Answer: No, I am not surprised that everyone goes to lottery because if you have a large amount of money and your giving it out for free, a lot of people are going to try to win that money. I would say yes some of the towns people are influenced because sometimes you want to try different things, or you just like trying new things and its the person you are. Yes, because once I see other people doing things I think to myself "wow that might be a good idea" sometimes its not always the right idea though.
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