All she has to do to collect a $560 million lotto jackpot is make her name public. She refuses

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I wouldn't say it's stupid per se.. it depends on how you play. Spending a lot on the lottery is not very smart in general, due to the bad odds. If you spend $40 in lotto tickets in one day, that's not very smart because the odds suck and you only get a couple days of wondering if you win. If you spread your tickets out throughout the year, you get to enjoy those thoughts of being a multi-millionaire year around. Really milk it. So let's say you get a ticket once every couple weeks, that's about $25 a year. Every time you get your new ticket you check your old ticket, so the entire year you get to imagine what you would do with the winnings. Some people enjoy that. Then there is the chance you might actually win, which is icing on the cake.

People find much worse ways of spending $25/year, trust me..

Buy a $10 dollar and two $5 dollars randomly. No loyalty to any game.

Scratch them and see.

The five dollar tickets often cover the $20 (or at least you don't lose the whole $20). You often win $30, $50, or $100, and every now and again $500 off the ten. Don't play again.

Take your winnings (if they are there), if you choose, to buy a $20 ticket (or pocket them). Odds are shit (for wins aside from ticket value) on all games but don't become obsessive about winning and it's not too much of an expense.

I've won about $3,000 (conservative estimate) off of $1,700 (liberal estimate) in the past year.

The state should have nothing to do with gambling.