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Tucker is right... the odds of any 3 digit number combination appearing in 1 draw are always 1,000:1 You can change the odds by buying another ticket, to 1,000:2 no division allowed though, as it represents the ratio of possible outcomes to favorable outcomes. You can even change your perspective from a 3 digit combo to three consecutive games of 1 in 10, but the odds are still 1,000:1 in getting 3 in a row correct. The probability math states that in a discrete uniform distribution
Aug 22, 2025, 3:44 pm - hypersoniq - Lottery Discussion Forum

Missing In MississippiReply
2658 draws and no 111? Ya know, sometimes these things take on a life of their own and that may be the case here. Because I'm a numbers weirdo, I have a benchmark number of draws cold that I look for, 6904 . Where the heck did that magic number come from? It's the total number of draws where the odds of a number NOT falling is exactly the same as the odds of a number falling in any given draw. So, for 6904 draws, the odds of 111 not falling at all in all those draws is 1
Apr 6, 2025, 5:33 pm - parlayman - Pick 3 Forum

Canadian couple wins $70 million Lotto Max jackpot days after welcoming newbornReply
The OLG states that the odds of winning the Lotto Max (7/50) jackpot is 1 in 33,294,800. I did the calculations and it shows 99,884,400 total seven (7) number combinations of 50 numbers without repeat of the same seven numbers. Thereby, there is only one (1) seven number combination drawn from a total of possible 99,884,400 seven (7) number combinations. In my view the odds would be 1 in 99,884,400. Not 1 in 33,294,800 One Quick Pick of Lotto Max costs $5.00. for three (3) seven numb
Sep 19, 2024, 12:10 pm - MRLOTTO69 - Lottery News

UPDATE: Proposed changes to Mega Millions game will raise ticket price to $5Reply
After watching the Kate video I have reconsidered. It's the old triple whammy. High ticket price combined with high odds and a bundled Megaplier make this version a no go for me. If they would have just taken the mandatory megaplier money and increased the second prize instead of forcing the megaplier I probably would have considered playing. What is really making this a no go for me is having the megaplier forced on me if I buy a ticket. I can't say I will never buy a ticket for thi
Jun 15, 2024, 11:05 am - Think - Lottery News

Florida Scratch Offs - Post Pictures if posibleReply
Here's the odds table for the new $50 500X (game #1555). Prize odds compared to the original 500X game are close, with some $ slightly better, and others worse...but $50K appears a bit better, although it's only a sliver of the game total. Slightly higher overall % payout over the original 500X results in a lower win odds on this new game, down to 1/4.2, vs the existing $50 odds of 1/.4.5 Note: There are LOTS more 500X wins in this version compared to the original, as the relatively o
Jan 14, 2024, 2:31 am - Cape $cratcher - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Box odds question
In Pick 4 there are 715 different box combinations 210 singles (ex: 1234) 360 doubles (ex: 1123) 45 Double Pairs (Ex: 1122) 90 Triples (Ex: 1112) 10 Quads (Ex: 1111) My question is, if I'm playing just 2 boxes, say 1122 and 1234, then do they both have the same 1/715 box odds? Or is the double pair combo odds different since its type of combination has 45 boxes while the other has 210?
Jul 10, 2023, 3:28 pm - ScoobyDue - Mathematics Forum

Florida Fantasy-5 PlayersReply
The people who run state lottery games can and do make mistakes. Here's a story about an online game that The New York Lottery once offered that was a colossal failure and was eventually pulled by the NY Lottery. The game was called Sweet Millions. It offered very low odds to win a million dollars and each and every top prize winner in all drawings collected one million dollars if they matched all six numbers. The bad thing about Sweet Millions was the lower tier prizes were awful. The game
Mar 26, 2023, 8:13 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Asked ChatGPT How To Win the LotteryReply
There is no such thing as Canadian math. Of course, you already know that. You are just sticking to your plan of insulting people you do not agree with. When you wrote: But I really don't know f he doesn't understand or doesn't want to understand. , you are also referring to Todd since Todd and I agree 100% on how to calculate odds of winning the jackpot when multiple different tickets are bought. The English language appears to be a big barrier in gaining an understanding. Some have
Feb 1, 2023, 6:30 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Asked ChatGPT How To Win the LotteryReply
Here are your answers: One ticket does not change the odds of the other ticket. This should answer both of your questions. By the way, your questions are posed in such a way to imply you do not believe buying multiple tickets improves the odds of winning the jackpot. Here is my question for you. What are the odds or probability of winning the Powerball jackpot with 1,000 different tickets? Remember, this is how this long convoluted discussion started. I claimed the 500 ticket
Feb 1, 2023, 1:30 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida Scratch Offs - Post Pictures if posibleReply
Hey ladies and gents, NEW games hitting the street! --There's the usual $2 New Years game, which is a Match 3 type of game with a 2X and 5X feature; odds are 1/4.4 --There's a $5 game with the typical number match, and 7 , 11 , and 21 symbols equating to Win Prize, Double Prize, or 5X Prize; 1/398 odds --...and a $10 version of the Diamond Mine. It plays similar to the previous $5 version from a bit ago and the current $2 version, except this one features a 2X and 20X symbol, and tic
Dec 4, 2022, 5:26 pm - Cape $cratcher - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum