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Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
What's earnings value ? Never heard that term used when discussing or reading about the lottery. Are you talking about earnings value from a players perspective or the lottery's perspective as it relates to running their business? Reduced jackpots are a direct result of reduced ticket sales. It's very hard for me to see how the Fla Lottery gets higher earnings value when they aren't selling as many FF5 tickets as they used to. G5
Dec 17, 2025, 3:58 pm - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
I think you're correct and I too think it backfired on them big time. To me the obvious question becomes (provided they want to make as money off the game as they used to) So why not return to one evening draw per day??? These days, if there is one winner in each drawing on any given day, both jackpots total to approximately $155,000 to $160,000. Prior to adding the midday draw, the lone evening drawing produced a $200,000 jackpot. (If just one winner) That can only mean one thing, and that
Dec 15, 2025, 9:35 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
Right... FF5 is the best bet among Fla online games. That's why I play it. When the lottery added the midday drawing ticket sales immediately went way down. That can be attributed to just one thing - player reaction by voting with their dollars and walking away from the game. Added to that that, these days, people are feeling the effects of higher prices on many things (inflation) and probably have cut back on lottery spending as a result. IMHO even if inflation is coming down, and pla
Dec 18, 2025, 6:43 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
Couldn't agree more if I had to. The thing I can't understand is how did The Florida Lottery benefit from adding a midday drawing? They said they were doing it for the players, but that's pure BS. No business does anything without something in it for themselves. I seriously doubt they saw an uptick in the amount of money they were taking in by adding the midday drawing. If anything, I think some players stopped playing Fantasy5 because of the hit to the size of jackpots. IMHO that lowers th
Dec 14, 2025, 4:08 pm - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
I realize that from a FF5 players perspective going to two draws per day flat out stinks, and that me posting all of the hidden benefits for the Florida Lottery doesn't make it any better for players. However there is one more thing I'd like to say and then I'll stop my long winded rants. I think in 2020 (not sure if that's the correct year or not, but if it's not 2020 then it's close to 2020) The New York Lottery implemented two drawings per day for their Pick5 game, Take5. Take5 is close t
Dec 16, 2025, 1:46 pm - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
Took a look at Jackpot Winners and Retailers Information Report for FF5 on The Florida Lottery's website this morning because I haven't looked at it since I dunno when. Midday drawing jackpots are all over the place in terms of prizes won, but lately, if you hit a jackpot by yourself in The Evening Draw, you could win approximately $110,000. If you are the lone winner of a midday draw, then you'll win less than half of $110,000. Then of course The Lottery is going to withhold income taxes f
Dec 11, 2025, 8:57 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
Hi MsBee! Nice to hear from you. Sorry to say that I haven't been playing FF5 like I once did. Lately I've been playing PB and recently had back to back hits. Last week I won $8 in each of two consecutive drawings.... The Florida Lottery ruined FF5 jackpots when they went to two drawings per day. I kept playing after they did that, but I cut way down on FF5. When I did play, I played the evening draw. This will sound crazy to you, but lately I've given a lot of thought to the quest
Oct 1, 2025, 12:42 pm - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
WHOA! Lotta stuff in that post to digest! Hunt the Missing Zone Look at last night's draw and find the 'Hole.' Did the 20s go completely missing? If so, hammer the 20s tonight. The machine acts like a rubber band; if it stretches too far away from a group of numbers, it usually snaps back the next day. I think ID'ing the decade that went missing in last night's drawing and blasting it today doesn't take a program to spot. I've used tat strategy for years. Don't Be Afraid of t
Dec 19, 2025, 8:47 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5
I couldn't find any other thread, other than the 11-thousand page thread that's only posting Pick 5(Despite Fantasy 5 in the title). So I thought maybe we could have one just for Fantasy 5. I was thinking maybe there's other people out there who aren't into the bigger Jackpots, like Powerball, since it's 2$ a ticket, and the odds are astronomically higher, although quick picks are fun I'll admit. We can discuss strategies or systems, post our predictions, wins/losses, whatever related to Fantasy
Sep 10, 2025, 7:50 pm - ScreamingMidget - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
With much respect and appreciation towards LP member 'TOKECAP' and his fabulous expertise with AI , here is why The Florida Lottery went to two FF5 drawings per day. You and I think that stinks but we're definitely not as smart as The Lottery. G5 A. You re correct: players lost value From a player perspective: Expected value went down Jackpot growth was crippled Pool fragmentation favors the house Long-shot strategies became worse That s why many experienced Fantasy 5 pl
Dec 15, 2025, 12:25 pm - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum