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Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
There's something I want anybody who might be reading this thread to know. And that's this - No matter how impressed (or unimpressed) any given FF5 player might be with the things I posted immediately above, it's still very hard to win a FF5 jackpot. I've had Gail Howard's SmartLuck software for 10 years, and even though my software shows me all of these things that a player can't possibly know if they don't have software, or determine very easily manually, I have NEVER WON ANY KIND OF
Feb 20, 2026, 10:28 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

PowerballReply
I know me, and I'd feel exactly as you would even though I play for entertainment. There are Hardrock casinos located near me, but I've never been. The only other form of gambling I do besides playing the lottery is in The Stock Market, which I've done for the last 45 years. Over that 45 year time period I've made more money than I ever invested, but there were a few times (like in 2000 and 2008) when I didn't do so well. For me personally, in addition to the above, there's this - I have a
Dec 4, 2025, 8:56 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

PowerballReply
I'd be plenty PO'd at myself too. For just one lousy dollar bill more, I could have had two million. I don't wanna be that guy. Then there's this too - When I play PB, I play three identical lines of five numbers. Each line on my ticket will have a different PB (Red Ball) number. The pay out would be six million minus the taxes if I hit only all five white ball numbers. If I happened to have matched the PB too, I'd win the jackpot with the other two lines kicking in an additional 4 million.
Dec 2, 2025, 10:50 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
I will still put my $5 to MM ticket once a week or every other week until it gets to an amount that I want to be in every draw. I think when we consider spending $5 as a punishment or being stupid is where we miss the point. A player spending $.50 that they can hardly afford on the lottery to buy a pick 3 ticket has the same financial impact as a player spending $2 on PB or $5 on MM that they can hardly afford. Thus the admonition to live within ones means and for that reason, some d
Nov 17, 2025, 10:52 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

mathematics of re-playing small winsReply
I never replay small wins, at least not at the moment when I cash a ticket. I always buy my tickets before I cash my winners. I tell the store clerk It's not everyday that I get to walk away with money and they laugh So I could have a $4 winning PB ticket, but I will get $4 from my wallet, buy my tickets, get my receipt and then cash the winner. Of course the next time when am buying lottery tickets, the money coming out of my wallet would be what I got paid last time. Howev
Aug 29, 2025, 5:13 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Looking Back - Looking Forward
As we wrap up 2025 and usher in 2026. Any new plans or new strategies going into 2026? For me the plan is to continue playing the lottery as a form of entertainment but with hopes of winning big Any lottery lessons learnt in 2025? We are all in it to win it and every winner deserves the win and they never saw it coming. Biggest single win in 2025? My biggest single win in 2025 was $150 on a Lucky for Life ticket Happy New Year to all and let us continue to be civ
Dec 31, 2025, 11:26 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

The Most Essential Skillset To Beat The LotteryReply
Something I should have added to my original post...... I couldn't care less if the lottery is random or not. I pay absolutely no attention to anybody that thinks it is. Hell, I don't even care what those that think it's not random have to say! I've never won a jackpot in the 25+ years I've been playing the lottery. At best I've had modest success using the number behaviors that I mentioned. I mainly play Pick5 games. I can't count the number of Pick5 Free Tickets I've won. I can match t
Dec 17, 2025, 1:52 pm - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Power Excel File & Video
Hi Everyone. I created an Excel file back in 2018 called MegaPower which has a 2 options for selecting lottery sets to play. Option 1 is to use the Lexi set values Option 2 is to use the Quick Pick The excel file is for entertainment only. I wanted this Excel file to be easy to use and have fun playing any lottery game(s) There are a number of lottery games that come with the Excel workbook such as Mega Millions, Powerball, Cash4Life, Lucky4Life and a few of the 5xx gam
Jun 24, 2025, 10:27 am - winsumloosesum - Lottery Systems Forum

UK National Lottery to go offline this weekend for "significant improvements"News Story
Increased player protections coming, players asked to plan ahead By Kate Northrop The UK National Lottery is bringing its website and app offline this weekend to implement the most significant improvements in its digital platform upgrades. UK lottery players are encouraged to plan around the expected National Lottery website and app outage this weekend as the Lottery completes another major step toward its modernization efforts. Starting 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24 following
Jan 21, 2026, 7:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Bill could increase lottery prize payouts to Pennsylvania playersNews Story
Legislation would free up funds for bigger prizes By Kate Northrop A Pennsylvania bill that would effectively increase lottery prize payouts to players is awaiting final approval on the Governor's desk. Pennsylvania lottery players may be raking in larger prizes if House Bill 1058 passes, which would reduce the required profit margins the Pennsylvania Lottery is required to take in for state programs. House Bill 1058 has officially passed both the Senate and House, now awaiting a
Jul 14, 2025, 11:38 am - Todd - Lottery News