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I usually buy it because it gives me more of a realistic feeling when I fantasize about spending my millions. If I don't buy it, the suspension of disbelief needed overrides the pleasure I get from fooling my brain into actually thinking that I am super rich. 
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I think this is one of the most realistic (and primary) reasons that I have heard on why people buy lottery tickets (knowing they will most like not win).  More or less, I have the same feeling about it.
Now my brother made a big mistake year's ago. He plays the same numbers, and has for years. He "has" to buy a ticket now, because if his winning numbers came up, and he didn't play, he said he would have to dance in on-coming rush hour traffic. yikes!
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Yeah, same numbers mean it's for life. Else there's always that risk there 
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This isn't true - I've done it. I used to play the same numbers and thought the same, but they put the price up one time too many for me & I decided to stop.
What actually happens is, if you don't play the lottery, you have no interest in the results & you simply have no idea what the numbers were & it doesn't affect you.
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Slacker007 wrote: Now my brother made a big mistake year's ago. He plays the same numbers, and has for years. He "has" to buy a ticket now
One advantage of the same numbers is that you do not have to actually compare the numbers.
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Yup, 22 people - that increases our odds of winning from infinitesimal to slightly, vaguely, mostly improbable.
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Good luck!
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I forgot to buy one yesterday. I'll try my luck.
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What the heck would I do with that much money? Just give me a million, I'll be fine.
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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You could donate the rest of it to various charities around the world. Or even start your own charity. There are places where children younger than 5 don't get 200 calories a day.
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Imagine how much money charities would have if, instead of spending the money to buy a lottery ticket, they just gave it straight to their favorite charity.
There would be no taxes involved, either.
Brent
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Most people who spend on lottery tickets are poor, so it's unlikely they'd donate to a charity.
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What the heck wouldn't I do with that much money? Is my question.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I could support a lot of single moms...
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TNCaver wrote: What the heck would I do with that much money?
You just don't have any imagination.
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That would be a good start.
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Did Bill Gates drop his wallet?
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Not for years.
I buy a single ticket for a single game that is good for the next ten drawings.
No chance to forget
No temptation to buy extra
I can tell that I lost 'at a glance' since it's always the same numbers.
Actually - if I only pocketed 3 MegaBucs after taxes and such - I'd be quite done with life as I knew it. I could very comfortably live on the investment proceeds indefinitely.
For any of you who know me, you wouldn't notice any changes in my: You'd never see me again.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: You'd never see me again.
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Is a counterfeiter a kitchen installation engineer?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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And your chips for free!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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a good engineer will take correct countermeasures.
Signature ready for installation. Please Reboot now.
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