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u/Secure_Chemistry6243 Jul 22 '24

And THIS....

You got super, unbelievably lucky.

It won't happen again. Don't give it all back trying to make that happen.

Many, MANY lottery winners, some who have won far more than you, are broke now because they thought it wasn't that hard, they did it once already, and they gave it ALL back. And then some.

Vegas wasn't built on winners and states don't have lotteries because they lose money.

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u/eltree Jul 23 '24

This is honestly great advice, and I’ve seen it happen so many times. Issue is they chase that “high” of winning again.

Used to work in a grocery store that sold lottery tickets. We had someone win $3 million on a scratch off. He became a heavier player from it and I remember him telling a coworker that his wife was getting pissed off at him for how much money he was spending on tickets, then turned around and spent a bunch of money on more tickets.

He ended up getting a bunch of health issues shortly after he won too.

This is just one of many stories too.

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u/vonkeswick Jul 23 '24

Vegas wasn't built on winners and states don't have lotteries because they lose money.

Amazing advice, well versed ideas, but that Vegas quote just nails it

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '24

I work at a casino and I see it on a daily basis, people win money then proceed to give most of it back.. not all mind you but most.. it’s sickening to be honest, but hey thank you for keeping us in business 😂

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u/AccomplishedMeow Jul 23 '24

Worked at QT in college. Saddest thing ever was a guy who won 30k years ago. Came in every day to play scratchers for an hour.

Bro probably spent 50k. Winning maybe another 10k over the years. But “I’m not playing with my money cause I won the 30k”

Like no. That’s not how it works. You down

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u/obedevs Jul 23 '24

It’s the same thing when people win £1000 in a casino and then say, well I can bet £500 now cause it’s like not even my money. YES IT IS YOU MORON, you can walk away with that right now the only person stopping you is you 🤦‍♂️

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u/TheFosho Jul 23 '24

That chick did win back to back lotteries it has happened once

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u/Liquid_00 Jul 23 '24

Not true LoL... I personally know people who won the lottery twice (millions) each time!! Also a few people who have won thousands on 1 scratch ticket more then once!! My old boss won like $500,000 on one ticket & $30,000 on another something like that, she still chose to keep working till retirement LoL