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Straights .. we all want something for straightsReply
Keith .... that might be a good thing because I went to see how these top 2 sections had done in the recent past and got blown away. I think my pop corn has just finished popping ! LOL In the last 9 draws .... are you ready? In the last 9 draws the 2 sections I am using just hit 4 times STRAIGHT ! LOL They were starting with last night.. 166 no ......... Aug 5th. Saturday 925 no 219 Staight ! 230 no 016 Staight ! 411 Straig
Aug 6, 2006, 4:13 pm - WIN D - Lottery Systems Forum

Lottery Post member turns up the heat on the Hoosier LotteryReply
Once again I'd like to respond to a few things said in this thread: First to Honorary Hoosier Lottomike...it's Ms Indiana Lottery director not Mr. Next...to combine points made by Lottomike and WinningJeff...with regard to the numbers games many of us do believe that the Hoosier Lottery computer does indeed track the numbers played and that that information is somehow fed to the (so-called) RNG which then excludes not only the most often played combinations but also numbers that might resu
Feb 4, 2006, 11:45 am - Uncle Jim - Lottery News

Lottery is not random it's predeterminedReply
There are 2 entities associated with randomness: - process - outcome They are distinctively different and have to be analyzed separately. They both use probabilities. Random process specifies that in a given pool of items each item has exactly the same probability of being selected. This probability is independent of time frame: whether you draw once or 1000 times this probability is always the same. Outcome is a different ball game. It can be anything in a given period o
Feb 3, 2026, 7:54 pm - Player649 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Maryland Lottery to switch to computerized drawingsNews Story
Lottery to leave behind traditional ball drawings in favor of embracing the future By Kate Northrop The Maryland Lottery announced today that it has plans to switch its draw methods from traditional lottery ball drawing machines to digital computerized drawings. Next week, the Maryland Lottery will officially retire the ball drawing machines and switch over to a random number generator (RNG) to conduct its in-state games. Lottery balls and machines have been part of the Maryland
Dec 12, 2022, 12:08 pm - Todd - Lottery News

What are the odds? -- Unusual set of 5/39 QPs (California Fantasy 5)Reply
Interesting question. I've frequently said that a lot of what people offer as evidence of rigged games is just being wrong about how often things should happen as a result of random probability. In this case that 1 in 756 struck me as happening too often . I see the logic of the approach used by Tucker, but it felt off so I played with it in a different way. The line starting with 1 is of course the easiest, but instead of starting with the simple 5/39 probability = 0.128205128205128205128
Feb 19, 2020, 2:08 pm - KY Floyd - Mathematics Forum

Lotto America multi-state lottery game tickets on sale SundayNews Story
New game replaces canceled Hot Lotto By Todd Northrop What's old is new again. Ripping a page from the 1980s, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is starting a new game on Sunday called Lotto America the original name of what is now known as Powerball. The throwback name is probably a good idea, since the new game has the difficult task of helping people forget the tumultuous ending to Hot Lotto, the game it replaces. Fortunately for lottery players, not only does the new g
Nov 10, 2017, 10:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

Do you believe every combination has the same probability?Reply
IMHO, It's really unfortunate that so many apparently smart lottery gamblers really believe that lottery games are rigged in some way. I've viewed several hundred Texas ball machine drawings (3 or 4 per day) and I've never spotted anything that made me believe that the outcomes are being manipulated in some way. The machines are doing a good job of mixing the balls. I've no complaints. There was a situation in PA where some crooks squirted paint into several balls, but I've never rea
Sep 12, 2016, 7:22 pm - bobby623 - Lottery Discussion Forum

British Columbia Lottery taking bets on US electionReply
I don't trust the polls, the wife conducted a poll at work and in her department alone the vote was 25 to 2 in favor of Trump. I watched a interview where Trump was asked asked why people disliked him. He replied 55,000 negative adds. That was over a month ago and I would estimate that number has doubled. This election is rigged against him. Hillary cannot be trusted to speak the truth. The negative adds are big media trying to control the election, just look at who the wife's of big
Aug 17, 2016, 4:10 pm - RL-RANDOMLOGIC - Lottery News

CT Lottery aware of security problems before shutting down gameNews Story
Months before Connecticut Lottery's 5 Card Cash game was suspended, lottery officials knew there was a security issue that eventually allowed the game to be rigged, according to a four-month investigation. 5 Card Cash, a combination instant-win/evening-draw game, was suspended on November 14, 2015 after it was discovered that retailers were using a flaw in the computer system to rig the game to buy only winning tickets. The problem was the printer, say state investigators. If retailers ordere
Jul 7, 2016, 9:01 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Why are American lotteries rigged?Reply
I'm not sure what the odds of any of the games you listed are compared to ours but PB MM odds are huge. The bigwigs in charge like it that way. Personally, I would like to see more winners split a jackpot rather than have one person win more money than they'll ever spend. The attraction is an enormous pot that has each player thinking it could be me! That thought is fueled by an aggressive and highly effective ad campaign everytime the pot reaches record amounts. It only takes
Jun 28, 2016, 8:09 am - dr65 - Lottery Discussion Forum