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PB and MM PlayersReply
I've played PB,MB,Unlucky For Life, MAtch6, Cash 5 and tried to play Pick3. Thus far I'm about 200$ in the hole this year....Hoping to get one decent hit to change that pattern. Hopefully with the 10x multiplier in PB I can recoup some of my deficit. My Group Lottery pool ( all of 4 ppl) have broken even thus far on PB. Playing other state games has been okay. Right now I'm actually ahead in the Maryland version of Match6. Although you need to hit more numbers just to get a break even pay ou
Mar 3, 2006, 7:51 pm - TheGameGrl - Lottery Discussion Forum

How nyc take 5 worksReply
The reasons are numerous, and interesting. Take Five has 39 numbers, Jersey Cash 5 has 40.Take Five's jackpot pool is 10% of sales. In NJ, it's 26.5% of sales.Take Five has a Match 2 prize of a free ticket. In NJ, you get nothing.Take Five pays out more for 3/5 than in NJ. For example, $22 is what one typically gets for 3 in NY, in NJ it's about half that.Most importantly, Jersey Cash 5's jackpot rolls over when it's not won ( another day, another big jackpot ), while Take Five's jackpot roll
Mar 1, 2006, 9:52 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $256 millionReply
I can see Federal Tax on lottery winnings, but state tax is nothing but double taxation and states that aren't run by criminal cartels don't tax winnings. For example, in MA the lottery states Approximately 50% of the amount of money wagered on each drawing goes into the prize pool. Let's say administrative costs are 10%, that means the state is making a 40 cent profit off each ticket, winning and losing. Then on top of their 40% profit on each dollar, they charge winners a 5.3% tax. Disgustin
Feb 27, 2006, 9:45 am - tg636 - Lottery News

Name the New Lottery!
You have seen my spills about the USA Lottery. Now I think I would change it and iclude the following based on the recent Lottry News worldwide. I really like El Gordo's national lottery; EuroMillions is a neat concept, etc. So here goes: Welcome to the Americas Lotto! It would be a lottery of North and South America for disasters primarily in the Americas, but other countries would be sent donations as needed.Jackpot would include prizes; $1,000,000.00 Dream House complete with appl
Feb 24, 2006, 5:46 pm - mylollipop - Jackpot Games Forum

jackpot lottery poolReply
Yea we should have an LP poll. Everyone send me $5 for next draw. Would be an interesting idea, but I also avoid pools for the most part, as I do not wish to split a jackpot with too many others. Especially smaller jackpots. At the most I pool up with one family member once in awhile. I prefer to play myself though, as their is less financial obligation to others. But it is actually hard to find anyone as serious about the lottery as I am, most only play once in awhile on whims....you know
Feb 23, 2006, 11:48 pm - sirbrad - Lottery Discussion Forum

odds are reducedReply
As I stated in my second posting - perhaps the real debate is how different people perceive the odds. I know that technically the odds are 1 in 1000 or 1:999 for a single straight number to win or 2 in 1000 or 2:998 for two different straight numbers. This does not mean that the fractional reduction is not valid - especially when thinking long term statistics and long term probability. Many states list their boxed odds for Pick 3 as 1 in 167 for a no-match number instead of the 6 in 1000 or
Feb 23, 2006, 9:09 pm - Thoth - Lottery Discussion Forum

Record Powerball lottery jackpot claimed by 8 meat plant workersReply
HAPPY THURSDAY KY I read that one of the winners indicated that each week everyone is offered a chance to play in the pool , and that those who decide to play must give $5.00. He said that this time was no exception, everyone was asked to play, those who did were the 8 who played and won the 365 (smackers), which means that there shouldn't be any technical difficulties in this bunch. KNOCK ON WOOD.......
Feb 23, 2006, 5:08 pm - libra926 - Lottery News

odds are reducedReply
YES YOU DO REDUCE THE FRACTIONS!!!!!!! Seriously....did anyone take grade school math? 2/8 is the same as 1/4 no matter how many zeros you put on the end of it. If you have two of the combination of numbers from a pool of 14,000,000 you numbers will come up 1 in every 7,000,000 draws. Why is it so hard for people to understand that. I think people need to go back to the 5th grade and take math over again. Brad
Feb 23, 2006, 9:49 am - Bradly_60 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Record Powerball lottery jackpot claimed by 8 meat plant workersReply
Does anyone know how much they spent on tickets for that drawing? It makes sense that any person or pool who spends $25 or $50 a drawing on tickets has a better chance than my 1 ticket, but they also lose more when they don't win big, which is 99.9% of the time. My feeling about the lottery is that it's not about maximizing my chance to win, it's keeping my losses at a minimum while still having fun. If a person spends $5 a drawing and I spend $1, at the end of one year I'm about $400 ahead of
Feb 23, 2006, 8:49 am - tg636 - Lottery News

jackpot lottery poolReply
I don't have many people to pool with.. but I do buy tickets and give them away.. I figured at my luck, I would give away Millions of dollars.. So at least will be close to that person that wins.. Dad loves the game.. more than I like it..So he gets tickets from me all the time.. I buy my Mom, my boss and my friend and children tickets all the time.. My children are 21 and 27..
Feb 22, 2006, 9:40 pm - tntea - Lottery Discussion Forum