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Going to share a tip (MegaMillions)Reply
Even if we were *sure* to know what the 4th ball will be, odds would still be 1 in 15,688,530 to get the rest.
Aug 15, 2008, 5:24 pm - Stew12 - Lottery Systems Forum

Powerball multi-state lottery game to change rulesReply
I'm not much of a mind reader. Jackpot vampires is a fun term. My experience is that people pretty quickly move to a state jackpot game of any size because it has better odds. If I'm in a state where I can play, I certainly drop my dollar on MM (for the fickle finger of fate) and on the state game too (with better odds). Probably not so much the fault of the multi-state games as the fault of players if they walk away from a good state game. FL has a great state game. It will see a 30% cut (commo
Aug 13, 2008, 10:06 pm - chuck32 - Lottery News

Powerball multi-state lottery game to change rulesReply
Ouch, I knew they were going to mess with the matrices with the addition of Florida, but I didn't think they'd go that nuts with making the odds of winning the jackpot that much worse. That's over a 33% increase which is no way reflective of how many additional players they'll be getting in Florida. It's kind of messed up that Mega Millions will have better odds when these changes go into effect (if MM doesn't change theirs) and still will have a much larger total population to work with e
Aug 13, 2008, 4:21 am - DC81 - Lottery News

Powerball multi-state lottery game to change rulesReply
Did some calculations, and I've estimated that the lower tier payouts (save for the $1,000,000 match 5 w/PP) will remain the same, as well as the odds for each of the Powerplay numbers. As for the jackpot odds, I think 1 in 200,000,000 is a bit too much, though I suppose it was inevitable, with or without Florida.
Aug 13, 2008, 1:52 am - JimmySand9 - Lottery News

North Carolina 8/1 - 8/31Reply
Your odds of winning cash 5 are 1 in 557,000, probably the same in that scratch game to win any big prized $500 or up. your best odds is the pick 3, I still play cash 5 but only a couple of bucks, spending more does not increase your chance of winning signifigantly. All you do when you play scratch offs is get basically break even prizes. I have a box full of losers to prove it. Pick 3 is the ticket!!!
Aug 10, 2008, 7:31 am - a$VeryLuckyMan - Pick 3 Forum

would you play last weeks winning numbers in this weeks drawReply
No I wouldn't. The odds that those same numbers would come up again in the next drawing are way too high.
Aug 8, 2008, 12:44 am - ThatScaryChick - Lottery Discussion Forum

I can get closer to a win doing just all ODD/EvensReply
Very interesting RJOH... Multiples of 3's huh? 1287 combinations ..... I never would have thought of that as a group. But..... That group should end up falling .....around 4 times a year...average. If we never play anything else but those Multiples of 3 group....... on the day those hit during the year our odds will then be ....... 1: 1287 1: 1287 instead of 1: 575,757 I might just make that group my pet Pick 5 numbers RJOH. Even if I only play one ticket in that group eac
Aug 1, 2008, 7:46 am - WIN D - Pick 5 Forum

I can get closer to a win doing just all ODD/EvensReply
All this strategy is interesting, however, so far in Illinois Little Lotto for 2008, also a 5/39 game, the results have been: 80 Jackpots 65 QP 43 PS This includes shared jackpots. There's a jackpot an average of every 2.66 days, call it every third day, and as you see most of gone to quick picks. As far as odds reduction , in sp[orts betting it takes a winning percentage of 52.6% to overcome the bet 11 to win 10 vigorish, yet most people are losers. Dice tables offer the only
Jul 31, 2008, 6:30 pm - Coin Toss - Pick 5 Forum

Amazing implementation of record highs.Reply
Go to the official Powerball website and find the page Powerball - Prizes and Odds At the bottom of that page is the explanation of how the Match 5 Bonus prize works.
Jul 31, 2008, 12:46 am - djklaugh - Lottery Discussion Forum

The 5 digit Strings...when they end ...you win 100%Reply
Badger .....read between the lines a little bit. If someone comes out with a System for doubles and cutting down the odds a little ....thats a good thing. If, someone says here is a way to cut down the odds on those days a double hits ..... we all know that its only got a 27% chance or odds ....at any given time. Sure.... it's still a feel thing on all ...... all lottery plays. When ... is a feel thing. Some folks play Pet Numbers every day and wait..... at the very least the
Jul 27, 2008, 1:06 pm - WIN D - Lottery Systems Forum