And The Winner Is...

Me!! I sincerely believe that I'm going to win every game of chance I pay. Not card or board games, because everyone knows I'm terrible at those. And a very sore loser (Risk memories, anyone?). Contests is a more accurate word. Every single contest I play, I'm convinced I'm going to be the grand prize winner. Does this belief, this hope, these positive vibes I send out into the universe work? Nope. Every year, I think I'm going to win a million dollars in the Monopoly game at McDonald's. I faithfully complete the surveys that various stores and restaurants give out, asking about their service, in hopes of winning cash and gift cards. Have I won yet? Nope. Currently, I am 100% convinced that I'm going to win that Visa contest where you get tickets to the Olympics for life. It's the same thing whenever I go to Vegas. Every year is the year I'm going to hit big on the Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the Bellagio. I'm so cynical about everything else, what is about these contests that keep me hoping every time? Probably the fact that ultimately, I'm not really risking anything.