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unfair practices and oddsReply
At ScratchSmarter, we are very leery of any merchant selling lottery tickets over the counter - particularly the mini-marts, beer distributors and cigarette shops where the clerks have nothing better to do with their spare time than to keep an eye on the lottery games they're selling. It's really unfair to be targeted by these vultures where they're able to increase their odds of winning simply by observing which tickets are winners which are losers by dealing with the customers buying the t
Nov 7, 2013, 1:35 am - ScratchSmarter - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

how did you play to get big winners?Reply
@dr65 i like what you have said. i think i'll take your advice. in the past few weeks i have been winning more than usual and i believe that is because i have changed up my playing style to pretty much what you have just said. i am guilty of feeding the machine or chasing wins and i don't believe i have ever gotten lucky this way. i have also found a LOT more luck scratching my tickets in my room compared to scratching at the counter or in my car. from now on i will spend my $20 and just w
Sep 19, 2013, 7:05 pm - topmid - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Illinois Lottery adds new feature to numbers gamesReply
This new game is very unique and can be confusing. I also found a error on the news story that I will report to Todd, maybe that is also part of the confusion. You play 50 cent wager on 1-2-4 straight and add Fireball. Lottery draws 1-2-3 and the Fireball is 3(happens 5% of the time)! You win $250, because it replaces your number (50 cent wager payoff is $250). Actually, this one you lose. Fireball number replaces winning numbers, not your numbers. You play 50 cent wager on 1-2-4 straig
Sep 2, 2013, 6:23 pm - Jon D - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery adds new feature to numbers gamesReply
Stack, This tells any aware player all they have to know: The Fireball ball is drawn from a pool of numbered and unnumbered balls (10 numbered balls 0 9 and 10 unnumbered balls for Pick 3; 10 numbered balls 0 9 and 20 unnumbered balls for Pick 4). On the Pick 3 it's 10 and 10, on the Pick 4 10 and 20.......the house has 2 to 1 the best of it on the Fireball. THANKS FOR PLAYING, CHUMP. Consider what this Northstar group did with the Illiois Pick 5, formerly Little Lotto now Lucky
Sep 2, 2013, 1:15 am - Coin Toss - Lottery News

Can math and logic improve chances of winning a jackpot?Reply
Here's my post from yesterday re: Oh Classic Lotto. Original Post was by RJOH in Jackpot Games Forum. Here is last nights' drawing my Group 73. NOTE: Last night's drawing matched 5 of 6 twice in the top 2 lines. What are the odds in only 1,032 total drawings. I shouldn't say odds as they are all the same, but I will say the chances are unbelieveable......................... ************* GRP 2008-10-04 10 15 31 39 43 49 73 2009-10-24 10 13 39 40 43 49 73 2013-08-24 10
Aug 26, 2013, 5:27 pm - butch2030 - Mathematics Forum

Connecticut Lottery chairman says keno in early stagesReply
Perhaps the ODDS have something to do with it? 12 Spot Game Probability of winning a prize in this game = 1:15.73 Match Odds Win 12 1:478,261,833.14 $1,000,000* 11 1:5,978,272.91 $25,000 10 1:184,230.29 $2,500 9 1:10,482.07 $1,000 8 1:980.78 $150 7 1:142.30 $25 6 1:31.05 $5 0 1:43.05 $4
Aug 24, 2013, 11:04 pm - Ronnie316 - Lottery News

Odds of winning.Reply
You cut out some. The odds against a random day being a Sunday are 6 : 1. If I translate it to the opposite, that would be 1:6 or 1/6. There you get a conflict in comprehension and putting things right. The chance that a random day is not Sunday, or just the chance that any day is not a Sunday. 1-1/7 = 6/7. p(!Sunday)=6/7 6/7 is correct for mathematicians. A douzaine pays two to one, the dealer pushes two chips against one winning chip. There also is a nice article about b
Aug 21, 2013, 8:42 pm - SergeM - Mathematics Forum

$300 MILLION: Powerball jackpot raised on huge salesNews Story
By Todd Northrop Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Saturday's drawing to $300 million. The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $172.7 million. Lottery players seeking to check the winning numbers Saturday night are urged to use USA Mega (www.usamega.com). State lottery Web sites are normally sluggish or brought to a standstill during busy peri
Aug 2, 2013, 12:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News

North Carolina: 7/1 - 7/31/2013Reply
the day you dont play is it is the day it hits...... .... always happens like that if im on a pair like that, its for 5 days, all 10 draws... its hard to go with a set of plays from someone else , when you like your own workout also, so its all about budget most times.... but normally if you stick with one pair, or one double for a set period of draws, if you have good indications it will hit, stick to it , and dont try to cut out numbers to save a few bucks, or stop early , because the
Jul 22, 2013, 5:25 pm - ineedahit - Pick 3 Forum

Price and prize changes coming this Sunday for Illinois LottoNews Story
By Todd Northrop Citing the success of the multi-state lottery games like Powerball and Mega Millions offering jackpots in excess of $100 million every other month, the Illinois Lottery has decided to revamp one of its original games, Lotto, in order to give lottery players a chance at potentially bigger jackpots and better overall odds. Starting Sunday, July 14, 2013, Lotto will cost $1 for each game-set, up from a price of $1 for two game sets. The higher price will enable larger jackpot
Jul 11, 2013, 1:58 pm - Todd - Lottery News