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Anyone play Fortune cookie numbers?
Anyone play Fortune cookie numbers? Some old news: Fortune cookie payout The Powerball drawing on March 30, 2005 produced 110 second-prize winners. The total payout to these winners was $19,400,000, with 89 plays winning $100,000 each; the other 21 winning $500,000, as they were Power Play selections. MUSL officials initially suspected a reporting error or fraud. However, all 110 winners had played numbers from fortune cookies made by Wonton Food Inc. of Long Island City, New Y
Oct 3, 2011, 7:04 am - LottoGuyBC - Lottery Discussion Forum

Why Do Mathematicians Consider The Lottery RandomReply
Boney526, You deserve a medal for your last two posts! CARBOB, joker17, LottoAce, lotterybraker, When you think about all the uncertainties surrounding the drawings, things like fraud potential, possible RNG weaknesses, etc., etc., you really need to pull back and observe the situation from a more global perspective. You need to reflect on one simple fact that most of us are aware of. Namely, the overall percentage of PEOPLE BUYING QUICKPICK TICKETS very closely approximates the percent
Aug 21, 2011, 7:40 pm - jimmy4164 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mathematics and the LotteryReply
RJOh, Any one who reads the odds and payout charts on most play slips and on every state lottery website knows 95% or more of the possible combinations of any lottery game will win nothing every drawing, but they also know once in a while someone wins the jackpot by matching all the numbers drawn. For many that's more than reason enough to keep trying to pick the winning numbers. You've written this in a way that implies I don't know this. I think you know that I do, so why write it? Wha
Aug 13, 2011, 4:13 am - jimmy4164 - Mathematics Forum

Can prayer affect the outcome of a lotteryReply
Typical, but then I said you were the biggest fraud, phony and hypocrite here. I forgot to include liar. You can deny, deny, deny but they are your words - not mine, not addai's, not anybody else's but yours. Here they are again for your viewing pleasure, my little nazi: Any post with the words God, Jesus, prayers or other religious connotations should be deleted. I don't want to read God luck God created the box bet I will keep you in my prayers I'm praying for a win need some pr
Jun 4, 2011, 10:59 pm - rdgrnr - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lotto strategyReply
New Jersey Lottery is fixed. NJ can put out a winning number if they want. I believe there are micro chips on numbers on balls. The instant tickets also can be placed. There is a 4 digit security nuneric code for each game which is specific to each prize level within that game. An authorized NJ Lottery Official can enter the code is the computer and locate where a winning prize ticket is within any game. Can tell if pack is still in warehouse, out for delivery to a retail lottery agent, still
Apr 16, 2011, 3:28 pm - lorramil - Lottery Discussion Forum

Sucessfully staying quiet?Reply
First of all, the comment about your name was, of course, a joke, but I'm sure the guy is greatful that his trusted friend who decided it's a good story to share on the internet isn't really named Joker. common sense would tell you that it's not something anyone would share because there is nothing beneficial in doing so Yet he shared the story with you and you shared the story here. Maybe common sense isn't part of your critical thinking..... Maybe. OTOH, you're the one who jus
Feb 17, 2011, 7:23 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Texas man alters lottery ticket, tries to claim prizeNews Story
Did the Scotch tape give it away? A Houston man is accused of altering a lottery ticket last year to claim the cash prize, the Harris County District Attorney's Office said. Allen Hudaifa, 57, was charged on Friday with claiming a lottery prize by fraud a second-degree felony, officials said. In February 2010, Hudaifa tried to redeem a scratch-off lottery ticket that would have netted him $1,000 a week for 20 years. But it was clear the alleged winning ticket had been tampered with,
Feb 14, 2011, 7:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Electronic NJ lottery ticket plan advancesNews Story
Legislation that would allow people to buy New Jersey lottery tickets on the Internet and by other electronic means continues to advance in the state Assembly. The Regulatory Oversight and Gaming Committee approved the measure this month and referred it to the chamber's Appropriations Committee, which hasn't yet scheduled a hearing on it. The legislation would require state lottery officials to implement a system that would allow people to buy tickets via the Internet, e-mail, text messaging
Dec 20, 2010, 7:28 am - Todd - Lottery News

Reminder: Lottery Changed my life tonight-ThursdayReply
It's EASY... If you win anything... And you have to pay anything... It is a fraud! I entered my name in a jar thing at Burger King. Somebody apparently stole the slips. Somebody called me and told me that I won the contest, and all that they needed was my credit card number. I refused! MarkP
Oct 22, 2010, 7:59 am - markp1950 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Fooled by RandomnessReply
RL-RANDOMLOGIC, Indirectly and oversimplified, here is your method in a nutshell, defined by you: I will say in advance that you(meaning me I presume, Jimmy4164) will not see any advantage in removing even one number from a pool of numbers because how can this force the lottery not to draw that number or some long line of bull... You are absolutely right; I would not see any advantage other than you might be able to afford to buy a subset of the possible outcomes and not be able to af
Aug 23, 2010, 4:04 am - jimmy4164 - Lottery Systems Forum