National Lottery / Alternatives

[sara3]

I play the lottery via direct debit, 3 lines on a Weds and 3 on a Sat.

they've written to me to say that the ticket prices are doubling (they almost make it sound like I should be grateful!) and my direct debit will cease unless I adjust it.

well, I'm not going to! so, where should I be spending my £6 a week? other lotteries? the pools? where will I have the best chance of winning something worthwhile?

and is anyone else pulling out of the National Lottery when it doubles in price?

[sara3]

when I remortgaged I had some capital, which I put into premium bonds. they won £50 every month, until I withdrew the majority.

I just think the odds are stacked against all but the biggest investors.

[excelsior-1]

i have joined the magpas lottery

at least i know that my monthly debit is going to a very good cause

[kylesmum]

I'm reluctantly going to continue playing as I am stupid enough to have played the same numbers from the start, would be sods law. Have managed in all that time a few tenners :( My time will come.....:/

I play the Postcode Lottery and did play the Health Lottery, I don't know why I stopped the Health Lottery as I won a few hundred pounds on several occasions!

[Jeza]

Kyles. If you don't look at the winning numbers then you'll save a few quid.

[sir.prize]

Camelot know how to make a profit.

They are doubling the price and in recent years the jackpot has reduced by half.

[Baldric]

I'll be spending the same amount, what I do divides by 2,
so half the entry

[kylesmum]

Jeza, I couldn't help myself, you know what it's like !! :)

[sara3]

kylesmum, I've always used the same numbers but I play by direct debit, and can't even remember what my numbers are anymore!

sir.prize, precisely!

thanks for all answers :o)

[queen 1954]

im deffo pulling out when the price doubles and will prob do the health lottery instead.ive had 22 premium bonds since the early 70s and have won 2 fifty pound prizes so far :)

[trt]

The Irish lottery, my son does it.

[jakep]

Yes I play by direct debit and have done the same two lines since the beginning, big mistake. Over the years I have won five lots of £10 and once I got £54.
Not a great return.
I am going to stop and never look at the results.

[secsee1]

Our local pub has 3 separate syndicates all spending up to £40 per week each as they all do the Sat & Wed draws and all 3 syndicates are pulling out of the National Lottery as I suspect many syndicates will do, Yes they have shot themselves in the foot bigtime! - PS they have all emailed Camelot bout the price hike but have not had the courtesy of a reply.