What's the most you have won with a lottery? I won $115 with 4 numbers out of 6 on a 6/49. Payoff for 6/49's: 6/6 top prize $5,000,000+ 5 plus bonus about $100,000 5/6 about $1,000 4/6 about $100 3/6 $10
4/6 multiples and 5/6 twice from a school project at New Trier. Was like $4,000 from an initial $500.
Here are a couple of lengthy & interesting articles on how peopled have gamed the scratch-off lottery systems and took home big money (or decided to simply report it). Cracking the Scratch Lottery Code https://www.wired.com/2011/01/ff-lottery/ The Lottery Hackers https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/lotto-winners/
Years ago when I was stupid enough to "play" the lottery I won 1000 dollars. I now realize I wasn't "playing" ; I was paying a stupid tax.
500 bucks on a ten dollar scratch off. I think like 7 bucks on a Powerball. Don't play at all anymore, like 5 years now. Never played that much to begin with. When actually gambling I prefer craps, mostly just for all of the characters you see at a hot table, and by some stroke of luck I've been able to stay slightly ahead of that game. Lunch money ahead, literally, but it's fun.