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Can lottery random be predicted?Reply
While it is not very likely that we all will win jackpots then we do have to be right as often as possible, accuracy is important. But you already know all of this even if your post says that you don't. I have always assumed regardless of the method players use to pick their combinations, every combination they played represented their best effort to win. No player goal is to lose or to play combinations they know will lose.
Dec 15, 2014, 12:10 pm - RJOh - Lottery Discussion Forum

States pull the plug on Monopoly Millionaires' ClubReply
Other lotteries have successfully motivated players to play consistently even when jackpots are low by including the raffle feature that MMC has. The MMC raffle is complicated somewhat. If MMC guaranteed one ticket will win $1M every drawing regardless of whether there is a top prize winner or not, then maybe they stand a chance to save this doomed game. UK has the raffle feature in its Euro Millions and in every drawing, someone wins 1M. That would be enough motivation for me to play consist
Dec 13, 2014, 10:19 am - maringoman - Lottery News

States pull the plug on Monopoly Millionaires' ClubReply
I'm sorry, but what did they expect? If the majority of people were really clamoring for smaller jackpots, state lotteries wouldn't have such a hard time competing with multistate games. But a relatively small percentage of lottery players made a lot of noise for a long period of time and...Viola! The squeaky wheel got the grease. They made it $5 per ticket. That just alienated a lot of the casual players. Who thought it would be a good idea to make a game with a smaller jackpot WAY more ex
Dec 12, 2014, 10:54 pm - Teddi - Lottery News

Powerball Matrix Change - April 15, 2015Reply
Isn't the multiplier number already chosen right afterwards? If so, presumably, the docs is referring to that draw procedure. The current Powerplay feature, in effect, already is a separate game in regards to the administration (ie. California doesn't offer it) and the accounting. I get the sense not much is really changing other than the odds getting much worse, and the multiplier part being adjusted. My guess is they'll start jackpots at $50 million, and increase by the same guaranteed $10
Dec 12, 2014, 3:35 pm - Ron5995 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball Matrix Change - April 15, 2015Reply
Fair enough. I can see why most people would be indifferent to the smaller jackpots but look at this example: http://www.powerball.com/powerball/winners/2014/071914CA_Long.shtml It's about a guy who won a 60 mil jackpot, which is a smaller jackpot by PB standards. Imagine if he had thought, I'm not going to play this drawing, I'll wait until the jackpot rolls to 100 mil, who knows maybe he would not have won. For me one of two tickets is doable so I play consistently. That's how I see it, but
Dec 12, 2014, 3:44 am - PrinceRene - Lottery Discussion Forum

Texas Lottery suspends sales of Monopoly Millionaires' Club gameReply
If I remember correctly, the first few drawings were also competing with a really high PB and/or MM jackpots at the same time. In any event, the game was poorly marketed to players and to vendors. I buy a couple tickets a week and nobody knows what I am talking about. I've been handed a $5 monopoly scratchoff ticket about half the time. They could give vendor incentives/bonuses to sell more tickets like they do with most new scratchoffs and the powerplay options on PB and MM. At least that w
Dec 11, 2014, 9:54 pm - gatorsrok - Lottery News

Monopoly Millionaires gameReply
considered the possibility that whatever network picking up the TV show may have paid for the TV rights which would offset the costs of the show? Any proceeds from airing would pay for the production of the show, but not the actual costs to fund attendees or prize winners. Because it is a Monopoly-themed show, undoubetedly, Hasbro will be getting the largest chunk of monies, since it is their intellectual property. In fact, I think their studio is the one producing it. I will have to further
Dec 7, 2014, 2:39 pm - LottoMetro - Lottery Discussion Forum

Washington woman wins $90 million Powerball jackpot on first tryReply
See, this is absolute proof that it is way too easy for some to win. I bet if she bought tickets for the next three Powerball drawings she'd win three consecutive jackpots. Sucks for us players who have played HARD for years, we are due for a win!
Dec 5, 2014, 12:48 pm - jjtheprince - Lottery News

Care to share some of the ways you have...
..gone about choosing your lotto numbers for either the MM or PB jackpots with some success apart from QP's? I tried using the numbers from the fortune cookies that the waitress has left behind after eating some slimy Chinese food - got nada. I guess l kinda felt inspired by a lottery winner who in the past 2 years played the numbers she found in a FC and bagged a couple hundred Grand..so much for hoping that lightning would strike twice. Have a Great rest of the week and upcoming
Nov 27, 2014, 6:29 pm - noise-gate - Lottery Discussion Forum

Kentucky Lottery plans online ticket sales by fallReply
The year isn't over yet, but the 41% deficit is pretty accurate. Base sales in 2013 were close to $5.4 billion. Of course, it also had sixteen $200+ million jackpots. So far we are at $3.2 billion base for 2014. A record jackpot run could push it over $4 billion but it won't top 2013. Needless to say they aren't going to tolerate this for long. Change is coming for 2015 but I still haven't figured out exactly when yet.
Nov 26, 2014, 1:21 am - LottoMetro - Lottery News