Scratch Offs & Lottery - Do you guys play these?

[Tanko]

I was in the corner store today and the guy in front of me bought $1000 in scratch offs. Dropped $100 bills on the counter and collected twenty $50 scratch offs. I was like wow. I guess he feels lucky.

You guys play scratch offs or lottery?

I never do unless its like a stocking stuffer for people at Christmas.

 

[MinnesotaFats]

Those big ones are maybe worth it.

You can go online and see what's left, ticket wise and what's left prize wise.

Florida has a $50 game w a $20mm payout, or they did pre covid.

Noone hit anything for about 9 months so I started buying.

I got a $10k, but it cost me $11k lol

Dude in Punta Gorda, just up the road, hit $5mm that same day.

So ya, that's a gamble I'd say could be worth it.

 

[JDS]

I was in the corner store today and the guy in front of me bought $1000 in scratch offs. Dropped $100 bills on the counter and collected twenty $50 scratch offs. I was like wow. I guess he feels lucky.

You guys play scratch offs or lottery?

I never do unless its like a stocking stuffer for people at Christmas.

Probably invest 100 dollars a year at the very most on scratch-offs & Lottery tickets.

 

[JDS]

Those big ones are maybe worth it.

You can go online and see what's left, ticket wise and what's left prize wise.

Florida has a $50 game w a $20mm payout, or they did pre covid.

Noone hit anything for about 9 months so I started buying.

I got a $10k, but it cost me $11k lol

Dude in Punta Gorda, just up the road, hit $5mm that same day.

So ya, that's a gamble I'd say could be worth it.

Why did the 10k cost you 11k ?

 

[MinnesotaFats]

Why did the 10k cost you 11k ?

Because

1- It took a lot of tickets and
2- I owed the IRS so they levied my win lol

 

[BigJay]

I never buy them. I’ll play the powerball or mega a few times a year when the jackpots get crazy

check this out. Lady hit 100k or more scratch off for the third time in past 5 years using a strategy

 

[Wagerallsports]

Very rarely

And don't have much luck with them

Know a lady locally who was in the store every day buying the most expensive ones

Paid off as she won 1 million

But heard about a year ago she was broke

 

[JDS]

Because

1- It took a lot of tickets and
2- I owed the IRS so they levied my win lol

Ohhhhhhh I see. You gotta have a lot of dispensable cash in your net worth to donk off 10k in lottery tickets. Sounds like rich man problems lol I don’t feel bad for you.

 

[lemartinsports]

omfg my mother loves her scratch offs...like over the years the amount of money she has spent on them is through the roof. she goes once a week to get her scratch offs, has won here and there but nothing ridiculous

 

[JDS]

That’s like me winning 10 bucks but it cost me 11 big fuckin’ deal

 

[BigJay]

Because

1- It took a lot of tickets and
2- I owed the IRS so they levied my win lol

Should have paid someone to cash it and gave them $1,000. That’s what I’ve done every time I’m at the track and have hit a big one. There’s always someone there willing to cash it for 10 percent

 

[Wagerallsports]

omfg my mother loves her scratch offs...like over the years the amount of money she has spent on them is through the roof. she goes once a week to get her scratch offs, has won here and there but nothing ridiculous

I see that they can be addictive for some

 

[MinnesotaFats]

Should have paid someone to cash it and gave them $1,000. That’s what I’ve done every time I’m at the track and have hit a big one. There’s always someone there willing to cash it for 10 percent

Yeah I just figured they'd fukk me

I don't have many close friends. Bunch of gamblers, grifters & good old boys

 

[BigJay]

I used to always buy my dad $100 worth of scratch offs on holidays but only once in a blue moon did he win more than $30-40 bucks. Now we just go eat at a nice restaurant. Gets him out of the house and we get to visit

 

[lemartinsports]

I see that they can be addictive for some

definitely. the scratching process is addictive too lol

 

[BigJay]

Yeah I just figured they'd fukk me

I don't have many close friends. Bunch of gamblers, grifters & good old boys

You have to go down with them wherever it is you cash the big ones. Obviously you wouldn’t send them down alone with your big ticket. You’re right. Probably never see them again

 

[Tanko]

Those big ones are maybe worth it.

You can go online and see what's left, ticket wise and what's left prize wise.

I've heard of doing this to improve your odds.

What was weird was that he wanted the "newest $50 scratch-offs" so i don't think he was playing odds on the tickets remaining in a specific contest.

We he left, he did climb into what looked like a new Corvertte. Clearly, he was not hurting for cash.

 

[BobbyFK]

No lottery/scratchers in Nevada. Whenever I go to California I get some but lose almost every time

 

[carolinakid]

i never buy them here

 

[Tanko]

No lottery/scratchers in Nevada. Whenever I go to California I get some but lose almost every time

What? Wow. Do they think it'll cut into the casino's handle?