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Massachusetts father and son found guilty of fraud after cashing in $20M worth of lottery ticketsReply
So... you would have to purchase 12,411 tickets every single day for 180 days to find 569 winning tickets over a 6 month period of time. Wow.... I don't play many scratch offs but also never realized how bad the odds were.
Dec 26, 2022, 1:44 pm - justadream - Lottery News

...hnylp2023!Reply
tis year has not been easy dispite its challenges. we all fight AGAINST the odds evens in the series love you guys ! thanks again
Dec 24, 2022, 6:04 pm - bahamapapa - Lottery Discussion Forum

Massachusetts man wins six $25,000 a Year for Life prizes in one Lucky for Life drawingReply
I wasn't disputing the fact that he had 6 2nd place tickets, only that by playing 6 identical tickets with the same Lucky Ball (instead of choosing 6 different Lucky Balls, thereby increasing his odds of winning the top prize sixfold) he got the same result- 6 2nd place tickets. Kate stated that - had he had the Lucky Ball correct- he would have had 6 tickets worth $7 million each. Simply incorrect.
Dec 21, 2022, 8:10 am - play4shekels - Lottery News

66 numbers drawn and none are an 8??
got to be some knowledge out there. What are the odds?? Indiana pick 3 right now
Dec 18, 2022, 8:53 pm - vtburke - Pick 3 Forum

Ohio: 12/1 - 12/31/2022Reply
Member35 and everyone I wanna know are these numbers possible to come behind 976 the numbers I thought of are 113 and 632 and 723 and 590 and 421 and 153 and 533 and 538 and 593 and 099 and I wanna wish everyone good luck with there numbers tonight and member35 and thesestars and everyone please let me know what are the odds of these numbers I'm am mentioning chances of coming out tonight
Dec 16, 2022, 2:49 pm - Doug37 - Pick 3 Forum

Maryland Lottery to switch to computerized drawingsReply
It's sort of like 6:5 Blackjack with no surrender. People still play it because they're not smart enough to realize the odds have increased over 400% to the favor of the house. And, the younger generation isn't familiar with the original rules of Blackjack, so it's easier to change the rules without much protest.
Dec 12, 2022, 4:11 pm - DDBagger519 - Lottery News

Wit and Wisdom of old lottery players...Reply
Good post cottoneyedjoe. I guess I would consider myself an Old Lottery Player . Been playing since the 1980's. Came close to a jackpot in Ohio's lotto getting 5 out of 6, in a game that was a 6/40 (?) game with much better odds than we see in today's games. Of course, close only counts in Horseshoes and hand grenades. I've tried all kinds of strategies and ideas over the years, like many others. While many might disagree, I have come to believe that with today's games and the odds t
Dec 10, 2022, 10:54 pm - rcbbuckeye - Lottery Discussion Forum

1 in 400 million?Reply
I don't follow your logic that $1 million is too big for a 4+0 prize assuming a $2 ticket. The odds only have to be bigger than the prize and 3.7 million is larger than 1 million.
Dec 10, 2022, 7:03 pm - db101 - Mathematics Forum

1 in 400 million?Reply
You're probably right about both things -- too many balls is a no-go, and increasing the odds is not sustainable. Looking at 4/99 + 1/53, its prize levels would be 4 + 1: 1 in 199,511,928 4 + 0: 1 in 3,693,350 3 + 1: 1 in 525,031 3 + 0: 1 in 10,097 2 + 1: 1 in 7,447 2 + 0: 1 in 143 1 + 1: 1 in 360 0 + 1: 1 in 63 overall odds of winning: 1 in 38.5 The second prize odds are too low to support a $1M prize, it would have to be something like half a mill a
Dec 10, 2022, 12:38 pm - cottoneyedjoe - Mathematics Forum

For those playing pick 4, pick 5
Yes, you're doing it right. Instead playing the dollar ticket you're playing the .50c per ticket increasing your odds to win by making more combinations.
Dec 9, 2022, 11:05 am - AEnderWiggin - Lottery Discussion Forum