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I've got a cake taker for you... Today I swung past that same local supermarket that had that $390 PB advance play ticket for sale. I wanted buy a few Florida Fantasy 5 ticket for tonight's drawing. At the Customer Service Counter the $390 PB ticket was gone (they sold it to somebody) but now there was a $192 advance play PB ticket under that big sheet of plastic with the same Please buy me sign beside it. It had a bunch of QP lines on it. The drawing date range on the ticket started with to
Dec 10, 2025, 2:31 pm - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Private SelectionReply
Let me see if I can get this straight. Your claim is: 1) if the lottery did a simple random number drawing, they would not make money, and 2) because they are using a pattern, this is what does make them money. Both of those claims are wrong. 1) The lottery pays out either 500-1 or 600-1 for a pick 3 straight, which has a 1 in 1,000 chance of winning in a fair drawing. Do some math. This paytable gives the lottery a significant profit margin. 2) If they are using a pattern and you w
Jul 18, 2025, 3:35 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

LOTTERY POST 25TH ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY #2Reply
Hello everyone! First of all, thank you once again for all of your thoughtful responses in our second giveaway. It was so refreshing reading through every single one of your entries, and we loved all the creative ways you would use your winnings. Many of you had adventurous ideas for trips, vacations, and exploratory experiences, and lots of you said you would help out your family it s really fun to see the variety in responses! Secondly, I wanted to sincerely apologize for the delay and rad
Jul 6, 2025, 8:09 am - Kate - Lottery Discussion Forum

Knowing the Unknowable Future NumberReply
Boxed = any order I don't care how people made their wagers on those drawings. I was commenting on the drawing results. You posted several drawings that (except one) had the same four digits in it, in any order. In addition, all four digits were even . This does not make it more remarkable ; it makes it more expected . When all four digits are even for two drawings, there are only five digits they could be (0,2,4,6,8), which makes it more likely that the four digits (in any order) are th
Jun 12, 2025, 9:43 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
There's a limit to how much a jackpot can grow with multiple drawings. 3 per week vs 2 has some impact, but it's mostly on the people who are addicted to playing one set of numbers for every drawing. They don't account for much of a jackpot increase. It's the people who only play when the jackpot gets really big, or people who buy lots of QP when the jackpot gets big, that drives it up faster. A jackpot will not grow just because drawings are done more frequently. Imagine if they had drawing
Apr 25, 2026, 5:14 am - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Michigan Weekly Breakdown — Fantasy 5 & Lotto 47 Trend Report (April 4-9)Reply
I think it goes without saying, a Lot has changed with PLC's since the 1990's. Drawings seem more sophisticated these days. More RNG's involved, less human intervention needed to save in total costs involved in drawing operations. Now that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on the mainstream, it wouldn't surprise me if at some point lottery officials cut more jobs and let AI have a more part in how the drawings are conducted. I agree, tracking numbers can assist in what's most probable as t
Apr 23, 2026, 9:26 am - L J1 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery PhobiasReply
Funny thing, I have never watched a live drawing. I have also never watched a full recorded drawing where all numbers get drawn, it's always those short clips on news stories where they play a short piece of the draw. There's absolutely nothing wrong with watching the live draws, it's just something that I have never thought of doing
Apr 19, 2026, 4:56 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery is not random it's predeterminedReply
Actually, yes I did study physics. We never covered the effect of the weather on a mechanical ball drawing machine that operates indoors. Even if it was outside, it still wouldn't matter. Why did we skip over that important chapter, you ask? Because there is none ! A claim like that is even more absurd than saying that lottery officials rig every single drawing. The latter is possible, and it has happened. But there is no evidence to suggest that it happens all the time. But the weather? Rea
Feb 3, 2026, 3:03 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Once in a blue moon powerball X10Reply
Stats, As jade pointed out, the PowerPlay numbers are a CGN, that's why there is no televised drawing for them. (Sorry, I knew that but failed to point it out in my initial post) Should've but when you get to be my age........ Although I've no idea where the CGN spits out the PP number, my scientific wilda$$ guess is they do it in Tallahassee. That's where PowerBall drawing are held. (At least they were held in Tallahassee, but Old Fools like me might not be aware that's where they used to
Jan 4, 2026, 9:28 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

I'm done playing the lotteryReply
What made me mad is that both sides blamed the other. The lottery can tell how much I spent on scratch-offs because those tickets are eligible for a second chance drawing. In their files is a list of tickets I've scanned for second chance drawing entries. But they decided they would rather stick to their guns and blame the retailer, and while they might be right according to the official rules, I also don't have to play their games. And if I do choose to buy any tickets, it certainly won
Jan 2, 2026, 6:19 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum