Monday Millions

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

This is not the SVP. :rolleyes:
Lotto = Taxation on stupidity.

Well it is and it isn't. Statistically, you're very unlikely to make money off the lotto. You're far more likely to make money using boring saving or by betting on Manchester United at 1/1000 to beat Covington Trucking & Haulage FC in the 3rd round of the FA cup.

But the point is that while you're far more likely to make money off the low yield safe bets, you will never get rich off them. Ever. There is the tiniest possibility that you will win the lotto if you play.

That's the attraction. The idea that your life could change instantly. Plus it's fairly cheap really. I mean playing the lotto week in, week out could simply mean forgoing one extra pint at the weekend. And then every draw there is always the chance, however small, that your numbers will come up and you'll be rich.

anyone one else sick of playing the lotto and not winning. Has anyone heard sharing is caring:pac:

Deleted User wrote: »

Thats a good question... anyone know?

Maybe its been fixed earler on in a secluded secure studio like the last special draw they had!

8:27 on TV3.

kraggy wrote: »

Lotto = millions fundraised for charitable causes, sports clubs etc.

My arse, you should see what they're funding. Seriously, they used to show it on telly till they got so many complaints about the absolute wastage of money....ffs, childline get **** all off the cnuts, but everyone involved in it drives mighty nice cars.... wheres run-to-the-hills when ye need him/her

carlybabe1 wrote: »

My arse, you should see what they're funding. Seriously, they used to show it on telly till they got so many complaints about the absolute wastage of money....ffs, childline get **** all off the cnuts, but everyone involved in it drives mighty nice cars.... wheres run-to-the-hills when ye need him/her

f uck all minus f uck all = €0. Thats what they'd get if there was no lotto. Theres more charities than Childline. It also goes to fund sprts and other community projects.

As for people driving nice cars, would you run a multi million euro company/industry for a pittance if you could get 6 figure wages elsewhere for the same job?

kraggy wrote: »

The €500 for matching 5 numbers is really scabby.

I know, I fcuking hate that. Last friday my Da won 277 yoyo on Euromillions, One more number and he would have got about 9million or something like that!!

hippiechickie wrote: »

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It looks like the only draw worth doing is Euromillions. The odds on all of the Irish games do not reflect the prize fund or odds when compared to other countries. We've a FF government with supposed centre-left leanings who are thoroughly infected with the PD virus even though the original host organ is now dead. And our national Lottery reflects this: - both in its array of funding recipients and in its prize structure. Look at the Spanish lottery and how it dazzles a community and enriches MANY players in smaller ways, many being able to buy an apartment etc with 70k winnings. Not bad for ex-fascists! We, however, have one person winning 4-€14m, which is plain stupid.

The Monday Million perfectly encapsulates the window-dressing / spin-doctory times we are living in. Tonight, no one won the top prize. of course, it doesn't roll over. God forbid. 2 lucky individuals won €10k. And after that, the prizes and total payouts resemble a local GAA lotto. This National Lottery outfit have one more year to milk us idiots and, fair play to them, they are giving it a good shake. Notice how the Monday Million was won in the 1st game, but not since. Notice how Irish national lottery prizes strangely creep up to monumental proportions, then when won, the next draw (€1.5m ish) is almost always won again!! To warm away those dampened spirits.

The French scratch-card system was proven to be fixed by the marketing boys. Does anyone reading this (I welcome experts' opinions to underpin or rip apart my bitter reflections) think that, with 15 minutes prior to draw time,that numbers can not be chosen to best suit sales drives in certain regions? To suit Quickpicks, Pluses, Multiplays etc etc. Of course it can. yer average Dell couldn't be exported to Saddam and they can't manage draw outcomes?

Purely suppositional material, you understand.

In Italy you can win 1 milion on the scratch cards with only 2 euros and about 10 people per month do win.Then there are loads of other prizes,as cars,holidays,etc.I buy scratch cards for the past 8 years in Ireland and the maximum i ever won was 10€.My mother in law plays since 1960 and she never ever won more than 10€.In Romania i know 3 people who won cars on scratch cards.They charge 3 euros per scratch card and they dont even give you 3 stars so you can hope for the tv show.Its nuts.I bet if you buy 100 scratch cards in a row only about 10% will have 3 stars and maybe 5 will have 10 euros.It cost them 2000€ for 100k scratch cards.They will sell it for 300k but the prizes are around 20k,some business!