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Wisconsin factory workers win $208M Powerball lotteryReply
chuck32, all okay, let me try to rephrase this: Not sure I understand the question. Anyone want what as the annuity? When I say what as the annuity, I mean the $208 million (in this case) as oppossed to the cash option, which we all agree ain't going to be near $208 million. Please follow along - I'm not doubting anything you've said here, and you obviously know your stuff, and it's agreed the lottery operates with the 'green energy' (cash) from the get go.... All that co
Aug 9, 2006, 7:09 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery News

Top 5 PredictorsReply
thankyou for your comments., while i agree with some of your points, i do not with all of them. first, while i see many predictions, and realize alot of time was spent on them, i do not see any jackpot winners here, and am willing to bet there have been none here(on big jackpots, ie powerball, megamillions, etc.) in the past. please dont lecture me about time either, sir, while i realize there are many that just look to someome else for tips, and spend no time of their own, i am not on
Aug 3, 2006, 3:05 am - nclottoplayer - Jackpot Games Forum

What is a 'Lottery System' PollReply
I voted Need only win a few times in a lifetime only because need win only once in a lifetime wasn't there! For Pick 5, more than once would be nice, but even if you hit once you'll never forget it. Probably remember the numbers, too. For Pick 6 since we're talking jackpots you definitley need hit only once. I've just got a hunch that the most complicates system / method of picking numbers ever posted here would take a back seat to something like this: Hey...the silliest t
Jul 6, 2006, 2:49 am - Coin Toss - Lottery Systems Forum

What is a 'Lottery System' Poll
What is a Lottery System' for Pick 5s and other jackpot games? Words, other than slang and colloquialisms, mean what linguists, entomologists, dictionaries say they mean. In these times of linguistically fluid usage, however, words often outrun the linguists, entomologists and dictionaries. On LP there's always been an unspoken, but very real competition over the meaning of the phrase, Lottery System. What is a Lottery System? Many here would have us believe a lottery system is
Jul 5, 2006, 8:32 pm - Rip Snorter - Lottery Systems Forum

Mega Millions hit again!Reply
The three largest selling states in the last MM draw were as follows: NY: 2.48M CA: 2.46M NJ: 1.42M Ohio was 4th at 1.26 M. Rounding out the top 5 was IL at 1.44M. /mm03sales.htm It is interesting that a substantial number of people still are buying MM tickets in CA and NY since they have better in state options. If I lived in either state, I wouldn't buy MM tickets. The last time MM was over 100M was in April. That's just how it works. It is almost cer
Jun 28, 2006, 9:44 am - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

Powerball cash optionReply
Quote: Originally posted by KY Floyd on June 27, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by rundown99 on June 25, 2006 Have you noticed that the cash option on the advertised jackpot for Powerball has decreased. Right now the cash option for the $28 Million Powerball jackpot is only $12.6 Million !!! The cash option used to be at least 50% of what they advertised. What is going on? Somebody please explain this to me!!! There is no cash option. The cash from ticket sales is, and always has been, wh
Jun 27, 2006, 8:02 pm - Rip Snorter - Lottery Discussion Forum

New York Lottery: Some crude probablistic analysis.
The New York Lottery exists with a lot of secretive stuff. It's hard to determine cash values and sales. Lotteries that are not worth playing can become worth playing though, if their jackpots become high enough. I have estimated the NY Lotto sales from the fact that the jackpot has grown by two million, that the cash value is probably somewhere around 47% (they hide it) and that 30% of sales, according to their website, shows up in the jackpot prize. I'm guessing the sales are going t
Jun 25, 2006, 1:10 pm - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

Calif. Mega Millions lottery winner claims prizeNews Story
The winner of the $34 million Mega Millions jackpot has stepped forward. Thomas Thornton, a Coachella Valley resident, produced the winning ticket, Cathy Doyle Johnston, spokeswoman for the California Lottery, said this afternoon. Thornton chose the cash option and will receive a lump-sum payment of about $17 million before federal tax witholding. I am stunned, shocked and excited, Thornton said a news release issued by the state Lottery. I have worked hard all my life and will conti
Jun 21, 2006, 7:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

Oklahoma Powerball WinnerReply
You said, lottery managers do fear her . Unlike Dawn Nettles, I would much rather be respected than feared. I too know people on the inside at some lotteries, and it is not necessary to be the kind of person you described her to be in order to gather useful information. In fact, you will gather much more reliable information using the opposite approach to what she uses. (I think Texans are fond of the saying, you will attract more bees with honey rather than vinegar. ) I disagree wi
Jun 19, 2006, 11:54 am - Todd - Jackpot Games Forum

would you still play?Reply
While increasing the matrices does usually result in higher average jackpots, it also increases the threshold at which draw sales take off, as evidenced by the following blurb from The Texas Lotto Report: _________________ Mega Million Sales Are Terrible! Here's 3 jackpot comparisons ... April 16, 2002 - $325M Jackpot - Draw Sales: $168,869,999 Feb 20, 2004 - $230M Jackpot - Draw Sales: $112,392,806 Nov 15, 2005 - $315M Jackpot - Draw Sales: $104,813,365 _________________ You can fin
Jun 18, 2006, 9:42 pm - ryanm - Lottery Discussion Forum