I am one of two or three people in my office who doesn't spend ?1-3 a week in the office syndicate (of about 10 people) as I don't believe in wasting the money chasing astronomical odds.
When people tried to to the 'got to be in it it to win it' argument, I signed up for one week with the numbers 10,11,12,13,14,15 (Only because 1,2,3,4,5,6 are the most popular numbers) and was berated because "Those numbers will never come up!" I tried to prove they have just as much liklihood as 1,45,23,12,9,33.
Do you play the lottery? On your own or as part of a syndicate? If so, why?