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Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
What are SC 5's odds? If they have a matrix greater than 5/36 then the games odds are higher than FF5's. (376,992 to 1) NY Take5 has 575,757 to 1 odds because their matrix is 5/39. Mass Cash has a 5/35 matrix and their odds to win a jackpot are 324,632 to 1. A little means a lot! G5
Dec 18, 2025, 2:55 pm - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
Ahh sorry, I meant expected value, not earning potential. I must have been tired when I typed that up lol. Basically I meant F5 has the best ODDs for a Florida game. Fantasy 5 is generally considered the best bet among Florida draw games because it offers the most favorable overall odds of winning any prize. It has a smaller, more frequent jackpot and better overall odds of winning any prize (1 in 7.58).
Dec 17, 2025, 5:58 pm - ScreamingMidget - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
A chatter in a recent YouTube live chat mentioned he won a four banger (4 of 5) on F5. He lives on playing F5. I replied four bangers are hard to come by. I hit it once without a rolldown prize. So I decided to check out the odds to hit 4 of 5. The odds are 1 2,432.21. I calculated if you play one ticket every draw (mid/eve); you can expect to hit four numbers every 3 years.
Feb 17, 2026, 11:15 am - MsBee18 - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
There's something I want anybody who might be reading this thread to know. And that's this - No matter how impressed (or unimpressed) any given FF5 player might be with the things I posted immediately above, it's still very hard to win a FF5 jackpot. I've had Gail Howard's SmartLuck software for 10 years, and even though my software shows me all of these things that a player can't possibly know if they don't have software, or determine very easily manually, I have NEVER WON ANY KIND OF
Feb 20, 2026, 10:28 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
Chris, First, good luck to you. Sticking for years with a set of personal or lucky numbers has paid off handsomely for some players, although I've read that players that have won a jackpot playing that way have said It took forever for those numbers to come home! You're 20+ years in so hopefully it won't be long and they'll pop. Personally I've been playing the lottery for over 20 years myself. I've never played a specific set of numbers regularly, but to each his own. I'm a transplant
Dec 15, 2025, 11:19 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
Well, It's been forever, BUT!! I finally won 10 bucks and a Free Ticket last night. I had four of the five FF5 winning numbers on my ten line ticket so the best I could have done was win a four bagger. One of the five winning numbers was #21. I played #21 heavy. (on six lines) #21 now has 10 hits in January and is tied with #'s 7, 22, 29. (One of those four numbers is going to take top hitter of January with 13/14 hits.) This is weird, but the line I matched three numbers on didn't hav
Jan 24, 2026, 9:05 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
Yeah you are correct------------5/42 game with 850,668 to 1 odds! Good Luck, Chris
Dec 18, 2025, 5:48 pm - chris632 - Pick 5 Forum

Take 5 NYReply
The weather has been great lately, but a couple of weeks ago we hit a cold stretch.. Mid 40's overnight, and lemme tell ya THAT's COLD!! Must be because my blood has thinned out. I'm fine, thank you! Our two year old grandson was here over Christmas (He lives in Westchester County with his parents) and we got some big news. He's going to be a Big Brother next July. Like you, I'm still waiting for that big mother lode to come home... Florida Fantasy5 with its 5/36 matrix has easier odds
Jan 11, 2026, 1:52 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