Do you play the lottery? / LJWorld.com

Asked at Massachusetts Street on March 29, 2009

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“No, I do not. I was raised Southern Baptist, and it isn’t on my radar”

— Erin Williams, graduate teaching assistant, Marshall, Mo.

“It depends on how bad the week is (going).”

— Sandy Day, planner, Lawrence

“Maybe once or twice every couple of months. If it’s up there, I’ll buy one.”

— David Howard, tower operator, Perry

“No, I do not. I believe it’s a waste of money.”

— Alicia Edison, graduate student, Manhattan

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RoeDapple 8 years, 3 months ago

Ya can't win if ya don't play................

viewfromahill 8 years, 3 months ago

I'm quite sure the lottery is playing me.

jonas_opines 8 years, 3 months ago

No, just Russian Roulette. In fact, I'm playing right n

elfth 8 years, 3 months ago

Lottery = retirement plan for the mathamaticly challenged.

TacoBob 8 years, 3 months ago

As Ross Perot once said, the lottery is a tax on stupid people.

Chris Ogle 8 years, 3 months ago

I live in Lawrence, does that count...

viewfromahill 8 years, 3 months ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98wcUHE-_0

HermioneElliott 8 years, 3 months ago

Never thought about it. Every dollar I have is a precious thing to me. I'm watching my funds like a mother her child.

RoeDapple 8 years, 3 months ago

I don't play to win. I play for the entertainment value. I purchase lottery tickets as gifts to place in birthday cards, kind of an all or nothing gift that is appreciated according to the size of the current jackpot. As I said, not to win but because somebody will. Maybe me, maybe someone I care about.

allateup 8 years, 3 months ago

Everytime I read this paper!

viewfromahill 8 years, 3 months ago

(Bite your tongue, view.)

ms_canada 8 years, 3 months ago

Never

Mixolydian 8 years, 3 months ago

I get my mom 50 bucks in the scratch cards for Christmas every year. She loves to play those. She'll sit there on Christmas and accumulate a little pile of scratch card shavings at her feet and have a high old time. She's never won anything to justify the cost of the gift, but if it makes her happy....

tir 8 years, 3 months ago

My mom, who lives in another state, won a substantial prize on a scratch-off ticket once, which she has put to good use fixing up her house. She is a frugal person by nature and doesn't normally waste money, but still likes to buy scratch-off tickets because she hopes she'll win big again. I have never won more than $5 on scratch-offs, but I'll buy a powerball ticket every now and then, just for the fun of imagining what I would do with the money if I won. It's good to imagine.

Chris Ogle 8 years, 3 months ago

At least when I buy a lottery ticket... I can scratch and sniff..... Hell, that's more fun than throwing away NCCA bracket after the first round.... and they both cost me about the same. .

Deja Coffin 8 years, 3 months ago

My husband works for the lottery so we don't play. BUT......the more people play the better bonus for him. So keep playing that lottery. Someone's bound to be a winner, why not you?

HermioneElliott 8 years, 3 months ago

I never thought about buying them as a gift. I buy a Sub every time I am at Walmart. The same amount spent on lottery tickets would probably be better for me. I don't want to see someone lose a bonus because I was a cheapskate-so-so-okay. Now every one rush out to Wal-Mart and shop so my daughter can get her bonus. Turn about is fair play.