The National Lottery

[PeteXXX]

The Lottery is going up to £2 a ticket on Saturday 5th October.
A mate and I have put a tenner a month in, and done the same numbers for years and have racked up a stupendous loss overall...
There's no way we're going to waste £20. That's it. The end. I hope Camelot lose the contract for being greedy.


Mind you, last Saturday, we had enough left from our contribution to buy a few Lucky Dips and we won £10 that we've bought 5 tickets for the first £2 draw on the 5th.

 

[Rando]

Same here - not doing the lottery now it is £2 a ticket. They are just taking the p***.
No need at all for them to increase the cost of the tickets apart from sheer greed.

Lets hope lots of people stop buying tickets.

 

[potsy]

Same here, I run a small syndicate and we have decided to no longer continue once it goes to £2

 

[Paul99]

+3

 

[Venod]

Same here we are stopping, there's no need for the increase its just greed, we are going to support the local hospice lottery with our cash.

 

[numbnuts]

I buy 4 tickets, now I will only buy 2

 

[ianrauk]

Buy 2 tickets a week, will now only buy 1.


(wait's for the "it's a stupidity tax" comments)

 

[Hill Wimp]

My syndicate will now just do the Friday Euromillions now.

No doubt Camelot will try the guilt trip, the less we put in the less needy causes will get.

I would rather give direct to the needy cause and I do.

 

[coffeejo]

I stopped playing when they doubled the minimum amount you were allowed to transfer to your online account to a tenner.

 

[ianrauk]

I stopped playing when they doubled the minimum amount you were allowed to transfer to your online account to a tenner.

I do this anyway as pay for 5 weeks in a row.
Or else I bleedin' forget.

 

[coffeejo]

I do this anyway as pay for 5 weeks in a row.
Or else I bleedin' forget.

Nooo. What if your numbers came up for a decentish sum on week 3? You'd be stuck with them for #4 & #5

 

[ianrauk]

Nooo. What if your numbers came up for a decentish sum on week 3? You'd be stuck with them for #4 & #5

Think I could live with that

 

[coffeejo]

Think I could live with that

Iz it coz u iz blue?

 

[martint235]

I started buying 3 a week a few years ago on the insistence of SWMBO. However looking at the prize changes, I can see that dropping to one a week now.

 

[ianrauk]

Iz it coz u iz blue?

Blue is de colour dearest...