@Lola,
I've never bought a lottery ticket in my life. It's a rip off. A feminist plot. In the UK I mean. A London cash suction pump. As if they hadn't enough of them already.
I've seen it in action. "Here's £250 grand to build netball courts providing the rule that ladies are not allowed in the snooker room are dropped." "Here's $4million as long as women are allowed in the Long Room at Lord's." Them being excluded being a tradition dating back to the origin. In both cases.
Dianne Thompson is the CEO of the outfit that runs it.
I imagine winning it must be a bit risky for most people.