The National Lottery website indicates that there are seven hundred and ninety eight millionaires from winning the lottery. Well, guess what? I’m not one of them!
I don't even know anyone that ever won any big money on the lottery. I can't even name drop or say I knew someone before they won and that the money changed his or her life forever. I can't even hope their luck will rub off on me just by knowing them.
I have supposedly lucky numbers that I play almost every week. Then I sit back and think, if they are so lucky why don’t I win? I suppose that by choosing my own numbers I think that it’s a way of having control over something that I actually have no control over at all.
My Mom says that a quick pick is just as good as choosing your own numbers. I don't think so. But it really doesn't matter who is right. We both lose. That's the problem with gambling, the probability that you are going to lose.
I Guess it’s the temptation that weakens me, also the hope, the chance, and the belief that someone must hit it lucky. Why not me? Maybe I should "contribute to education and Aids orphans" (although they never seem to receive any money at all) this week. Maybe I'll buy a couple of lottery tickets. Who knows? This might be my week.
Let me see, what are my lucky numbers anyhow? If you don't see this column next week, you'll know what happened. I'm on holiday enjoying the good life. There's only one thing standing in the way of me winning - the laws of probability.
On second thought the next jackpot is estimated at three and a half million rand,, maybe I'll wait until the jackpot gets bigger. If I'm going to throw my money away, I might as well wait for a super jackpot where my chances of losing are worth more.
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