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Quick Picks Generator limitReply
Thanks for passing on the fourmilab site.C-Dude, judging from the results of your RNG test yesterday using random.org for your picks, I think I'll stick with them. As you said, how much of 100% randomness does one need for picking lottery numbers. For encryption purposes one might want to be closer to the 100% mark. In response to Bertil regarding random.org producing combos with repeat numbers, I just eliminate those sequences...which might actually contribute to the randomness of the numbe
May 1, 2005, 11:17 am - Rick G - Mathematics Forum

Powerball Lottery States Vote to Change GameReply
Quote: Originally posted by tony95 on April 7, 2005The current odds of 120m-to-1 are depressing as it stands and odds of 146m-to-1 are ridiculous at best. Even the Mega Millions is better at 130m-to-1 which has been described as infinitesimal by statisticians.... I hope the powerball officials are not doing this just because the numbers were hit early a few times, because that can happen again at 146m-to-1, and if it does, are they going to raise them again? I don't think the public needs to h
Apr 7, 2005, 7:07 pm - ayenowitall - Lottery News

Lottery software development ideasReply
When you select 18 lottery numbers from a 6/49 game the odds of having the winning numbers among your 18 are . . .6 in 18 are 1 in 753.285 in 18 are 1 in 52.654 in 18 are 1 in 9.833 in 18 are 1 in 3.81When you take any six number combination and the neighboring numbers on either side you get 18. 01-14-19-37-38-4649-01-02-13-14-15-18-19-20-35-36-37-38-39-40-45-46-47Buy a Quick Pick with 5 lines it's pretty easy to see you will likely have a line where 4 or more numbers are there or one off.How ma
Apr 3, 2005, 1:00 am - BobP - Lottery Systems Forum

Old Pick 3 method reviewed.Reply
It has been said many many times that lottery systems don't work, maybe they won't give you the winning number with just 1 combo, but they should be designed to help you increase your chances of winning, that does not mean that you will win all of the time or very often, but maybe should win at least a little more often than just with plain quick picks.You should know that yes with some systems you will be able to some-what increase your chances of winning more often than without them.I didn
Mar 31, 2005, 3:23 pm - LANTERN - Lottery Systems Forum

Winner of Feb. 12 Powerball lottery prize takes the cash optionNews Story
A 55-year-old Louisiana lobbyist claimed her winnings Friday in last month's Powerball jackpot, sending her attorney to the lottery office to turn in the winning ticket and accept a lump sum payment worth $23 million.Vera Olds of Baton Rouge could have taken $40.6 million in 30 annual payments, but instead chose the $23 million lump sum, according to Kimberly Chopin, a state lottery spokeswoman.Chopin said Olds, a regular lottery player who bought $5 worth of Powerball tickets every Saturday, wi
Mar 7, 2005, 12:09 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Persistence pays off for long-time lottery playerNews Story
Perseverance has paid off -- big time -- for 55-year-old Ron Jones.After playing the lottery for 25 years, Jones and his wife Gloria Dutchuk hit the jackpot Saturday.The Winnipeg couple won $8.3 million (US$6.7 million) on a Lotto 6/49 Quick Pick -- the fifth largest win in Manitoba history. It's their share of a $25-million jackpot. I didn't know what to think, the saw operator told a news conference yesterday. It's an unreal number. Jones -- who describes himself as an average Joe -- purch
Mar 1, 2005, 2:00 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Spending All His Money on Numbers!!Reply
Quote: Originally posted by dolllie on February 2, 2005A touchy subjest..... I see this guy playing $50 in numbers a day, at my usual number play spot. He is there to see what came out in the mid-day draw, then (when he does not have a hit) he says to the guy behind the counter put then in again for evening . (we have 2 draws a day here)I also see him at the Diner, where I sometimes play numbers at lunch. He is playing a whole lot of numbers there too .When you recognize him say hi, he as
Feb 2, 2005, 5:29 pm - Elizabeth03 - Mystical Forum

Spending All His Money on Numbers!!
A touchy subjest.....I see this guy playing $50 in numbers a day, at my usual number play spot. He is there to see what came out in the mid-day draw, then (when he does not have a hit) he says to the guy behind the counter put then in again for evening . (we have 2 draws a day here)I also see him at the Diner, where I sometimes play numbers at lunch. He is playing a whole lot of numbers there too .When you recognize him say hi, he asks you to pick a number for him to play.Saw him at the n
Feb 2, 2005, 4:50 pm - dolllie - Mystical Forum

California liquor store waiting for mystery lottery winnerNews Story
Millions of dollars were awaiting an anonymous lotto ticket holder Thursday as the owners of Valencia Liquor made preparations to greet California's latest midweek SuperLotto Plus winner.As of late afternoon, a Quick Pick holder with the numbers 2, 9, 27, 30, 45 and mega-number 13, won the $10 million prize but had yet to make a claim at the Newhall liquor store, where two other big winners claimed some serious cash in the past. It's a good possibility that that person is working and hasn't chec
Jan 21, 2005, 3:39 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Home just got sweeter for lottery winnersNews Story
In the town of Sweet Home, Orgeon, four residents have claimed a $1.8 million jackpot after picking the correct numbers in Oregon Lottery's Megabucks game on Saturday.Carol Leest, Ralph Martin, Helen Wick-Martin and Chuck Smith picked up their prize Monday at the Lottery headquarters in Salem.Gerald Leest, Carol's husband, said Wednesday that the four who went in on the ticket are longtime friends and neighbors who have been buying a ticket together for about six months.He said that he and Chuck
Jan 6, 2005, 1:00 pm - Todd - Lottery News