We've won lot's of free plays over the years and plenty of times $20 and $10 but that's only enough to play it again Sam

 

Better than getting nothing like I got, it wasn`t enough to sucker me into buying more lottery tickets.

 

We play the same numbers every week

 

I only buy once lottomax hits $50,000,000. Or if 649 is like $20-25,000,000. Usually just a single play at that time.

 

That`s when your odds really drop isn`t it?

 

Yes, but that’s why I only spend $6 on a ticket. Not a big loss.

 

That/s a smart way to play it.

 

I don't need to win that much, not that I'd turn it down if I won it though...

 

Well, if your odds are one in tens of millions, is it that much worse if 2x the people buy tickets? Your odds of SHARING the jackpot go up, but your odds of winning don't go down. Plus for LottoMax, when they have those "maxmillions" , your odds of winning a large prize is higher than when they don't.

I play the lotto very occasionally, but when lottomax is at it's highest jackpot (these days I think 70 million?) AND they have at least 20 maxmillions to be awarded, I buy with a group of friends. The thinking is that you have 21 chances of winning a big prize.

The only "smart" way to play the lottery is not at all, but I feel like I get some entertainment value out of playing once in a while, and this method at least gives me the joy of chatting with my buddies about how we'd spend the money.

 

Now you are getting me a bit more interested in buy lottery tickets.

 

My wife buys tickets weekly. I told her every time she buys a ticket she should put that much money away as well. I bet in the long run she would be further ahead. We have a pool at work. About a dozen of us. We put in a toonie a week. Our big win with our tickets was $1395.00. We took our ticket into Edmonton and got our check, before we left some guy came in with a $10,000.00 scratch ticket.

 

I was lucky to have won $20 yesterday on the lotto max. And went test driving a 2019 350. Any good dealers in Calgary or Edmonton that anyone knows of or should stay away from?

 

Cam Clark ford here in Airdrie has always treated me well. Lots of trucks on the lot.

 

My daughter in law leased her Escape from Cam Clark Ford which we bought it from them.

 

Thanks for the info guys I will go check it out next time I am in the area. Only two dealers here in Lethbridge so not a lot of competition, and of course the salesman says " I had a guy from Calgary come down and buy one here because it was cheaper". I love some of these BS stories.