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Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on April 27, 2004I have seen that theory many times about playing combinations with the highest number less than 32 and playing birthdays, but I've seen many such combinations drawn with no winners at all or only one winner so I don't count it in any strategy that I use.RJOhThis has become much less of an issue with the super lotteries, which drain money from existing independent state lotteries, make their jackpots seem trivial (even when they are actually impre
Apr 27, 2004, 2:51 pm - prob987 - Jackpot Games Forum

North Dakota lottery sales still going strongNews Story
The North Dakota Lottery was approaching $1 million in sales through two weeks of play, lottery officials said Thursday.In the first 14 days North Dakota had member status in the Multi-State Lottery Association's Powerball game, players in the state placed $946,674 in bets, according to lottery spokeswoman Liz Brocker.That would put the state on pace for $24.6 million in lottery sales annually. And that's without the introduction of two additional games, Hot Lotto and Wild Card Two, which come o
Apr 9, 2004, 4:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tenn. stores to receive $25,000 for selling Powerball jackpot ticketNews Story
A Tennessee retailer who sells a Powerball ticket that nets the multimillion-dollar grand prize will receive a reward $25,000.The Tennessee Lottery board set the figure yesterday during its regular meeting.Rebecca Paul, president and chief executive officer of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp., told the board that a decision is a week or two away on when Powerball tickets will begin selling in late spring.During the meeting, the lottery also introduced two new scratch-off games, continuing t
Mar 30, 2004, 4:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Deputy Retires After Claiming Lottery JackpotNews Story
A veteran Ventura County sheriff's deputy retired a little earlier than planned Thursday after discovering he had purchased one of two winning tickets in this week's $42 million California Super Lotto Plus drawing, winning half the jackpot.Deputy Robert M. Arnold, 52, a fixture in Santa Clara Valley law enforcement for more than two decades, called in his immediate resignation Thursday afternoon, shortly after confirming that he was a lottery winner. His machine-generated numbers were 2-17-29-44
Mar 5, 2004, 4:32 am - Todd - Lottery News

Probability of a rollover in PB and MMReply
Well, DV, the last time we talked, you confessed you didn't know mathematics and that it was impossible that the MM jackpot would go over $200 million, when pigs fly I think you said. Now you're here arguing that the probability of the jackpot reaching that value is 60%!I have been tracking sales vs. jackpot jumps for sometime. I have checked my calculated variables against published figures, and am quite happy with the results. My values are well within the standard deviation for the known
Feb 15, 2004, 8:33 pm - prob987 - Jackpot Games Forum

S.C. lottery to make more than expected, board saysNews Story
The South Carolina lottery should generate $80 million more than the state Board of Economic Advisors expected, and that could help buy school buses, cover scholarship programs or increase public school spending.Last year, the Board of Economic Advisors projected that the lottery would generate about $173 million during the fiscal year that ends June 30. On Thursday, the board raised that forecast to $253 million as high interest in big Powerball jackpots juiced lottery sales. It's absolutely wo
Feb 13, 2004, 7:38 am - Todd - Lottery News

Convenience store's lucky streak continuesNews Story
A convenience store where three winning lottery tickets were sold in less than six months is credited with the sale that netted the latest $70 million Lotto Texas jackpot.A clerk at an independent Corner Stop said he learned Sunday morning that the winning Lotto ticket was sold at Javed Panjwani's store.Panjwani had spent Friday afternoon hanging certificates from two winning Cash 5 lottery tickets he sold last year at the southwest Houston convenience store. He stood back, admired his work and
Feb 2, 2004, 5:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

Self-service machines coming for Texas Lottery gamesNews Story
The Texas lottery is joining the high-tech revolution.Lottery officials plan to install about 1,000 ATM-like machines at retail outlets across the state that will dispense tickets for such games as Lotto Texas, Mega Millions and Cash Five. The machines will not only sell tickets, but they will also be able to scan tickets from previous drawings and tell players whether they have won any money. We think the players will like them, said lottery spokesman Bobby Heith. You can purchase your ticket
Jan 29, 2004, 6:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

Governor among first to kick off Tennessee lotteryNews Story
It may have been the first day of Tennessee's lottery and the first time Gov. Phil Bredesen had ever bought a lottery ticket, but he knew exactly which one he wanted when he walked into a market Tuesday. Tennessee Treasures, he said as he pulled out $2 for the clerk. I like the name. Bredesen, wearing a yellow-and-purple lottery button reading Education Wins, wasn't disappointed when he didn't win a prize on his first ticket - or any of several follow-up tries - because the proceeds go towar
Jan 21, 2004, 5:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball won't be only lottery optionNews Story
When North Dakota's new lottery begins selling Powerball tickets on March 25, it will represent only the first sample of a gambling assortment that state officials plan to offer this year.At least two lesser-known games, Hot Lotto and Wild Card 2, are slated for introduction this summer. Another, called 2 by 2, may be rolled out in the fall, although Chuck Keller, North Dakota's lottery director, said that has not been decided.North Dakota also may participate in an international lottery by June
Jan 5, 2004, 6:03 am - Todd - Lottery News