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Probability of winning with multiple tickets
In this thread we will discuss how to calculate your odds of winning a draw game if you buy more than one ticket. Any lottery's website gives you the odds, but that is for one ticket. When you buy more than one ticket, you can calculate your odds of winning simply by dividing the stated odds by the number of tickets you hold. Let's take, for example, a Pick 2 game. Even if your state's lottery doesn't operate a Pick 2, if they operate a Pick 3 and let you bet on the front pair or bac
Mar 29, 2026, 2:52 am - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Maryland man uses intuition with license plate numbers and wins $100,000 in Pick 5News Story
Winner has a personal rule for playing certain lottery numbers By Kate Northrop A Maryland man stuck to a personal method of selecting lottery numbers for a Pick 5 drawing derived using license plates and won $100,000 in a single Pick 5 drawing. One Maryland lottery player took inspiration from his environment and doubled down on his chosen Pick 5 numbers, earning himself $100,000 in the process. Days before Christmas, the anonymous Prince George County resident said he kept seei
Mar 13, 2026, 8:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

Family members spanning three generations claim $2.5 million Lotto 6/49 prizeNews Story
Bye-bye, boss! One prize delivers retirement, travel, and a first-time home By Kate Northrop Eight family members spanning three generations won a $2.5 million (US$ 1.8 million) share of the Lotto 6/49 Classic Jackpot with numbers that have lasted them for a very long time. A group claimed one sort of multi-generational wealth when eight individuals from the same family showed up with a winning ticket for half the Lotto 6/49 jackpot. The Bas-Saint-Laurent lottery family is led b
Mar 5, 2026, 8:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio husband's lottery luck leads to wife's $300,000 winNews Story
Partner's generosity returns larger prize than before By Kate Northrop An Ohio woman won a $300,000 prize in the lottery after her husband's own win got the ball rolling on their combined luck. One husband's lottery win somersaulted into a generous gesture for his wife, leading to her $300,000 win right after. Gretchen Spahlinger's luck began when her husband received several scratch-off tickets for his birthday. Luckily for him, he won $150 and decided to cash in on the winners.
Feb 17, 2026, 7:19 am - Todd - Lottery News

Indiana legislature rejects bill for online lottery ticket salesNews Story
Another consecutive year of little to no interest for a digital lottery platform By Kate Northrop A bill to allow online lottery sales in Indiana died before it even had the chance to make it to the House floor for consideration, snuffing out hopes for a digital platform yet again. Indiana lawmakers are not interested in discussing an online lottery, with the most recent proposal harboring barely any support before it was removed from the docket for consideration. House Represent
Jan 26, 2026, 9:24 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK National Lottery to go offline this weekend for "significant improvements"News Story
Increased player protections coming, players asked to plan ahead By Kate Northrop The UK National Lottery is bringing its website and app offline this weekend to implement the most significant improvements in its digital platform upgrades. UK lottery players are encouraged to plan around the expected National Lottery website and app outage this weekend as the Lottery completes another major step toward its modernization efforts. Starting 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24 following
Jan 21, 2026, 7:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois mother of four wins $200,000 prize on her favorite lottery ticketNews Story
Having had luck with the game before motivated her to play it again By Kate Northrop After having won a generous prize on a favorite lottery ticket once before, an Illinois woman decided to keep playing her favorite game until she ended up winning a $200,000 prize. An Illinois mother of four had luck with a particular lottery game in the past, and it motivated her to try purchasing it again for it to result in a $200,000 win. The winner, who goes by the name Bingo Lady to relay h
Dec 19, 2025, 3:38 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Idaho man's serious tone made wife fear the worst before $1 million lottery revealNews Story
Million-dollar call was good news, not bad news By Kate Northrop An Idaho man had his wife concerned when his tone took on a rather serious edge prior to revealing a $1 million lottery win. Scooping a million dollars in the lottery is no easy feat it s a celebration that brings out the raw, unbridled reaction of winning. One Idaho man s reaction was so intense, his wife had feared the worst for just a brief moment. Corey Dryden was out running errands last Friday night at Alberts
Dec 10, 2025, 8:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery releases its own Cash Pop draw gameNews Story
Fast-growing game offers four daily drawings with prizes of up to $5,000 By Kate Northrop The Pennsylvania Lottery launched its own local Cash Pop draw game on Tuesday, offering players four daily drawings for one of the most fast-growing games in the nation. Pennsylvania is the latest state to add the Cash Pop draw game to its lottery repertoire, becoming the 17th jurisdiction to adopt their own iteration of the game. All it requires is picking one single POP number between 1 an
Nov 20, 2025, 7:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arkansas woman credits husband's $550,000 lottery win to his "diligence"News Story
If diligence will win you the jackpot, he's got it. By Kate Northrop An Arkansas woman says it's thanks to her husband's diligence in playing the lottery that he scooped up a $550,000 Natural State Jackpot prize. An Arkansas woman had nothing but praise for her partner when she figured out he was telling the truth about winning $550,000 in the Arkansas Lottery's Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) game. A Hackett resident, who told his winning story to Lottery officials anonymously, rec
Nov 17, 2025, 7:19 am - Todd - Lottery News