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Hitting Both PB and MM The Same WeekReply
The odds, if one was to play just one ticket in each game, would be the product of the individual odds. The number is about 25.67 quadrillion to one. This is next to impossible, but one needs to keep in mind that next to impossible is not impossible. The odds of a single person being born with one's genome - even ignoring the odds of one's parents having intimate relations in the first place - is about one in 70 trillion. Thus the odds of two people being in the same room having the
Sep 9, 2006, 11:04 pm - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

The odds of both neither, just one.Reply
I appreciate your efforts. I was also wondering if you could tell me how the odds work since I have always had a problem with the BC lottery in figuring a rollover. I have seen sales equal to the odds (13.9 million tickets sold/ odds of winning = 13.9 million to one) I was curious if the odds equal the sales then do the odds of a rollover approach 0%?
Sep 5, 2006, 1:20 am - dvdiva - Jackpot Games Forum

Grid Discussion ForumReply
Yes, I like the consecutives line...and all odds all evens lines
Aug 22, 2006, 3:49 pm - cps10 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Why not wait? Until it's a 99 % chance.Reply
The odds are certainly on your side then.
Aug 2, 2006, 5:04 pm - paurths - Mathematics Forum

Odds 101Reply
KY Floyd You said That's wrong on two counts. Playing 10 combinations leaves 9990, not 9989.... Odds are based on to one....if the task is to pick one winning number out of a field of 10 numbers, the odds against your number are 9 TO 1, not 10 TO one....this if the odds are 9999 TO one (Pick 4) and you play ten striaght tickets, the odds against you are now 9989 TO one... You're starting out with odds of 10,000 to one, which is not the case. It starts out 9999 to one. Some
Jul 3, 2006, 6:29 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

MM increases by only 2 millionReply
In Ohio the Rolling Cash5 $317K jackpot with odds of 1:575,757 and MegaMillion 2nd prize payout of $250K with odds of 1:3,819,816 had me spending my money on RC5. RC5 rolled to $400K+, so I'm playing again today. MM sales are going to continue to be down as long as any state games have a better payout with better odds.
Jul 1, 2006, 10:53 am - RJOh - Jackpot Games Forum

The Odds Are The RealityReply
You're saying you buy ten straight tickets with ten different numbers and reduce the odds from 1:10,000 to 1: 1,000. The usual payoff on a stright pick 4 is $5000. Lotteries aren't in business to pay out $5,000 on 1:000 to one odds. Think about that one. As mentioned beofre, the odds bet behind the pass line bet on a crap table are the only true odds available anywhere. You're certainly not going to get paid $5,000 for beating 1,000 to one odds by a lottery commission.
Jun 29, 2006, 2:47 am - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

The Odds Are The RealityReply
Not difficult to grasp at all. Consider how odds on casino dice are worked out. The odds of rolling a point number verses the odds of rolling a seven. And the odds bet behind the pass line is the only bet in a casino that pays true odds. Three ways to make a 4 - a 2 and a 2, a 3 and a 1, and a 1 and a 3 ( a 1 and a 3 and a 3 and a 1 are not the same). Three combinations compared to six ways to roll a 7. 3 for, 6 against = 2:1 It's all based on combinations of the dice. If yo
Jun 29, 2006, 2:05 am - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

The Odds Are The RealityReply
You are looking at the math error and not getting the point. You still are confusing odds and combinations. There are online dictionaries to look up the differences. Your odds still remain at 1:1000. The combinations are off. If you spend another $10 so a total of $20 for one drawing it would be 1:50. That would be your math error. Total odds / unique tickets. To reach 1:1 you would have to cover all 1000. At over 500 tickets your odds would be 1 plus a fraction. So the short version is
Jun 29, 2006, 1:46 am - dvdiva - Lottery Discussion Forum

I hope a Non-Californian wins the jackpot.Reply
This proves once again that higher odds do not guarantee longer runs.
Jun 27, 2006, 8:33 pm - ryanm - Lottery Discussion Forum