-bet. The returns may not be high but the probability of a break-even is defintely higher. btw, 6846 is a good number, always come out in different order. I have been observing it - it was the number I play when I feel like giving donations.