You are right, of course, and I agree.
To be entirely honest with you, I have never really bought into lotteries myself. Not counting last week (that's when I bought two tickets; the third one was a joke), I think it happened once some twenty-odd years ago when I was still a kid and my grandpa got me a ticket as a surprise gift.
As for the these past few days... call me silly, but I'm not entirely sure why I made the purchase. Given the overall mood, I guess it was something of a spontaneous "well, you never know" moment to indulge in a fantasy, but even so, I understood all too well that it was a stupid decision. Regardless, it's not happening again.
EDIT: Hurlshot above put it into words perfectly before I even got to finish my post.
Give it a year or two.