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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Kentucky Pick 4 lottery players beat the house Kentucky Lottery: Kentucky Pick 4 lottery players beat the house54 Rating:Quad-zeros pay off big bucks for Pick 4 players FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Lottery may have hit a streak of bad luck in November, which means good luck for lottery players in the state. Kentucky Lottery chief financial officer Howard Kline said the payoff to Pick 4 players in November turned out to be far more than was taken in on the game. Greg Harkenrider, one of the state's top budget experts, said Wednesday that revenue from the popular Pick 4 game plummeted in November because more people than expected won prizes. Kentucky Lottery chief financial officer Howard Kline said the payoff to Pick 4 players in November turned out to be far more than was taken in on the game. Roughly half of Pick 4 players typically win prizes, but that changed when the numbers 0000 came up in in the Nov. 21 Pick 4 Evening drawing. Turns out those were not only lucky numbers, but also favorite numbers for Pick 4 players. Kline said the lottery paid out $2.1 million more than expected in prizes for the Pick 4 game that month. Lottery Post Staff We'd love to see your comments here! Register for a FREE membership — it takes just a few moments — and you'll be able to post comments here and on any of our forums. If you're already a member, you can Log In to post a comment. 18 comments. Last comment 1 year ago by . My Pick 4 goal. Win $1,500 a week. bel air maryland United States Member #90278 April 24, 2010 1036 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 22, 2011, 9:06 pm - IP Logged | |
Good for the winners!!!    When looking for winning #'s, keep your mind open as well as your eyes. Patterns are every where. The trick is to spot them before they change. | | |
S.E.Iowa United States Member #120520 December 21, 2011 534 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 22, 2011, 9:12 pm - IP Logged | |
Well,Kentucky lottery,you can't win 'em all! | | |
westboro, ma United States Member #108407 March 25, 2011 255 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 22, 2011, 9:48 pm - IP Logged | |
they may have paid out 2.1 million more than they expected to, but no way they lost money when they only pay out 50% or 5000 clams for a possible 10,000 combination of numbers. just trying to stimulate sales by misrepresenting their bottom line. maybe that one day they lost money, but not for the month. payout odds too much in their favor. | | |
Ridge Runner - Oracle of the Appalachians Way back up in them dadgum hills, son! United States Member #74415 April 28, 2009 12622 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 22, 2011, 10:38 pm - IP Logged | |
they may have paid out 2.1 million more than they expected to, but no way they lost money when they only pay out 50% or 5000 clams for a possible 10,000 combination of numbers. just trying to stimulate sales by misrepresenting their bottom line. maybe that one day they lost money, but not for the month. payout odds too much in their favor. Maybe every JimBob in the state hammered down on 0000. Could happen. .
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United States Member #17503 June 13, 2005 469 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 22, 2011, 11:25 pm - IP Logged | |
Maybe every JimBob in the state hammered down on 0000. Could happen. rdgnr...They only have a liability limit of 3 million. Only 1 trip has hit for the year,& then they are belly aching & whining ! That 3 million is the max liability limit on quads & trips ! | | |
Mcminnville, Oregon United States Member #3070 December 13, 2003 1912 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 23, 2011, 12:59 am - IP Logged | |
I am glad that someone is winning some money. I have tried pick4 here in oregon to only lose so I do not play any more. If I am going to lose it will be with the big jackpot games like powerball and mega millions. Good luck to all.-weshar75 | | |
Kunming China Member #58390 January 23, 2008 3245 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 23, 2011, 2:27 am - IP Logged | |
Boo Hoo Kentucky! Cry me a river! G15=----3-6-9-10-13-16-19-20-23-26-29-30-33-36-39
G8=-----12-15-18-21-24-27-28-37
G16=-- -1-2-4-5-7-8-11-14-17-22-25-31-32-34-35-38
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Pennsylvania United States Member #74607 May 2, 2009 14062 Posts Online | | Posted: December 23, 2011, 8:40 am - IP Logged | |
Paid out $2.1 Million more for that month in the pick 4 game? That's not too bad. I'm sure everyday since then they've been on the road to making it up and then some. | | |
Connecticut United States Member #62108 May 29, 2008 16873 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 23, 2011, 8:42 am - IP Logged | |
"Kline said the lottery paid out $2.1 million more than expected in prizes for the Pick 4 game that month... dem poor souls...my heart bleeds for them.<sniffle> ..when you see headlines like this,it's a primer for Kentuckians to invest in KY jelly because they will do something to screw you to fill the gap lol "...Life is not a matter of holding good cards,but sometimes playing a poor hand well... 'Fortune Cookie wisdom' | | |
South Carolina United States Member #6 November 4, 2001 8399 Posts Online | | Posted: December 23, 2011, 9:38 am - IP Logged | |
"Roughly half of Pick 4 players typically win prizes" That statement seems a bit odd. They may pay out half their take in the game but not pay out to half of the players.
Just a minimum box win is like $100.00. So you would need 200 losing players to pay just 1 player at a low level box win. Stats hunting:  | | |
Kentucky United States Member #33045 February 14, 2006 4300 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 23, 2011, 10:47 am - IP Logged | |
"Roughly half of Pick 4 players typically win prizes" That statement seems a bit odd. They may pay out half their take in the game but not pay out to half of the players.
Just a minimum box win is like $100.00. So you would need 200 losing players to pay just 1 player at a low level box win. Very odd because on some Pick 4 midday drawings the total payoff is less than $10,000. For instance on Wednesday the payoff was $9300 with 43 winners and $9400 on Thursday with 22 winners. It looks like on Wednesday there were two 50 cent straight winners ($2500 each), two $1 box winners ($200 each) and thirty nine 50 cent box winners ($100 each) or a similar combination. It's hard to believe there was only 86 Pick 4 players who would have to wager on average $108 each for the Lottery just to break even. They probably mean the Pick 4 payoffs are roughly half the daily wagers. Another thing that is very odd is when 0000 was drawn, there were 600 players winning $1.5 million. That means all 600 players bought 50 cent tickets doing the math. Am I the only one in KY buying $1 straight Pick 4 tickets? | | |
Kentucky United States Member #33045 February 14, 2006 4300 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 23, 2011, 10:53 am - IP Logged | |
Maybe every JimBob in the state hammered down on 0000. Could happen. They paid out another $564,000 when a double double (1221) was drawn 4 nights later. | | |
British Columbia Canada Member #116120 September 4, 2011 2533 Posts Offline | | Posted: December 23, 2011, 12:57 pm - IP Logged | |
guess the players zeroed out the house  "You have to be in it to win it!" | | |
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"Kline said the lottery paid out $2.1 million more than expected in prizes for the Pick 4 game that month... dem poor souls...my heart bleeds for them.<sniffle> ..when you see headlines like this,it's a primer for Kentuckians to invest in KY jelly because they will do something to screw you to fill the gap lol lol! Do they think of the many players that live from pay check to pay check only managing to scrounge a few dollars to take a chance? CONGRATULATIONS to those winners who can pay bills this month!!!! | | |
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