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My Made-Up State's LotteryReply
Quote: Originally posted by JimmySand9 on December 7, 2004 1,000 Millionaires since 1981, and counting.It's still New Kidcon's classic game. But now it's even better. With a minimum ALL-CASH jackpot of $1 Million, and new prizes for matching 3 numbers, you've just gotta play Lotto!Comparison:Old Lotto - New Lotto6/38 - 6/42Minimum Jackpot=$1,000,000 annuity, $500,000 cash - Minimum Jackpot=$1,000,000 ALL CASHPrizes for matching 4, 5, 5+bonus, and 6 - Prizes for matching 3, 4, 5, 5+bonus, and 6To
Dec 7, 2004, 4:48 am - DoctorEw220 - Lottery Discussion Forum

My Made-Up State's LotteryReply
1,000 Millionaires since 1981, and counting.It's still New Kidcon's classic game. But now it's even better. With a minimum ALL-CASH jackpot of $1 Million, and new prizes for matching 3 numbers, you've just gotta play Lotto!Comparison:Old Lotto - New Lotto6/38 - 6/42Minimum Jackpot=$1,000,000 annuity, $500,000 cash - Minimum Jackpot=$1,000,000 ALL CASHPrizes for matching 4, 5, 5+bonus, and 6 - Prizes for matching 3, 4, 5, 5+bonus, and 6To play, just pick up a play slip, mark 6 numbers out of 42.
Dec 7, 2004, 12:22 am - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Indiana Evening Pic 4Reply
10,000 pick 4 numbers to choose from and everybody isn't going to play them all every day so it stands to reason that some people are going to win and more aren't. That why they have the game it's a game of chance. And chances are on any given day your not going to win. If you play the lottery and win you beat some pretty tough odds.They only have 2 pick 4 drawing a day that leaves 9,998 pick 4 numbers that didn't get drawn. like trying to find a needle in a hay stack. you betcha!
Dec 6, 2004, 3:29 am - four4me - Pick 4 Forum

NEW Instant Game - Birthday Bucks!
NEW Instant Game called Birthday Bucks!Prizes of $1, $2, $4, $8, $20, and $100 may be redeemed, subject to validation, by any retailer, claims center or by mail using a claim form.$5,000.00 and $10,000 prizes may be claimed while sleeping or by mail using a claim form supplied by Mr. Santa Clause. Please sign and mail your winning ticket and claim form to your local Lottery office.All prizes must be claimed no later than 10 seconds after scratching the game card.All winners are subject to laught
Dec 5, 2004, 6:00 pm - Maverick - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Hidden opportunities within abbr. wheelsReply
Quote: Originally posted by apagogeas on December 5, 2004Everyone knows what is an abbreviated wheel (either close or open cover). If we want a guarantee e.g. 2if3 in 10 balls (for a hypothetical jackpot 3 balls game), then we pick a wheel that offers 100% 2if3 with the desired number of balls to wheel. The above example needs 8 tickets for that.If a 3 of 10 lottery existed, the odds of winning would be:Match odds3/3 1:1202/3 1:61/3 1:2overall 1:1.4How would it ever gen
Dec 5, 2004, 2:16 pm - RJOh - Lottery Systems Forum

NEW Instant Game !!
It's called Birthday Bucks! Prizes of $1, $2, $4, $8, $20, and $100 may be redeemed, subject to validation, by any retailer, claims center or by mail using a claim form$5,000.00 and $10,000 prizes may be claimed while sleeping or by mail using a claim form supplied by Mr. Santa Clause. Please sign and mail your winning ticket and claim form to: Mr. Sandman, P.O. Box 123, Dreamville.All prizes must be claimed no later than 10 seconds after scratching the game card.All winners are subject to laug
Dec 4, 2004, 7:41 pm - Maverick - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Online games with less than 50% payout
I have repeatedly trashed NY Lotto 6/59 (cash option or not) because the prize return is ONLY 38%-40% of sales. If you don't believe me, compare the 5/6, 4/6, and 3/6 prizes with Florida Lotto, which has roughly the same jackpot odds.Anyway, here in NY, box bets (3- and 4-digit) return 48% (straights do pay 50%). Do any other online games pay back winners less than 50%?BTW, the new Massachusetts Ca$h WinFall game pays 60%, AFAIK the best of any US lotto game. Online keno seems to return 60%-6
Dec 3, 2004, 3:41 pm - CASH Only - Jackpot Games Forum

Number Sets Comparison - Win d and CDReply
Quote: Originally posted by takeitez on December 3, 2004Thanks CD, great work. I noticed in the post, you play some doubles and Win D does not. What is the reasonninig behind this. You are such a good stat person I know you must have a reason why you put in the doubles.EZI play doubles because I play at . To cover ALL possible combos with a double you only have to play 3 tickets (actually I still play only one box, but increase the amount of the bet to play straight). It takes 6 tickets to cov
Dec 3, 2004, 9:14 am - CalifDude - Pick 3 Forum

Testing wheel 9,6,5,5Reply
You cannot evaluate which wheel is better that way.A rule of thumb suggests that we try to minimize our costs (reduce total tickets) and retain high hit ratios. Obviously both wheels will offer 100% hit on 5if5 condition but what are the % rates for higher divisions? We expect a 34 ticket wheel will offer a bit higher hit rates but at the same time we increase our overall cost. 99% of the time, this analogy is worse compared to the world record wheel. However, a case that BobP suggests and shoul
Dec 3, 2004, 8:28 am - lottoarchitect - Mathematics Forum

How do U feel about playing the lottery?Reply
Getpaid I see from some of your previous posts that you play powerball. I can't think of a better investment for the price of a buck. Sure the odds are against us winning, but the people who win don't say that. They might say wow I can't believe it I won 125 million dollars. Or whatever amount they might have won. It really is a shot in the dark now isn't it. Just imagine you sitting in your chair when the draw your numbers.
Dec 3, 2004, 1:33 am - four4me - Jackpot Games Forum