The best Russian lotteries. Do you know which lotteries are the most winning in Russia? Factors to help you choose

Not long ago we already talked about the opportunity and mentioned the most striking winnings in history.

Which lottery wins most often?

According to research, almost 60% of all world lotteries are scams. Therefore, it is worth considering only major lotteries, where there are many participants and there are real winners.

Let's take the most popular Stoloto lottery “5 out of 36” and “6 out of 45” as an example. Where they play for up to 100 million rubles, but what is the chance of hitting the jackpot?

Based on calculations for Last year, a chance to pull out happy ticket in lottery 5 out of 36 will be - 0.09210%. And 6 out of 45 is approximately 0.001995%.

Well, the chance of simply drawing a ticket that will pay off is 30.17%. It turns out that every 3rd ticket is a winner.

What is the most profitable lottery to play?

Now let's move on to the companies that conduct lotteries. One way or another, different lotteries have different percentages of winners. And we are interested in which lottery people win more often than others.

Therefore, we will make a small top best lotteries in Russia, where money is most often won.

In the end, we want to conclude that it is practically impossible to win more than 100 rubles in the lottery with one ticket. But the more tickets he purchases, the faster his chances grow.

There is probably not a person who has never tried his luck by playing the lottery in his life. By purchasing a ticket for a hundred rubles, everyone becomes a potential millionaire. But luck is a capricious thing, and not everyone has had the opportunity to win, and winning big prizes is the lot of only a few.

Lotteries are played all over the world. In Russia, only 1-2% of the population participates in lotteries, for comparison: the share of players in France is 70% of the total population of the country, in the USA - 63%. Such a small percentage of players in Russia is explained by Russians’ distrust of lotteries. But among these percentages there are also winners who hit large jackpots.

Most lucky winners try to remain anonymous and do not tell anyone about their winnings. And this, of course, is correct, because big money attracts many ill-wishers, as well as new and old friends, new relatives. Below are the 7 biggest lottery wins in Russia.

Seventh place. A chidhood dream

On May 29, 2015, a 37-year-old resident of the Kaliningrad region won 126 million rubles in the “6 out of 45” lottery. The winner became interested in lotteries as a child, and from the time when he and his grandfather bought the first tickets for him, he dreamed of becoming famous winner lotteries. According to him, his grandfather was very fond of lotteries, and when the prize drawing began on TV, everyone in the house fell silent.

The lucky one promised to spend his winnings on building a playground for all the children in the area and, of course, for himself - a big house.

Sixth place. Shock of victory

184 million rubles won in draw 735 of 02/10/2014 of the “6 out of 45” lottery changed the life of one employee construction company from Omsk. I spent 800 rubles. He did not leave the house for three days, the shock of winning affected him so much. The dream of the winner and father of three children was to buy big house by the sea in warm regions.

Fifth place. The winner is anonymous

August 2014 and the Gosloto 6 out of 45 lottery brought a win of 202 million rubles to a 45-year-old resident Nizhny Novgorod, who was shocked by the victory for a month. The victory cost him 700 rubles. In his interviews, he asked to remain anonymous, because at first he did not want to tell anyone about his winnings. All that is known about him is that he is married and has two children.

Fourth place. One hundred ruble ticket

300 million rubles - such a win awaited a resident of Novosibirsk in the Gosloto 4 out of 20 lottery on May 30, 2017. His lucky ticket cost only 100 rubles on the Stoloto website. What is noteworthy is that the winnings of more than 300 million rubles in this lottery were played for the first time.

Third place. Doctor who doesn't believe in his luck

On February 27, 2016, in the “State Lottery 6 out of 45”, a doctor from Novosibirsk was lucky and won just over 358 million rubles. The bet cost him 1,800 rubles. For three weeks the winner was going to Moscow to claim his winnings; all this time it seemed like a dream to him. According to the doctor himself, he checked the ticket six times and could not believe his luck; only by calling the call center of the lottery organizer could he verify his victory. The winner himself is not new to lotteries; he has been playing for about 2 years, using his winning formula. In an interview with Stoloto, the Novosibirsk resident said that he would spend part of the money on charity, as well as on developing his business and on real estate in Moscow.

Second place. Excitement around victory

On May 21, 2017, 364 million rubles were drawn in the “6 out of 45” lottery. The winner was a resident of Sochi, who spent 700 rubles on a bet in mobile application. The newly made millionaire is a cultural worker. Due to the huge excitement that arose around the winning, at the family council it was decided to go for the money together, but they did not have enough money for tickets, so the winner for a long time didn't take the winnings. According to her, she wanted to contribute a third of the money to the election fund political party Communist Party of the Russian Federation.

Until recently, it was considered the last big lottery win in Russia. But 2017 is rich in records.

First place. Modest retired millionaire

Most big win the lottery in Russia belongs to a resident Voronezh region, who won a fabulous sum of 506 million rubles in the lottery “ Russian lotto" So large sum was drawn on November 5, 2017 in a draw of 1204, and to date is the largest lottery win in Russian history.

The lottery organizers searched for the 63-year-old winner for 2 weeks, as the lucky girl could not believe her luck. "Russian Lotto" for a family is best gift for the holidays,” notes the new millionaire. The Voronezh pensioner said that she would spend this money to help her children and grandchildren, and would also donate part of the money to charity.

Money can not buy happiness

Large winnings in lotteries in Russia and abroad have not brought only happiness to everyone; there are those for whom the winnings turned out differently.

In 2001, unemployed spouses from Ufa became winners in the Bingo Show lottery and won 29 million rubles. However, winning did not bring happiness. The couple spent the entire prize within 5 years. But the main misfortune was the death of one of the winners due to alcohol abuse. According to one version, everything was facilitated by new relatives and friends who appeared from nowhere, asking for money for their needs and getting the spouses drunk.

The winner of the “6 out of 45” lottery, a resident of the Leningrad region, Albert Begrakyan, who won 100 million rubles, after 2 years was left with debts to the state. Albert invested in real estate expensive cars, land for building a hotel, but ended up with a debt of 4 and a half million rubles to the state.

In 2006, an incident worthy of any crime drama happened to a US resident, Abraham Shakespeare. No sooner had he won $30 million than he had many relatives. But the scammers did not stand aside either. One lady approached Shakespeare and promised to help him manage his money correctly. And she gave orders: she transferred all the money to her own account, and soon Shakespeare himself was found dead with two bullets in his chest.

Jack Whittaker was a successful businessman, family man, and philanthropist until he won a major jackpot in 2002. Whittaker became addicted to drinking alcohol, gambling, and abandoned his family. Within a few years, his entire fortune was spent and his business collapsed.

Jackpots in world lotteries

But even the largest lottery winnings in Russia cannot be compared with the main prizes in lotteries around the world. Residents of the United States are big fans of lotteries, because the largest jackpots are played on American lotteries such as Powerball and Mega Millions. So, the largest lottery winnings in the world belong to:

1. On August 24, 2017, an American won more than 758 million US dollars in the Powerball lottery. This is the most big win of this lottery and lotteries of the world, which fell on one ticket. Interesting feature The lottery is that the prize can be received in parts over 29 years or taken immediately, but then the winning amount will be significantly less (about 2 times).

2. On January 16, 2016, three Americans shared an unprecedented winnings in the Powerball lottery - $1.5 billion. The chance of winning was only 1 in 290 million.

3. In May 2014, a resident of the US state of Florida won the jackpot of the same Powerball lottery, which amounted to $590 million.

How to win the lottery?

The question of how to win the lottery arises for all players. There is no set way to win. Every winner has his own secret of success, but not everyone is ready to share it. Most argue that it is just luck and luck, others follow certain rules:

• They play with an expanded bet, i.e. choosing more numbers than possible in a regular bet. Of course, an expanded bet involves more investments, but the chance of winning increases.
• They regularly participate in lotteries and constantly use the same combination. They are waiting for the chosen combination to bring the long-awaited prize.
• They play with friends, the so-called lottery syndicate. In this case, a group of people buys as many tickets as possible for one lottery, and if they win, they divide everything in half.
• Various mathematical formulas are used.

There are also those who believe in happy Days, numbers, clothes, talismans. They buy tickets, choose the numbers on the ticket that are significant to them, use various conspiracies for winnings.

Statistics of large lottery winnings in Russia indicate that every year the number of participants is growing, and so are the winnings. The probability of hitting the jackpot is negligible and depends on the specific lottery. For example, the opportunity to win in the Gosloto 5 out of 36 lottery is approximately 1 in 367 thousand, in the Gosloto 6 out of 45 lottery - 1 in 8 million, in the Russian Lotto - 1 in 7 million.

If this article inspired someone to buy a ticket, remember that the winning percentage is very small, play for fun, maybe you’ll get lucky.

Win a large sum of money in the lottery in order to fulfill all your desires and the desires of your loved ones... Who hasn’t dreamed of this at least once in their life? Let's figure out how realistic it is to win the lottery, what are the chances of winning and how many lucky people in Russia are there who hit the jackpot.

Is it possible to win the lottery?

People are divided into two types: those who do not play the lottery and those who play it. The former are of the opinion that the organizers always win, but the chances of winning a large sum of money for each individual player are so small that it is not worth even trying. The latter buy lottery tickets regularly or from time to time and believe that all players still have a chance of winning, so anyone who buys a randomly selected lottery ticket at any official distribution point can get rich.

There are many lotteries in Russia, and their popularity continues unabated precisely because victory does not cost the player who hits the jackpot anything other than a very small (literally symbolic) amount of money. The lottery business brings in huge profits, which is why it is controlled by the state. It is quite possible to win the lottery and receive your prize. The main thing is that the company involved in its distribution is well-known and has been operating successfully for a sufficiently long period of time.

Types of lotteries

In order not to waste your money on scammers, you should give preference to well-known domestic lotteries- this way you can easily purchase a ticket and, if you win, receive everything you are due from it. Those who prefer foreign lotteries have to use the services of intermediaries, who may turn out to be unscrupulous.

There are two main types of lotteries: instant and draw. Each of these types has its own advantages and big number supporters.

Instant

Instant lotteries are extremely simple: you buy a ticket and, by erasing the special protective coating on it (or unfolding the ticket), you will immediately find out whether it is a winner or not. You can often receive the small amount you are entitled to (or a real prize) right at the place where you purchased the ticket. If you win a large amount in an instant lottery, you will have to spend several days to receive the money you are entitled to.

circulation

Draw lotteries are divided into two types: in one, players are given the right to choose numbers from a limited list, and in the second, participants are given tickets with numbers already on them. In any case, luck smiles on the one who has the lucky number determined during the drawing. Such drawings are held regularly (usually at the same time) and broadcast on television.

How to win a large sum of money in the lottery?

When playing the lottery, where, when and how you buy a ticket will not affect the amount you win. Therefore, in order to win a large sum of money, you can use any approach to selecting and purchasing tickets that seems to you worthy of attention. The most well-known approaches are listed below.

Psychological factor

IN draw lotteries, where the players themselves are asked to choose the sequence of numbers, not only the laws of probability theory are triggered, but also those of psychology. Since people tend to think stereotypically, they prefer some numbers more or less than others (for example, 7 and 13). Since you still can’t predict which numbers will come up, try to guess which ones other players bet on the least. If the unpopular numbers you have chosen come up, the size of your prize will be much larger, since in lotteries the reward amount is distributed among all players who bet on the lucky sequence of numbers.

Lottery syndicate

The lottery syndicate is a great approach to purchasing lottery tickets, invented by experienced players. This method consists in the fact that a group of people united by common interests regularly chip in money in order to purchase as much as possible large quantity lottery tickets.

As a result, if no ticket wins, it turns out that each person in the group spent very little money to try their luck. In case of winning, the amount is divided equally between all participants of the lottery syndicate, regardless of which of them offered to bet on winning combination numbers (sometimes you get quite decent amounts). Using this approach allows you to actually increase (from a mathematical point of view) the chances of winning in proportion to the number of tickets purchased.

Circulation

Those who dream of winning a large sum and at the same time rely entirely on luck will find the multi-circulation approach convenient. In this case, you need to choose any one sequence of numbers allowed by the rules of the game and bet on it every time you buy a lottery ticket. This will allow you not to bother yourself with numbers and spend a minimum of time playing the lottery.

Distribution circulation

A distribution draw is a drawing in which the main cash prize is divided among all the winners. In this case, the likelihood of receiving a very large amount compared to the usual circulation increases significantly. Therefore, to increase your chances of winning, distribution circulations It's worth buying more tickets than usual.

Expanded rate

An expanded bet is a method that is only suitable for lotteries where participants themselves are given the right to cross out the numbers. For example, in the “5 out of 36” lottery, a player who wants to make an expanded bet can cross out not 5, but 6 or more numbers in one field. In this case, the chances of winning and the size of the cash prize in case of guessing the winning sequence of numbers increase significantly. But it should be taken into account that the ticket price increases significantly (when crossing out 6 numbers instead of 5, it increases 6 times, since 6 different combinations are obtained).

Lotteries you can actually win

• Gosloto (“5 out of 36”, “6 out of 45”, “7 out of 49”);
• Golden Key;
• Housing Lottery;
• Russian gold;
• Sportsloto.

Among foreign lotteries, the American Mega Millions and the European EuroJackpot are very famous. The listed lotteries differ in the type and size of prizes, as well as the probability of winning them.

Important: buying famous lottery tickets foreign lotteries although it is associated with somewhat higher costs and hassle, it can bring simply stunning winnings (in terms of rubles) compared to domestic lotteries.

Gosloto (“5 out of 36”, “6 out of 45”, “7 out of 49”)

The distributor of Gosloto lottery tickets “5 out of 36”, “6 out of 45” and “7 out of 49” is JSC Trading house“Stoloto”, and the organizer is the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. This is the largest lottery distribution company in the Russian Federation, which has made (according to statistics) more than 17 hundred people millionaires. Cash prizes in this lottery are awarded for matching 2 or more numbers.

The probability of winning the jackpot in the Gosloto “5 of 36” lottery, thanks to which a record number of people became millionaires, is 1 in 376,992. The probability of winning the jackpot in the Gosloto “6 of 45” lottery is 1 in 8,145,060 (how to win the “6 of 45” lottery 45” 365 or 358 million rubles with such small chances of winning, the lucky ones from Sochi and Novosibirsk can tell). The odds of winning the jackpot in the 7/49 lottery are 1 in 85,900,584.

Golden Key Lottery

The organizer of the Golden Key lottery is Interlot CJSC. Apartments and cars, as well as substantial sums of money, are raffled off weekly among the participants in this lottery. The rules are similar to those of table lotto. The circulation consists of four rounds.

Housing lottery

Tickets Housing Lottery also distributed by JSC Trading House Stoloto. The prizes distributed among the participants are apartments, country houses and monetary amounts. The rules are similar to the rules of the well-known table lotto game. The drawing is held in 3 rounds.

Russian lotto

Russian Lotto is another analogue of the table lotto game from JSC Trading House Stoloto. The drawing takes place in 3 rounds, after which an additional drawing called “Kubyshka” is held. This lottery offers cash prizes, houses, apartments, cars, travel packages and much more.

Since the owner of every third ticket has a chance of winning the Russian Lotto lottery, avid players regularly receive the joy of victory. This has maintained interest in this lottery since 1994.

Sportsloto

Sportloto LLC is an operator of state lotteries, organized by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. This company distributes lottery tickets “Sportloto 6 out of 49”, “KENO-Sportloto” and 10 instant lotteries.

Draws of the Sportloto 6 of 49 lottery are carried out 3 times a day. The chances of winning are increased thanks to the bonus ball. Cash winnings awarded to everyone who guessed 3 or more numbers.

“KENO-Sportloto” is a lottery in which you can win without even guessing a single number. In total, there are 37 categories of winnings in this lottery ranging from 10 to 1 million rubles. At the same time, the player can increase his winnings independently by choosing a multiplier from 2 to 10. Draws are held every 15 minutes.

Sportloto instant lotteries have been sold since 2011. During this time, more than 170 million tickets were sold, and the winners of these instant lotteries receive a total of 1 million rubles. daily.

FAQ

Let's look at frequently asked questions regarding lottery winnings.

How much is lottery winnings taxed?

In our country, lottery winnings are subject to a standard income tax of 13% for citizens of the Russian Federation and 30% for those who are not tax residents of the Russian Federation.

How to choose a lottery ticket to win?

To win a large sum of money in the lottery, you only need luck. The belief that you will definitely win, various conspiracies, rituals invented by players - all this does not have any influence on who will ultimately get the jackpot. Both a person who bought a lottery ticket for the first time and a person who regularly buys lottery tickets for many years can win. At the same time, mathematics says that the chances of such people are equal.

Many people do not believe the claims of mathematicians and are working on creating strategies for playing the lottery. Developing your own lottery strategy can be a lot of fun, especially once it starts to “work.” However, be that as it may, the streak of success can end at any moment. Therefore, in the lottery, as in any gambling game, in the event of a series of successes, you need to be able to finish placing your bets on time, and in the case of a series of losses, you must not spend a lot so as not to be left without pants.

Which lottery is most often won in Russia?

In Russia, the record winning jackpot is 365 million rubles. from Gosloto “6 out of 45”. It went to a Sochi resident in May 2017. The lucky winner spent only 700 rubles on buying lottery tickets. Before this, in February 2016, a record winnings in Gosloto amounted to 358 million rubles. went to a resident of Novosibirsk.

Since there are several Gosloto lotteries (“5 out of 36”, “6 out of 45”, “7 out of 49”) and large winnings are paid out accurately and regularly, this lottery is in great demand. Since the prize is awarded not only for correctly guessing the entire sequence, but also for part of it, after each drawing, cash prizes from JSC Trading House "Stoloto" are paid to a large number of players. So to the question “Is it possible to win at Stoloto? » Millions of Russians will respond positively.

Biggest lottery win in the world

The world's largest lottery win was $1 billion 586 million, which was split between three lucky winners from California, Florida and Tennessee in 2016. Each owner of a winning Powerball lottery ticket received $528 million.

On the Internet you can find many newspaper and magazine publications about the destinies of people who, quite unexpectedly for themselves, find themselves the owners of very large sums money. As you can see from the interviews that these lucky ones give to journalists some time after receiving their winnings, big money does not bring happiness to all of them. But this does not reduce the number of lottery adherents. People like to try their luck and take part in gambling: often the road to the goal is better than achieving it.

How to win a million in the lottery?

As a result of winning a huge amount of money, which would normally take years (and in some cases centuries) to earn, people hope to solve all their financial problems. Therefore, for many, buying a lottery ticket is a kind of outlet in life, in which little interesting and happy events: such players come up with conspiracies to attract good luck, believe in various omens, approach the choice of lottery tickets with great trepidation and watch the draws with bated breath.

For others, purchasing a lottery ticket is a unique way of giving fate a chance to take them to new heights. However, they do not focus on lottery winnings and do not pin all their hopes on him, but improve themselves and work to implement their plans. For others, playing the lottery involves numerous time-consuming mathematical calculations and is an exciting hobby that sometimes generates income. Each of the people belonging to the listed categories can win a million or more. The main thing is to buy a lucky lottery ticket.

Which strategy is winning?

There are no such strategies. The chances of winning using any of the existing lottery strategies are no different from the chances of winning when choosing a sequence of numbers at random (no matter what the inventors or adherents of certain strategies claim).

How to increase your chances of winning?

You can increase your chances of winning only by purchasing more tickets. It should be taken into account that the probability of winning big prize, despite the number of tickets purchased, will still remain small (since the number of combinations that can appear during the drawing is very large).

How to get a prize?

The procedure for receiving prizes won is described in detail on the websites of the relevant lotteries. Small prizes are usually awarded at the point of sale of tickets, and large prizes are usually awarded at the central office of the company that issues and distributes lottery tickets.

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If you play the lottery, then choose absolutely any strategy that you like. The only thing to consider when purchasing tickets is the amount of money spent. The amount should not exceed the individually determined minimum that a person can part with completely painlessly for his family’s budget.

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Regardless of your actions, you lose more often than you win with scratch cards. But if you learn to do right choice, you will always be one step ahead. Avoiding typical mistakes that an ordinary lotto player allows, you will get additional chances and save yourself from disappointment. It's still a gamble, but you can turn the luck in your favor. Start with step 1 to learn more about how to win more often in scratch card lotteries.

Steps

Part 1

Select a price. There are different lottery scratch cards sold, with different odds, styles and types. The easiest way to compare them is by price. Typically, the price of scratch cards ranges from $1 to $20 each, depending on the game and where you live. Cheap lottery tickets low percentage winners, lower payouts and a smaller difference between the main and additional prizes. Have more expensive tickets from $5 and up total percentage There are far more winners, with a more even spread of big payouts, and generally larger jackpots.

• In other words, a dollar lottery ticket may win more often, but Grand Prize will only be a few hundred dollars, and the additional reward will be much lower, while any $20 tickets will win less often, but despite the low probability of winning, you can win several thousand dollars.

1. Research the odds of winning in your price range. In any lottery there is a chance that your ticket will be a winner. Just because some lotteries have better odds than others doesn't mean you have a better chance of hitting the jackpot, but those lotteries do cost more because the extra winnings are much higher. Buy a ticket in your price range with the highest odds for any winner.

   Read the fine print on the back of the scratch card and your odds of winning. Compare the odds of winning multiple lotteries before making an informed purchase. Typically, the odds are presented as 1:5 or 1:20. This means that 1 out of every 5 or 20 tickets will be a winner.

   • This does not mean that every fifth ticket in a row will win, and it does not mean that in a random sample of 20 tickets one will necessarily win. It just means that there is a certain percentage of winning lottery tickets available at retail outlets throughout the state.

2. Buy in bulk or hold off on purchasing for a while. It's rare to get two winning tickets in a row, but there are at least a few winning cards in each pack. So if you know that the winning cards in a particular pack have already been drawn, pause the game for a couple of days and then come back to buy. You can also go to another retail outlet or buy a different type of lottery ticket. This way you can be sure that you are not wasting money on tickets that are almost guaranteed to fail.

   Stay close and wait for the losers. Same as with slot machines and others gambling, long losing streaks in lotteries mean you have a better chance of winning if you buy at the right time. Try talking to the seller of certain lottery tickets to get a pair good advice about what types of lotteries in Lately there were wins and some that didn’t. You don't necessarily have to try to figure out whether this or another ticket will be a winner, but you can find out for sure whether a prize has already been won.

   Before the purchase lottery card explore the prize levels. Unfortunately, selling scratch cards after all the top prizes have been won is still legal. Sometimes the store will post a flyer with this information, but sometimes the cards are on sale for weeks. Checking the state lottery page is the most in a simple way make sure you don't waste your money.

   • If you have favorite drawings in a certain price segment, and you are thinking about buying several tickets, you should check if the main prize is still up for grabs before going to the store. If the potential winnings for these cards are lower than usual because the top prize has already been won, look into another lottery in the same price segment.

   Part 2

   How to avoid common mistakes

   1. Check all losing tickets. Once you collect some winning tickets and decide to exchange them for a reward, return the losing tickets along with them. Always check your non-winning tickets at the point of sale on the computer to make sure you haven't missed anything. In lotteries with several different options winnings can be easily overlooked. By checking tickets on a computer, you do not risk throwing away prize cards.

      • If you want to save your tickets in case additional draw, ask for the cards to be returned to you and keep them in a safe place until the second drawing is announced.

   2. Do not purchase the Mystery Pack or any other promotional products. By discounting sets of cards in this way, sellers try to get rid of old stock from those drawings where the main prizes have already been paid out. While the offer may seem like a good deal, be aware that the odds of winning tickets are clearly not in your favor when the top prizes have already been awarded. Better focus on active games, in which the probability of winning is higher and there is a chance to win real money.

   3. Examine the card before starting the game. One Canadian professor learned to rob tic-tac-toe tickets by noticing a repeating printed pattern on the winning tickets. Please note the differences in the printing on the outside of the scratch card.

      • The "singleton method" requires you to look at the grid of printed numbers immediately to the left of the tic-tac-toe block and analyze the pattern structure on each matrix. If one number appears only once out of the entire pack, the probability of winning is about 60%.
      • This deficiency in card production has been corrected in most states. However, it is difficult to say whether this skill is useful, since most points of sale and vending machines do not allow you to review tickets before purchasing. But it is still worth carefully studying any signs of falsification or differences in the structure of the pattern, which may be a sign of a manufacturing defect.

   Part 3

   One step ahead

   1. Set a budget for purchasing lottery scratch cards and stick to it. Decide how much you can afford to spend on tickets each week. It is very important to decide how much money you can afford to lose, because you will lose money anyway if you play the lottery for a long time. It's guaranteed.

      • When setting your weekly ticket budget, budget for cash not used for rent, groceries, or other necessary expenses. Lottery enthusiasts can take money from the reserves for pocket expenses and entertainment, if any.
      • Never spend more than your budget allows. Resist the temptation to act out. The statistics will not change in your favor.

   2. Choose the lottery game you like best and keep playing it until the prizes are won. Lottery tickets can give results in the long term. Continue playing lotto at the selected price and odds until the top prize is won. After that, switch to another play. This helps manage the psychological factor of winning and losing. Make it a rule: you cannot play another game.

      • Some serious players have different philosophical approaches to this issue. Alternatively, you could choose a regular shopping store and purchase there different types tickets. Make one part of your purchase a consistent habit. Since the chances of losing are always greater than winning, regardless of the type of lottery, playing consistently is just one way to stay sane.
      • Ask the cashier for a printout of the top prizes that are still up for grabs.

      Warnings

      • Don't gamble for more than you can afford to lose.
      • While these tips may help (and some mathematical calculations will help even more), scratch card lotteries are games of chance in which you still almost always lose more than you win.