Saturday morning I was talking to The Pony about how my scratchers had been defeating me. How ever since before our casino trip, I couldn't seem to get a winner on a $10 ticket. The crosswords were also losing, but I HAD just gotten a $75 winner on one of the new Tetris $5 tickets.
"I'm glad I got that winner, but the last time I had a losing streak this long on the tens, I got that $1000 winner."
"You're going to get one today!"
"Heh, heh! Wouldn't THAT be nice!"
As usual, I left home with a plan for buying my scratchers. I always go to the Gas Station Chicken Store. That's where I'd cash my $75 winner, and get two crosswords and two Tetris tickets. From there, I planned to go to the Liquor Store across the street, or the Casey's across the moat, to get a crossword and a Tetris. Flush with winnings, I also wanted a $10 ticket.
Another task was to mail the Lowe's bill at the drive-thru mailbox at the post office by the giant sinkhole. I saw that the Liquor Store had a truck with a trailer attached, blocking the parking space at the end. It's not a handicap space, but assures nobody will park next to my door. I went past, figuring I'd go to the mailbox first. On the way there and back, I saw that Casey's parking lot was full, even the handicap space. And the truck/trailer were still at the Liquor Store, probably with the driver inside playing their fake slot machines.
Well. So much for my plan! I headed to 10Box, where I'd been the day before, getting a couple of $5 winners and a $10 loser. The left machine was out of the Tetris tickets. So I got two crosswords and a $10 ticket. The one that looked like it glowed the brightest. That's how I pick tickets when I don't have a plan for a certain kind. It has not been working for me lately! But Saturday, it DID:
It matched one number. That's a $1000 WINNER!
Here's a little closer view, because I just really like looking at my winner.
When I scratched off all the numbers and saw that I had one winner, I figured it would be $10. I was happy, because maybe it meant that my ten-dollar-scratcher-slump was ending. When I uncovered the first of the giant ZEROs, I was extra-excited, because I thought I had a $100 winner. When I uncovered the third ZERO, I was ecstatic.
Seems like SOMEBODY is a little psychic. Not sure it if was The Pony for the prediction, or me for switching the plan and picking THIS ticket from the four of that denomination that were available.
I'm sure The Universe will soon deal me a reckoning. But for now, winning sure is fun.
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