buying into a dream?

These few days we've been buying TOTO like nobody's business. Dreaming of all the "what ifs..." if we ever strike the first prize. Thinking of which property to get, which areas to invest the surplus money into... But alas, reality always keep us grounded. We never did get beyond 3 numbers.
Probably each of us had already sunk in about $30 per person (or more!) for this year.

Maybe, if we pool the money and use it to invest. The returns could've been much higher?