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$750,000 Winner - Jingle Jumbo Bucks - 2010Reply
Yes, I am REALLY, REALLY unhappy about this game, and its false advertising. This after carefully examining my records. I will be contacting the GA Lottery Commission, and depending on the outcome, I may stir up a hornet's nest, well beyond what I have written here. I have tallied this game up, and this month I have spent $170 on Jingle Jumbo Bucks, and have only won $50 back, for a net loss of $120. I know what you are thinking: That's just how the lotto is. But wait a minute, even with the exp
Nov 29, 2010, 6:15 am - CarHauler - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

North Carolina: 1/1 - 1/31/2010Reply
Assault youre not listening but thats ok I'll explain it to you below.. The odds are only 1/1000 if you play 1000 combinations,ok...the odds do go up if you play pools of numbers like I do... If you played one straight combination the 99.9% Degree of Certainty is 6049 draws... Example: From 1000 combinations 10%---------------------------------------------- odds 105 25%-----------------------------------------------odds 287 50%-----------------------------------------------odds
Jan 7, 2010, 10:30 am - crow - Pick 3 Forum

Odds/Number Of TicketsReply
Perhaps it might be better for you to ask how buying multiple tickets affects the probability of winning. In mathematics, probability is usually listed as a decimal value between 1 and 0...1 being certainty or 100% and 0 being totally impossible. The easiest way to understand how multiple tickets can affect your chance or probability of winning is to take the total amount of different combinations that you are playing and divide it by the total amount of combinations that are possible in the g
Nov 29, 2006, 9:04 pm - Thoth - Mathematics Forum

Anyone else thinking of Euromillions?Reply
No, I don't play Euromillions, because the expectation value, the value of the prize per dollar played, is lower, as one has to pay fees. I choose my plays by expectation value, pretax. Determining expectation values was why I originally began using the poisson distribution I post in my two probability threads. Later, for interest, I began to develop some schemes for determining the likelihood of large jackpots. This helps me to plan my purchases better.I also don't like to trust third parti
Jan 13, 2006, 10:27 pm - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

Would They Pay It? Can They Pay It?Reply
There could be a very good chance 'these days' that they might not pay what you are expecting. What DELotteryPlyr posted should make anyone think about the situation. Also, you have no idea how many others could be playing the same set of numbers ... granted the 'odds' are probably low but one or two more winning tickets may just be the killer for what you thought you had won. Just a suggestion to put winning a 'second place' lottery prize more in your favor. Play the Cash4Life for an easier
Jun 22, 2020, 8:19 am - Concord - Jackpot Games Forum

NC Scratch Offs... $20 Tickets seem to be the Best Bet.Reply
The Odds are interesting... You can view all the information on the 200 Million Blowout ticket here... http://www.nc-educationlottery.org/instant_detail.aspx?gn=413 As you can see the $200 Million Blowout ticket has odds of 1 in 3.01. So to answer your question, 1 in 3 chances of winning means you should win at least a Break Even Ticket (your $20 back in your pocket) on every 3rd ticket. HOWEVER... This is not how the tickets are arranged or printed in the book of tickets... There could
Feb 17, 2015, 7:41 pm - Jim777 - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Probabilty of Someone Winning a PB & MM Jackpot in the same Week!Reply
One of the things I think we all agree on is that the terminology can get confusing. Odds are just one way of describing your chances, just like quarts is one way of describing how many pints you have. The odds are the same as chances at the same time that they aren't. For pick 3 the odds are 1 to 999, and the chances of winning are 1 in 1000. You have 1 quart of milk, and I have 2 pints. Different numbers telling the same story. Using your pick-4 example with odds of 1 in 10,000 (those ar
Mar 5, 2007, 11:44 am - KY Floyd - Jackpot Games Forum

Asked ChatGPT How To Win the LotteryReply
Rather than going back and forth, I went to Quora and searched what mathematicians, statisticians, MBAs, etc., had to say. The question was, How doesn t buying two lottery tickets double my chance of winning the lottery, even if that chance is still minuscule? (not quite the same as reducing the odds, here we're talking about doubling your chances) You'll see some explain you can't reduce the odds, you can only increase your chances. Here we go: Aaron Brown MBA in Finance
Jan 30, 2023, 11:05 pm - garyo1954 - Lottery Discussion Forum

odds are reducedReply
Quote: Originally posted by Coin Toss on February 24, 2006 LotteryPlayer Here's sone links: LINKS TO HELP YOU LEARN ABOUT PROBABILITY: http://www.calottery.com/ The official California Lottery website. http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.comb.perm.html A helpful web page on calculating permutations and combinations http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/56117.html A helpful discussion of odds vs. probability http://mathforum
Feb 24, 2006, 3:06 am - LotteryPlayer - Lottery Discussion Forum

Multi-state Cash4Life may become daily lottery gameReply
With L4L you choose 5 numbers between 1 and 48 , and one Lucky Ball number between 1 and 18 (Lucky Ball). With C4L you choose 5 numbers from 1 to 60 and 1 number from 1 to 4 (Cash Ball). Lucky For Life odds and prizes: Match Prize (up to) Odds 5 Numbers + Lucky Ball $1,000 A DAY FOR LIFE ANNUITY or $5,750,000 Cash Option 1 in 30,821,472 5 Numbers $25,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE ANNUITY or $390,000 Cash Option 1 in 1,813,028 4 Numbers + Lucky Ball $5,000 1 in 143,356
Jan 29, 2019, 10:47 am - TheMeatman2005 - Lottery News