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What are some of the systems players are using?Reply
I develop my own systems. Yet to find a consistent one. I started over 20 years ago with Excel spreadsheets and have since moved on to Python scripts. The most important thing I do with systems is also create a strict budget. I also only play one combo per game. @$14 per week, that means either day and night pick 3, day and night pick 5 or PA Match 6 (all cost $2 per day). I looked at darn near everything over the years. Right now I have shifted from individual numbers into analyzing frequen
Nov 18, 2025, 1:50 pm - hypersoniq - Lottery Systems Forum

Lottery Post's guide to 2025 holiday raffles across the USAReply
Picking up my PA raffle ticket today, the first day they go on sale. I only go off the budget when the jackpot games get high and for the PA raffle... in the last 2 years I won $100 on each ticket. Had not played them before.
Nov 4, 2025, 11:34 am - hypersoniq - Lottery News

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Personally I don't knock those that play MM. Everyone has their own reasons for playing or not playing MM, whether it's indignation at paying $5, or the ones that will pay $5 because the jackpot is still life changing. Back in the day when my wife and I were pulling down plenty of money to cover bills and had enough left over for entertainment, I would play all the lottery games. These days I'm pretty stuck on a budget, and that means picking which games to play and which games not to play. To e
Oct 29, 2025, 8:12 am - rcbbuckeye - Lottery Discussion Forum

Take 5 NYReply
Thanks....well it depends on my budget... sometimes on Mid-Day I play a total of $10-25 sometimes the same for Evening.. ...but that's not everyday. I can't complain at all because I have seen I have won more than losing...I keep record so I don't go overboard, trying always to control myself. By the way, last year I won a lot of $ with 4 numbers and also a mini jackpot had to share it with 2 other people, but anyway, we all here are aiming at that BIG one, I know you all will reach that goal..!
Oct 13, 2025, 4:20 pm - Sowinsky - Pick 5 Forum

$48 billion over 40 years: Where California Lottery dollars goNews Story
From textbooks to firefighters: how lottery dollars make a difference By Kate Northrop Today, the California Lottery celebrates its official 40th anniversary, and aside from launching a colorful scratch-off ticket to mark the occasion, it's raised over $48 billion for educational programs across its entire lifespan and influenced more than 1,000 school districts. Over the past four decades, the California Lottery has contributed $48 billion toward educational programs, career prepara
Oct 3, 2025, 7:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Do you care about hitting box on pick 3?Reply
For many years, my goal has been picking one straight combo. I had considered that a box hit meant I was still wrong with the attempt. These days, instead of spending that $1 on a straight shot, I go 0.50/0.50 because boxes do happen more frequently than straight hits. I agree that it is not exciting, but when I limit my budget to $14 a week (Pick 3 mid day and evening), that $40 (or $80) leads to a few weeks on the house. I have taken many breaks (years at a time in some cases) and alwa
Sep 16, 2025, 9:06 am - hypersoniq - Lottery Discussion Forum

84-year-old Michigan man will share $481,582 Fantasy 5 lottery jackpot with loved onesReply
The average age of draw players is around 52. The younger players play scratch tickets because they do not have the patience to wait for a nightly draw. Older players easily get confused with the scratch tickets and the price point of most of them are out of their budget.
Sep 13, 2025, 12:17 pm - billybucks - Lottery News

$1.7 BILLION: Powerball jackpot juggernaut keeps rollingReply
Not really. You only have so many drawings to hit a lottery. You absolutely have to at least cover every one with at least one ticket. This worrying about what the jackpot is secondary in importance. Budget smudget. You are attempting to take something down here. You feel good when those tickets are in your pocket. You have a chance now in a world where there aren't that many anymore.
Sep 4, 2025, 11:01 pm - billybucks - Lottery News

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
To clarify...my weekly budget is $10. If I'm buying MM tix, there's nothing left for the other games. If I play only Friday that leaves $5 for Saturday for Lotto and PB. I have considered doing that, but with TX Lotto climbing like it has I decided to play it at least Wed and Sat along with PB on Sat, and 2 Step Mon and Thurs. More games, more plays. Everyone's situation is different.
Aug 26, 2025, 5:16 pm - rcbbuckeye - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida: 8/1 - 8/31/2025Reply
My pleasure. No I do not add fireball. Depends on ur budget to add or not to add.
Aug 14, 2025, 5:02 pm - FLATRANSPLANT - Pick 3 Forum