17-01-2013, 04:07 PM
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I don't think they will lose out lets face it we do the lottery because for a few moments every week we think we have a chance of becoming millionaires. I feel sorry for people like my mother in law who are on a fixed income but I know very well she will carry on hoping that one day she can make a phone call to tell us that we can stop worrying about our finances that she is rich beyond her wildest dreams.No, £2 is still cheap for a wild dream.
17-01-2013, 04:52 PM
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If people work out how much they have spent of the lottery, over the years, to no avail, they will realise how crazy it is to do it. I have no patience with people who whinge about how little they get in pension, benefits etc, yet still find money to waste on the lottery, scratchcards etc!
17-01-2013, 07:35 PM
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There are, of course, two schools of thought on the lotto, the first being that it's "a tax on the stupid", but personally I go with the second, "you've got to be in it top win it".Years ago I used to spend £2 a week on the Vernons football pools and eventually got 8 draws which made £19,000 that week, but when the lottery started I started to put my £2 on that instead so the change in price though won't affect me, I'll still only spend my £2 per week...
17-01-2013, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Meg
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I have never done the lottery I would rather spend my £1 (or £2 ) on something I can enjoy now rather then on something which is unlikely to happen.
My 'gamble' is premium bonds so I get to have dreams and keep my money
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17-01-2013, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by plantman
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There are, of course, two schools of thought on the lotto, the first being that it's "a tax on the stupid", but personally I go with the second, "you've got to be in it top win it". Years ago I used to spend £2 a week on the Vernons football pools and eventually got 8 draws which made £19,000 that week, but when the lottery started I started to put my £2 on that instead so the change in price though won't affect me, I'll still only spend my £2 per week...
Thats life !
17-01-2013, 08:14 PM
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Lotto will be increasing to £2 a line in the Autumn..... this will be the first increase since the game was launched in 1994.The changes that will be made include:
Bigger prizes for matching three and four numbers – the prize for matching three numbers will more than double, increasing from £10* to £25*.
Bigger jackpots – the average Saturday jackpot is expected to be to around £5 million and Wednesday's jackpot will be around £2.5 million, following the changes to the game.
A new Lotto raffle – at least 50 winners will scoop a guaranteed £20,000 in each Lotto draw, with hundreds more winners created on Rollovers.
You can read all about it here .....
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/pl...tonews_FAQ.ftl
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