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Wow! Just Wow! Those elusive numbersReply
Yes, the odds of 2,3,4,5,19 being drawn tonight are the same as any other combination, 1 in 575,757. But the odds of a sequential repeat depends on your gambling perspective. Let's say that an arbitrary pick 5 game has odds of around 1 in a million. If you choose one combo or the current combo, what are the odds that it will repeat on the next draw? About 1 in a trillion! But if you keep doing this over and over again on every draw, then the odds of hitting seeing a repeat come back down to 1
Jul 4, 2013, 3:57 pm - Jon D - Lottery Discussion Forum

Playing PB with The Power Play in New York?Reply
Since GiveFive was comparing the odds of one $3 bet winning $2 million to the odds of one $3 winning $3 million in another game, I compared two of the secondary prizes with similar odds. The odds against winning $200 on a $3 PowerPlay bet is 19,088 to 1 matching 4 + 0 and 12,245 to 1 matching 3 + 1. The odds against winning $500 on a $1 Sweet Million ticket are 18,816 to 1. I understand what you're saying, but comparing those two games, with two more chances for same price, you're more likely
Apr 12, 2013, 5:59 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Do some number combinations have better odds?Reply
A perfect example is my method of eliminating 20 numbers from the PB pool......... Yes, the odds MAY balance out over 1000 draws, but if I by some stroke of luck can get 1 in 575k odds every other draw (or so) why would I reject that and play for 1 in 5million odds??????? From the perspective of a superior being would you rather play twice with zero odds and once with 1 in 575k odds, or 3 times with 1 in 5 million odds??? Just wondering...........
Dec 18, 2012, 7:41 pm - Ronnie316 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Which One is Worst Odds Lottery?Reply
Worst odds for what? Some 6/49 games has the best odds of winning $10M but PB has better odds of winning $1M. If you just want to win $2, then MM has better odds than most 6/49 games or any other game. No games have better odds of winning a dollar than a 5/39 game. When asking which lottery has worst odds, you have to explain what you mean if you expect an answer.
Dec 4, 2012, 1:02 pm - RJOh - Lottery Discussion Forum

Do some number combinations have better odds?Reply
From the beginning the dollar amounts were hypothetical but that doesn't change the fact yesterday, five of the 28 numbers lottoarchitect picked were drawn and several others have matched all five numbers recently. Whether or not they played 98,280 combos and won $250,000 is irrelevant because they reduced the possible combos from 3,901,701 to 98,280. They could have used all 28 numbers on 6 lines to get odds of 16,380 to 1 against matching all five numbers compared to the odds of 650,784 to 1 a
Aug 8, 2012, 1:20 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Weak Powerball Sales?Reply
You have the exact same odds to match the first five, yes. The difference is that before, it was $200k, and now it's $1m. You do not have the same odds as winning $1m. You have the same odds as matching the first five numbers and winning the second prize You don't have a better chance to win, but your prize is five times greater. Not better odds, but a better payout. With less Powerball options, however, the odds are better overall. Odds of winning any prize went from 1:35 to 1:32, also an im
Feb 24, 2012, 11:12 am - Ruud - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball multi-state lottery to raise prices, jackpotsReply
As usual, you don't have a clue about odds. Your chances of getting the powerball right are currently 1 in 39, but despite your delusions about PB being two lotteries, everybody who plays a powerball also has to play 5 other numbers on their ticket. Some of those people will have chosen at least one of the five winning numbers that are drawn, which means that even though they have the right powerball it's impossible for them to have only the powerball right. It should be obvious that the odds of
Jan 4, 2012, 2:56 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery Ball Games need better OddsReply
You can only drop balls/odds if it makes fiscal sense. In this case, you know the odds going in, so don't play it. If enough people boycott it they might drop it, but the problem is far too many people don't know the odds, and don't care about the odds, that is why we play a game (PB) with 195~ million to 1 odds of winning. The difference is for some of us it is a sport, a hobby, but to those that don't play it like that, they don't care. States such as Texas bank on people playing that do
Apr 12, 2011, 2:25 am - guesser - Jackpot Games Forum

THE LOTTERY BEST KEPT SECRET=Buying more than one ticket increases your chances of winning?Reply
On a serious note, i understand why most people feel that buying more than a ticket is a bad bet.The odds of winning the jackpot do not change regardless of the number of people.Your odds remain the same for every ticket that you have.It is not a cumulative thing.For example, every ticket you possess for powerball has the same odds 1 in 195,249,054 no matter how many people play. The mega millions odds are 1 in 175,711,536 for each ticket you hold regardless of how many people play.EACH OF YOUR
Apr 3, 2011, 8:04 pm - THRIFTY - Jackpot Games Forum

New LotteryReply
I'm not concerned about lottery profits just know from experience, they won't lower the odds unless it's for a free ticket. The odds against winning MM and PB are exactly the same in every drawings, but the players can get better payoff odds on the same buck by waiting until the jackpot gets higher. $140 million for $1 is better than $12 million for $1 if that's their reason for playing. For secondary prizes with fixed payoffs nothing changes, but players can get better payoff odds by playing
Nov 11, 2010, 4:56 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum