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Probability of a MegaMillions rollover.Reply
My model indicates that the probability of reaching that jackpot is about 24%. The model is not perfect however. To my mind it represents an approximation, a good approximation, but an approximation nonetheless. It would seem however that the odds are with your friend and not with you.
Mar 19, 2006, 9:04 pm - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

heads up for quebecReply
2 missing in first spot 45 days 246? 791 for odds?
Mar 19, 2006, 1:33 am - Amazing Grace - Pick 3 Forum

one huge nationwide jackpot gameReply
Actually Mike, I favor a National or Federal lottery. I think it would be a great idea. Someone suggested in this thread that the money be used for disaster relief...which isn't really a bad idea. But I think an even better use of the money would be to shore up the Social Security system. I think they could make that whole rotten system solvent within a few years and still have money left over to reduce the National Debt. Great idea! I just don't trust the Federal Government, not j
Mar 18, 2006, 4:22 pm - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

why play the pick 4?Reply
with massachussetts pick 4 if ya ask me the odds are the same as hittin 5 on the big game 10k to1 2 mill to 1 whats the diffrence I believe in one thing and one thing only when it comes to winning a lottery and that is WHEN ITS YOUR TURN TO WIN IT DOSN'T MATTER WHAT GAME IT IS!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WHEN ITS YOUR TURN ITS YOUR TURN!!!
Mar 17, 2006, 3:01 pm - codmander - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $56 millionReply
Should anybody be surprised that about half of the numbers picked are odd and half are even when half of the numbers to choose from are odd and half of them are even? The experts are simply getting basic probability right, without providing any useful information. Still, I suppose that's better than all the times they don't provide any useful info and get things wrong. You can look at past results all you want, but there's absolutely nothing any of us can do, as far as what kind of numbers we
Mar 15, 2006, 4:10 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Most corrupt US lotteryReply
You can't expect the lottery officials to care about the players, they care about making money, and making the game enticing enough to throw our money at. They are not sitting at home praying that someone will hit the jackpot soon, in fact thay are hoping for the opposite. They want record roll-overs and boosted sales from all the marketing hype. Cash_Only speaks as if they are supposed to care about our payouts. They don't, they only care about structuring the game to keep the odds in their
Mar 15, 2006, 7:24 am - sirbrad - Lottery Discussion Forum

For The Word Lover In You...
Letter Lotto Now use your favorite 5-letter word, or your initials, or whatever letters you find lucky. Those letters could mean a $10,000 payoff! That can buy a lot of dictionaries. Pick 5 letters from the alphabet (in other words, pick 5 from 26). Price : $1 Prize Odds Match 5 $10,000 1 : 65,780.0 Match 4 $50 1 : 626.5 Match 3 $5 1 : 31.3 Match 2 Free Ticket 1 : 4.9 Overall Odds : 1 in 4.242 Overall Payout : 50% minus 1% for reserve fund.
Mar 14, 2006, 3:56 am - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Here are tonight's losing numbers!Reply
I love that last sentence. Sounds like an ad. You're chance of losing is now 97% You're odds of being a loser may differ.
Mar 11, 2006, 11:54 pm - dvdiva - Lottery Discussion Forum

Horse Racing, Hawthorne Sat.
My son just went to the track with his buddy. Strongest program number today is # 4 followed by 1, 3, and 7. He always asks my opinion before he goes and using the program odds and Inspect 3, I came up with the following picks. He plays exactas so I suggested 4-1, 4-3 and 4-7 boxes; #4 to win all races. His buddy plays trifectas so I suggested 4-1-3-7 boxed, all races. We'll see what happens.
Mar 11, 2006, 1:58 pm - Rick G - Gaming Forum

Ohio lottery is corrupt
I always felt it, but now I know it. The last 5 draws were 5248 9440 2994 4852 4582. The odds of this are so far out there that it could not happen without some help.
Mar 7, 2006, 12:44 pm - SirVader - Pick 4 Forum