Buying and scratching instant official lottery tickets is one thing that almost everyone has done at one time or another. For some folks it's probably something they do too often. I guess for me, the bad buying habit is junk food. If I had spent my extra money on instant lottery tickets in the past, I may happen to be rich by now in place of overweight. Like anything, whether it's food or gambling one must do it in moderation, and that is often hard to do.

Here in the state of Pennsylvania where I live, the first scratch off ticket came out in 1975, and they happen to be a big hit every since.

I have bought instant lottery tickets of every available price range in my state. I usually buy the $1 - $2 tickets, but once in awhile I buy a $5 - $10 ticket, and one time, I purchased a $20 instant ticket. I won nothing on the $20 ticket, not even $1 or a FREE ticket, to ensure that was like throwing away my $20.