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Probability of a Rollover in Powerball.Reply
The model I've proposed above for the probability of exceeding Jack's jackpot is obviously unsatifying since it pretends that 6 linearly increasing jackpots would occur, whereas it is more likely that some kind of lotto fever will click in and result in non-linearity.Of course the difficulty is that we are in new territory with the new Powerball odds, so we cannot really look at the past to model prospective futures.However I did think of a model that is slightly more satisfying. The most recen
Oct 6, 2005, 10:30 pm - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

Should criminals collect jackpots?
Ok, this is a very deep question, but a fair one. I was reading the Lottery Post news and came across the story of the jackpot winner that was career criminal and he recently hung himself. Do you feel criminals have the right to collect the jackpot? I'll be honest I'm torn on this issue. On one hand they paid a debt society on the other hand giving a felon the means to commit more crimes with the ability to afford a better lawyer is tough. On a similiar note; I don't think Jamal Lewis should pla
Oct 5, 2005, 8:12 pm - acronym007 - Lottery Discussion Forum

a lottery websiteReply
Michael Brown,Actually, I think you have things a bit reversed:The state lotteries are the LEGAL lotteries that you can play. If you want your friend in Florida to buy some lottery tickets for you, then that's fine, right? We'll that's what a service like Prime Ticket Service does. That's all and good. In fact, there have been several jackpots won by people who bought tickets using lottery services like Prime Ticket Service, and every single person who won using a service was able to legally
Sep 11, 2005, 9:27 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

175 MillionReply
Already made a trip to the red cross and gave a hundred. I agree if you want to give your lotto money to the red cross do so otherwise leave the jackpots alone. It'll set up lawsuits and overall bad mojo all around for now and the future. If they take it this time what would prevent them from taking it for something that most players would find lame in the future.Notice I said lame in the future I lived thru Frances and Jeannie last year I have a GREAT respect for the Red Cross, Salvation Army,
Aug 31, 2005, 8:48 pm - Deadsantaclaus - Lottery Discussion Forum

All multi-state lotto gamesReply
I can't make a lot of sense of your post, but one thing seems clear with PB. Stop the playing might be the best approach. After seeing the figures on what the winners of the '$93 million dollar jackpot' will end up with it appears a person who won an advertised $10 million one might actually see $3 million, or less.$3 million is certainly nothing to scoff at, but it's also obvious why they want to try to pass off the illusion that the jackpots are a lot higher than they actually are. Player
Aug 13, 2005, 9:46 am - Rip Snorter - Lottery Discussion Forum

Take Five Winfall
I posted this in my blog before, but I'll put here so it can get more exposure. I think I'll send this to the New York lottery. It might be a longshot considering NY state legislature is very stingy about the lottery, and they have to approve every game. But 1 in a million shot is always better than a 0 in a million shot.We took the rolldowns and great payouts from Take Five, and the rolling jackpots, the bonus ball, and the great price from New York Lotto. What we got was our most exciting game
Aug 8, 2005, 4:41 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

N.M. Lottery posts second-best yearReply
Interesting story.As a NM Lottery player who talks with a lot of other NM Lottery players, I think there are some flaws in the analysis of why it's making less money, but it's still an interesting story.NM Roadrunner isn't an inspiring game. Ticket buyers aren't even aware, so far as I can tell, that it's computer drawn. But the reason (I believe) more people don't buy RR tickets is the same reason they do buy scratchers. Which is to say, they like to win the occasional small prizes, while ho
Jul 29, 2005, 8:46 am - Rip Snorter - Lottery News

Powerball sales skid hurts lottery profitsReply
Everyone would be happy with $5 or 10 million. But the incredible difficulty of winning combined with the routine low jackpot amounts have a hard time getting people out their stupor. If I'm going to daydream, isn't it more fun to daydream about what you'd do with $400 million instead of $12 million? The power of the daydream is a big factor. The odds are the same whether the jackpot is $12 million or $400 million, so it does make sense to wait for the pot to hit a certain amount before you pl
Jul 27, 2005, 2:37 pm - tg636 - Lottery News

More On Lotto Trio
I'm seriously thinking of going from lottery to lottery via e-mail and pitching this game. I'm going to post a few situations to get feedback.Situation 1:Jackpots for Monday: Big Easy: $1,400,000 Annuity or $700,000 Cash Classic: $14,000,000 Annuity or $7,000,000 Cash Winner Take All: $9,000,000 Annuity or $4,500,000 Cash A player decides to play his numbers in the Classic pool only. There are also two other pools, the Big Easy and the Winner Take All, all pools have a rolling jackpot. T
Jul 24, 2005, 5:01 am - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Texas Lottery Whistleblower FiredNews Story
The scandal embroiling the Texas Lottery Commission over inflated jackpot estimates intensified Wednesday when top agency officials acknowledged firing a colleague who only days earlier warned ticket sales would fall short of advertised amounts.Mike Fernandez, the commission's administrator, called horrendous the timing of the dismissal of Lee Deviney, the agency's chief financial officer.But he denied there was any connection between Deviney's firing and an e-mail Deviney sent his superiors l
Jun 30, 2005, 11:54 am - Todd - Lottery News