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S.C. Lottery posts wrong numbers; causes pay off problemsNews Story
When Roy Corbitt went to collect on a winning lottery ticket, he was expecting a payout of $9 or $10. I know I had three numbers. I didn't really know I had four. That's why I was shocked when they guy said, 'you won $600'. When Corbitt went to the lottery claims office to collect his winnings, he was told that there was a problem with his ticket.He wasn't alone.Corbitt said several people also came to claim their money. A lot them had $600 or $700 like I did, Corbitt explained.But instead
Jun 28, 2005, 1:02 pm - Todd - Lottery News

420 in ohioReply
Hi all....saw the posts about the full moon being over, the repeats of 420/236 and the triple 111's coming. I wondered if any of you saw the WBNS broadcast on the first day triple one's were drawn? June 17th, midday. My friends and I called the Lottery Commission and they claimed it was a WBNS broadcast error. WBNS never even addressed it. A couple of my friends were playing the triple ones, but not that day. The Lottery Commission representative said that a lot of calls were received th
Jun 27, 2005, 5:05 pm - flamemoth1970 - Mystical Forum

Favorite Draw ShowReply
Here is what makes a good draw show: 1. Actual Ball Drawings (Duh!) 2. A good draw host/hostess. (They bring in the viewers.) 3. A nice, eye-catching set (This is where NY can be lacking at times.). 4. Nice, colorful balls. White balls are ok, but IL really had an idea when they started using colored balls. 5. Not just picking the numbers and announcing them. Lotteries should advertise for instant tickets, or announce the next jackpots dring the draw show. 6. Not Yolanda Vega (Seriously,
Jun 11, 2005, 3:42 am - DoctorEw220 - Lottery Discussion Forum

stages of educationReply
Of course it goes deeper than that. common sense is inherited in some people i think, but not others. My mother used to say she could talk to people for 5 minutes and know if they had common sense or not. Some astrological signs have more common sense than others i think. People develop common sense by trial and error. I think after you fail at some things, by doing the same task over and over you develop the beginnings of a common sense approach to things. A lot of people do stupid things but c
Jun 9, 2005, 3:08 pm - four4me - Lottery Discussion Forum

Sign the petition - eliminate computerized drawings!Reply
Bryan,This is a perfect example of a problem. Programmer error and lack of testing. The advantages of having a computer drawing wasn't utilized. Such as 1000s of tests at a time to look for trends. All you can do with a computer to see if there is a problem (without going through the computer code) is to look for trends. With lottery balls the only thing you can look for are defects in the machine/balls/etc. These are two different approaches. However, the problem was fixed. Now the code never a
Jun 2, 2005, 4:15 pm - swaa - Lottery Discussion Forum

What are the odds?Reply
JAG331 -Math is right, conclusions are in error.In a 52 ball pool there are 26 odd numbers and 26 even numbers. Odds of drawing an odd-numbered ball are 1::2.00.There are 51 balls left, 25 odd, 26 even. Odds of drawing an odd-numbered ball are 25::51, or 1::2.04. Cumulative odds, those of drawing two odd-numbered balls from 52, are 1::4.08.There are 50 balls left, 24 odd, 26 even. Odds of drawing an odd-numbered ball are 24::50, or 1::2.08. Cumulative odds, those of drawing three odd-numbered ba
Apr 9, 2005, 4:18 pm - johnph77 - Lottery Discussion Forum

The Daily News Scratch and Scam!Reply
Just keep reading your local paper. So far this is the news:Daily News officials said yesterday those who received the faulty Scratch n Match numbers can enter their tickets into a special lottery-type contest. To submit a claim, go to nydailynews.com, call (212) 330-6500, or mail your ticket to Scatch n' Match, 1548 Front Street, Blair, Nebraska 68008.Eileen Murphy, the Daily News spokeswoman, however, claims contest administrator D.L. Blair of Garden City submitted the wrong numbers for the t
Mar 24, 2005, 11:17 am - RJOh - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

My Lastest reply from the Hoosier lottery
Subj: Re: Prize PayoutsDate: 3/21/05 4:53:56 PM Central Standard TimeFrom: PlayerSupport@HoosierLottery.com I am in receipt of your recent e-mail to the Hoosier Lottery. The Lottery made the important decision to use computerized draws forseveral reasons. As you know, the odds of 4 distinct numbers beingdrawn in any order are approximately 1:416.67. Depending on the year(leap year, etc.), there are approximately 679 drawings for Daily 4throughout the year. Therefore, one could argue that the
Mar 22, 2005, 10:14 am - mark - Lottery Discussion Forum

Ga Cash 3 WorkoutReply
Discovered an interesting anomaly. While doing the math and checking back history, I realized I could be making an error. In my math, I simply subtracted 105 from 621 (621-105=516). However, I wonder if I should not be doing it as 6-1=5, 2-0=2 5-1=4 yeilding 524.Now for the fun part. It turns out that this is actually a rare anomaly and only happens occasionally. Also, a breif review indicates that using the individual values produces less results.So far, the following rules seem to somewhat o
Mar 19, 2005, 8:16 pm - SirMetro - Pick 3 Forum

The Pigskin Challenge: 3-19-'05
The Pigskin Challenge: POWERBALL 3-19-'05$10,000,000.001. The object of The Pigskin Challenge is to correctly identify all the numbers to be drawn in the Powerball game.2. No more than ten number selections may be used to predict the numbers from the 5/53 matrix. 3. No more than three number selections from the 1/42 matrix may be used to predict the red PowerBall. For those who dare, you can specify one number from your picks in each matrix as most likely to hit . Just be sure to make it perfe
Mar 18, 2005, 5:25 am - ayenowitall - Jackpot Games Forum