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"The Least Lucky" Method.Reply
Lucky Looser, I calculate for Fantasy 5. I know that PB and MM have insane odds.
Dec 3, 2012, 10:31 am - Uluska - Lottery Discussion Forum

Someone explain...Reply
Depending on the overall odds of a 5% ratio difference within the 1 in 30 odds is sufficient in remeding both games whether any conclusion was made by the original 17% reduction. Also many of the overall odds are wagered by the games designer to proport an allocation of identical parameters, within a borderline of + or - 5 differnce through that particular prize structure inference. If the payouts are 1/20 of the sub version of the old rules, then you would have to adjust the 12.6 percent va
Jul 18, 2007, 4:53 pm - pacattack05 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Only 2 Days Left!!Reply
Todd,How many entries have you had...for all those who like to calculate their odds. *S*
Sep 29, 2004, 6:50 pm - JKING - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery Combo QuestionReply
Quote: Originally posted by Bug on September 26, 2003 You would not write the code like that if you wanted to include duplicates! The abstraction though seems to be to difficult for you to understand. Repeating sets puts you around 7 million numbers. Your solution for what is your problem, and not Chets if I understand him correctly, is amateurish.It seems to me that anyone who would look at this in a normal matter and they doe not need to be a rocket scientist! Why would you look at numbers,
Sep 26, 2003, 5:58 pm - MrSteel01 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Pick TenReply
The LP odds calculator is correct. Keno draws 20 of 80 numbers so there are 3,535,316,142,212,180,000 different 20 number combinations. The odds of matching 10 of the 20 drawn numbers out of 80 numbers is 1 in 8,911,711 as shown on LB's chart. If anyone is interested, the experts can show you how to calculate Keno odds.
Apr 28, 2019, 4:59 am - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Monopoly Millionaires gameReply
statistically it probably should not have happened until month 3! Statistically, it can happen any time, including 3 drawings in a row. If sales were always the same it would be just as likely on the 1st drawing as on the 50th. In terms of probability, it should average out to match the odds, so we should expect 1 jackpot winner for every 72.77 million tickets as a long-term average. If they sell 1 million tickets for every drawing we would expect, on average, 1 jackpot winner every 73 draw
Nov 9, 2014, 5:07 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Which will hit first?? Mega or PowerReply
I say Mega. It has sold more than twice as many tickets as its odds in the current cycle, while Powerball has sold just a little more than its odds. While that doesn't mean much on the face, it can be used to calculate cumulative probabilities. The lottery uses this information to gauge press releases.
Nov 2, 2014, 10:03 am - LottoMetro - Lottery Discussion Forum

Do some number combinations have better odds?Reply
I understand that you're using the term beat the odds figuratively. The odds in MM are calculated by comparing the number of possible outcomes to 1 winning outcome. The odds of any one of the 56 numbers are calculated differently because there are 5 winning outcomes. We know it's possible to have the 5 winning outcomes in a group of 28 numbers so we calculate those odds the same way we calculated the overall odds by comparing the number of possible outcomes to 1 . It doesn't change the fact
Feb 12, 2013, 2:00 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Why Do Mathematicians Consider The Lottery RandomReply
But based on my understanding of the Don't Pass bet, you're forgetting to show the effect of getting a 2,3,12 or 7/11 on the come out roll - which makes the edge of the much small - but existant. Because of the large number of no results , the odds on Craps actually change. The come out roll favors the Pass Line but the odds are 3 to 1 that a number will be rolled and when that happens the odds will favor the Don't. Any house edge is based on the odds favoring the house over a period of
Aug 28, 2011, 10:38 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Figuring the Odds
Greetings all!I'm trying to figure out how to determine which Instant Games (in Georgia) are the best deal. I see where the Georgia Lottery says that, for example, Fast 50 has Overall Odds of winning of 4.8. It has a game price of $1, a top prize of $500, and that 104 of 171 of the $500 prizes have been claimed. #1 DAD has overall odds of 3.92, with a top prize of $35,000, and 2 of 4 of these prizes have been claimed.It seems on its face that #1 dad is the better value. But I wonder what go
May 31, 2005, 3:58 pm - DaveyDoo - Lottery Discussion Forum