A new beginning coming

With the Raffle drawing around the corner on Monday a thought came to mind. If bought far apart, could one person possibly win 2 of the million dollar prizes? The odds for it happening are so far and out there it’s about as likely as winning the actual mega millions. However, I bought my tickets so far apart that it seems that I may have a chance. A very very slim chance, but a chance nonetheless. Will I win? Odds are against me, I’ve bought tickets far apart before and won absolutely NOTHING. I’ve also had people email me as well as comment on this blog saying they played the actual odds of winning and STILL won nothing. That right there just kinda cheese me off, since the odds aren’t there and are of course wrong. But its the closest way to determined what actually can be won. I’m hoping for at least 100 bucks after laying down 38 bucks for the tickets. If I win anything more then that, I’ll be on cloud 9.

June 18th Winning Numbers

Classic Lotto - 11 17 25 36 42 13

June 20th, Winning Numbers

Daily 3
Midday - 912
Evening - 451

Daily 4
Midday - 5053
Evening - 7478

Fantasy 5 - 02 05 17 26 37

Mega Millions - 11 17 25 36 42 + Mega Ball 13

More Lottery talkage

I finally cashed in those Fantasy 5 tickets today to get some more Fantasy 5 tickets along with a Classic Lotto ticket. Will I win the big one tonight? I dunno, I just might. I’m still waiting on the Michigan Raffle that only has 75k tickets left to go! Get buying those tickets people otherwise they’ll cut it off completely. Would that be a good thing? If I personally don’t win anything, I would think it’s a good thing. If they still kept it around however, I’d still chip in my money to get it when it comes out.

The winning numbers for today

Fantasy 5 : June 10, 2008 - 11 13 19 31 39

Daily 3 - Midday Draw - 591

Evening Draw - 658

Daily 4 - Midday Draw - 7310

Evening Draw - 0642

Keno - 01 09 10 11 14 15
18 20 21 24 27 35
43 47 48 51 57 62
68 70 75 77

Getting it straight

I hear it on many comments, emails and all sorts of other to do’s about this blog on playing the lottery. The most common misconception I get is that I truly believe that winning the lottery is the best way to secure a financial future. Another one is that I think I WILL win the lottery one day.

Well it’s time to get things straight. The entire reason I started this blog was back in the beginning of the year when people have told me that it’s a waste to buy lottery tickets. Last year I played a majority of the year and tallied about 17 bucks in profit.  I had no concrete proof of it or anything. So what better way to see the proof as to buying actual lottery tickets each time the Mega Millions game is played on Tuesdays and Fridays. Yes, I do realize it’s all random and it won’t be the same for anybody else.

I named it Project Lottery Life. At the end of a full year I will give my results along with a whole bunch of stats and what not. I plan on making it into a book as well and hopefully get it published. Will I get exposure for this? Maybe, maybe not but I’ll know once and for all what odds are for playing every single time for a full year.  That’s the full point of this project when it was first started.

I write about the idea of winning the lottery along with anything else in my mind that pops up and has to do with the lottery. I talk about what I’d do if I won the lottery in certain situations and what I wish I had if I won the lottery. If it comes off that I actually won the lottery then your wrong. I know I dont’ have any good chance of winning the lottery and I’m well aware that I may never ever win the lottery. However, I have fun with the idea of winning the Mega Millions. I try to support the lottery in the good ole state of Michigan and any of the other states that offer the Mega Millions. Why do I do this? Because I like the idea of the jackpot growing every time and I love the idle chit chat with people on the streets on what their idea of living the life would be if they won the lottery.

So that is what it’s all about!

Dont’ forget to buy your tickets for tonights 65 million dollar jackpot this lovely July 31st.

Back online!!

The absence has been clearly known due to lack of winning numbers and posting. Why does this happen? Internet has been crap lately and has been out the past few days. Not to mention when numbers are missed it’s internet down as well….well except 1 time, that time I was just kinda lazy and busy. Now that that’s settled, on to the week of the lottery playings I encountered.

I had a good day the other day to start off. Forgot to check out my winning numbers and had some notation that I won the jackpot. And of course the ideas run through my head on how I could now take it easy. To make things better I passed the Michigan Mega Millions sign and realized that the jackpot has been reset to 12 million meaning someone won the 44 million dollar jackpot last Tuesday! I was excited to say the least thinking maybe it was me that won, I could finally retire. This could be the day! Of course when I got home I was no winner and only managed to get 1 white ball number. Better to dream sometimes I guess.

I did happen to get my g/f addicted to scratch and win tickets and with the extra cash on hand we decided to do some luck investigating this week. I bought a 20 dollar Game Book, a 2 dollar bingo and a 5 dollar bingo scratch and win. She loved doing the bingo ones so it was entertaining at least. I was to curious about the game book and stupid me fell into the trap when the cashier handed it to me and said someone won 500 bucks last week there. I could feel the excitement……an hour later I felt jipped. When will I learn. I always have to have a 2nd shot at any scratch and win ticket I buy no matter what if I win or not. A 20 dollar ticket makes it worse though. Its a habit, it’s gone though. No more Game Book for me. But on the other hand the 2 dollar bingo card netted me 4 bucks in win and the 5 dollar bingo netted 5 bucks. So I spent 27 dollars, won 9 dollars and I’m only 18 bucks in the hole this week. Works for me. I’ll be interested in buying another 1 or 3 bingo scratch and win tickets to fight the urge. Very fun and take quite some time. It may be my new favorite type of scratch and win.

In terms of Mega Millions, didn’t win it Tuesday nor did I win it or anything else last night on Friday. Kind of a bummer but the Super Raffle set for a June 18th drawing. Still having plans on how it’s possible to make a living off that money through smart low risk investments while still maintaining a decent life style.

Tuesday May 29th, 2007  winning Jackpot -$12 Million Winning Numbers

12-19-29-32-48 - Mega Ball 09

Tuesday May 29th, 2007 Jackpot - estimated $16 Million

Total Spent to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $42

Total Won to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $2
Total Profit to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $-40

Total Spent on Scratch and Wins: $75
Total Won on Scratch and Wins: $19

Total Profit on Scratch and Wins: $-56

The curse is lifted!! Millionaire Raffle Tomorrow!

That’s right! Tuesdays lottery proved to be fruitful and positive for me for once in my life! Ok, calmed down and all cool now. I happened to match the MEGA ball and scored two bucks. Equaling out the dollar spent, I earned a dollar. I got that going for me right now, sweetness. Of course all the gas spent to get all the tickets I need pretty much squashes any TRUE earnings. But I’m in good spirits because of it!

The Michigan Millionaire Raffle is tomorrow night!! I’ll be online ready to tell the top numbers to show off all the goodness that I may win and or the pissed offness of what I lose. I spent $140 on the millionaire tickets so I’m hoping to get some kind of return on the whole thing. Even if it’s just a grand. If I lose, there goes a portion of my tax refund. It’s about time I go balls out and try something new with that raffle. God bless tax returns and everything stupid people buy with them. Does anybody ever really invest their tax return for a net gain profit? I’m not talking, investing in entertainment or fun or even collectibles to sell at a later date. I’m talking about a bank account,  a CD or maybe playing the stocks! Does anybody ever do that? I’ve yet to meet someone that has done that with their money. The closest I know of is myself and a few others who spend money on forms of gambling, me being the lottery. I have a good feeling about this one though!

Here’s the winners:

Tuesday April 17th, 2007 Winning Numbers for 27 Million

01   04   11   31   47   37
My losing Numbers
15   16   20   36   43  37

April 20th, 2007 Estimated Jackpot $37 Million

Total Spent to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $29
Total Won to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $0
Total Profit to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $-27

Total Spent on Scratch and Wins: $46
Total Won on Scratch and Wins: $9
Total Profit on Scratch and Wins: $-37

The Daily 3

I’m not quite sure what made me want to play the Daily 3, but I figured in my quest to learn more about the Michigan Lottery, I should play all of what I can and see how the results are! The enticing price of winning for only 50 cents I decided I had to try it at least once! I convinced my friend to go halves with me, a Quarter each, but no change availed and we split a $1 ticket. Needless to say, we lost. The expense along with the odds of winning are a lot better! So many options to play and so many ways to win. I’ll be playing every possible way to get more indepth knowledge of the whole thing. To let you readers know the better ways to play! For the lowest wager of 50 cents, I can see this being a new possible addiction or favorite to play.

I didn’t win the Mega Millions but I’m having higher hopes of winning the Michigan Millionaire Raffle! I can smell the million already. If not, I can already see me with a new house for the 100,000 prize. Nothing to fancy, but a great starter house to be out on my own with my g/f and little baby. I do have a few things I was thinking about. It’s the fact that I’m not on a winning streak. I’m $22 in the hole for Mega Millions and won nothing. I spent $41 bucks in scratch and wins and I’ve only won $9. It’s kind of a shot in the foot when you think about it, but I’m starting to think that the big money is in the higher priced tickets. I’ve noticed that I’ve never won anything this year on a $1 ticket to date. I’ve never gone as far as venturing to buy a $20 ticket anytime soon. Even though I’ve spent $140 on 7 $20 Millionaire raffle tickets but not a scratch and win. Maybe one day I’ll have my way and fish out a 20 spot. Not until I get a job though, 20 bucks is a lot to spend on a scratch and win. I can’t afford to be that addicted right now. But my first paycheck, I’ll search one out and see what happens!

Friday, March 23rd, 2007 Winning Numbers
18   21   35   51   53   36
My losing Numbers
07   14   41   45   55   41

March 27th, 2007 Estimated Jackpot $60 Million

Total Spent to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $22
Total Won to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $0
Total Profit to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $-22

Total Spent on Scratch and Wins: $41
Total Won on Scratch and Wins: $9
Total Profit on Scratch and Wins: $-32

Millionaire Raffle has ended!!

Ok, I’m a few days short of telling everybody about it in this blog but at least I’m saying something. I had a feeling this time around the tickets wouldn’t last for a week and I was right!! The tickets were sold out sometime early Saturday, all 600,000 of them!! What a great sale time!! They could of went straight out a go the full 1 million raffle tickets and just double what the last raffle would give out making it 10 million dollar winners which would make it great for everybody!! The public wins, the state wins and anybody else that profits from the sales of the tickets win. So why not make it the Millionaire raffle with…a million tickets?

Haven’t gotten my mega millions ticket just quite yet. Waiting for tomorrow to pick them up while i’m out and need gas. So that’ll have to be put on hold.

March 20th, 2007 Estimated Jackpot $37 Million

Total Spent to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $20
Total Won to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $0
Total Profit to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $-20

Total Spent on Scratch and Wins: $35
Total Won on Scratch and Wins: $9
Total Profit on Scratch and Wins: $-26

Scratch and Win Entertainment

Another day goes by and I say to myself. Why not me? I see all these people winning instant jackpots from scratch and wins and ask myself. Why not me? I buy multiple scratch and win tickets only to lose and feel bad about spending my money and ask my self. WHY ME?

It’s that little addiction I like to call the Scratch and Win Lottery ticket frenzy. It’s the guilty little pleasure people have sometimes when they walk into a party store for a drink and find yourself with an extra buck in change after your purchase. Maybe it’s when you go to get a quick snack at a gas station while your pumping gas into your vehicle. Or even if you grab an extra dollar out of your pocket when you go for your lottery ticket. Either way,there’s always that temptation to buy a scratch and win ticket for a quick fix and to possible earn a little more cash in your pocket. After all, the odds to win something for a dollar or two are a lot better then an actual lottery ticket. That’s when you pay for your scratch and win and hope you get something to win. Sometimes you scratch it in your car or maybe you scratch it when you get home. How about being that person that sits there at the cash register chatting with the clerk about how much your going to win all the while scratching away at the ticket with the free penny from the take a penny give a penny plate.

We’ve all seen those people right? The stack of tickets, scratching away when your in line waiting for the person in front while every bodies watching the same person scratch away. What’s he do with the tickets? Most likely he keeps buying more hoping to roll into the big one and leave the store and set up an appointment to collect his big winnings. Everybody has had the urge to do that, don’t lie. I’m not saying you would, I’m just saying that you’d love to win something on the tickets but you won’t spend a penny.

The other day I purchased about 5 of those Red Wings scratch and wins all together. Two of them gave me my money back and the other 3 lost. Good. I wanted to lose so I could send them in for an extra drawing to win the fantasy trip or TV. So today I’m handed 5 bucks especially for scratch and wins. Couldn’t spend it on anything else, so I go for the 2 for 1 ticket and 2 American Idol scratch and wins. All lost, but of course the American Idol one has the buy 3 non-winning tickets and get into a drawing for the finale or chance to win a 47″ screen TV. That meant of course I had to buy a 3rd American Idol ticket which I promptly did. For the first time in my life, I was that guy everybody see’s scratching a ticket while others are paying for their gas and looking to see if I was winning. Why you ask? Well I just needed 1 more losing ticket and worst case scenario, I get it. Best case scenario, I either earn my money back to buy another, or win a bigger pot and maybe fill up my tank of gas for the week! Well, I lost. I was happy. Now it’s on it’s way to the drawing for me to win a grand prize of a TV hopefully. I honestly don’t care enough to want to go to the finale since I’m not a fan of the show, but maybe I could sell it if I have no choice…..maybe buy some more scratch and wins.

But as always, I got my mega millions ticket for a chance to win 28 million!! Since I was given the money, but had to buy scratch and win tickets…i’m still going to technically put them on my money spent list for scratch and win tickets. Also on a totally unrelated note.. I picked up 3 Nintendo tooth brushes….old school.

March 16th, 2007 Estimated Jackpot $28 Million

Total Spent to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $20
Total Won to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $0
Total Profit to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $-20

Total Spent on Scratch and Wins: $35
Total Won on Scratch and Wins: $9
Total Profit on Scratch and Wins: $-26

Got a dollar? Feel Invincible!

What a great day today! I spent the entire day driving around the area enjoying the good weather. Who didn’t? I bet people called off work and even took the day off from school. What’s my story? I don’t work, so I really didn’t have anything else to do. I’d sure love to spend my life talking about the lottery but that’s not really going to pay the bills now will it? Well, if I win the big one and buy air time to talk about it or start my own business, radio station… ok, maybe not, but at least i’d be richer. Where exactly was I driving? Driving around from Dearborn all the way to Ann Arbor day dreaming about houses I can one day buy with my winnings.

Sound crazy? Any sane logical person will think I’m crazy, but I believe that the Michigan Mega Millions is a part of me. A part of me that helps me get through the day. I’m one of hundreds of thousands of people who think they have a shoot. A dollar every drawing not only gives you a chance to win millions and change your life, but it gives you hope. The hope that gets you through the day. The dream that makes that yelling boss and incompetent co-workers go in one ear and out the other. This is what my theory comes down too.

The dollar for a day or 2 of feeling invincible theory.

What exactly is this theory? This theory is that for only a dollar until the next lottery drawing, you can feel as if nothing can touch you. That nothing else matters. Who cares if people yell at you all day at work, if customers treat you like dirt when your forced to put on a smile or lose the job you hate but need, who cares if your boss thinks you are a screw up 24/7 even though he couldn’t do your days work in a month. Who cares about that big credit card bill looming over your head that you needed to pay a crooked mechanic so you can get to the job you hate to pay it off and one day retire. This theory keeps every one of those people that just have a horrible job and a horrible life and gives them hope. They feel that nothing can hurt them because if they win multi-millions, then they can get out of their rut and finally live life in retirement or go to college and find a job you’d love to come in to everyday. You’d have the money to spend a sunny weekday in the summer without a cloud in the sky driving around in your car or on a beach while everybody else is at work. This theory is what I hold to be true to myself. I feel for only a dollar every drawing, my life’s worries go away. That’s not to say I sit there and day dream, i’m still applying for jobs, looking for work and making things stay together, but it’s that dollar that makes it bearable to go day to day.

Just a theory of mine. Most people buy it to retire or just go in on an office pool for fun and never expect anything. Some just don’t bother spending a dime thinking it’s a waste of time. To a lot, that’s true. To me, it’s life. Not an addictive life, more of a hobby. To try out all the lottery games that are offered in Michigan. Ok, I think I may of went overboard with the millionaire raffle, that was a problem!! Big problem. But now I can only not do it again and just hope I win.

In other news, I finally picked up my 3rd losing Red Wings scratch and win ticket. Send 3 in and you can be entered in a drawing to win a chance at a dream trip grand prize or 47″ LCD TV grand prize. I’m currently going to stuff it in the envelope and hope I get something out of the drawing.

The drawing tonight is for 19 million. So get your dollars handy and go out and buy a mega millions ticket today!! The pot will grow the more tickets we buy. A waste you say? Well pfft on you guys then! What kind of lottery fanatics are you sitting there and not helping the pot raise up higher? 19 mill is a lot of money still!! If you need at least 300 million dollars to think about spending a dollar then I almost question …..how fast you’d blow through a small jackpot of 19 million?

March 13th, 2007 Estimated Jackpot $19 Million

Total Spent to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $19
Total Won to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $0
Total Profit to date on Michigan Mega Millions: $-19

Total Spent on Scratch and Wins: $28
Total Won on Scratch and Wins: $9
Total Profit on Scratch and Wins: $-19