How to play the lottery on a shoestring budget: 14 ideas to afford more tickets

How to play the lottery on a shoestring budget: 14 ideas to afford more tickets

Anna Springer holds up a Mega Millions ticket bought with her last $4. I tell you how to afford more of them. Photo: Bill Lackey

Want to win more? Play more. Because the best way to improve your winning rate is to buy more tickets. But if you're financially stretched as many people are sometimes, then you've got to get a little creative in your buying.

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12 Things You Simply MUST Avoid If You've Won Mega Millions Or Powerball

12 Things You Simply MUST Avoid If You've Won Mega Millions Or Powerball

Winning large lottery sums takes less skill than spending it. Here's some advice. PHOTO: Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG

Seems so simple, doesn't it? Win a large sum, pay off debts, help out your family with houses and cars, trip no-expense-spared travel, and indulge all your fantasies at once.

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How to beat even the worst lottery odds in your next game

How to beat even the worst lottery odds in your next game

Want a pile of money? This what it looks like. Robert and Tonya Harris look at cardboard money representing their Georgia MegaMillions $275 million win. PHOTO: toledoBlade

The media are fond of putting out extraordinarily hopeless odds in any major game. They do it because it's attention-seeking and good for readership. But they have it completely wrong.

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