When You Win A Jackpot The Luck To Skill Odds Will Be?

Reply #30

Vergie6 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:49:21 GMT

Awwwww come on CB, say it

Reply #29

Vergie6 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:48:00 GMT

It's luck but I help it along...if I get a qp and it's a double like on the 14th of this month here in NC... I got a qp for 667 so bought 776 and the number that hit was 767 so I won!

That was luck and skill...the skill part was knowing to go back in and buy it's mate...

Reply #28

ca-dreamin* — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:41:31 GMT

I picked 20% Luck 80% skill because if I spend an afternoon going over numbers I'm willing to say it was a little bit of luck on choosing and putting together the right numbers to play......BUT.....I'm gonna say it was mostly skill in choosing those numbers.

And if I won off a QP I wouldn't say it was luck...I would say it was Divine Intervention LOL

Reply #27

pick4hawk — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:35:02 GMT

I don't believe I'll win by anything else but skill.

However I did once win a turkey to eat. So who knows.

Hawk

Reply #26

tiggs95 — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:37:55 GMT

LUCK........

Reply #25

ConstantlyB — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:15:46 GMT

I could say something .......but I won't

Your the man Maddog...you are the man

Reply #24

Jack Pot — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:27:54 GMT

Although I voted 100% luck - what is really in my heart is 100% Providential .

Reply #23

bomatt — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:27:15 GMT

Knowing when to buy that QP is skill.

Reply #22

psykomo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:29:17 GMT

guess WHAT (big) BobP::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

VOTED 50/50

WHEN U.GO ON STAGE

UR ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^butt must B ready 2 GET IT IT ON11

lol LOLllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.....................................

PSYKOMO

Reply #21

Guru101 — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:50:09 GMT

I give my system enough credit that if I actually did win the jackpot, it will be considered as playing a role in my win. However, jackpot games have millions of combinations. Odds of 1 in 10 aren't very good, much less 1 in 12,271,512.

Reply #20

markp1950 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:06:52 GMT

When I win it's 100% skill...

When I lose it's 100% bad luck.....

MarkP

Reply #19

Dollar419 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:02:17 GMT

It will be because I bought the one winning ticket at the exact right place, at the exact right time

Reply #18

RJOh — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:33:40 GMT

Which state do you live in? I assume when you say she won MM twice you're saying she hit the jackpot twice and I wasn't aware anyone had ever done that. I would like to look that up.

I would assume if someone had a super workout that they claimed helped them win a game like MM, they are simply claiming they improved their odds of winning quite a bit. Even if they reduced their odds from 1:150M to 1:14M they probably wouldn't ever win more than once since people play 6/49 games all their life... [ More ]

Reply #17

cheryl59 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:59:21 GMT

I totally agree with rdgrnr, some people have that extra gift of Luck, I have read of cases (very few I might add) where a couple of people claim that they used some sort of super workout that produced a winner, If that workout was indeed the answer , then why don't these people when over, and over and over again? I know a lady in my home town that won the Mega Millions twice, I ask her how she did it and her answer was Just Lucky I guess! , that makes real good sense to me, along with, in the R... [ More ]

Reply #16

RJOh — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:14:23 GMT

....... is a waste of time.

Sounds like common sense until I consider the fact that I've heard the same thing said about players who buy a ticket for every drawing. Although they may never win, I don't consider it a waste of time.

Reply #15

SmoothJuice — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:05:59 GMT

how do you figure? The real answer is The world may never know . That answer is the same as lottery players who use their skills to get lucky numbers.

Reply #14

rdgrnr — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:30:30 GMT

I think some people are born lucky and some people just get lucky if they're in the right place at the right time under the right circumstances like when the moon lines up with Uranus or something.

I've known a few people who were born lucky and each one of them had one characteristic in common. They were the biggest cheapskates I ever met in my life. I'm not kidding. They would pinch a penny so tight Lincoln would wince in his grave. I believe they all could have been millionaires if they ha... [ More ]

Reply #13

Pooh Bear — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:16:43 GMT

First and foremost, my sister's and I used to do a combination format. WE were lucky! We put a time apart for a lottery intervention everyday, and, we hit at least 2 or 3 times a week. We all have a special gift. Just like you said, if you got it, you got it . Last year was a good year, then my focus drifted. Without focus, and studying the odds, you're right it's just luck . I also believe that some of us are gifted for one thing or another. For me, numbers has always been a thing for me. 214 i... [ More ]

Reply #12

Pooh Bear — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:32:04 GMT

When my mother-in-law hit the keno, I was her primary caregiver. We never changed the way we lived. But, we did order pizza more often. We always invited our neighbors to join us. We thanked God for the blessings he bestowed in our lives, and paid our bills we were struggling with. Good night BobP.

Reply #11

Pooh Bear — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:24:04 GMT

1out of every 187,000

Reply #10

Pooh Bear — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:20:04 GMT

You're absolutely right. In certain cases, I believe luck is fate when you put your priorities straight, and keep a positive attitude. You can't win all the time; that would be selfish. Just be thankful for the blessings bestowed in your life, and don't expect it to come to you. Sure, it would be great to win big once in awhile, but $ isn't nothing if you don't have anyone to share it with. Well, going to bed for now. Just got home from the hospital. Tuckered out. Good Luck to you!! Pooh Bear... [ More ]

Reply #9

MADDOG10 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:12:32 GMT

214 .

Reply #8

RJOh — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:07:31 GMT

Outside of buying more tickets, there's not much players can do to improve their odds of winning a jackpot except avoid playing duplicate combinations. Even that requires more effort than some players are willing to invest so since I do that and some other things when I use my system to pick combinations I would say it's 90% luck and 10% effort. Even luck can't help you if you don't buy a ticket.

Reply #7

SmoothJuice — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:42:13 GMT

It's 100% Luck.

Using science and mathematics when finding the winning numbers is a waste of time. People who do that might as well find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop.

Reply #6

ohiopick3 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:37:00 GMT

I put 50/50. I would have to say if you are going to do something, like looking at stats, back testing, etc. to try

and pick your own numbers then You have to give yourself some credit for doing so.

Reply #5

savagegoose — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:16:45 GMT

I know people who dont buy tickets, what would it be classed as skill or luck, my odds being better than theirs?

i picked %100 luck , even thought buying a darned ticket is %99 of the job done.

Reply #4

lottocalgal — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:12:39 GMT

You missed one, cause WHEN i win, It will be due to patience. My number started out as a quickpick months ago that I liked and kept as my regular set so cant say luck and outside of playing continusously, there's no skill involved. But I know it will hit some day because I win small amounts quick often. My dilema is having the patience to wait it out for when it does hit, even if it takes years. I truly believe in destiny more that luck. If it is part of your destiny to win, you will. Just think... [ More ]

Reply #3

fja — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:11:39 GMT

10 % skill and 90% patience. I know I have the winning numbers. I just can't tell you if there for the 467th MM drawing or the 176,000,000 drawing of mega millions....

Reply #2

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:42:43 GMT

I'd probably just say, it was all luck.

Reply #1

Coin Toss — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:37:23 GMT

Statistics tell us that 70 to 80% of jackpot winners would have to say luck if they answered honestly, unless they concocted some kind of yarn about the skill involved in playing a QP. Maybe filling out the slip with a calligraphy pen or something.

The only skill I can see in winning a jackpot is repeating a top matrix number for the bonus number in a 5 + 1 game. If you've ever played in a group and it comes to picking the bonus number someone will invariably say, But we've already picked tha... [ More ]

When You Win A Jackpot The Luck To Skill Odds Will Be?

BobP — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:54:02 GMT

When they're handing you the big check and the reporter asks what you attribute your good fortune to, what will be your ratio of luck to skill?

BobP