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Arizona Lottery bans Fast Play bulk ticket purchasesReply
I would guess the lottery has determined mathematically that there is a chance somebody could purchase the jackpot once it grows to a certain size through bulk purchases. I'm not sure if the decision was based on normal probability. I don't know how the game works, but if all tickets are quick picks the probability of getting duplicate combinations will work the same way it does for other games unless it's not based on matching combinations as with other games. Even if tickets are quick
Jul 9, 2025, 4:18 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery delays expiration date of $12.8 million jackpot-winning ticket in legal battleReply
Kreamer said that he would sign an order that would compel the bank to come forward with those details so that the key party can be named in the lawsuit. Named in the lawsuit or subpoenaed as a witness? It might be useful to have the original prospective buyer testify that the reports that they requested all of the tickets but chose not to buy some of them are correct, but AFAIK they've never come forward (or why the need to use the debit card to identify them?) to assert a claim of ownersh
May 22, 2026, 2:00 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Powerball drawing produces huge number of big winners, including two who split the jackpotReply
Here's proof that the drawing is random This drawing is probably proof that plenty of people play patterns, and certain proof that certain numbers coming up results in a number of winners that's only random in that whatever factor caused them to choose their numbers happened to match one of the combinations in the small subset of combinations that match the possible patterns. No 2nd prize winners from Texas? What's up with this? CA, NY, and TX all have slips that don't let you choo
May 2, 2026, 5:25 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Florida convenience store manager arrested for stealing over $300,000 in lottery ticketsNews Story
Huge theft became too big not to notice By Kate Northrop An employee at a Florida Lottery retailer was arrested after admitting to stealing an egregious number of lottery tickets totaling $300,000 in value. Miami police apprehended a convenience store manager after he was ousted for his massive $300,000 lottery ticket theft. Rakesh Tanguturi, 34, was handed charges of Organized Fraud of $50,000 or more and Grand Theft in the 2nd Degree this week, the result of a recent investigat
Mar 2, 2026, 9:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK couple wins £1 million National Lottery prize for the second timeNews Story
Odds are 1 in 24 trillion, Lottery operator says By Kate Northrop A UK couple has beaten what lottery experts call insurmountable odds by winning a 1 million (US$1,342,420) prize in the National Lottery for the second time. A 1 million lottery win not only did a whole lot of good for one UK couple, but it allowed them to do good for others as well. Now having won twice, they're met with the possibilities another 1 million prize can bring. On Nov. 26, Richard Davies, 49, and his w
Dec 17, 2025, 11:10 am - Todd - Lottery News