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Powerball lottery jackpot increases to $92 millionReply
You know, even with seemingly impossible odds, people really DO sometimes beat the odds, no matter how long they are.If you take some time searching the News forum for different combinations of words you can come up with stories posted here at LP about people who beat the odds, winning multiple games.Here's one: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/98416.htmI remember another story about a California couple who won two California jackpots on the same day. I just haven't spent the time to track it d
Sep 17, 2005, 9:19 am - Todd - Lottery News

Which scratchers do you play?Reply
I play whatever game has the best odds. I've noticed that the best odds for scratchers in North America is in Ontario. They have a ton of games (even $2 games) with odds below 1 in 3. The worst I've found is in New Jersey, which has been known to create games that exceed 1 in 6.
Sep 16, 2005, 10:54 pm - JimmySand9 - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

How big do you think MM will get?Reply
On May 5, 2000, when the Big Game Jackpot was $220 million, 122.5M tickets were sold, which is many more than the 1 in 76M odds at the time. The key to this, of course is that no one is prevented from purchasing a combination that someone else has already bought. The more tickets that are sold, the more probable double coverage becomes. Mathetmatically this can be analyzed by what is known as a poisson distribution, which is an alegebraic expression giving (random) probabilities for the depth
Sep 16, 2005, 11:59 am - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

What r the true odds of winnin a jackpot?Reply
Those are the combinations that really will take 1:170M odds to get.
Sep 13, 2005, 10:18 pm - getpaid - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $150 millionReply
The odds have always been bad. Even one in 80 million is terrible odds when you think about it.
Sep 5, 2005, 1:10 am - dvdiva - Lottery News

tracking pairsReply
TN has been hitting mostly Odds this month...
Aug 30, 2005, 3:54 pm - tntea - Pick 3 Forum

This Game Might Just Be Perfect
I've come up with a simple lotto game, which would provide great jackpots, and great overall odds. It's exciting and fun. Check it out.Pick 7 out of 492 plays for a dollarMinimum Jackpot : $4,000,000 annuity; $2,000,000 cash Prize Odds per $1 Match 7 Jackpot(33.067% of sales)1 : 42,950,292 Match 6 $1,500 1 : 146,089 Match 5 $50 1 : 2,375 Match 4 $5 1 : 107 Match 3 $1 1 : 11 Overall Odds : 1 in 10
Aug 25, 2005, 4:17 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

longest rollReply
Thats it in a nutshell. All it takes is faith, a dollar, and tons of luck. When the value gets to the 3-digit size, those who worry about the odds line up in front of, or in back of, those that don't watch the odds. The size over rules odds every time.
Aug 21, 2005, 8:54 am - Chewie - Lottery Discussion Forum

Smash the MM odds...it is easy!Reply
Ichoro, you are missing something subtle here! With the odds being 175,711,536 to 46 you have 175,711,490 losing combinations and only 46 winning combinations when the odds are 3,819,816 to 1 you have 3,819,815 losing combinations and 1 winning combination. If you buy all 46 mega balls with the same 5 of 56 you really are improving your odds and making the game a 5/56 game!!!
Aug 20, 2005, 10:16 pm - Think - Jackpot Games Forum

Mega Millions MathReply
JAG331 says 175,711,536 to 46Is the same thing as3,819,816 to 1There's no flaw. Jag, you are missing something subtle here! With the odds being 175,711,536 to 46 you have 175,711,490 losing combinations and only 46 winning combinations when the odds are 3,819,816 to 1 you have 3,819,815 losing combinations and 1 winning combination. If you buy all 46 mega balls with the same 5 of 56 you really are improving your odds and making the game a 5/56 game!!!
Aug 20, 2005, 9:50 pm - Think - Mathematics Forum