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Which multi-state Jackpot game Will Be Played More Often ?Reply
Stack47, I meant all the games in general. Take the Illinois Lucky Day Lotto for example and Northstar's EZ Match option- for another $1 you get a 'drawing' right on your ticket and if any of your five numbers match any of the EZ Match numbers you win $1 to $500. The thing is, the odds against winning $500 on the EZ Match are 210,000 to 1 while the odds against winning the jackpot are 575,757 to one. (5/39 game) I think most people here would just throw that exra dollar on another ti
Dec 2, 2013, 12:14 am - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

$257 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot expandsReply
I agree maringoman. The Mega sign at the store states it a 1 in 15 chance to win. That is incorrect, it should read you have a i in 15 chance to break even. It cost a dollar per ticket, if you played one pick and had the Mega ball you would get your dollar back. No win. If you look at the odds on the Mega website the odds are different than the advertisement in the store. http://www.megamillions.com/how-to-play I believe it will take a miracle if anyone wins. Yes i will play, i do
Nov 30, 2013, 10:52 am - CutlassBob - Lottery News

$230 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot rollsReply
Quick calculation by adding up the probability of a Megaplier prize higher than $2 million, since expected value for $2 million under MP is the same as the expected value of $1 million when buying 2 regular tickets. Odds: $3 million for 1 in 3.75, $4 million for 1 in 5, and $5 million for 1 in 2.5. 0.266667.... + 0.20000 + 0.40000 = 0.8666667 or ~87% So 13% of the time the 2nd tier Megaplier prize will only be equivalent to buying 2 regular tickets instead. Option Odds Probability Priz
Nov 29, 2013, 5:12 pm - LottoMetro - Lottery News

"Beating the House!"Reply
Greetings Jack, et al- Making sensible points rasing good questions- Of course the house has more bank roll money and has dealt a losing propsoition to the player because of the negative expecvtation. Not being intentionally snide pr synical mind you, but now who is going to teach helpmewin how to win long term overcoming the house odds with a positive ROI (return on investment_??? La fortuna oltre la magia numeri odds Thanks in advance for being candid. Best Wishes
Nov 26, 2013, 3:59 pm - eddessaknight - Lottery Discussion Forum

CA Superlotto Plus, new 2nd ChanceReply
Did not know you also posted here, I just came in to find out the reaction to this new 2nd chance drawing. Five $15K prizes a week is better than compared to the raffle system they had earlier in the year. About 2.5 to 3 million picks are in per drawing, and they do 1 code per pick (hopefully there are some lazy ones that do not punch in their code). Despite Fantasy 5 2nd chance requires a 5 pick purchase for 1 code, and there are 150k-180k codes per week. If 15 winners are selected, the chan
Nov 19, 2013, 3:57 pm - CAScratcher20 - Jackpot Games Forum

Do you see further " modifications" to the MM game should the betting public stay away?Reply
the way that the annuity is paid out reduces the actual cash value relative to the quoted annuity value So what? Lottery jackpots have always been determined strictly by the number of tickets that are sold. Changing the annuity is merely a way to BS the stupid people into thinking the jackpot is bigger, in an effort to boost ticket sales. If that does boost ticket sale then the real jackpot will be bigger. Of course that puts more money in the lottery's coffers, but it also transfers more mon
Nov 14, 2013, 12:48 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Accurate & Profitable Texas Pick 3 PredictionsReply
Look, I don't want to burst your bubble but it's not all that amazing..... Referencing your first post: You chose 45 any order single combos - that gives you a ~27% chance of hitting (odds are 1/167 for one, so 45/167). You chose 35 any order double digit combos - that gives you a ~10.5% chance of hitting (odds are 1/333, so 35/333). Together, your chances of hitting anything were ~37.5%. Might not sound big but means you would hit every 2 or 3 times. Again, not trying to rain on
Oct 25, 2013, 1:32 am - LottoMetro - Pick 3 Forum

CA Lottery - California Love - CA Lottery ScratchersReply
The game is still selling much faster than a $5 or $10 game. The $1M Fortune still has not ended even though its been over a year. I recall reading on this forum that when a top prize is found, avoiding ticket ranges proportional to the number of ticket rolls to the number of top prizes is another strategy. There should be 1 in every 80,000 ticket rolls, when each roll is 30 tickets and the odds are 1 in 2.4 million. Thus 1000000 - 1079999, 1080000 - 1159999, and such. Probably look for t
Oct 24, 2013, 4:23 pm - CAScratcher20 - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

CA Lottery - California Love - CA Lottery ScratchersReply
Yep, like I always say, Scratchers is a competitive game. You are playing against other players for the same wins on the roll. And the clerk has an unfair advantage.(if they play) There are certain stores that simply payout less, and that's probably due to your competition. Either lots of win chasers, ticket hawks, or a clerk doing one or both. Dont play there. Play at stores where the clerk is not able to watch the machines/bins and hawk you, like a supermarket vending machine or a 7-11 w
Oct 12, 2013, 7:35 pm - Jon D - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

How Far Will The Mega Millions Go Before Odds Make It Impossible For Anyone?Reply
It's already impossible to win at odds of 175 million to 1. The reason for a little higher odds is to break the billion dollar barrier which i suspect they will at least once a year if not twice. RELAX OK. I think their is a minority of posters bashing this change for a hidden reason. That hidden reason is envy. They know they probably will have to watch someone celebrating at the press conference with a billion dollar check and it won't be them. The prime example of this is rdgrnr aka ridge
Sep 30, 2013, 10:36 pm - veganlife125 - Jackpot Games Forum