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I won!!!!!
I bought a Mega Lotto ticket on Friday. I ran up to the deli like I always do the next day after the drawings. I put my ticket in the machine and waited. I'm use to seeing the message, "sorry, not a winner at this time" and waited for it.
But, much to my surprise, for the first time in about 4 years, I saw "congratulations, you are a winner!" At least that's what I think it said, I was so excited I only remember congratulations!
All these thoughts quickly ran through my mind.....Pay off debts, Pay off my sons medical school loans, Get a new car...
Woohoo!!!!!!! I was so dang excited, my heart was beating super fast, my face heated up, I'm sure it was beat red, and I almost started hyperventilating, lol.
Ok, Laurie, look down and see just how much you won.....
Are you ready! Are you excited for me? Maybe I can help out some in need, I'd love to do that...
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I WON ........$3.00
WTH??
This is the Mega! The big lotto! My chances of getting anything are almost 0. And what do I win? A lousy $3.00. And you just know that took away my chances of winning anything bigger forever..
Mann, the guy who runs the place, even gave me this "I'm so sorry" look.
That's ok Mann, your percentage of that will be about, oh maybe 1 cent?
LOL
Oh well, my fame was fleeting and lasted a total of 3 seconds. Then reality kicked in..........Again.....
2:33 PM - 7/26/2008 - Postacomment
Oh that just sucks !!!!! I was getting all excited for you ;) I haven't bought a ticket in a while, maybe I should try my luck.....yeah right . hahahaha ~~
windy - 3:51 PM - 7/26/2008
I hate to tell you this Laurie, but playing lotto is basically the same as throwing money into a trash can based on the enormously tilted odds of winning anything big...
I think you should just have a LOTTO JAR at home, and randomly stick a few bucks into it as if you were playing lotto.
Then, once a year, bust it open and enjoy your WINNINGS !
Cam - 5:43 PM - 7/26/2008
Oh poop, being told "Congraulations You're a Winner" and winning $3.00 is as bad as one of those fake big winner lotto tickets.
Don't spend it all in one place now :)Nikkie - 5:45 PM - 7/26/2008
I see it every Friday! I work the service counter at the store on Friday's. I think that self checker for the lottery tickets is cruel. It should tell you right away what you've won. I've seen that look of disappointment to many times.
My husband buys tickets all the time. When I give him a hard time about them, he just tells me "you can't win if you don't buy one...all you can do is dream about winning"littleMissConfused - 6:59 PM - 7/26/2008
Birdie--sorry, already spent it. I bought three scratchers, lol.
LauriesAsylum - 9:41 AM - 7/27/2008
Windy--My mom wins all the time, she's lucky. She won enough to take a cruise to Alaska!
LauriesAsylum - 9:42 AM - 7/27/2008
Cam---If I put money in a jar, I'd be getting into it all the time. It would have to be under lock and key, haha.
I only buy the super and mega lotto tickets each week. One each, so that's two dollars a week, so 8 dollars a month. Dang, I see people go in there and put down 10 or 20 on each , how do they afford it?LauriesAsylum - 9:45 AM - 7/27/2008
Nikki---I bought scratchers and won 5 dollars off of them, lol. I kept that, I was good.
LauriesAsylum - 9:46 AM - 7/27/2008
LMC--He is right, if you don't play, you don't win, simple as that. But, I know what the odds are, so I only buy one ticket of the mega and super. At least I put myself in the running!
LauriesAsylum - 9:48 AM - 7/27/2008
David---I don't know how it is where you live, but here in CA, there's no way you can get a snack and drink for $3.00, lol.
LauriesAsylum - 9:49 AM - 7/27/2008
Treasa--It's only a dollar. So, I made a two dollar profit. Big deal, lol.
LauriesAsylum - 9:50 AM - 7/27/2008
Lisa--No, they're only a dollar. And yeah it did suck! It sucked sour lemons.
LauriesAsylum - 9:51 AM - 7/27/2008
boz--Neither do I. You usually don't win anything small like that with the mega lottery. It's usually big winnings, which is why I was so disappointed!
LauriesAsylum - 9:52 AM - 7/27/2008
At least you won something Laurie, the most I have ever won is$75. But I still be bummed. I remember having all the numbers once except the FIRST one....damn!
heavensdevil99 - 11:39 AM - 7/27/2008
Who doesn't honor the little things isn't worth the bigger things.
What i mean by this is that one must be happy by all that you win is a gain in life even if it's only 3$.logis - 12:09 PM - 7/27/2008
Wanda---OMG, all the numbers except the first one? That must have crushed you, lol
LauriesAsylum - 9:06 AM - 7/28/2008
Logis---I know, but when I saw the "congratulations" I had major thoughts of how much I'd won, so it was easy to be disappointed when it only came out to $3.00.
But, you're right, I paid $1.00 for the ticket, so made a profit of $2.00, so I did win!LauriesAsylum - 9:08 AM - 7/28/2008
hehe...three bucks...well...better than nothing! : )
never bought a single lottery ticket in my life...hmm maybe i should try my luck...don't mind having a little more extra cash in my wallet!strangecloud - 7:26 AM - 7/29/2008
I don't do the lottery thing. My older son calls the lottery a tax on people who aren't so good at math.
drdog - 10:03 AM - 7/29/2008
That's just wrong. That's not even enough money for a gallon of gas. Oh well, you can spend it on fountain drinks and corn nuts in the convenience store.
slayerbarbie - 4:21 PM - 7/31/2008
Hell, I nearly had a stroke when I won $14 last week with scratch off tix.
grimfairy - 5:11 PM - 7/31/2008
Seems each time I've "won" the lottery, the prize has increased. First few times, I've scored anything from $1 to $3, but the last time it was a whopping $16. At this rate, I'll win the major lottery (at 1 or 2 tickets a week @ a buck, each) just in time to pay for my grandkids' college education. *sigh*
LadyVisine - 9:58 PM - 8/2/2008
strangecloud --The odds of winning are extremely small, but I figure it doesn't hurt to throw down a dollar here and there...:)
LauriesAsylum - 5:04 PM - 8/14/2008
Demetrius--yep, that's about all you can afford with that, haha.
LauriesAsylum - 5:06 PM - 8/14/2008
uh...can i borrow 3 bucks?
birdsnest - 3:50 PM - 7/26/2008