Playing same ticket multiple times for the same draw

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thaencyder — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:16:30 GMT

Yeah, it's an expensive strategy. I've seen it work a few times for mass cash players (each ticket earning $100,000) so it depends on which game and which state.

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thaencyder — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:15:14 GMT

I've done that as well. Keeping the same five numbers but picking five different power all numbers in hopes of at least matching the powerball. Others times, I have to admit, too lazy to fill out five slips with same numbers so I just fill out one and get five tickets for a single draw.

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Stack47 — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 01:43:22 GMT

The idea is to win the second prize multiple times.

Are playing the same five numbers with five different powerball numbers

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rcbbuckeye — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:48:44 GMT

I used to do that for the All or Nothing game. Tix cost $2, and I would play the same or alternating numbers 5 times. Top prize is $250,000, 5 times would be $1,250,000. Cost $10. I liked the game for the overall odds, 1 in 4.5.

Best I ever won was $250 ($50 x 5). I quit on it because of cost and the fact I had to buy tix every day. The way Texas set up the game is there are 4 draws a day, like Pick 3 and Daily 4. But you can't buy say, a night draw in advance. If you want to buy advance dra... [ More ]

Playing same ticket multiple times for the same draw

thaencyder — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:35:28 GMT

I've been playing the same numbers five times ($15 each time) for both powerball and megamllions. The idea is to win the second prize multiple times. It's a strategy that I think is a lot of people use. Unfortunately, I've yet to see any winners. Maybe that one time someone won three tickets for second prize of powerball a while back. Have any of you on here use similar strategies? If so, for which games? Please do share.