I hate that phrase. You don't PLAY the lottery. You buy a ticket and hope for the best. There's no "playing" involved.
Play the Lottery
I DO play the lottery.
You're PLAYING a betting game.
It's not a game - it's a gam(bl)e.
The game's in your head... when your dreaming about how to spend the money... is it a boat... is it a car... is it the £200.000 i stole from the pension fund
It's a GAME, when I play poker, I'm playing a card game with gambling, when I PLAY the lottery I'm PLAYING a guessing GAME with numbers.
i used to play it but then realised i never won anything lol so i stopped
That's a good point David! Playing should be fun.
I've always thought that the lottery is a bit rubbish because of the odds. If I was in charge of Camalot I'd reduce the jackpot and distribute the prize money more evenly. I'd be much more inclined to enter if you got £50 for three matching numbers rather than the current £10.
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In my opinion betting on sports is the way forward - watching sports rather than little balls in a tub is much more fun IMHO. Then again the less said about my betting on the British GP the better!
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"The National Lottery is just a tax on the stupid and the poor."
Discuss.
(I can't remember who said that. Might be paraphrasing a little.)
I've heard that too.
Generally I win a couple of quid a week. I have the same numbers and DON'T buy a ticket so when they don't come up I'm a winner.
I never play. I'm too stingey, imagine all the goods you can buy with a pound...
Quote: Leevil @ July 11, 2007, 9:33 PMI never play. I'm too stingey, imagine all the goods you can buy with a pound...
Ditto here.
You pay a minimum of £1 a week, on the hope you win millions. Well worth a go I say.
I dont play every week.
Not that I cant afford the £1. More that I dont have time to go and play/gamble it.
The lottery is no different than someone you know asking you to invest your life savings. (£1 - £1000000).
You do it for a better standard of living than you have already.
Fair fooking play.
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Like a scratch card 
at least it gives you something to do, if you don't win you can spend your time scratching it clean.
Next question is;
You see a 1p on the floor. Do you pick it up?
Quote: Aaron @ July 11, 2007, 10:10 PMNext question is;
You see a 1p on the floor. Do you pick it up?
Yep - I saw a nice shiny 1p on Monday, 2p on Tuesday and another 1p today. I've now got 4p.