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Tonight's Fla. Lotto drawing first to let players increase jackpot
Pennsylvania United States Member #56485 October 28, 2007 353 Posts Offline |
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i don't live anywhere near florida but i will check back occasionally and see how this feature will be played out...personally for my style of play I would NOT pay the extra dollar, i would rather play another combo... however the lottery has many ways to prove one wrong...who knows it might pay off really well for someone out there that does pay the extra bux and hits big...yeah it is a feature that favors the odds of lottery makers heavily but you never know...
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Illinois United States Member #30849 January 17, 2006 3444 Posts Offline |
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"The Florida lottery player's dilemma"
Decisions, decisions, my extra dollar towards a bigger jackpot if I win, or to cut the odds in half with another set of numbers...
What to do, what to do....
 
It's Lotto, not horseshoes or artillery!
close doesn't count! I sell everything at a loss but make up for it in volume
- Milo Minderbinder, Catch-22
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Florida United States Member #47021 September 14, 2006 395 Posts Offline |
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The State of FL's greed is banking on it's players greed to fall for this trickery. Your odds are still the same, bad. Why would you willingly give more money to play the same numbers ?!? Looks like they've increased the voluntary tax(lottery) on all of us!  Don't play more...Play smarter!
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I dont know where United States Member #1736 June 18, 2003 101 Posts Offline |
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The State of FL's greed is banking on it's players greed to fall for this trickery. Your odds are still the same, bad. Why would you willingly give more money to play the same numbers ?!? Looks like they've increased the voluntary tax(lottery) on all of us! Flalottery know about the weak side of people trick them into thinking that they'll win big but how many people played lastnight at the 3.00 mark.. and lost I rather keep at 1.00 and ask for greater odds like mega millions and still believe that I had a chance with one dollar I know I still can play for a buck but it's the temptation inside of me that won't let me be honest to myself.......  Like a Rock
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Clarksville,Tennessee United States Member #8823 November 13, 2004 1782 Posts Offline |
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Well, if the Fla. Lottery must get more revenue, I guess the alternative would be that they make the game harder to win. You'd probably hate that too. But the difference is that you'd be forced to play that, vs. this option, which you can ignore. Why on Earth hate something that has zero effect on you? A waste of effort. Save the hatred for something that affects you. (My advice) 
I wish Kentucky would do something like that with it's CashBall game. I love doubles and remember, it's just a game!!!!!!
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Sunny SW Florida United States Member #25708 November 5, 2005 4068 Posts Offline |
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The State of FL's greed is banking on it's players greed to fall for this trickery. Your odds are still the same, bad. Why would you willingly give more money to play the same numbers ?!? Looks like they've increased the voluntary tax(lottery) on all of us! Thank you! They should have a second chance drawing or increase the lower tier prizes. I know many people who have played Lotto for 20 years and haven't even gotten 5/6. (I'm one of them!)
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Idaho United States Member #56982 November 21, 2007 1545 Posts Online |
| Posted: March 7, 2008, 12:42 am - IP Logged |
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Thank you! They should have a second chance drawing or increase the lower tier prizes. I know many people who have played Lotto for 20 years and haven't even gotten 5/6. (I'm one of them!) See that is kind of why I wouldn't waste putting an extra dollar or two on one line. The odds are against me winning a jackpot in the first place and I would rather use the money to buy more lines. I admit however, that I do use the Powerplay every now and then, but more often then not, I would rather buy and extra line then put another dollar on the same line.
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