I had to try the Florida Lotto while I was there!
By maezee
@maezee (41997)
United States
April 27, 2019 2:24am CST
How is everyone doing? Probably my last discussion of the evening, and I am running out of steam and inspiration. I have been at work for the last 12 hours and ready to get out of here. I just returned on Tuesday evening from a quick 3-4 day weekend trip to Clearwater Beach, Florida, and while I was there - I thought, why not buy a few lottery tickets, just for fun?
I bought 5 PowerBalls (we have these here in Minnesota, too, but they seemed more exotic down there - don't ask), and 5 Florida Lotto's (small jack pots, but I am assuming, Florida-only?). The drawing for these wasn't going to happen until I returned to Minnesota. Me and my mom were speculating; if we won, anything over $1,000, we would fly down the next weekend and get it! Ha!
Won Zero on the powerball (does not surprise me) and won "two free tickets" on the Florida Lotto jackpot. Now I am wondering what the heck I am going to do with 2 free Florida Lotto lotto tickets (Any Floridians out here want this? I would be happy to send it down).
Do you try lottery when you are traveling?
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I played every time we went there.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
28 Apr 19
I have a school friend that lives in Minnesota but apart from that wish you could have won and I am too far away from Florida but its a nice thought to be able to win anywhere.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Apr 19
I never have when traveling. I can lose just as easily at home!
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
25 May 19
Well, they probably only seem more exotic elsewhere since it's a place you don't normally play, and so you feel like you have a better chance of being a winner since you are playing outside of your normal playing area. While of course that's fantasy, I do exactly the same thing. I play in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin mostly since I am often traveling to these places on business. I currently live in Illinois, though, so of course I play there more often. And since I am minutes from St. Louis, I tend to play a lot in Missouri as well since I am there a lot.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
27 Apr 19
I never buy lottery tickets. The only raffle tickets I normally buy are to support a local cause....even then I just look at it as a donation with a minuscule chance of me winning anything, I never win.
@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
27 Apr 19
I also want to buy scratch cards from Lotto when we go to Manila but it feels like such an inconvenience. But if we pass by the Lotto outlet, why not.
