There are great prizes and a good cause, but the values are inflated to the max. You lose more than you win. I buy tickets but have never won anything. I just hope to have the luck one day and end up with a great check in my hand. I followed the lotto max winning numbers today at least twice. I'm starting to develop an obsession with the lottery. I know I'm not winning anything. Still, I buy more and more. I know this is the real goal of the lottery, to get more money from us, but I never thought it would have such an impact on me.