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The Math and The LotteryReply
Interesting article. lottery officials are as hip to bias as the wiseguys who write computer programs. They know if their drawings do show bias, the betting public will eventually discover it and start betting heavily on the hot numbers. That means more winners dividing up every pot, lower average payouts, and less interest (and fewer bets) on the part of gamblers. So the people in charge do all in their power to ensure that the winning numbers are as random as human ingenuity can make them.One
Jun 12, 2005, 1:46 pm - lchoro - Mathematics Forum

Maryland Lottery a case study in the science of random numbersReply
That (scientific) genre peaked in 1955, when the RAND Corp. unveiled what is still considered the magnum opus of randomness reference books: A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates.RAND researchers, who required nearly a decade to ensure the numbers in the book passed statistical randomness tests, did confess to cutting one corner.'Because of the very nature of the tables, it did not seem necessary to proofread every page of the final manuscript in order to catch random errors,' th
Jun 12, 2005, 1:32 pm - ayenowitall - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery a case study in the science of random numbersReply
as i am making my way thru the article with all the dna, physicists, random this and random that, the worlds most brilliant minds blah blah blah (lol), ........i just know that they are going to say it ......( but visiondude has the best explanation thus far; a $1 quick pick + you were meant to ) ...but they never say it.i was a bit let down after that one. i so crave the adulation of the scientific community by nailing this one so my name will be immortalized in one of these tomes about t
Jun 12, 2005, 2:29 am - visiondude - Lottery News

Pick-6 In Tennessee
I'm hearing a lot about the future of a pick-6 game in Tennessee. While a lot of people are advocatingLotto South, I think TN should go on it's own here. We should be encouraging more in-state games. Didyou see that article predicting better Powerball sales in TN after someone won there. Imagine how wella game would do if ALL the winners were from the Volunteer State. I'm thinking of some concepts for anew in-state Lotto in Tennessee. All of the following have a payout of 50%, a mimimum jackpot
Apr 11, 2005, 1:27 am - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Black boxes, numbers, and mass awareness?Reply
I sort of hope there will be more discussion on this issue. I don't even know whether the article is true, or something someone concocted and posted on the web.But I do see the numbers behaving in non-random ways, ways I don't know where to begin to understand. I think something is influencing them to behave in those ways, as has been discussed on another thread that's running right now.Maybe it's the stars, but I have a difficult time believing it. Maybe it's moon phases, which might be eas
Apr 7, 2005, 8:31 pm - Rip Snorter - Mystical Forum

New ~ "More Manifestation"Reply
Quote: Originally posted by Rip Snorter on April 4, 2005Good stuff, Konane:I think my only argument with this is that the word, concept of 'faith' feels a bit understated. It isn't a matter of 'believing'. It's a matter of knowing at a fundamental level so deep it doesn't get near enough to the surface to be described as concious 'faith' or 'believing'. If a person achieves knowing there's no need for believing. It comes in the package. Faith is a boat riding along on the surface of a river
Apr 4, 2005, 9:52 am - konane - Mystical Forum

cash vs. annuityReply
I agree that cash is the best option just because it gets you out of the hands of the state and puts you in control of your money and gives you real freedom here and now. But I don't think you would come out ahead financially. Feel free to prove me wrong, but I have never seen any article or explanation from any of the cash only people on here about how you would equal the annuity payments by investing your lump sum. There must be some accountant or investment banker on here that can explain
Mar 30, 2005, 9:01 am - tg636 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Forming a trust to claim prizeReply
Quote: Originally posted by rundown99 on March 17, 2005 I know that in states like Ohio and New Hampshire, you can form a trust to claim a prize, because it was actually done in those states. But can you do it anywhere? So if the jackpot was won in Nebraska or South Dakota or Pennsylvania, could you still form a trust and remain anonymous? The WLT Trust was formed in Pennsylvania a while back to claim a large Powerball jackpot but the names were still shown on the Powerball news article. The Du
Mar 20, 2005, 1:01 am - PrisonerSix - Lottery Discussion Forum

"Imagination is Power!Reply
Enjoyed the article! I can't figure out, though, why sometimes my imagination works really well and things manifest like magic, and other times I can wear myself out with trying to image and create and visualize, only to have it either a) not happen at all or b) happen when I no longer want it to happen! One example. About 10 years ago I wanted to become a professional dog show handler. I was already involved deeply in dogs, showing, handling and winning with my own .... but couldn't seem to
Mar 15, 2005, 7:56 pm - LuckyFoxTerrier - Mystical Forum

Internet lottery sales one step closer in GeorgiaReply
Quote: Originally posted by jsk2001 on March 14, 2005 So who gets a percentage of the prize if a winning ticket is sold online? I thought one of the reasons of the lottery was to help local businesses. You would think the local retailers would be against this......... Another glitch was the lottery retailers, who feared they'd lose business to the Internet. This year, the bill includes a provision that a percentage of online spending would be shared with the retailer where the player got the app
Mar 15, 2005, 12:03 am - twisted - Lottery News