I Fail at Win

[andrewducker]

Waking up to an email from the national lottery telling you to check your account: Exciting!
Logging in to find that you've won a tenner: Somewhat less exciting!

I set up a subscription _ages_ ago, and 99% of the time I forget I even play the thing (I don't even know what my numbers are), but it potters away in the background anyway. It strikes me as the only sensible way to play (if you're going to).

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[pisica.livejournal.com]

I don't play, and therefore I am never disappointed. :) When I do gamble it's for the fun of it, such as with my Grand National win.

I once found my grandmother's name on an Illinois website designed to keep track of unclaimed assets. (So if, say, granny had opened a bank account and forgotten about it, the state would keep the money for her heirs until someone claimed it.) Sadly, it was only a tiny bit of money from some insurance policy. Damn it. :)