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5 days until Powerball comes to PennsylvaniaReply
It will be interesting to see if Powerball jackpots ever reach the levels that they have in the past -- with all the new players. I'll bet they're keeping close tabs on how Mega Millions does with its new odds / prize structure and Powerball may go through similar changes in a year or so.-Todd
Jun 22, 2002, 8:11 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

5 days until Powerball comes to PennsylvaniaReply
Powerball's 1-in-80 million odds are reasonable considering the combined population off all MUSL members (even more so when you include PA.) Super-6 has always been a questionable game; as of next week it will have outlived its usefulness.
Jun 22, 2002, 4:32 pm - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum

5 days until Powerball comes to PennsylvaniaReply
very true. super 6 will be either 3 of 4 mil at the most. super 6 will die. powerball has the better odds of winning the jackpot and grows faster. rip super 6.
Jun 22, 2002, 3:37 pm - EZMoney - Lottery Discussion Forum

LottoTexas vs MegamillionsReply
The reason states sell so much better at lower levels is the better odds of winning. Jackpot for TX Lotto is 1 in 25,827,165, vs. 1 in 135,145,920 for Mega Millions. That's also why state lottery jackpots never reach the size of the multi-states. (Someone is much more likely to win.)State lotteries start really taking off when the jackpot is $40 or $50 million, whereas multi-states take off when it gets to $80 to $100 million.-Todd
Jun 20, 2002, 4:07 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

LottoTexas vs MegamillionsReply
I would rather not see those two states knock up their odds to something insane like MegaMillions and Powerball. TX and CA's lotteries are just fine the way they are. The only way they can grow this fast is because their sales are good, and so I'm assuming CA and TX lottery sales are good. :)
Jun 20, 2002, 11:09 am - Abe - Lottery Discussion Forum

RJOH: no predictions for tonightReply
alright here is my prediction....there will be a number that came up on the last draw.there will be a 2 number sequence.the bonus ball will be single digitand odds will win 3-2
Jun 14, 2002, 4:37 pm - fja - Lottery Discussion Forum

MegaMillion HistoryReply
No Chi^2, F-test or any other fancy statistical methods for me, I just look at the facts. In Ohio649 there are more odd numbers to pick so more odd numbers are picked, but in the old BigGame 5/50+1/36 everything was even. Of 520 draws odds/evens for combinations was 1314/1286 and for bonus ball was 270/250. I personally prefer to play all the numbers.RJOh
Jun 13, 2002, 9:36 am - RJOh - Lottery Discussion Forum

BIGGAME MAGAMILLIONS HISTORY,DATA AND PICKSReply
Glad I could help. As I pointed out in my earlier post, by defining parameters that hopefully include the winning combinations I will pick my numbers from a smaller pool of combinations thus bettering my odds of picking a winner. RJOh
Jun 12, 2002, 7:14 pm - RJOh - Lottery Discussion Forum

Big Game for TodayReply
19 numbers in the combination....so what does that give you about 9,000 combinations plus you have to pick the bonus ball. so i'm figureing about 468,000 possibilities on this one. eliminate all odds and all evens / all four five number sequences. what do you suppose that would give you???
Jun 11, 2002, 3:12 pm - fja - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions Lottery PoolReply
If you're playing once a month, you have 7 or 8 chances to try some simulations see what happens. With $200 dollars and odds of 1:43 of getting a winning ticket, the least you should expect is (5x$3) $15 of winnings. Simulate 200 random numbers, 200 numbers that don't match 3 among them or a wheel of 200 numbers during the weeks you aren't playing and pick the system that did the best. If you are manageing a pool, some of your members might have some ideas too.RJOh
Jun 11, 2002, 10:58 am - RJOh - Lottery Discussion Forum