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is it luckier to buy tickets on the rich side of town?

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Brock Lee

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somebody said they win more when the buy lottery tickets in an upscale neighborhood rather than their own. do richer neighborhoods have a luckier vibe? if you think "no," do you think some other habits are luckier than others?
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Jun 3, 2026, 8:15 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Brock Lee on Jun 3, 2026
somebody said they win more when the buy lottery tickets in an upscale neighborhood rather than their own. do richer neighborhoods have a luckier vibe? if you think "no," do you think some other habits are luckier than others?

Yea, thank Ole Stat$ for THIZ idea.. It'z whut I mean when I saaye "Often imitated, but neeavah duplicated." cauze I backup everythang I claim wit proof

Heaaz proof indicating it..

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/340828/8161104

Az oppozed to THIZ..

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/340828/8153932

Or THIZZ

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/340828/8148264

Do yo own and just see

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Jun 3, 2026, 8:46 pm

For scratchers, I do not have a clue.

For Powerball, Mega Millions, and other draw games the only thing that matters is the numbers you have on the ticket, not where you buy it. The luck part comes into play when you choose the numbers to put on the tickets.

Best wishes to you wherever you choose to buy your scratchers or draw game tickets.

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Jun 3, 2026, 8:50 pm

Quote: Originally posted by IAmABadOne on Jun 3, 2026
For scratchers, I do not have a clue.

For Powerball, Mega Millions, and other draw games the only thing that matters is the numbers you have on the ticket, not where you buy it. The luck part comes into play when you choose the numbers to put on the tickets.

Best wishes to you wherever you choose to buy your scratchers or draw game tickets.

"luck part comes into play when you choose the numbers to put on the tickets."

I would think, It'z mainly referring to Louzy QPz, and maybe scratchoffz..
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Jun 3, 2026, 8:53 pm

Brock Lee, This one might make people 'luckier', not blocking others from getting to a lottery machine because you put money in it and are using the front of the machine to scratch the instant ticket you bought.
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Jun 3, 2026, 9:26 pm

The only think that might make it luckier is that if you find cash, a wallet, jewelry, etc. in the parking lot it might be more (valuable) than on the poor side of town, and that benefits you because you get a reward for returning it or just keep it all.
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Jun 3, 2026, 9:32 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Brock Lee on Jun 3, 2026
somebody said they win more when the buy lottery tickets in an upscale neighborhood rather than their own. do richer neighborhoods have a luckier vibe? if you think "no," do you think some other habits are luckier than others?

Not where you buy, but what game you buy. The worse the odds, the worse your chances to win. The better the odds, the better your chance to win.

JUST LOOK AT THE ODDS OF ANY JACKPOT GAME, THAT WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Jun 3, 2026, 9:39 pm

A very logical reason why someone might perceive that rich neighborhoods win more, alongside some fascinating psychological habits that people substitute for "luck."

The Neighborhood Myth: Volume vs. "Vibe"

The lottery terminal in a high-end grocery store uses the exact same random number generator (RNG) as the one in a small corner store across town. Every single combination has the exact same mathematical probability of being drawn, no matter where the piece of thermal paper was printed.

So, why do some areas seem to produce more winning tickets? It usually comes down to two factors:

Higher Sales Volume: If a specific store or neighborhood sells 10,000 tickets a week, and another sells only 1,000, the high-volume location is statistically ten times more likely to sell a winning ticket. It is not luckier; it just has more chances in play.

Confirmation Bias: We tend to notice and remember the massive jackpot winners from prominent areas, while the thousands of losing tickets bought in those same neighborhoods go completely unnoticed.
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Jun 3, 2026, 9:44 pm

Quote: Originally posted by tokecap on Jun 3, 2026
A very logical reason why someone might perceive that rich neighborhoods win more, alongside some fascinating psychological habits that people substitute for "luck."

The Neighborhood Myth: Volume vs. "Vibe"

The lottery terminal in a high-end grocery store uses the exact same random number generator (RNG) as the one in a small corner store across town. Every single combination has the exact same mathematical probability of being drawn, no matter where the piece of thermal paper was printed.

So, why do some areas seem to produce more winning tickets? It usually comes down to two factors:

Higher Sales Volume: If a specific store or neighborhood sells 10,000 tickets a week, and another sells only 1,000, the high-volume location is statistically ten times more likely to sell a winning ticket. It is not luckier; it just has more chances in play.

Confirmation Bias: We tend to notice and remember the massive jackpot winners from prominent areas, while the thousands of losing tickets bought in those same neighborhoods go completely unnoticed.

Very good points Tokecap.

JUST LOOK AT THE ODDS OF ANY JACKPOT GAME, THAT WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Jun 3, 2026, 9:46 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Stat$talker on Jun 3, 2026
Yea, thank Ole Stat$ for THIZ idea.. It'z whut I mean when I saaye "Often imitated, but neeavah duplicated." cauze I backup everythang I claim wit proof

Heaaz proof indicating it..

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/340828/8161104

Az oppozed to THIZ..

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/340828/8153932

Or THIZZ

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/340828/8148264

Do yo own and just see

-Stat$talker

i don't know what the poke 'n beanz side of atlanta is. isn't that whole area expensive?

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"abraham lincoln is a liar." -- william shakespeare
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Jun 3, 2026, 9:59 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Brock Lee on Jun 3, 2026
i don't know what the poke 'n beanz side of atlanta is. isn't that whole area expensive?

It'z any side of town , wheaa LOz Redline dem Terminalz .. the same way Bankz do areaz, restrictin loanz ...

I remember once, THE sitting Fulton (Atlanta )County Tax Commissioner wuz denied a Bank loan,.. cauze hiz house wuz inside their red zone..

Most MM & PB Jackpotz have been won in placez like Dalton, Rome, & Warner-Robbinz, GA... Lilburn..

Neeavah Decatur, Ga. ( Poke n Beanz City)
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Jun 3, 2026, 10:20 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Stat$talker on Jun 3, 2026
It'z any side of town , wheaa LOz Redline dem Terminalz .. the same way Bankz do areaz, restrictin loanz ...

I remember once, THE sitting Fulton (Atlanta )County Tax Commissioner wuz denied a Bank loan,.. cauze hiz house wuz inside their red zone..

Most MM & PB Jackpotz have been won in placez like Dalton, Rome, & Warner-Robbinz, GA... Lilburn..

Neeavah Decatur, Ga. ( Poke n Beanz City)

wow all this time the solution to your lottery troubles has been right in front of your nose: drive to a rich neighborhood. it only took you seven years of delulu posting to figure it out. case closed. good night.

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Jun 3, 2026, 10:30 pm

Quote: Originally posted by rcbbuckeye on Jun 3, 2026
Not where you buy, but what game you buy. The worse the odds, the worse your chances to win. The better the odds, the better your chance to win.

"The better the odds, the better your chance to win."

The ONLY thang that will tell ya THAT Texez 2 Stepper izz ....

PROBABILITY MATH

then, it duzzn't matter which Game

9/3/21

Cauze , You can SHUT'EM DOOWNN

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Jun 3, 2026, 10:41 pm

No, the neighborhood doesn't matter. What does matter though is that wealthier people can afford to cut their odds by buying multiple tickets per draw.
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Quote: Originally posted by Stat$talker on Jun 3, 2026
"The better the odds, the better your chance to win."

The ONLY thang that will tell ya THAT Texez 2 Stepper izz ....

PROBABILITY MATH

then, it duzzn't matter which Game

9/3/21

Cauze , You can SHUT'EM DOOWNN

-Stat$talker

There you are again, hot on my trail.

Ron White had guys like you in mind when he said..."YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID"

JUST LOOK AT THE ODDS OF ANY JACKPOT GAME, THAT WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

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