The Lottery Experiment October
Recap: People always tell me about their big gambling winnings but never talk about how much they spend. I decided to keep track for a full year, buying one scratcher a week and counting how much I spent vs. how much I won. We'll see what the actual total is at the end of the experiment. Week 19 The month started off good, I found three unchecked lottery tickets. None of them were winners but I didn’t pay for them so no loss for me. The MegaMillions went over $500 million which is usually my starting point for buying however they raised the price to $5 per ticket, I decided to pass. The Fates decided to tempt me though, today is 10/01 and I considered buying the $10 draw ticket combo, a Powerball with Power Play for $3, a MegaMillion for $5 and two state games for a dollar each. I was going to buy them at 10:01 but instead I went outside and swept up trash until 11:00. So I won't be losing that money. Thankfully I have 10/10 off and can avoid that temptation again. Last week I...