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Winning!Reply
Quote: Originally posted by BobP on June 04, 2004Quote: Originally posted by rabbitfoot on June 04, 2004I don't think a real choice was listed. The reason people don't win is because the odds are against them. How many people could afford to cover the odds of say, 1 out of 14,000,000. Answer= none! No manner what anyone professes, it's the luck of the draw- no skill.Three quick questions:Do you play this game?How do you select your combinations to play?Do you have a connection to or work for
Jun 4, 2004, 11:35 pm - rabbitfoot - Lottery Discussion Forum

Tools You Could Use?Reply
Quote: Originally posted by Colin F on May 21, 2004 ... On the back of the play slip, it is stated that the odds of 6 of 6 from 49 is 13,983,816. These are not the odds. This is only the number of possible combinations. You need to multiply this figure times the number of ballsets (6) and machines (3). ... Quote: Originally posted by BobP on May 07, 2004Let's see now, 6/49 lotto with odds of 1 in 13,983,816Buying X Unique Tickets1 = 13,983,8162 = 6,991,9084 = 3,495
May 21, 2004, 12:43 pm - BobP - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Jeresey couple wins huge Powerball lottery jackpotReply
Quote: Originally posted by qutgnt on May 19, 2004Yes when playing a system and your numbers hit then of course you will win multiple prizes, but when those numbers dont hit your screwed. So when you play quick picks and your numbers don't hit you are screwed also. What is your point? My point is if you are going buy tickets, then why not choose numbers using prior draws to analyze the numbers and wheel those numbers and even if all your numbers don't come in you always have the chance to win mu
May 19, 2004, 2:05 pm - whodeani - Lottery News

New Jeresey couple wins huge Powerball lottery jackpotReply
Quote: Originally posted by qutgnt on May 19, 2004Yes and playing quick picks and such I have hit many lower tier prizes too, what is your point? Since every dvent is random systems are useless especially in games that pay out such a poor %. You are wasting your time and energy. I am sure you have hit many lower tier prizes using quick picks just as a lot of other people have. But how often have you won multiple lower tier prizes on the same ticket? My guess is that if you are using quick pick
May 19, 2004, 1:28 pm - whodeani - Lottery News

Predictions - Are You Serious ?Reply
When thinking about the probability reduction in buying two powerball tickets, consider the case of two sets of two tickets, one having ten different numbers and one having nine different numbers, meaning that both tickets share one number. (I am ignoring the powerball)At the moment just before the first white ball is drawn you will have in the non-repeating set, a probability of 10 in 53 of having one number in either ticket. In the second set, sharing one number, you will have a probability
May 2, 2004, 12:19 pm - prob987 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Quick Picks Vs. Number SelectionReply
Quote: Originally posted by BobP on April 30, 2004Don't be in doubt, contact your lottery and find someone who can answer the question of whether Quick Picks must chew through all the combinations for a draw before repeating one or not.Asking questions like this can be frustrating as the lotteries I've asked questions of seem to go out of their way to miss-understand the simplist questions requiring several emails often going nowhere.Anyway from what I've learned there is no connection between t
May 1, 2004, 11:08 am - dragon - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida man claims $1 million Mega Money prizeNews Story
An Estero, Florida man has beaten the odds 1 in 2,986,522 to be exact to win the Florida Lotterys $1 million Mega Money jackpot.John H. Winkeljohn, 73, flew to lottery headquarters in Tallahassee with his wife on Wednesday to claim the prize.Lottery officials said Winkeljohn chose the one-time lump sum payment of $738,527.65. He could not be reached for comment Wednesday.Winkeljohn purchased Fridays winning ticket at the Publix at 5991 Pine Ridge Road in Naples, opting for the computerized Quick
Apr 29, 2004, 7:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

Quick Picks Vs. Number Selection
According to Powerball.com website in the new/info. section faq.....70% of winning tickets are quick/easy picks, including the jackpot. They also state that 70% of all Powerball ticket sales are quick picks. It could be that the number of winning quick picks is due to the number of quick pick tickets purchased. However, the only way this could be true is if the Powerball lottery system purposely allows a specified number of winning tickets per drawing. If no one played quick picks would ther
Apr 29, 2004, 2:05 am - wiseone2 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Maryland Couple Claims $109 Million Mega Millions Lottery JackpotNews Story
$109 million jackpot second largest ever in MarylandMaryland State Lottery officials today announced the winners of the $109 million, multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot, the second-largest award ever in Maryland.Wheaton residents Miguel and Maria Bonilla, who won the April 9 drawing, have elected to receive the winnings as a lump sum of $62,163,496.64. After state and federal taxes, the Bonillas will get nearly $42 million.Miguel Bonilla, a construction worker, purchased the lottery ticke
Apr 20, 2004, 2:09 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Buckeye 5Reply
I know exactly what you mean about the generator producing bad combinations. I'd say for every 10 quick picks,you get about 3 dead combinations. At least in my case it has. Or like you said,ones that are very similiar to previous drawings. If I were to drop $80 on the Buckeye 5,I'd have to go with quick picks simply because there's no way I'm gonna fill out all those bet cards. LOL. Now,however,if I was going to put $10-$20 on it,I'd probably take the time out and pick my own numbers which
Apr 11, 2004, 2:42 am - Platinum298 - Lottery Discussion Forum