http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259 Lottery Post Forum Topic: Only 109,999 chances I won't win a million? - Here's my $20! - Gimme a raffle ticket! en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1464263 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1464263 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:26:21 GMT recoveryroad
When you look at it from a matter of fact perspective instead of focusing on the odds, you're hoping that your ticket will be one of the 2,034 winning tickets...out of the 1,000,000 tickets available. I can understand why peop... [ More ]]]> recoveryroad http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1463515 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1463515 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:43:48 GMT rdgrnr rdgrnr http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1463272 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1463272 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:28:21 GMT recoveryroad recoveryroad http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1462212 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1462212 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:51:10 GMT markp1950
MarkP]]> markp1950 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1460253 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1460253 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:19:44 GMT Rowen Rowen http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1459737 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1459737 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:34:53 GMT rdgrnr
My tongue is a wallerin' out like a dyin' calf in a hailstorm waitin' to win anything in this state. FLA's gonna shake it up for me, I can feel it in my bones. Yessir]]> rdgrnr http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1459557 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1459557 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:51:23 GMT recoveryroad recoveryroad http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1458975 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1458975 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:13:08 GMT rdgrnr rdgrnr http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1458913 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1458913 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:11:01 GMT Coin Toss
Actually I would play it even if there were no lesser prizes becausethe odds would still be the same for the 3 millions and the lesserprizes wouldn't be life-altering anyway.

Please don't give the lottery commisions any ideas]]> Coin Toss http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1458732 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1458732 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:07:11 GMT tbraddock
To make it simply, the first 9 Numbers drawn are the Million Dollar Winners.

10 through 19 are $50,000 Winners.

If one or More Million Tickets go unclaimed for 180 days, the 10th number drawn will get the difference of $950,000 dollars.

The Florida Lottery will try to contact the 10th number winner for 2 weeks. If still unclaimed... [ More ]]]> tbraddock http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1458703 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1458703 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:36:26 GMT rdgrnr
I'll be down there in the Ft Lauderdale area around Thanksgiving. Hope they last that long.

Not sure I understand the $50,000 prize allotment (didn't read the details) but I'll definitely buy a ticket for a shot at the million. Good luck!

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On Thursday, December 31, 2009, nine lucky players will each win $1 million, 10 players will each win $50,000, 15 players... [ More ]]]> rdgrnr http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1458264 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1458264 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:28:19 GMT recoveryroad
Only 1,000,000 tickets available...and the last time they ran one of these raffles it sold out in 11 days. Considering how bad the unemployment rate is, I wouldn't be surprised if this one sold out much sooner. It's the desperation...

9 winners for $1,000,000 ... 10 winners for $50,000 ... 15 for winners $15,000 ... and 2,000 winners for $250

I'll buy a ticket or... [ More ]]]> recoveryroad http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1453098 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1453098 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:58:03 GMT rdgrnr
Actually I would play it even if there were no lesser prizes because the odds would still be the same for the 3 millions and the lesser prizes wouldn't be life-altering... [ More ]]]> rdgrnr http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1453087 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1453087 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:14:07 GMT markp1950
1,000,000/110,000 odds/20 price comes out to .4545 which comparatively is not bad.

Compared to Powerball this week @ 48,100,000/196,000,000 which comes out to .246

BUT this does not take into account that the raffle does NOT have any prizes below $500 which is very important.

Oh, yes, Virginia is a MM state, 48,000,000/175,000,000 or .273.....

Hey, if it doesn't kill you, play $20. But it not really a super deal either..

MarkP]]> markp1950 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1451491 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1451491 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:57:14 GMT savagegoose savagegoose http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1451371 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1451371 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:28:40 GMT rdgrnr
Yeah, I'm just going for the million and not really thinking about the other prizes or concerned about the 20 bucks. Hell, you can't hardly get a full case of beer for 20 bucks anymore. I know the odds are that I'll get zip (again) but then again 3 people are going to get a million and all things being equal, I could be one of them.

Thanks again.

OK, Whitman, now I get it. I had been reading some of his stuff along with Emerson and Thoreau and others in the... [ More ]]]> rdgrnr http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1451269 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1451269 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:31:08 GMT KY Floyd
People often refer to odds as good or bad, but that's a bit like saying that fractions are good or bad. After all, odds and fractions are thesame thing, and they're mostly meaningless until they're related tosomething else. The ad claim of best chance to win a million dollars is true, but it's not the whole story. They can always improve the chance of winning a million dollars by increa... [ More ]]]> KY Floyd http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450658 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450658 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:50 GMT Coin Toss
As far as a million dollar chance for $20, probably not.

I'm convinced though that the first lottery raffle was a marketing experiemnt and half the people at the lottery commission (whichever state it was, I forget) saying, Who is going to play this? and the other half saying, If you build it they will come (or, If you offer it they will play).

My biggest gripe with raffles is like I said before, the house is locking up $3.3 million of a $6.6 millions dollar take that they did n... [ More ]]]> Coin Toss http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450648 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450648 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:46:49 GMT rdgrnr
I understand what you're saying and it all makes sense. I understand the house take is outrageous. But discounting all the lesser prizes in this and other games, is there a game that will give me a better chance (odds wise) of winning a million dollars than this one with a twenty dollar bet?

With a minimum of a one million dollar prize as the sole objective which game anywhere would give me a better shot at it for $20?

I'm not being critical of your opinion, just trying to u... [ More ]]]> rdgrnr http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450535 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450535 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:28:46 GMT Coin Toss
A little more. Let's take even the lowest jackpot game jackpot, in Illinois it starts at $2,000,000. So you bet a buck and the Lotto Fairy says Today is your day and you hit for a solo. Your dollar just won $2,000,000.

The Lotto Fairy decides it's somebody else's lucky day and they hit the raffle for $1,000,000.

The other person's $1 on Lotto won $2,000,000. That dollar became a two million dollar dollar.

The raffle winner put up $20 to win $1,000,000. Each one of their doll... [ More ]]]> Coin Toss http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450373 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450373 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:33:30 GMT Coin Toss
True, but consider this. Let's compare a raffle and a card room operation. In poker rooms the players all put into the pot and the hopuse rakes 3% to 5% of the pot.

In Califronia card rooms, and others, along with raking the pot they sell seats at the game by the hour.

In a raffle, the rake is 50% of the total pot.

OUCH!

Now let's copmpare a jackpot game and a raffle. If we go back to the first ever drawing of every game, the lottery, the state, put up front money as the j... [ More ]]]> Coin Toss http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450352 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450352 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:19:10 GMT wantolearn
300 winners getting $500.00 each = 150,000

6 winners getting $25,000 each = 150,000

3 winners getting $1M each = $3M

Virginia's profit = 3,300,000]]> wantolearn http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450343 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450343 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:09:22 GMT rdgrnr
Correct me here because I don't understand how they could run the raffle at $1 and still have comparable odds which is the attraction for this game. At $1 a ticket wouldn't they have to sell 20 times as many tickets to have the same prize allotment and thereby make the odds a lot worse]]> rdgrnr http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450327 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450327 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:54:24 GMT rdgrnr
Are you saying I would be better off putting $20 on Lotto Plus because it's only slightly less likely to win a million and a better chance to win a lesser prize, making it an overall better choice]]> rdgrnr http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450303 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450303 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:32:18 GMT JAP69
Had a Ga player with a Ga raffle win I think for one.

Do a raffle search at lottery post and you may find discussion on the topic.]]> JAP69 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450302 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450302 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:31:08 GMT dr65 dr65 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450293 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450293 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:19:02 GMT KY Floyd
Right now TN lotto plus is advertising a jackpot of $3.9 million. They don't seem to post it in an obvious spot, but I'll assume it's an annuity, and call the cash value $2 million, or twice as much as the raffle. The odds of]]> KY Floyd http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450027 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450027 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:27:46 GMT time*treat time*treat http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450025 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259/1450025 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:18:14 GMT Coin Toss
330,000 tickets sold @ $20

309 winners

329,691 losers.

If these raffles were a $1 affair, same as a lottery ticket, they would be a good deal.

As a $20 affair, the pot ain't right .

Good luck though, if you participate.]]> Coin Toss http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/203259 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:49:39 GMT rdgrnr
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