Scratch Cards

[DennisNedry]

Every time I buy one and win nothing, I tell myself that I'll never buy one again... then a few days later I buy another one and lose.

 

Has anybody else been stupid enough to get hooked on them?

 

 

[Soar Fox]

I might buy the odd one if I've had some lose change when paying for something.

Never won anything over £10 on them though.

[foxfanazer]

No never bothered with them. Blackjack on the machines in the bookies are my vice

[Bayfox]

Only time I buy which is rare. I only ever win 2 quid which I of course then use to buy another 1 or 2 and guess what 2 quid again or nothing.

I'll stick to the roulette.

[Ashley]

Found £2.00 in May. I had another £1.00 on me. I went into a local shop and purchased the bingo scratch card. Won £50.00

[Guest MattP]

Always buy a couple. Never win big.

A guy who lives near me won a million on one a few years back.

Still didn't pay back 50 quid he owed my mate after.

[SeCrEt FoX]

Every time I buy one and win nothing, I tell myself that I'll never buy one again... then a few days later I buy another one and lose.

Has anybody else been stupid enough to get hooked on them?

Yep . Ive been buying them often for the past 16 odd years and ive never won more than £30. About 8 years ago me and my cousin bought £50 worth of pound cards all off the same reel and all we won was £2 . I still buy often and dont even win my money back and it pisses me off when people i know who dont buy them often buys one and wins decent money.

My sister never buys them and about two months ago she decided one day she would get one and won £500 jammy cow. To be fair she was a bit skint at the time so i was glad she won it.

[leicesterisme]

Bought one for the first time in ages on Friday and won £10, most I've ever won!

[Fox92]

Used to do it when I was at college because the shop was a few yards away... Never, ever won... Thankfully, I don't buy them anymore.

 

However, I sadly play roulette now. This really needs to stop because I'm just throwing money away. Wish I'd never started playing it. I don't even put a lot on, it's just the fact when I add up all my stakes, I could have treated myself to something nice and productive.

[Ozwin]

I work in a shop, the pound ones aren't worth bothering with.

 

The real winners are on the £10 scratchcards but you need balls to buy them.

[Bert]

I work in a shop, the pound ones aren't worth bothering with.

The real winners are on the £10 scratchcards but you need balls to buy them.

Won £400 as my biggest win in a scratch card (£2). Won £100 of a £10 one before.

[DennisNedry]

I work in a shop, the pound ones aren't worth bothering with.

 

The real winners are on the £10 scratchcards but you need balls to buy them.

 

Haha don't tell me that, now I want one!

[Alexikokopops]

I won £100 on one a couple of years ago. Spent it all that evening buying people drinks. About a month ago I bought a £5 one, won a fiver. Invested it, won a tenner. Invested it in another £5 card. Won £15. Bought a £10 scratch card and won £50. Blew it on Nandos (of all the things! I think it's the only time I've been there in 2013!) for me and a mate. What a waste. I don't buy them often though. Maybe one every couple of months

[SystonFox]

I won £34 off the first one I ever bought when I was 16. Random ammount I know but it was one of those £2 ones 10 years ago (the most expensive at the time) which had four different chances to win. Each one won an ammount that totalled £34.

I pocketed £30 and spent £4 on two more and won another £20 or so. £50 up in a matter of minutes. I was 16! I went straight to McDonald's and went crazy with a large Big Mac meal and a mcflurry!!! And a new pair of trainers to boot!!! (Not from mcdonalds)

I'd guess it's been about 7 or 8 years since I last got one though

[Saxondale]

I've been on a bit of a run of buying the £1 ones. They're supposed to have a 1 in 4 or 1 in 5 (I forget) chance of winning at least the minimum, so the more I lose, the more I think I'm due a small win. Ruddy things!

[Xen]

Rarely win on them, then when I do it's only ever the money that I spent on it back.

 

Bought a £2 a few weeks back and won 3 times out of the four chances on the card. Won the grand total of... £5. Pfft.

My Dad won on 4 out of 4 lines on a single card and picked up a fiver for each line once, which is the biggest win I've seen anyone get..

[Rincewind]

SC1 1 in 5

SC2 1 in 5

SC3 1 in5

Etc. Etc

 

which is why I rarely buy them

[Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo]

Buy a couple every now and then (only £1 ones), never won more than £20, although that felt pretty good the couple of times I won that much and I know when to stop

[Alexikokopops]

Rarely win on them, then when I do it's only ever the money that I spent on it back.

 

Bought a £2 a few weeks back and won 3 times out of the four chances on the card. Won the grand total of... £5. Pfft.

My Dad won on 4 out of 4 lines on a single card and picked up a fiver for each line once, which is the biggest win I've seen anyone get..

 

I thought the minimum win (each time, not total) on a scratch card is the amount you paid for it, so the minimum you'd get for winning three times on a £2 would be £6? Unless there was a line where you won £1?

[glenny_fox]

I won £1000 a few months ago on one of those £3 bingo cards, also had a £50 not long ago on a bingo one.