The Big Lottery Jackpots

The first thing most of us think about, when the term “lottery” comes up, is winning one of the big jackpots worth millions of dollars. Even though your odds are greater to get struck by lightning twice on the same day is higher, that still doesn’t stop us from playing. And why should it? When we can spend 1 buck to choose a few numbers and have the opportunity to win a lump sum payment that could set us for life. No other realistic ways to achieve this, unless you plan to sue a big company for money, invent a new product, or have a long lost relative to leave you a chunk of money in their will. The lottery is the easy way to get rich quick. Even though the odds say you and I will never win, we still watch people every week get their lives changed by a state or multi-state lottery. It’s having that chance that keeps us filling out those numbers on our lottery forms to turn in to a cashier at a convenience store.

What methods do you use; when it comes to selecting your numbers? Some will choose family members ages or birthdays. Most of us have a lucky number we will play a lot too. My favorite number has always been the number 21 and I have played this number many times on various lotteries. My state offers two big lotteries; then some smaller ones that offer a much better chance of winning. The pick 3 lottery is not really going to make you rich, but offers the best chance to score a week’s pay. I like our Fantasy 5 in Georgia. This lottery contest cuts out some of the numbers you have to choose from and you only have to get 5 right; instead of 6 with a special numbered ball too. After someone wins the Fantasy 5, it starts again at $50,000. While that prize may not be too attractive, it does grow each night, if no one wins. I like to play this anytime I see it over $150,000 or more and it gets that high a lot. If we would focus on the 100K prizes; instead of the ones that offer us millions, we have a much better shot of the lottery making a real difference in our life. I guess the lottery affects everyone’s life, but very few experience the positive sides. The rest of us get affected with the money we don’t have in our pockets no more.

I find it a little funny that there are lottery strategies. It’s just as easy for the numbers 1,2,3,4,5, and 6 to come out; as the random numbers you pick. I have found that hot numbers do exist. Playing the hot numbers each week has worked a little for me. I use to play cold numbers and figured they had a better chance of coming out. In reality, it’s been the hot numbers I have won more money from; than the cold numbers have paid me. Even this little lottery strategy of mine is pointless, but maybe the hot numbers have less weight on their ball weight and it causes them to pop-up more than the cold numbers. The hot numbers only last for a week to 10 days. After that, it seems like the balls get cleaned or changed out and a different group of numbers make up the hot numbers. That’s my only tip I can offer to lottery players. Do you have any lottery tips to share? What’s the most you have ever won? How much money do you spend each week on the lottery? I have won $500 a few times and that’s been my biggest win. This came from the scratch off tickets. I did hit 4 out of the 5 numbers one time. I won about $60 from this and it normally pays a little over $100 in the Georgia Fantasy 5 lottery. Please share your lottery views and any lottery tricks you have for winning more often than the average lottery player.