by OldGuy » 03 Jun 2025, 09:30
Over the years since the lotto was first introduced in the US, I have probably purchased over a thousand tickets. I've never even won a free ticket let alone any cash payment.
I used to purchase scratch off tickets and eventually calculated I won small amounts with about 10% of the tickets. There was a notable time that winnings dropped off and I eventually was able to calculate that I was only winning about 1% of the time. It was never any big amount anyway. Once I saw clear evidence of that, I stopped buying them.
There was a single notable lottery win that was a shocker. However, it was not a US game. It was from an internet ad for a German lottery. I bought a single $20 ticket and was surprised with a $600 check in the mail! I figured I would be pushing my luck to even try it again and never repeated that game.
Over the years since the lotto was first introduced in the US, I have probably purchased over a thousand tickets. I've never even won a free ticket let alone any cash payment.
I used to purchase scratch off tickets and eventually calculated I won small amounts with about 10% of the tickets. There was a notable time that winnings dropped off and I eventually was able to calculate that I was only winning about 1% of the time. It was never any big amount anyway. Once I saw clear evidence of that, I stopped buying them.
There was a single notable lottery win that was a shocker. However, it was not a US game. It was from an internet ad for a German lottery. I bought a single $20 ticket and was surprised with a $600 check in the mail! I figured I would be pushing my luck to even try it again and never repeated that game.
