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Is there any method or system that can an predict the first digit that will fall in Pick 3Reply
Let's try this with the simple game of Pick 3. In Pick 3, there are 1,000 combinations, from 000 to 999, all of which have the same probability of being the winning combination. Let's say you purchase one ticket. You pick 567 and bet $1. If the winning combination is 567, you win $500. Your chances of winning is 1 in 1000, because you have bet on one combination out of 1,000 equally likely combinations. Now let's say you decide to purchase a second ticket for the same drawing. You pi
Feb 20, 2026, 6:03 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
[Again] After millions of people threw away $5 on the new game format, I wonder how many of them will come back for more punishment Including the sales forecast for Tuesday's drawing MM is reporting revenue of a hair over $72 million for the first 3 drawings of the current run. That's 12.5% more than the $64 million in revenue for the first 3 drawings of the last run. That said, it may not be indicative of what we'll see after another few drawings because whenever the jackpot gets to about
Nov 23, 2025, 3:11 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Where are they putting the additional unexpected $2M in sales? They're putting it in the same places as every other $5 in sales. They skim half off the top and the rest goes into the prize pools. The ads are only for estimated jackpots, and higher sales increase it. They're not going to change the advertised amount unless sales are substantially higher than expected, and if you got those numbers from the site that shall not be named (which you must have, because the Texas worksheet doesn't
Sep 20, 2025, 12:35 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Maryland's Multi Match odds are variableReply
This is an interesting game. I've started some calculations but it will be awhile before I can finish it. This is what I have so far: Probability of getting zero duplicates (all 18 numbers are distinct) = 4.6%. If this happens, the maximum you can win in the second tier is 6 of 18 for $7. Probability of getting one pair = 19.1%. The maximum win in the second tier is 7 of 18 for $20. Probability of getting two pairs = 30.1%. The maximum win in the second tier is 8 of 18 for $100.
Aug 16, 2025, 2:30 am - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

The Florida Millionaire Raffle is back!Reply
It is a very good thing from a players perspective. Where can players find lower odds to win a million dollars? Remains to be seen if there will be a last minute rush to buy raffle tickets. (Hope not!) June 30 is when ticket sales end. Final drawing for 10 one million dollar top prize winners is July 2nd. I have to believe the winning numbers will be generated by a computer. (RNG software). G5
Jun 2, 2026, 4:45 pm - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
Yes, those odds are correct. You can only win one of the prizes (the highest one for which you qualify). I see you're trying to calculate the last one. 58 choose 5 is 4,582,116. However, in order to win the second prize, you have to not match the millionaire ball. There are 5 of them, so the probability of not matching that is 4/5. 1/4582116*4/5 equals 1/5727645
Apr 26, 2026, 4:42 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
Where I live we don't have the double play option, but when I travel somewhere where it's offered, I always play it. The 10M double play jackpot is very elusive, but doesn't hurt to give it a shot. It's apparent l, so far, that even with the better odds, MFL is not the favorite option
Apr 25, 2026, 9:57 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
Last summer I was in Texas for vacation, I bought a 15 draw Texas Lotto ticket, the jackpot was in the 30M range. I did not win the jackpot . But you are right, at $1 a draw even with the odds it feels ok. Where I live the state doesn't tax the lottery, so a 1M win would be 630K, which is a very decent win. I add the extra $1 for the power play to make it 1,260,000 after taxes, now that sounds very good Good luck on your upcoming draws and Happy Birthday in advance.
Apr 25, 2026, 6:27 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
Powerball. I'm a two dolla balla. Sometimes $3 if I'm feeling spicy and adding double play. I wouldn't reward the increases in price with my $5 even if I had money to spend freely. It's also the principle of the thing, and choosing to pay for the one that didn't go up in price while not giving a sale to the one that did. Odds aren't good for any of them. I get a powerball once in a while as a dream and a what if. I can do that twice at $2/3 rather than once for $5.
Apr 25, 2026, 3:56 pm - winterbird - Lottery Discussion Forum

DC 5 Lottery needs to be audited immediately. The same thing that happened to Tennessee in 2007Reply
The wins in RED could not be won during the Singles Only event... quite the DC Lottery Payout Savings, aye? Well, guess they needed to fund that promotion somehow. Prizes and Odds To Win Match $.50 Bet Pays $1 Bet Pays Example Odds of Winning Straight 5 digits in exact order $25,000 $50,000 1-2-3-4-5 1 in 100,000 5 Way Box 5 digits in any order $5,000 $10,000 1-1-1-1-2 1 in 20,000 10 Way Box 5 digits in any order $2,500 $5,000 1-1-1-2-2 1 in 10,000 20 Way Bo
Apr 20, 2026, 1:39 pm - JADELottery - Lottery Discussion Forum