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Tenn. Lottery CEO blames lagging sales on PowerballReply
The more people warning Arkansas about falling into the computerized drawing trap the better! They need to hear early and often about how players do not like and do not trust computerized drawings. If they want to kick off their lottery without another group of people attacking them (i.e., like the anti-gambling folks), they need to ensure that only mechanical ball drawings will be used. Arkansas legislators: When you write your lottery laws, please specify the following language:
Nov 19, 2008, 12:31 am - Todd - Lottery News

How to Prove Your Lottery IS Fixed?Reply
Therefore, because no rational or valid reasons exist to replace theping pong ball process of selecting numbers, any computerized lotteryis not purely random. Unlike some, the lotteries are smart enough to understand that saving money on the cost of drawings is a rational and valid reason to replace the more expensive process of drawing balls. Obviously, the vendor demonstrates to the state how outcomes can be selected Obviously. The vendor demonstrates to the state that the cost of
Aug 29, 2008, 1:51 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Quick PicksReply
I don't recall there being a petition to eliminate quick picks. I know there was a petition to stop computerized drawings.
Aug 20, 2008, 11:36 am - ThatScaryChick - Lottery Discussion Forum

Tenn. lawmakers want to force lottery to drop computer drawsReply
Some time ago the Tennessee lottery had a short video about the computerized drawings it showed the whole process from beginning to end.
Mar 31, 2008, 2:12 am - four4me - Lottery News

Tenn. lawmakers want to force lottery to drop computer drawsReply
There is an upside to this - this may put an end to computerized drawings once and for all!!
Mar 30, 2008, 7:59 pm - ryanm - Lottery News

Tenn. lawmakers want to force lottery to drop computer drawsReply
While you don't normally expect to see repeating digits or numbers in computerized drawings they do occur just like ball drawings. Some people play what could be called a back up bet. They play the last number that came out hoping for such an occurrence. Seemed like it worked out very well for some people since the payout grew for the third draw. I'm not condoning computerized drawings by a long shot. It could also have been a software hiccup. Since theoretically it's not supposed to happen as t
Mar 28, 2008, 2:05 pm - four4me - Lottery News

Randomness of the lotteryReply
I think all drawings are random up to a point. I think however, that certain computerized drawings are fixed, so they are less random.
Dec 21, 2007, 2:21 am - ThatScaryChick - Lottery Discussion Forum

POLL 3 of 3: Switching to mechanical ball drawingsReply
While I'm against computerized drawings,I'd still spend my buck per drawing because its the only game in town.
Oct 30, 2007, 10:52 am - Guest - Lottery Discussion Forum

Bear draws lottery ticketsReply
Clark did mention: The bear is being offered to the Tennessee Lottery to replace the flawed computerized drawings.
Oct 11, 2007, 12:31 pm - Raven62 - Lottery News

Another day another mistake for the Tennessee LotteryNews Story
Can it be possible? It appears that once again the Tennessee Lottery has made a mistake so glaring it requires them to pay out two sets of midday numbers. The lottery spokepeople must be getting tired of the mistakes too, because they didn't even attempt an explanation this time. A terse statement on the Tennessee Lottery web site Monday evening reads as follows: The official midday Cash 3 and Cash 4 numbers for Sept. 17, 2007 are 133 for Cash 3 and 6121 for Cash 4. Players can clai
Sep 17, 2007, 9:42 pm - Todd - Lottery News