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Lexicographic Numbers and a little mathReply
RL, Pls count me in. I'm interested in using Lexi. Some games could be easier to set the range and some a bit harder. For example, for my 5/42 the odds for 3 digits are 1 to 850, then combined odds for 2 pick-3 games would be 1:722,500 so better than for a regular game which is 1: 850,668. Still this leaves us with a question of using best method to set the ranges. I'm not sure if feelings would do the trick, perhaps looking at some filter values for digits, say if 1-st digit goes up
Apr 26, 2011, 11:58 am - adamcustom - Mathematics Forum

It would be fun if an uberball lottery was created.Reply
yeh but id still make it min entry of $1, so $1 would buy 100 lines. sure the jackpot goes up by 100th of normal, but then odds are like 1 million times harder. Post Reply
Apr 26, 2011, 10:03 am - savagegoose - Jackpot Games Forum

NY Scratch-off DiscussionReply
Im surprised at the lack of lower tier prizes and the odds of hitting them. To pay for that $1 MM prize on a $5 scratcher so many people gotta lose
Apr 25, 2011, 9:19 pm - James1 - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

The Great Lottery RevoltReply
Players know the odds when they buy tickets That depends on how the lottery expresses the odds. A raffle game selling $500,000 unique tickets with four $1 million winners at $20 a ticket will say each ticket has a legitimate 1 in 125,000 chance of winning one of the four jackpots. While that looks great for advertisement, it really means 499,996 tickets will not hit a jackpot; that's 99.9992% of all the $20 tickets sold. To answer the original question, many states offer promotions that
Apr 25, 2011, 6:12 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

NY Scratch-off DiscussionReply
I agree, I checked the FL website and noticed that their tickets have much better odds for smaller prizes. The only advantage NY tickets have is the high jackpot amounts.
Apr 24, 2011, 7:30 pm - Adrift - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

NY Scratch-off DiscussionReply
no there is a minimum, and it was what I calculated in my earlier post. It came out to around $700-750 per roll on average. Every roll has a minimum amount of prizes according to the odds posted on the website.
Apr 24, 2011, 1:06 pm - Adrift - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

At $27.2M, Ohio Classic Lotto is looking good againReply
It was definitely Indiana tonight that got the PB jackpot. With PB resetting to $20M/$10.2M and MM at $29M/ $18.2, Ohio Classic Lotto at $29.1M/$14.5M cash values going past the odds of winning the jackpot is ready for the heavy hitters. I think I might put a couple of extra bucks on Monday's drawing. Good luck if you're playing.
Apr 24, 2011, 1:28 am - RJOh - Jackpot Games Forum

Post your scratch ticket resultsReply
The Winner Take Alls were the only ones that won today. It's not supposed to be that way! My #018 Cash Fever was supposed to be a big one. Got it at Giant where the number has hit for $100 multiple times, too - oh well. You're on a nice little streak, GameGrl! The only $100 I have gotten on Whole Lotta Hundreds was on #149. The odds of $100 seem no better than the other $2 games.
Apr 23, 2011, 11:39 pm - MattfromPA - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Florida Raffle Ticket $10 with 7 (700,000) PrizesReply
@ Win@500 Thanks i thought i was singled out since i get a i.d check at the same time... im 26/f lmao i would use the winnings toward future schooling (ME) and my family (Parents and Sister_).. i love oDdS and they say this is the best of them all.. .. ill be happy to win anything... Good Luck Holders~
Apr 23, 2011, 10:00 pm - Mzp0k3rfac3 - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

NY Scratch-off DiscussionReply
I know this is the scratcher thread but I wanted to ask a question about NY Pick 10. I've never played before and decided to get a quickpick. I noticed on the website, it says there's even a prize if none of your numbers match! and in the odds section it says if you match 0 numbers, you get $4. How can this be? Isnt this essentially trading $1 for a free $4? Am I missing something here?
Apr 22, 2011, 6:17 pm - snagsnag - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum