Now, I play the lottery, the big games like BigGame and the state lottery. I know it is 'wasted' money, but what the heck. Who knows.
What annoys me are the people who insist on playing the Pick 3 and Pick 4 by picking 20+ individual tickets, one by one, verbally, as if by magical incantation, each pick is of utmost importance. Use a sheet, or pick a number, and just go with it. Please don't do this. And if you do insist on doing this, please don't do this when there are other people waiting in line to buy a paper or something.