Andy Dole had been a successful electronics manufacturing executive and the owner of a disco in the 1970s and early 1980s．At his (62) , he earned$100, 000 a year． But his real (63) was the lottery．Andy, 53, remembers the first time he bought a ticket．in 1982．"I knew it was a sucker’s bet, "he says．"But there was no other (64) I could make a million dollars for a buck．"Andy played compulsively every day (65) eight years． Finally, $100, 000 worth of lottery tickets (66) , he lost his job, his disco business (67) ．and he was$1million (68) debt．After his wife divorced him, he moved in with his mother, vowing (69) his teen—age daughter and son that he would pull himself (70) ． Andy hit bottom on July 31, 1990, a date he (71) as"a good day for gamblers"because there were three local lottery drawings．"This was my last shot at (72) my daughter’s first semester at college, "he says．"After (73) all three games, I tried to slash my wrists (74) a razor．"Andy Dole’s (75) finally came after Gamblers Anonymous helped him control his (76) and formulate a budget plan to pay down his (77) out of the$75,000-a-year salary he earns (78) a textile- plant manager．Meanwhile, his daughter is now in law school, and his son is in college．And best of all, Andy hasn’t bought a lottery (79) in six years． "My children (80) in me, and I have peace of mind, "he says．"It’s (81) ： everything I wanted from gambling I got from not gambling．\