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Do you Lotto Plus?

  • 14-04-2010 11:45AM
    #1
    Raiser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭


    I've always been a bit unsure of spending 33.3% extra on opting for Lotto Plus.

    Seeing as the odds of winning the Lotto are exactly equivalent to dying from a Shark attack while drinking a pint in your Local, my mind is always a bit confused when I'm trying to evaluate the maths, stats and intricate specifics involved.....

    - What's the consensus out there, is it a waste of money or a shrewd move?

    Do you opt for Lotto Plus? 108 votes

    No - Its a poor 'investment versus reward' gamble...
    0%
    Yes - Its paying a little more to possibly win lots!!!
    25%
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    Atari Jaguar
    75%
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Comments

  • #2
    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    Atari Jaguar
    I always plus it. If you're not in it, you cant win it :)

    /that sentence looks like i'm trying to use the word "it" as many times as possible :D


  • #3
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    Atari Jaguar
    I don't usually do the Lotto but I did Lotto plus the last time and won €50 back. So in that sense it was a good idea to go for the plus.


  • #4
    PirateShampoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,404 ✭✭✭PirateShampoo


    Atari Jaguar
    Yes, because i have it in my head that the one week i dont do it is the one week the numbers will come up.

    I dont think i could buy a ticket without the plus.


  • #5
    corkcomp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    rarely play lotto but if i do, I plus... two extra draws like?


  • #6
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    If you want serious stats etc then Gambling forum is the place.
    Me, I never play Lotto or similar. Maybe I should start, could do with a second Ferrari.


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  • #7
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    Atari Jaguar
    Is the Lotto plus 1 & 2 completely separate to each other?


  • #8
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    Yep.


  • #9
    NothingMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,178 ✭✭✭✭NothingMan


    Yes - Its paying a little more to possibly win lots!!!
    I'm the only person in my office not in the syndicate so if they ever win big then I become MD by default. So at least i'll have a decent job. Been here 4 years though and they've never won enough to pay anything out, just the odd few euro to put back in the kitty. I'd rather put a tenner a month on a 1000/1 horse tbh.


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,046 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Atari Jaguar
    I do plus and quickpicks so I wont have any regrets. There's stories of men buying valentine cards instead of their tickets and coming home to the family celebrating..


  • #11
    NTC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 904 ✭✭✭NTC


    Atari Jaguar
    Always do it, but then I only do the lotto when it is a big prize ... like tonight €16m ... :D


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  • #12
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,594 ✭✭✭bonerm


    NTC wrote: »
    Always do it, but then I only do the lotto when it is a big prize ... like tonight €16m ... :D

    WTF? I'm buying a ticket tonight AND I'm going to plus the fúck out of it too!


  • #13
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    Atari Jaguar
    NTC wrote: »
    Always do it, but then I only do the lotto when it is a big prize ... like tonight €16m ... :D

    It's mine!!!


  • #14
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    Atari Jaguar
    bonerm wrote: »
    WTF? I'm buying a ticket tonight AND I'm going to plus the fúck out of it too!

    "Hi, could I get a €10 quick pick please. Oh and could you PLUS THE FCUK OUT OF IT"

    Definitely trying this when I go down to the shop later. :)


  • #15
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    Atari Jaguar
    €250000 and €300000 are pretty decent consolation prizes


  • #16
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    Atari Jaguar
    That_Guy wrote: »
    "Hi, could I get a €10 quick pick please. Oh and could you PLUS THE FCUK OUT OF IT"

    Definitely trying this when I go down to the shop later. :)

    You cant beat a bit of an aul plusfcuk


  • #17
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    Atari Jaguar
    yeah


  • #18
    TPD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,813 ✭✭✭TPD


    Bought a ticket today and didn't plus it. Forgot all about plussing, then got flustered when the shop woman asked if I wanted to plus it up.


  • #19
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    I know somebody who won Lotto Plus, so it does happen. Very big sum too


  • #20
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,533 ✭✭✭SV


    Atari Jaguar
    Yup, definitely.

    I'd be regretting it big time if I didn't :D


  • #21
    timmywex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭timmywex


    Atari Jaguar
    More people win the lotto plus jacpots than the regular i think.

    Vast majority of people do the plus from my expirience working in a shop.


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  • #22
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,046 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Atari Jaguar
    SV wrote: »
    Yup, definitely.

    I'd be regretting it big time if I didn't :D

    I'll always remember you as the lotto guy..


  • #23
    GavRedKing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,267 ✭✭✭✭GavRedKing


    Atari Jaguar
    I feel like I have to plus it up. Dont know why but for a small bit extra for 2 extra draws, why not?


  • #24
    Raiser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Raiser


    Yes - Its paying a little more to possibly win lots!!!
    biko wrote: »
    If you want serious stats etc then Gambling forum is the place.
    Me, I never play Lotto or similar. Maybe I should start, could do with a second Ferrari.

    Thanks Biko - May post this over there in a bit, unless some maths Genius comes over here first and lays all the numbers, rules and probabilities out for us in easily digestible form.

    What concerns me is:

    If you paid out €12 you would get 8 lines on the Lotto with no Lotto Plus

    For the same €12 you get 6 lines including Lotto Plus.

    - So, using tonight as an example, do you assess it as being still in with a tiny shot at winning €16,000,000 and a decent chance of paying off your mortgage by winning 250,000 on Lotto Plus?

    I suppose in fairness, the fact that you have added two further lines by electing to not pay for Lotto Plus does not statistically improve your chances of winning the Jackpot by anything other than a statistically tiny amount in relative terms.....


  • #25
    mathie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭mathie


    The lotto.
    A tax on people who can't do basic maths.


  • #26
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    Atari Jaguar
    mathie wrote: »
    The lotto.
    A tax on people who can't do basic maths.

    What? There's no maths involved. You just guess a few numbers.


  • #27
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,533 ✭✭✭SV


    Atari Jaguar
    mathie wrote: »
    The lotto.
    A tax on people who can't do basic maths.

    lol.

    and for the people who win?
    what about those who win multiple times?

    have to laugh at people who say this really..
    the logic.."The chances of winning are so small so what's the point you're just wasting money argh argh"


  • #28
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,046 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Atari Jaguar
    mathie wrote: »
    The lotto.
    A tax on people who can't do basic maths.

    When did probability and statistics become basic math?


  • #29
    Raiser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Raiser


    Yes - Its paying a little more to possibly win lots!!!
    mathie wrote: »
    The lotto.
    A tax on people who can't do basic maths.

    Yeah - I stopped doing it for years cause the odds are so shíte.....

    - Started buying the odd one recently again as some Fool wins it so it may as well be this Fool :D


  • #30
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,594 ✭✭✭bonerm


    mathie wrote: »
    The lotto.
    A tax on people who can't do basic maths.

    Why do people assume lotto players are living in this dream world where a jackpot win is just an inevitiabilty or some foregone conclusion? :confused:

    Do you really believe anyone is going into a shop today and buying a ticket with this idea they have some reasonable chance of winning?

    It's just pie-in-the-sky hoop dreams for them. It's just something to keep them going thru the drugery of modern living for another day. Look at me for example, even I know the chances of me winning the jackpot tonight are only 50:50. :(


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  • #31
    KevR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,110 ✭✭✭KevR


    Atari Jaguar
    A friend of mine apparently knows someone who never used to do plus and their numbers all came up on one of the plus draws :eek:. I would never forgive myself if that happened to me so I always do Lotto Plus.


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