We cried, then we laughed, then we panicked. We won a consolation 2 digit prize for guessing two numbers in the lotto. What do we do?
We have a job, yet playing the PCSO e-lotto, or the less-popular promos, was one of the reasons to stay alive. It was our delight, our intellectual stimulant, our generic drug of sorts. Most lotto bettors daydream the moment their numbers come up - car, holiday, starting their own business. We’re the adventurous type, so we’ve been thinking about backpacking in Central Asia.
We also have our eye on the M4. And we like to have our own place in McKinley Hill. We’re tempted to look for a Persian cat and call him Maltose, but our mate suggests we spend more time in the city. A tall order for now, but we digress.
When someone wins the lotto jackpot, the realization that life won’t be the same again can take months to sink in. Is it the same if you guess two out of six numbers correctly? It depends. Some might be too excited to tell their families and friends, but we didn’t see it that way.
We tried the Caramia Gelato after we learned about the results. We yearned for the Mint Chocolate gelato, and it didn’t disappoint. And then we have late breakfast, or early lunch, at Dean & DeLuca. We love the crispy calamares, but we wouldn’t go back. Organic food can be so expensive.
Last but not the least, we watched a Marvel film at Uptown Tempur Cinema. The comfy, adjustable beds (a.k.a movie seats) looked so inviting, but we almost fell asleep. 1,500 pesos. Gone with the wind. What next?
If you read the previous paragraph one more time, then you would think that the 2 digit prize for guessing the two numbers correctly won’t be too much. But the feeling’s the same. How did we do it?
The life of a lotto bettor, and lotto winner, is a strange journey. We learned a number of hard lessons while we dreamed of lots of money. As a lotto slogan used to have it, it could be us.
What would we tell the naysayers?
Investing is not so different from playing lotto. Just less fun. Our college mate, who became a financial coach, sneered at us when he found out about the one that would keep us alive. We pretended not to notice it. Would it make us feel better if we explained to him the differences between investing and playing lotto (or the lack of)? No. On to the next topic.
Choose your own numbers. We went through that phase when we studied the past results, of which numbers were frequently drawn. And the ratio of odd numbers and even numbers. Or high numbers and low numbers. We ditched it before the unexpected happened.
Our Chemistry instructor once told us, and our former classmates, the secret to get a high score in multiple tests. The first guess is always correct. Or 90% correct. It applies the same to guessing the winning number combination. 70%. More or less.
Today’s probably the day. Or there’s never been a better day to play the lotto. We don’t have a lucky day or an unlucky day for that matter. The same thing applies to numbers. We’re aware about unlucky number four, but we believe we’re one of those people who have an unlucky number. Or numbers. Every number has a mathematical chance of being drawn, so don’t think twice if you feel like buying a lotto ticket.
Look at playing lotto through a mathematical lens. This mindset took months because we expected luck, or dumb luck, right away. We weren’t buying lotto tickets because we couldn’t think of better ways to spend our money, but we were investing it. We believe that we would get something in return. Sooner or later.
You carry on as boringly and normally as we always have. Other than the two pricey things that we enumerated earlier, we didn’t spend much on other things. It wasn’t too much cash, but it gave us renewed hope that we could win a bigger prize. And there won’t be any lavish change in our lifestyle. We’re workaholics, but that’s another story.
We’re fully aware that guessing the two numbers correctly might be a one-time thing. But we don’t want to think about it often. We rather recall the time when we collected our prize after guessing the two numbers currently. And how hard we tried to hide our excitement. It was hard to forget those moments, if not move from it. Can you blame us?
Here’s our advice: When you win, don’t let it sink right away. If it takes months, then the better. It doesn’t matter if it’s a big win or a consolation prize. A win is still a win.
Is there a 2 digit prize in lotto philippines? The answer is YES.
