+55 @BPSQuestions Lol I consider any money I spend on lottery to be entertainment. It means I get to think about what I would do with the winnings but I never expect to actually win lol.

+45 @the_zero Make a line of marbles on the ground, one after the other. Start in New York City, and lay them out on the road, one after the other, until you get to Los Angeles. Then turn around and keep lining up marbles, one after the other, to Las Vegas. 3,400 miles of marbles. One of those marbles is the winner. Pick it. That’s the lottery. Those are the odds. You can more easily getting randomly struck by lightning. Stop being disappointed by not winning a game that you will not win.

+33 @zamboniman46 A couple of months lol. I've been playing powerball and megamillions whenever they're over $100m for well over a decade. Just because you want it or have a plan doesn't make you any more likely to win. Maybe like 10 people per year win one of the big jackpots and there are millions of consistent players. Facts are if you win it's statistically the luckiest thing that will ever happen to you in your life. It's fun to play, and it's fun to have a plan if you win, but it's easier to deal with not winning if you accept the chances are barely above zero. Basically I look at playing as a requirement to look at stupid houses on Zillow that I couldn't afford otherwise

+11 @Artichoke19 I buy one ticket for each draw, which in the UK is six a week, every night except Sunday. That’s the two regular National Lottery draws, the two Europe-wide Euro Millions (that have significantly higher jackpots) and the recently introduced Set for Life draws which are also twice a week. I feel like one for each draw is the bare minimum for me to feel like I’ve got ‘a chance’ of winning. Any more spent on the same draw(s) is just foolishness. I learnt that the hard way when I had a really ‘good feeling’ and thought all the ‘signs’ were there that I was going to win a jackpot so bout like £50’s worth of additional tickets for a single draw. Obviously I was disappointed. I was just seeing shapes in clouds. So one ticket per draw - as long as I can afford it and completely automated by playing online. If I can’t afford it then I’ll cancel the direct debit. I don’t get upset about the cost of just one ticket per draw because some of the money goes to UK-based charities and pays for lots of life-enriching things for young people and the disabled. So I don’t mind paying. As long as I don’t go over my self-imposed speed-limit of one ticket per draw, and stop getting obsessed about winning. If it happens it happens. If it doesn’t, then I’ve decided I’m going to live my life and be happy regardless of whether I’m rich or not. No regrets or impatience. I have a lot of love to give and I’ll be damned if I’m going to let my lack of being wealthy or a millionaire get in the way of being the best version of myself.

+10 @A-SeriousArtichoke13 I've been trying for 10 years on and off. I usually only buy 1 ticket per drawing. That adds up to about 50-60 dollars a month if I am able to be consistent with making sure I have a ticket. I like to use the lottery as a game with numbers. "What can I do with this much?" Kind of thing. I had notebooks full of "plans" until I started a spreadsheet. I still use notebooks to daydream and put it into my spreadsheet. The best part of it for me is the planning; it helps me organize myself and gives me an idea (win or no win) what I want to do with my life. Those choices you would make for yourself IF you won, IF you could.