# Why I stopped playing the big lotteries

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-stopped-playing-the-big-lotteries/810681>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 16, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-stopped-playing-the-big-lotteries/810681 "2018-03-16T18:03:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-stopped-playing-the-big-lotteries/810681/21 "2018-03-19T20:04:55Z")

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> [@Nawth\_Chucka](#):
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> From your OP, I honestly thought you were going to reference[this great long-read](http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/lotto-winners/) from the other week.

What a fun read! Thanks!

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![HeweyLogan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heweylogan/32/547_2.png) [@HeweyLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeweyLogan)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-stopped-playing-the-big-lotteries/810681/22 "2018-03-20T15:29:23Z")

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Yeah that’s a great article. Thanks as well.

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**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-stopped-playing-the-big-lotteries/810681/23 "2018-03-20T23:45:11Z")

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> [@Nawth\_Chucka](#):
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> From your OP, I honestly thought you were going to reference[this great long-read](http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/lotto-winners/) from the other week.

thanks from me, too 🙂

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**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-stopped-playing-the-big-lotteries/810681/24 "2018-03-21T21:12:50Z")

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> [@JackieLikesVariety](#):
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> thanks from me, too 🙂

My pleasure! Made me view the lottery a little differently.

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