I don't play myself, but only because I could never be arsed going to a shop and doing something like this regularly.

The talk about how unlikely you are to win is a little misguided though. I know the odds are atrocious, but so does pretty much everyone - that's why successful lottery playing isn't called "A prudent investment with a sound return on your money", it's called "Beating the odds". The whole point is that "if". However remote and unlikely, because hey - every week or two SOMEONE wins. Could be me. And if it is, everything changes.