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NEWBIE ... please be gentleReply
What is the prize for getting 2 out of 99? Actually, it looks as if this is 2 out of 100, since you listed the double zero. The odds calculator I used says a pick 2 from 100 numbers is 1 in 4950.
Aug 28, 2008, 1:07 am - justxploring - Lottery Systems Forum

POLL: "All or Nothing" gameReply
$5 for matching nothing and odds of 1:22 of doing it is probably as good as it's going to get. The odds of matching 1-4 are 1:3 to 1:7, so one of those are more likely to happen. MATCH COMBOS OF 10/20of80 = 1646492110120 ODDS 10 184756 1 : 8911711 9 10077600 1 : 163381 8 222966900 1 : 7384 7 2652734400 1 : 621 6 18900732600 1 : 87 5 84675282048 1 : 19 0 75394027566 1 : 22 4 242559401700 1 : 7 3 440275888800 1 : 4 2 486137960550 1 : 3 1 295662853200 1 : 6
Aug 26, 2008, 4:32 pm - RJOh - Lottery Discussion Forum

Wisconsin couple win in lottery -- again!Reply
In Blackjack there are 52 cards and someone with a great memory can figure out what's left in the deck. Each time a card is dealt, that card is eliminated from future picks. Not so with the lottery. Each game has the same odds as the previous one. The casinos kept adding decks to keep people who mastered the system from beating the house and to make it more difficult to count the cards as they were dealt.
Aug 25, 2008, 4:55 pm - justxploring - Lottery News

Wisconsin couple win in lottery -- again!Reply
I've heard casinos consider it almost criminal for anyone to devise ways of beating their games even if no laws are broken and are not hesitant to band them from their establishment. I don't think any state would go that far even if they suspected someone was regularly beating the odds of one of its game and it probably wouldn't discuss it publicly, it would just change or replace the game.
Aug 25, 2008, 11:28 am - RJOh - Lottery News

Wisconsin couple win in lottery -- again!Reply
I agree. Most store clerks probably see a hundreds of numbers and lines a day. Why would they pick out one person and take their numbers. Odds are they don't care what numbers you pick.
Aug 24, 2008, 1:25 pm - ThatScaryChick - Lottery News

N.Y. man spends thousands in search of lottery richesReply
A lady in Scotland won 35.4 million pounds on Euromillions and she bought one line and didn't play that often. Think about it, if you win, you will on ONE line so it's not worth investing thousands. The odds are nearly all stacked against you, so you may as well not give the lottery bosses all your cash. One line is just fine.
Aug 24, 2008, 9:38 am - crystaltips - Lottery News

Wisconsin couple win in lottery -- again!Reply
I agree. A random system will play out the odds. Mathematics is a rock in this respect. Non-random lotteries (i.e. rigged systems and faulty) can be predicted. People who claim life is easy, lunch is free and money falls from the sky in plenty are selling something. Please, don't be a sucker, have fun and play wisely.
Aug 23, 2008, 2:54 am - jeffrey - Lottery News

Quick PicksReply
When ever you can buy a chance to win millions of dollars for $1, a lot of people are going to lose their dollars. I happen to be one of those players who is willing to gamble $10-$20 a drawing trying to beat the odds, so far I'm losing.
Aug 20, 2008, 4:58 pm - RJOh - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball multi-state lottery game to change rulesReply
Discussions about how to express odds, how to best claim a jackpot once it's won and who should share it will alway be around as long as posters have nothing to add to an intelligent discussion about how to win a jackpot. Such discussions don't enlighten anyone about winning a lottery which is why most people read these threads.
Aug 19, 2008, 2:35 pm - RJOh - Lottery News

Tennessee - 08/01 thru 08/31/2008Reply
remember 077 droping 3 times..The university of Tn said that the odds were greater to be hit by lightning on a clear day than 077 falling 3 draws in a row. There is NO way 000 falls 2 times ....give me and show me of another state dropping the same triple within two days of each other,no way.The system is either glitched or someone is hacking or manipulating! Write nashville,go on the TN web site AND complain.000 falling one time -ok, falling 48 hours later -not a chance,corupt reb.paul!
Aug 18, 2008, 8:49 pm - copper2 - Pick 3 Forum