[Josy]

Do you buy Scratch Cards?

If you do, do you check the lottery website to see if theres any decent prizes left on them or do you just buy and hope for the best?

[Niamh.]

Nah, the only time I get a scratch card is if I win one from the Lotto draw

I've never bought a single scratch card. I do play both Euro lotteries every week though. I have no idea why I don't do the normal one. I guess the Ł3-5m prize, compared to Ł12m min on the Euro makes it less appealing, but it's not as though Ł3m wouldn't change my life completely.

I've always thought the lottery/scratch cards caused weird psychology.

[MTVN]

Went through a phase of buying them when I was 16/17 but don't bother anymore, think they're a bit pointless

[Black Dagger]

Every once in a while. I tend to win on the ones I get. I must be lucky.

[Josy]

I think I have only ever bought one, I know some people that buy them every time they are in the shop though and a few weeks ago I was in buying lottery tickets for my partners gran and the woman infront of me bought 28 scratch cards, surely they can't all have been for her?

[Ammi]

..no, I hardly ever do but my dad used to buy them..around 25 or so at a time and he would give them to us all to scratch..if we won anything, we would just exchange them for more and keep going on until we lost lol..it seemed to keep him happy anyway....I read something this morning though that said they still sold them when the big prizes had already been won..?...

[Josy]

Yeah I think they do Ammi, thats why I was wondering if people that bought them checked the website to see what prizes were left.

[Niamh.]

The last time we won a scratch card on the Lotto, we then won €50 on the scratch card, it was great

[Josy]

I never even knew you could win a scratch card on the lottery?

[Niamh.]

If you get 3 numbers or something like that, could be the Irish lotto, we do that and the Euro Millions

Originally Posted by Niamh.

If you get 3 numbers or something like that, could be the Irish lotto, we do that and the Euro Millions

Isn't the Oirish lottery where the winners have to pay the company the prize money?

[Josy]

Yeah it might be that, my mother in law plays the irish lottery.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jesus.H.Christ

Isn't the Oirish lottery where the winners have to pay the company the prize money?

[Roy Mars III]

I call them my retirement plan

[AnnieK]

When I was on maternity leave and having 6 months off work, I bought one most days. I think I as trying to win enough to not go back to work - epic fail. The most I won was Ł20 and must have spent hundreds. I blame baby brain

My mother in law puts loads on her tree at Christmas and we all choose one in Christmas day.

My OHs friend said he was in a shop one day and the guy in front bought one of those rich for life ones and won Ł350k. He's my inspiration! I play the Euro though.

[thesheriff443]

scratch card's are are bad new's

[arista]

I have bought the Ł4Million Cards
3 or 4 times
costing Ł10 each

[Samuel.]

Yeah I will occasionally buy a scratch card. I think it's the lucky pot one I normally get, where you try to get a line of pictures.

Don't bother checking to see what prizes are left.

[Kizzy]

I put them in the crimbo cards last year, and my nephew gave them in an envelope on their wedding day to guests at the meal.
I have only bought them a handful of times though, someone local to me is an addict as theres usually a trail of them from the shop

[Smithy]

I used too, won a tenner a few times but them i stopped winning so stopped buying them

[Jessica.]

I buy them rarely.

[reece(:]

Rarely

[Benjamin]

Nope, never buy them.

[Mystic Mock]

I don't but my Mom does.