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Instant Lottery Tickets

Posted: Jun 10, 2010

In March I began buying instant lottery tickets at a shop in one of the malls where I live. I was lucky at first, nothing major. I won $40.00 on a $5.00 ticket. Then I won $50.00 on a $5.00 ticket, and I won $10.00 on a $.500 ticket. That went on for a few weeks. Now I can't win anything to save my life. It can be addicting. I have really cut down on what I am spending, but it is tempting. Do any of you have much luck? I think the people who need money are can't really afford to play are the ones who keep trying Just curious. $$

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Mistake on above post! - Cutting down

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Sorry for the typo. I meant to say won $10.00 on a $5.00 ticket!

I have bought a few - in the past

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but never won much of anything. I did win $3 on Powerball once. lol I do, however, enter many contests (as long as they are not affiliated with time shares), and I always put my husband's name down on the entry form. He has won everything from a soccer ball and a bike helmet to a 5-foot stand up safe that was valued at over $2000.

He works with a guy who won 150K on a scratch off game once about 5 years ago. That is the only person I know who has actually won a lottery prize of any real value.

Here in Georgia the lottery funds our kids to go to full day 4-year-old pre-K, so at least there is a benefit to be had from the majority of people out there wasting their money away.

Big wins - Cutting down

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There is a woman in my town who lost her home to a terrible fire. One week later the woman won $250,00 on a $10.00 ticket at the food market where I shop. That really made conversaton at the store for a few weeks. The little gal I buy tickets from told me. Then a customer a few weeks later at the counter told me the same thing. I live in Pennsylvania. They say our lottery benefits older citizens. I think they could put a few more winners in each pack! I think if there were 100 names in a jar and 99 of them were MY name, they would draw the other person's name. LOL! Gotta keep trying!

I'm in PA too - scratcher

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I play pretty often. The most I've won is $1000 on a $20 ticket. That was last year just before Christmas. I also won about $400 each week for 3 weeks in a row, 2 on scratch-offs and 1 on Super 7 this past fall.

I usually win $50 to $100 on a $5 or $10 ticket a couple of times a month. They are addicting, so I've had to cut back. I also like to play the slots at the new Hollywood Casino in Harrisburg. I hit $1300 in February on a penny machine -- woohoo!

A few years ago, my brother and his wife bought my sister a couple of $2 tickets for a gift exchange we always do and she ended up winning $2000 on that $2 ticket. Boy was SIL pi$$ed! Since then, she has never bought anyone in our family lottery tickets.

My dad just won the 2nd chance drawing on the Steelers tickets for 2 tickets to the Steelers pregame practice and dinner.

Lucky you! - Cutting down

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A friend of mine won $1000 on the lucky valentine ticket Dec. 24 right in front of my eyes. I buy tickets in every amount and NOTHING. This has been going on for almost three months. I have bought more $5 and $10 tickets than I can say. One time I actually got mad and bought four $5 tickets at one time and NOTHING, PERIOD. I bought a $25 ticket and NOTHING. What the heck is wrong?? Funny you mentioned Hollywood penny slots. I am going up there next week with a friend and that's what we are playing. WISH ME LUCK. I COULD USE SOME! Maybe we should take you along. I live in York, by the way!

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