Do you play the lotto? How do you pick your numbers?

playing the lotto - playing the lottery can be fun. It's nice to imagine winning millions of dollars and how you would spend it
@Shar11 (419)
United States
October 22, 2008 12:46pm CST
"You got to play if you want to win"That's what I tell myself every now and then when I pick up a ticket.. I know the odds of me getting struck by lighting are probably better than that of me winning a prize of millions but hey, it's worth a try. I don't spend a lot of money on lotto tickets. I buy just one every week for $1 (U.S) Lots of times after buying a ticket I imagine what I would do if I actually won! Mostly this includes helping family and friends and traveling the world. I usually play birthdays or special dates..Sometimes I will play a number I have had show up in a dream and other times I leave it up to random chance and let the machine generate a "quick pick" of numbers for me... I once got pretty close having 3 of the 6 numbers needed... The prize was less than spectacular but it was still nice to win something and get so close... What about you? Do you play the lottery and how do you choose your numbers to play?
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SukiSmiles
@SukiSmiles (1991)
• United States
22 Oct 08
I play - when I remember to get the ticket. I'm a quick pick kind of person.
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Shar11
@Shar11 (419)
• United States
22 Oct 08
yep...I often forget as well.. I rememeber reading an article once that said more people have hit on the lotto with quick picks than of those who chose thier own numbers.. Found that interesting..
SukiSmiles
@SukiSmiles (1991)
• United States
22 Oct 08
Really, I'm surprised. I would have thought it would be the other way around.
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Shar1979
@Shar1979 (2722)
• United States
22 Oct 08
oh yeah i do play lotto. i once had to lie to my husband that we should stop by to pee but i dont really wanna pee. we were on the way to visit my inlaws in NC when we passed by at SC and saw that lotto there was $200M. i asked my husband to stop by to have gasoline and so we could pee. but truth is I bet lotto
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Shar11
@Shar11 (419)
• United States
22 Oct 08
haha...that could have been a 200 million dollar lie then!! well worth the risk of being found out!!
Shar1979
@Shar1979 (2722)
• United States
22 Oct 08
hahahhaha i knowwwww! i'm sure my husband will forgive me once he know my little white lie cost $200M hahahahhahaa i buy quick picks as well
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miryam
@miryam (6505)
• Italy
22 Oct 08
yes i play 3 time a week a lotto italian somentimt win, but no more myryam
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irishmist
@irishmist (3814)
• United States
22 Oct 08
Yes I play the Lottery every week. I only spend $2. I pick my own numbers, and I also get a quick pick, though I have not won anything yet, I keep hoping I will someday.
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hildas
@hildas (3031)
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22 Oct 08
Yes if 'your not in you cannot win'. I do it faithfully every week. I use my daughters times they where born and have done the same numbers for 7 years. I havnt won much, but If I pass down the numbers when I am gone, maybe someone of my ancesters will win big,
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gohan2091
@gohan2091 (544)
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21 Dec 08
I have played the lotto but I don't play very often, just once in a while. I usually go lucky dip and let the machine pick for me. I never understand people who pick meaningful numbers in the lotto. For example, "I select 8 because thats the date my son was born...8th June". and "I will pick 33 because my house number is 33". The reasons get even more stupid like "I will choose 28 because my best friend just turned 28 yesterday..." The lotto is random, why pick meaningful numbers? It makes no difference...