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Dumb question of the dayReply
Quote: Originally posted by JKING on August 05, 2004I'm told the odds of winning the California lottery is about 1 in 42 million. So, if I buy one ticket my odds are 42 million to one. There are thos who would say that if I bought two tickets, my odds whould be 21 million to 1, or half. Intuitively, how did I eliminate 21 million combinations? If I bout two tickets, wouldn't my odds be 41,999,998 to one, because I've only elimated to possible combinations.JKING,You did not eliminate possibilitie
Aug 5, 2004, 9:06 pm - Todd - Mathematics Forum

Lotto ClubsReply
One more thing everytime someone joins my odds of winning grow.So when you recruit one person your odds double.What is so wrong with doubling your odds?
Jun 26, 2004, 2:19 pm - LottoMagizZ4941 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Buying more tickets = reduced oddsReply
I don't think so...the topic of the discussion is whether buying more tickets reduces odds . No, it doesn't reduce odds, it increases chances. In Jake's formula....1:x/n, it decreases the number of possible outcomes. So in a 1:1000 game, if you bought 5 tickets, the formula says you have a 1:200 chance of winning as opposed to 5:1000. The number of possible outcomes is not reduced to 200 by buying 5 tickets. More tickets only amounts to more chances, without affecting the odds. The odds
May 4, 2004, 10:24 am - wiseone2 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Buying more tickets = reduced odds
This topic came up in another thread but the thread went off in a tangent so I decided to start a new thread devoted to the following questions.Q: Can lottery odds be reduced by buying more tickets?A: YesQ: How are the new, reduced odds calculated?A: Say that a lottery has X number of unique outcomes. Then the odds of hitting the jackpot is 1 in X. If one buys N number of tickets where no two tickets have exactly the same set of numbers, then the odds of hitting the jackpot is 1 in X/N.Good luck
May 3, 2004, 8:33 pm - Jake649 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Question About Buckeye 5Reply
Quote: Originally posted by Platinum298 on May 03, 2004The listed odds of this game are 435,897:1. Has anyone been able to reduce these odds? I could've sworn I read a posting a while back where someone said they got it down to about 100,000:1. Is that accurate? Can anyone confirm this? I'm just wondering what the real odds are that I'm up against. Thanks.ToddPlatinum298The odds of winning the jackpot in any 5/37 game is 1 in 435,897. The only guaranteed way to reduce the odds to one in 10
May 3, 2004, 2:22 am - BobP - Lottery Discussion Forum

powerball odds 2Reply
each ticket is good for only one dvent...The 10 draw scenario, your odds are 3:120,526,770.00 for 10 draw dvents... cost $30 ($60 with power play)The 26 draw scenario, your odds are 1:120,526,770.00 for 26 draw dvents... cost $26 ($52 with power play)I would take the one QP over 26 draws because then the dvent you are trying to match has 26 times to happen rather than 10... as you can see, there is no significant odds reduction playing 1 ticket vs. 3 (odds not meant to be a reduceable fraction)T
Apr 10, 2004, 1:32 pm - hypersoniq - Jackpot Games Forum

Best way to predict numbersReply
No, not really Jake, the odds of getting two tickets of any combination is 135,000,000 squared, no matter whether the two tickets are the same or different. The first ticket has odds of 1 in 135,000,000 odds of being generated. At that point, when the first ticket is generated (against extraordinary odds) the second ticket will then have odds of 135,000,000 to one against it. The second is independent of the first ticket though. The nature of the first ticket has no bearing on the nature of
Apr 8, 2004, 1:04 pm - prob987 - Jackpot Games Forum

777Reply
Quote: Originally posted by visiondude on December 31, 2003 ... now if someone who possess mathematical ability (i stink at math) would be so kind as to show how many pick3 games there are in any given day and the insuing odds of hitting one of those games vs picking reasonable combos for one state....I agree, I'd like to know the same thing. It would be interesting to know:If you pick one set of numbers (e.g., 1-2-3), what would be the odds of hitting straight in any state?What would be the od
Dec 31, 2003, 6:26 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Winning the Jackpot PrizeReply
askjeeves: Your odds of winning are the same for each single ticket bought. You have the same odds of winning each time. Collectively you'll have a better chance just cuz you bought more tickets.Odds have NOTHING to do with winning. The odds of having all sorts of things happen in life are astronomical, however people accomplish *miracles* every day, defying unsurmountable *odds*. So, there is a bigger questionn here. If it's not about beating the odds, if *luck* can't be created, then why do th
Apr 30, 2003, 10:33 am - Rebeckah - Lottery Discussion Forum

Question Re: lottery odds
I would be most grateful if someone here with training in mathematics could answer the following question regarding odds involving the big lottery game -- e.g., powerball, etc.How do the odds of winning the big lottery game if one purchases 1 ticket versus 2 tickets where both tickets contain differnt numbers? II'm told that if the odds are, say, 1,000,000 to 1 with respect to a single ticket, that when a second ticket is purchased the odds of winning drop to 500,000 to 1. Based upon statistics
Jan 20, 2003, 3:13 pm - odds_man - Lottery Discussion Forum