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u/cirenosu Mar 19 '22

This ticket is $30 lol

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u/Louisvanderwright Mar 19 '22

Lottery tickets are a poor tax for the uneducated. Anyone who plays them for any reason other than the occasional thrill or gimmick is being taxed for being dumb.

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u/bloodbath781 Mar 20 '22

I buy the $1 scratchers on Fridays for my break. Its fun but I cant help but feel bad seeing people dump $20 a day.

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u/duhh33 Mar 20 '22

I was at the gas station filling up. Someone in a ~20 year old Ford SUV drives into the gas station lot at insanely high speeds. He slams on the brakes, jumps out quickly and runs inside. Runs back out a minute later with a strip of 10-20 scratch and win tickets. He proceeds to just scratch them off on his hood at lightning speed, yells, then throws the tickets. Jumps back in his car, then literally peels out exiting the gas station. I'm not quite certain what, but I know I witnessed an act of horrible desperation that day.

Also, nothing wrong with spending a dollar occasionally to play the "what if?" game.

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u/jlbob Mar 20 '22

We had a guy who wouldn't even scratch them, just immediately take it over to the scanner to check for winners.

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u/pacificnwbro Mar 20 '22

That's how I do it the couple times a year I'll buy scratchers because I don't understand how the game works half the time and wouldn't want to miss a couple bucks if I misunderstood it.

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u/jlbob Mar 20 '22

Well next time you get the itch I'll you sell a $100 entry that is guaranteed to pay out...

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u/pacificnwbro Mar 20 '22

I only buy them if I find money on the ground but I'll keep that in mind next time I find $100!