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How to calculate these types of probability?Reply
Afternoon garyo1954, To answer your questions... 1) Since PowerBall, Mega Millions, and the Texas Lottery use some sort of ball machines and not RGN programs, then yes, I believe that each draw is independent and random. 2) and 3) Based on answer 1), I don't see how it could increase OR decrease the probability if the draws are truly random. Therefore, is it possible to track the historical draw data to get an idea of the ball positions as they've hit in the past. Yes, the draws are
Feb 5, 2012, 4:39 pm - KnuckleHead - Mathematics Forum

How to calculate these types of probability?Reply
The people who have studied gambling theory would be better suited to answer the formula question. In my opinion, the formula you are looking for depends on how you see the lottery drawings. 1) Are they all independent and random? 2) When a digit hits, does this increase the probability of it hitting again? 3) When a digit hits, does this decrease the probability of it hitting again? There are good and valid reasons on all sides. For example one could use the idea that 62% of the dra
Feb 5, 2012, 12:52 pm - garyo1954 - Mathematics Forum

Lotto tickets bought with bags of coins lead to bust in massive Metro theftReply
But Magistrate Judge T. Rawles Jones Jr. noted that Haile might need one after all because some of that money might not be available. The taxpayers may very well be entitled to recover those funds, he said. Can you say, Genuises!!! ?? Wow, I hope they both lose their pensions and I think the taxpayers should be reimbursed for their capers seven times over. Good scam as it seems they made off with more money than they spent on lottery tickets. But how low can you go. I want to find
Jan 20, 2012, 8:15 am - OldSchoolPa - Lottery News

Virginia: 1/1 - 1/31/2012Reply
Thank you very much, Increase! I don't feel as good about my combos tonight as I did last night, so, I'll post my pairs instead. 15 Pairs to Consider... 12 15 16 18 19 25 26 28 29 56 58 59 68 69 89 Good Luck to Everyone this evening!!
Jan 17, 2012, 7:49 pm - Play4Keeps - Pick 3 Forum

Pick 3 AI Help
Hello, I've written a simple program to take the numbers for pick 3 games and try to predict the next number. It reads the number and then breaks that number down into the first, second, and third number. It uses an artificial neural network to read the first, second, or third number and then outputs a number for its respective position. It does not combine stats like if 2 is the first and 4 happens nine times in the second with 2 while 5 happens 15 times. What I do have it do is to use th
Jan 16, 2012, 7:41 pm - integralsum - Lottery Systems Forum

Virginia: 1/1 - 1/31/2012Reply
Increase I like the 5908. How about: 1111 5110 0041 5503 5514 4017 8470 5565 BONUS number: 1716 Good Luck Everyone!!!!
Jan 15, 2012, 12:32 pm - luckydoc - Pick 4 Forum

Iowa Lottery security chief bent on determining identity of jackpot winnerReply
What he does with that jelly is his business, louise, I don't even wanna know. For all I know he uses it to hold down the comb-over on top of a big, fat, bald head with a pony tail. You know how those old hippies are. But I don't wanna get involved in all that mess. And I will not get involved in any questions about NY's liberal marriage laws as it relates to why he chose to live there. That's his business and I'll defend his right to live the lifestyle he chooses. If he wants to wear fishnet st
Jan 11, 2012, 6:06 pm - rdgrnr - Lottery News

Powerball at $2.00 - What jackpot level do you start playing?Reply
I plan to look at the expectation value, the ratio the ratio of the overall prize to the cost times the odds. I have already calculated the fixed expectation value for lower prizes. Because of the $1M second prize, this expectation is still around 0.17 so any increase has to come from the jackpot. Historically big lotteries have had expectation values close to 1.0 and even on occassion exceeding that. For Powerball as it has operated up to now, the pretax expectation value approaches unity
Jan 11, 2012, 11:12 am - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

Virginia: 1/1 - 1/31/2012Reply
Hold till tom. Eve 0123. 0163. 0183 0193. 0263. 0293 0683. 0693. 0893 the highlighted #'s use digit 3 7 for 4th digits 0 in 2nd Position for a posible Str8!! Hey Increase
Jan 3, 2012, 6:37 pm - CTNY - Pick 4 Forum

282-564-231 DreamReply
Well Increase, Not much in Virginia.. But Washington D.C. Not too bad. Box play. Scale tip over too much.. LOL
Dec 25, 2011, 8:56 pm - collegem$ - Mystical Forum