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Is the Lottery (PB/MM) corrupt?Reply
If the draws is at 8:00 p.m. then the terminal will be shutdown for powerball sales at least one hour before the draw in each powerball jurisdiction. Some like the state of Oregon has a two hour shut off time between the sale of the last ticket and the drawing itself. I do not believe that Powerball is corrupt the game is designed to produce big jackpots and thus has long odds so people do not win all the time.
Feb 8, 2006, 1:48 pm - weshar75 - Lottery Discussion Forum

At what point (matrix) would you not playReply
If the odds of winning the PowerBall or MegaMillions jackpots ever become too large to attract the average lottery players, the people running these games will know by the reduced sales and they will adjust or go out of business. If that happens another game will replace them.
Feb 7, 2006, 4:32 pm - RJOh - Lottery Discussion Forum

Will Quad 8888's hit tonight in IndianaReply
May I interject a mathematical point ??? The numbers are not prone to past occurences. In other words, each ticket you buy for the lottery has the exact same odds of hitting ANY combination of numbers as the last one or the next one you bought or buy. Lottery systems are for SUCKERS... don't waste your money and time trying to divine the future.
Feb 7, 2006, 3:25 pm - WorldWide777 - Lottery Discussion Forum

At what point (matrix) would you not playReply
I think the odds are just too great now, I continue to play but I have become cheaper in purchasing tickets and I work harder on that Illusive selection of numbers.....Where I would spend $10 $20 last year this year I just go $5 most of the time with an occasional $10.....
Feb 7, 2006, 1:52 pm - fja - Lottery Discussion Forum

Ohio LOP-end of game?Reply
There are more people out there that play the lottery games that are totally clueless as to the odds of winning and do not wish to spend the time or put forth any effort to learn or use any strategies. Most people just want to lay their money down and hope for lady luck to smile upon them. As long as Ohio makes a good profit off of LOP they will keep the game alive. I for one knew the game was not worth my time the first time I read about it before it even started. The promo and the static o
Feb 5, 2006, 3:10 am - PadawanLotto - Jackpot Games Forum

mega millions or powerballReply
The reason the white balls are included in the calculation of the odds of matching 0+1 is 0+1 represents matching the red ball ALONE for the $3 prize. There is a 1 in 42 chance you could match 0+1, 1+1, 2+1, 3+1, 4+1, or 5+1. If you match one or more white balls with the Powerball, you win some other prize, but not the $3 prize.
Feb 5, 2006, 12:58 am - ryanm - Lottery Discussion Forum

Is the Lottery (PB/MM) corrupt?Reply
Powerball and Mega Millions are not corrupt. They've simply stacked the odds so high that it's only expected there's not very many jackpot winners.
Feb 4, 2006, 4:57 pm - ryanm - Lottery Discussion Forum

mega millions or powerballReply
I've only played the Powerplay three or four times, and that is the only realy difference to me. The ratio between cash and annuity, or the odds mean nothing to me - the other hundred million people don't matter when I win, or when I loose; they are just numbers. I am going to win or not win. Mega gives me a higher dollar value when I win.
Feb 4, 2006, 1:09 pm - Chewie - Lottery Discussion Forum

mega millions or powerballReply
Pardon my ignorance Cash Only, but I still don't get the math, or perhaps I don't fully understand how Powerball is played. If you have 42 powerballs, and they reside in a separate tumbler (my assuption), aren't the odds 1:42? How do the white balls have anything to do with how often the powerball occurs? This is confusing to me. Again, a math whiz I'm not!
Feb 4, 2006, 12:37 pm - calabs - Lottery Discussion Forum

mega millions or powerballReply
The 1:69 odds are for matching NO white balls, but matching the Powerball. Two different conditions (white balls and red ball) must be met.
Feb 4, 2006, 11:27 am - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum