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I recently contacted the NJL to question whether one could switch cash/annuity options, after the draw. Here is their response.From: Public Info <Publicinfo@lottery.state.nj.us>To: Not gonna happen!Subject: RE: Mega Millions - Cash or AnnuityDate: Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:17 AMShould you hold the winning ticket and it has been purchased as anannuity ticket, the NJ Lottery will immediately purchase the annuity atthe rate available. You do have the option of requesting that the NJL
Oct 1, 2005, 12:23 pm - Chewie - Lottery Discussion Forum

PA Lottery to start Powerball ticket promotionReply
Based on my personal rough calculation, driven mainly by an interesting debate here, of the expected values in each of 3 cases, that is, (1) PB with no PP ($1 per ticket), (2) PB with PP but for the regular price ($2 per ticket), and (3) PB with PP but for PA state promotional price ($1.66 per ticket = $10/6), it seems that at 167M annuity 1. PA players are expected to get paid slightly higher when buying 5 tickets for the regular price of $10 and getting one free ticket, all with PP option. But
Sep 30, 2005, 10:18 am - anonymous77 - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery Chosen to Host 2008 International ConferenceNews Story
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell Thursday announced that the Pennsylvania Lottery has been selected to host the annual conference and trade show for the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) in September 2008.The conference will be held in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania has the finest lottery operation in the country, and this conference will give us a chance to showcase its many successes while giving visitors a glimpse of the beauty and vitality of Pennsylvani
Sep 30, 2005, 9:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lotto Texas - World's Worst Jackpot Game?Reply
I think 6/49 would be best matrix for Lotto Texas.While millions of Texans buy Lotto tickets, a large of percentage of the state's residents are opposed to gambling.Texas population is roughly 23 million. One would expect that a third would be in the game every Wednesday and Saturday. But, a review of the sales, posted at lottoreport.com, shows the average is about 1.5 to 2 million. This number increases when the jackpots grow, such as the recent Mega Millions jackpot, but falls drastically when
Sep 29, 2005, 11:53 am - bobby623 - Jackpot Games Forum

High gas prices may be cutting into lottery salesNews Story
The evidence is far from conclusive, but some people in the business think high gasoline prices have cut into lottery sales in New Hampshire.Rick Wisler, executive director of the state Lottery Commission, is among them, at least with respect to instant tickets. He reasons that with prices so high, many drivers are using credit or debit cards to pay for gasoline. That means they don't have cash in hand, which depresses impulse purchases such as instant lottery tickets. We believe, although there
Sep 21, 2005, 4:23 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Gap?Reply
Look at the last few drawings of MegaMillions:08/02/05 - 17 22 39 50 52 +4608/05/05 - 03 05 48 50 53 +0408/09/05 - 13 35 36 43 52 +0508/12/05 - 08 37 38 45 54 +2108/16/05 - 09 15 20 24 55 +0308/19/05 - 02 13 18 36 46 +3608/23/05 - 06 07 08 13 40 +1208/26/05 - 05 20 38 47 54 +3508/31/05 - 19 32 42 49 56 +2909/02/05 - 01 04 14 45 53 +3309/06/05 - 01 08 27 31 50 +40Type of gaps: Gaps between numbers within each combinations range of gaps =1 to 43, 50% of them = 7,1,5,2,9,10
Sep 8, 2005, 7:48 pm - RJOh - Lottery Discussion Forum

Texas Lottery May Eliminate Lotto Bonus NumberNews Story
'5 + Bonus' format was a flop with playersLotto Texas players might be saying bye-bye to the bonus ball.One of the proposals being floated by the Texas Lottery Commission is to eliminate the new five numbers and bonus ball matrix and return to a 'pick six of fifty' (6/50) format for the Lotto game, which is the flagship of the Texas Lottery. I don't think that has been discussed specifically, but I think we're discussing all formats for the matrix, to determine what would be the best, to make it
Aug 17, 2005, 7:48 pm - Todd - Lottery News

D.C. Lottery to change lottery lineupNews Story
According to the D.C. Lottery Board, changes are coming to two of its games, in addition to the August Powerball changes.The quick cash game that pays a $250,000 top prize will be eliminated and replaced by a new D.C. Daily Six that will have similar prizes and have two plays for $1.Lottery board Executive Director Jeanette Michael said, After 15 years of a game, its time to introduce something new. Also, the city's Hot Five game with $25,000 payouts will be replaced in November with a similar
Aug 12, 2005, 1:00 pm - Todd - Lottery News

DistributionsReply
JKING -Breakdown of 5/39 into four programs:LLMMHA: 1 to 13B: 1 to 13C: 14 to 26D: 14 to 26E: 27 to 39Possibilities - 79,092.LLMHHA: 1 to 13B: 1 to 13C: 14 to 26D: 27 to 39E: 27 to 39Possibilities - 79,092.LMMMHA: 1 to 13B: 14 to 26C: 14 to 26D: 14 to 26E: 27 to 39Possibilities - 48,334.LMMHHA: 1 to 13B: 14 to 26C: 14 to 26D: 27 to 39E: 27 to 39Possibiliites - 79,092Total possibilities of above - 285,610, same as before.Your observations, by the way, are good and sound.One of the reasons I built
Jul 25, 2005, 5:28 pm - johnph77 - Lottery Systems Forum

Economy filters: SHTH if you can’t beat..Reply
The following maybe of interest to 6/49 players: As a newbie to filtering I m really shocked by the large number of failures in the width of line and gap s range filters. I thought these were inoffensive, bog standard traditional filters. Increasing the passes of these two filters, seems to exponentially increase the number of generated combinations. I wanted to resolve the surprisingly different failure rates of LH (2-4) and O/E (2-4) filters during my dry paper runs?!! If the theoretica
Jul 19, 2005, 11:26 am - SHTh - Lottery Discussion Forum