Do You Buy Lotto Tickets?

[turkster]

As the title really.

Just this weekend its something like £21m in Britain

[Alex]

I never bother, as with all gambling, you lose out in the end. Chances of winning the jackpot are one in 13,983,816 (or something similar) so I dont bother!

[blockers]

I keep meaning to, not play often by buy a ticket every now and again. I havent brought one yet, and i have been legally allowed to for a couple of years now.

My family used to play when they first started doing it, but after a year or so the exicitement went as we didnt win anything more than £10. So not really worth it.

Would be excellent to win £21 million though....but the odds are stacked against you, by quite a lot.

[Shad]

Never bought one.

But, spend £14m on tickets for this draw, win £21+, that's over £7m profit!

[Alex]

Only if you're the only one to do it!

[Rob]

Bit sceptical of Camelot really. They are selling 2 million tickets an hour (Radio 2 news 1pm).

And something like 38p per pound goes to 'good causes' so where's the rest? 21 million is mostly from previous rollover

[Trash Man]

I buy 6 tickets a week, 3 on a Wednesday and 3 on a Saturday. Although today I will prolly stick an extra fivers worth on.

[Shad]

I buy 6 tickets a week, 3 on a Wednesday and 3 on a Saturday. Although today I will prolly stick an extra fivers worth on.

Christ! I think you have a little problem creeping in

[Aaron]

Don't do the lottery. It's a mug's game.

Bet on sporting events and the like when I think I can work the odss though.

[turkster]

I never have, and never intend to buy a lotto ticket. Its just so unlikely you'll win and a waste of money in the mean time .

Interesting that most people here seem to think they would never buy a ticket yet Sky news was saying this morning that when you get a big jackpot like this you can end up with 9 out of 10 adult people buying tickets.

[MD]

Never bought one but when down the pub at lunch time had a few too many and I seem to have 8 tickets in my pocket

m@

[Raz316]

I did wednesday, and I have today as well.

I have a strange feeling Im gonna win today as well

*taps nose*

[Kimo]

Trash Man, out of interest how long you been doing that for and how much of the money you've spent have you managed to recover

[steve threlfall]

I buy a ticket occasionally... like today- Triple rollover 21.5m jackpot...

[Howard]

No.

[Trash Man]

Trash Man, out of interest how long you been doing that for and how much of the money you've spent have you managed to recover

Quite a few years m8, and I have not had a win over £80 odd I don't think. But like they say, "you gotta be in it, to win it" Besides my other better ventures more than pay for the money I lose on the lottery each week