'I spent £600 on National Lottery Scratchcards and what I won amazed me'
After splashing out a jaw-dropping £600 on 120 £5 National Lottery Millionaire Maker Scratchcards, a Brit took to social media to reveal whether he had made any profit
A man who bought 120 National Lottery Millionaire Maker Scratchcards has revealed his winnings
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A man who purchased £600 worth of National Lottery Scratchcards has revealed how much he won on social media. After spending an eye-watering amount of money on 120 Millionaire Maker game cards, Jax took to TikTok to reveal he purchased the pile of £5 cards that offer a 1 in 3.03 chance of winning various cash prizes.
In a video posted to TikTok, Jax said: "I'm about to scratch 120 Millionaire Maker Scratchcards - this could take a while. Let's hope the first one is a winner... the answer to that is no, let's hope there aren't too many more like this."
Halfway through the reveal Jax admitted he had spent £1,100 on scratch cards within two months, he persisted until the end, displaying both piles once again.
In the end, he concluded with a sobering reveal: "So, I spent £600 on these Scratchcards - and the return was £360. That's a loss of £240."
He wrapped up with words of warning, encouraging viewers to steer clear of gambling temptations, adding: "Stay away from the Scratchcards - you think you're going to win, but you're just not. Please don't gamble."
Agreeing with Jax's wisdom, one TikTok user admitted: "They are terrible things. I used to spend at least a tenner per day buying them. Haven't bought one since 1st January. Been putting £10 per day in a tin. Christmas sorted."
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Echoing the sentiment, another shared their experience: "I used to work in a Spar shop when I was in uni. Watching people waste hundreds on lottery taught me all I needed to know. Never bought a lottery ticket in my life."
A third person commented: "I've never seen anyone make a profit on a video like this ever, poor man's tax." Meanwhile, a fourth declared: "Same as any gambling, the house always wins."
In contrast, however, one individual chimed in with a positive story, writing: "A family friend won £250,000 a few years back, with his last 4 quid he bought two £2 ones."
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Jax's experiments, however, saw him obtain a £420 return from an outlay of £600 worth of scratchcards in March, whereas in April, he recouped £340 after investing £500.
Summing up, Jax has spent a total of £1,700 and won £1,120 - resulting in a net loss of £580.
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