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28 most common questions about PowerballReply
I really like the Question and Answer: HOW COME THE ONLY JACKPOT WINNERS ARE FROM THE [EAST - WEST - NORTH - SOUTH - CITIES - RURAL AREAS]? HOW COME ONLY [WHITE, BLACK, TALL, SKINNY, YOUNG, OLD] PEOPLE WIN? Powerball is a random game that knows nothing about who buys a ticket or where the ticket was purchased. There really is no white/black/old/young/rich/poor, etc.] button on the machine. If one draws a box around some group of players (eg., state border, hair color, shoe size), then th
Jan 13, 2007, 10:24 pm - Todd - Jackpot Games Forum

Won $7 in PB 1/10 (3+0)Reply
I'm happy for you and your big $7 prize. It's always good to win something in a multi-state game. Your comparisons of NY Lotto to Pick 3 are very JV [junior-varsity, newbie-like], and I'm very surpised you would make them. Pick 3 does not offer the chance to win a multi-million-dollar prize. A newbie would make that comparison. Also, to compare an in-state lotto game with the second-largest multi-state game is also JV. Are you suggesting that NY Lotto should have the same prizes as Pow
Jan 11, 2007, 2:14 pm - Todd - Jackpot Games Forum

Raffle or Not?Reply
As far as scalpers selling the tickest for more than $20 I think it's more than just the better odds. With almost anything you might want to sell there will be a few people that will pay more than the item is reasonably worth, a lot that will pay a reasonable price and some that won't buy at any price. By limiting sales to a smallish number a lot of people who want the tickets won't be able to get them. Many of those who miss out would probably be willing to pay a modest premium and afew are i
Jan 8, 2007, 1:30 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

'Lottery Secrets" from the Cryptic Vault...Reply
One huge tip for those using the PHI and PI. When you use PI or PHI in your workouts and you get your results, the numbers to the right of the decimal point are just as important as the numbers to the left. Never ever round off the decimal. I can't stress enough how key this is. You work it well, and your hits will stare you in the face over and over again. They will come in mirror form as well. Ideally get a calculator that displays results at least with 12 digits. You can often interface w
Dec 31, 2006, 1:43 pm - Kola - Lottery Systems Forum

N.C. Lottery sales fall shortReply
Todd: First - I hope you had a great Christmas and will have a happy, prosperous 2007! The revenue estimates were way too optimistic but that doesn't mean they can't or shouldn't do better than they have. Budgeting proceeds before they are produced will set the lottery and the good causes it supports up for failure. I know Shaheen - and your comments could not be more on the button. He doesn't go after top talent because he wants people in his organization who will kowtow and
Dec 27, 2006, 1:15 pm - Drivedabizness - Lottery News

S.C. Millionaire Raffle Tickets & Close Calls
South Carolina Millionaire Raffle ticket sales deadline coming up. Tickets are $10 each, you are given a random number and it is computer generated. Only one million tickets will be sold until the deadline date. Rules and regulations mentioned winners would be posted Jan 8, 2007. My question is this. The number on your ticket also lets one know how many tickets have been sold already. If only half a million tickets are sold by the dead line, that would increase the odds of winning, woul
Dec 21, 2006, 11:52 pm - Fatbird - Mathematics Forum

New System... No Brain Required!!Reply
Here is the breakdown since Nov. 1st.- only 3 days worth of drawings!! Evens- Tier 1: 8 box Evens- Tier 2: 2 straight, 11 box Odds- Tier 1: 4 straight, 12 box Odds- Tier 2: 2 straight, 12 box ***** 40 numbers... 45hits.... all in 3 days!!! - to increase the number of straights, I've thought about rotating through the numbers, not playing them in exact chronological numerical order every time. I'll see what I can come up with for the best possible combinations for straights.
Nov 4, 2006, 2:58 am - Surge - Lottery Systems Forum

real drawings and predetermined drawsReply
When you step back and look at it, you have to conclude that there are a lot of folks involved in conducting a lottery drawing. You have auditors, recorders, security and others. I don't know the total number, but, I believe they are trying to do the best job they can. Now, if the lottery director or operator, or whomever, decides to put in a fix, to increase the jackpot, someone on that drawing team is going to yell 'foul' and call the local news media. I was a newspaper reporter for
Oct 14, 2006, 11:59 am - bobby623 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Stream of Jackpot WinnersReply
I am not a veteran LP member but if I may, I would like to comment. It is by belief that many things do what they do in cycles. The lottery is no exception. In casino gambling sometimes winners seem to come of of the woodwork. Other times long dry spells. However, there are other factors that may contirbute. Do not forget the population is changing in this country and getting bigger. More people, more players, more winning tickets. Even though the odds are stacked against you, with
Oct 1, 2006, 9:45 am - floridian - Lottery Discussion Forum

Wisconsin factory workers win $208M Powerball lotteryReply
I can appreciate if you see it as a matter of semantics, but if the lottery buys me an annuity all I get is an annual payment. Some investment company will have principal that they use to generate the annual payment, but I won't have a dime in principal. That's the nature ofthe annuity option. The investment company gets the principal in exchange for promising the payments. If they do well with the investment they might still have some principal left after making the final payment, and if I'm
Aug 11, 2006, 6:37 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News