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Do you believe every combination has the same probability?Reply
If you think the pre-tests don't influence the draws, why do you think they keep them private? I'm probably the last person to ask because the only influence testing can have on the official drawing is by cheating or negligence. If they don't influence the draws, they have nothing to hide. How do you know they are hiding something? If they were testing the machines, I guess they could record air pressure, RPMs of the mixing bar, or something else, but why record that when those r
Oct 2, 2016, 10:33 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions rolls $9M ($251M to $260M)Reply
What's even worse about this low rollover amount that it occurred after a record number of draws. We certainly are no where near a record jackpot, even for Megamillions. The previous record jackpot in MM came in less than 20 draws. They went too far, they worsened the odds significantly while representing that they were improving the odds of winning (actually the odds of not losing) and they assumed that by reducing the value of the ticket they would increase sales. Moreover, they made the
Jun 5, 2016, 9:03 pm - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

Distribution of Winners in Instant Ticket Packs - How is it done?Reply
For scratchers the necessary number of winning tickets have to be deliberately printed, so they're clearly not random in the same way winning tickets are for PB. As for minimum guarantees in each pack, they can easily do that while still making the position of winning tickets within each pack random. I'm also sure that it's a safe bet that the minimum guarantee is significantly below the average value of winners per pack. The purpose would just be to ensure that no pack is 100% losers even thoug
Apr 21, 2016, 2:00 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Ready for a $1,000,000,000 Powerball jackpot?Reply
Don't forget about a many many way split of the jackpot, at that time, too. The upside to $2 tickets and the ridiculous odds of the new matrix are that there's a pretty good chance of a single winner even when the cash value passes the $300 million mark. There has never been more than 3 winners for a PB or MM jackpot, and there have been 3 winners only 3 times. The MM jackpot that still holds the record for the largest cash payout ever was the first time. The other 2 were for PB jackp
Sep 25, 2015, 3:02 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mass Lottery to announce record salesNews Story
The Massachusetts Lottery is expected to break a sales record this year for the fourth year in a row, the lottery executive director said Tuesday. As of Saturday, the lottery had tallied $4.973 billion in sales, said Beth Bresnahan. She said the final sales total would be just shy of $5 billion when the fiscal year ends at midnight tonight. The lottery posted sales of $4.741 billion in fiscal 2012, $4.85 billion in fiscal 2013, and $4.863 billion in fiscal 2014. Profit this year is expe
Jun 30, 2015, 4:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News

With PB at 188M and MM at 260M this week, what's the biggest combined PB+MM jackpots we'll see?
So this week is a bit rare in the lotto history it seems since both are at quite high jackpots with PB at 188M and MM at 260M. Some single jackpot records for comparison. Largest single advertised jackpot: MM at 656 million in 2012 Largest MM: 656 million 2012 Largest PB: 590 million in 2013 For fun, had both record PB and MM occured in the same week, it would've been a combined whopping jackpots of over 1246 milion or about 1.2 BILLION dollars. So this week, the c
Jun 2, 2015, 4:51 pm - nist7seven - Lottery Discussion Forum

Wisconsin Lottery's Megabucks jackpot hits record highNews Story
By Todd Northrop Officials with the Wisconsin Lottery said the Megabucks jackpot is currently at a record high for its next drawing on Saturday. The jackpot is at $21.4 million. The last time the jackpot was this big was in 2001 when the jackpot was $20.3 million, according to a release. Wisconsin is the only state that offers the Megabucks game it is not a multi-state game. If a winner of the $21.4 million jackpot were to choose the cash payout, they would get a lump sum of $15.2
May 15, 2015, 11:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

More people playing, winning in SC LotteryNews Story
The South Carolina Education Lottery announced Monday it set records for ticket sales and the amount of money raised for education in the last fiscal year. It also set records for the amount of prize money paid out and the commissions paid to lottery retailers. Lottery revenue was more than $1.26 billion for the year. Ticket sales grew by $66 million, which meant the amount that got deposited into the lottery's education account was $323.4 million, or $23 million more than the previous year.
Aug 5, 2014, 9:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Losing Florida Scratch Tickets Can NowReply
*Florida Lottery Press Release: FLORIDA LOTTERY SETS NEW RECORD FOR WEEKLY SCRATCH-OFF SALES TALLAHASSEE - The weather is great in Florida and the sun isn't the only thing shining, Florida Lottery sales are increasing right along with the temperature. The Florida Lottery announced today that sales of Scratch-Off tickets exceeded $78.5 million last week, an all-time record. The newest record breaks the previous sales mark by $4.5 million, reached the first week of March 2012. Florida Lotter
Feb 18, 2014, 12:43 pm - Win$500Quick - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Florida Scratch Offs - Post Pictures if posibleReply
*Florida Lottery Press Release: FLORIDA LOTTERY SETS NEW RECORD FOR WEEKLY SCRATCH-OFF SALES TALLAHASSEE - The weather is great in Florida and the sun isn't the only thing shining, Florida Lottery sales are increasing right along with the temperature. The Florida Lottery announced today that sales of Scratch-Off tickets exceeded $78.5 million last week, an all-time record. The newest record breaks the previous sales mark by $4.5 million, reached the first week of March 2012. Florida Lotter
Feb 18, 2014, 12:42 pm - Win$500Quick - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum