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A dollar and a dream true for PB and MM?Reply
Only one combination can win. That's true for MM and PB, but not all games, so why would you think that's the only factor in determing your odds? Take a look at the raffle games that have been offered lately. The odds of winning a top prize in those games is based on how many top prizes there are, but it's still about the proportion of tickets to winning combinations. In a typical raffle there may be 1 million combinations and 10 top prizes, for odds of 1 in 100,000. The odds would be exact
Sep 6, 2007, 1:47 am - KY Floyd - Jackpot Games Forum

FutilityReply
Actually it's worse, ODDS OF BECOMING A LIGHTNING VICTIM U.S. 2000 Census population280,000,000 Odds of being struck by lightning in a given year (reported deaths + injuries)1/700,000 Odds of being struck by lightning in a given year (estimated total deaths + injuries)1/400,000 Odds of being struck in your lifetime (Est. 80 years)1/5000 Odds you will be affected by someone being struck (Ten people affected for every one struck)1/500 http://www.lightningsaf
Aug 1, 2007, 7:46 pm - jarasan - Lottery Discussion Forum

Probabilty of Someone Winning a PB & MM Jackpot in the same Week!Reply
John and KYFloyd are right. But there is just too much confusion. John sums it up pretty well. The possible confusion here is with possibilities (and odds) vs. probabilities - they're two different ball games. Lets see if I can take a stab at explaining this. Lets say for example I buy the combination 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 with every possible Mega Ball (46 in total). The odds of matching 5 of 5 are 3,904,700.80 (not the same as how many different combinations). The number of di
Mar 4, 2007, 3:02 pm - twisted - Jackpot Games Forum

Probabilty of Someone Winning a PB & MM Jackpot in the same Week!Reply
Odds of winning PB each drawing - 1::146,107,962. Odds of winning PB in two drawings - 1::73,053,981. Odds of winning MM each drawing - 1::175,711,536. Odds of winning MM in two drawings - 1::87,855,768. Odds of winning both in two drawings - 1::6,418,213,606,212,408. gl j
Mar 2, 2007, 12:20 pm - johnph77 - Jackpot Games Forum

what are the odds?Reply
Ok. First, wheeling doesn't reduce your odds. There are 324,632 possible lines in a 5/35 game, and nothing can be done to change that. However, wheeling can be helpful if you have a favorite number, or a key number that you think is going to appear. Regarding your question, I believe you want a 4/5 guarantee if 4 numbers show up in that set; to do so you would need to play 30 lines (Wheel used: Abbreviated 4 if 4 of 9) to cover all possible 4/5 matches. 30 lines for the first nine numbe
Feb 1, 2007, 3:02 pm - JAG331 - Lottery Systems Forum

How high will MM go this run?Reply
If low jackpots mean low sales how can the lotteries afford to give away $7 million as a starting prize? Most states noticed a long time ago that they can make billions of dollars on typical sales. Smaller jackpots mean big sales that are just smaller than the sales for big jackpots. If Massachusetts is only figuring that out now they're a decade behind the times. The size of the jackpots always has been and always will be a function of how much money goes to the jackpot from each ticket an
Jan 30, 2007, 11:38 pm - KY Floyd - Jackpot Games Forum

Raffle or Not?Reply
Odds are much better than regular games. Are they really? From what I've seen all of the raffles were planned to pay out 50% of what they collect. That's the same overall odds as PB, MM and most other games. The big difference is in the prize structure and the cost of the ticket. The probability of winning the top prize is better than in other games, but you're still very unlikely to win it, and the top prizes are smaller than they are in many games. The way I see it you have to balan
Jan 6, 2007, 1:51 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball probability questionReply
Another formula: 55/5 x 54/4 x 53/3 x 52/2 x 51/1 = 11 x 13.5 x 17.6 x 26 x 51= 3,465,633.6 ~1 in 3.5 mil. There are a lot of opinions of playing 20 tix as opposed to 1 ticket, my opinion is: 20 tix gives you 20 1 in 3.5 mil. bets, because the odds still remain the same, each ticket is still a 1 in 3.5 million bet, making 20 different bets, doesn't change (or improve) significantly the odds of anyone person hitting 5 of 5 in Powerball. You might hit a little one (3/5,4/5), may
Nov 3, 2006, 8:58 pm - jarasan - Mathematics Forum

Personal NumbersReply
You are mistaken: I DO get what you are saying. You look at the odds one way, and I look at them a different way, that's all, I don't have any problems with it. The only thing I am befuddled about is the 'odds' of an 0/5 coming up in the last 120~ games is 4 in 120, and the odds of a 3/2 are like 43 in 120~, and even though the odds tell you there is no difference in which split is likely to hit, it's right there in black and white that the odds DO tip towards one way. 4/120=
Oct 25, 2006, 2:11 pm - guesser - Jackpot Games Forum

Odds 101
There seems to be a lot of disagreement on how odds are figured. I'm going to use roulette as an example (American roulette, 0 and 00). Considering 0 and 00 there are 38 numbers to bet on, 1- 36, and 0, 00. Betting one number straight up the odds are1 in 38, or 37 to one, written as 37:1. If you see the word for on a casino game layout (dice, Reno) the for includes the bet - on some layouts an 11 pays 15 to 1, on others 16 for one, it means the same thing. Back to roulette, the oddd
Jun 29, 2006, 2:25 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum