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$550 MILLION: Mega Millions holiday bonanza!Reply
That's the odds I get when I calculate odds for matching 5/5 with 75 balls. However, MM has it at 18.5 mil. Do you know how they calculate their odds for 5/5? Just curious.
Dec 14, 2013, 6:12 pm - mrcraft - Lottery News

New lawsuit claims Indiana Lottery did not award all prizesReply
The article doesn't provide enough information, but it's entirely possible that the odds weren't compromised. If the available prizes were reduced by 25% and the number of available tickets was also reduced by 25% the odds would remain the same. If the proper odds were clearly listed, but the number of prizes was listed incorrectly the odds wouldn't change, but anyone trying to calculate odds based on available prizes and the number of tickets remaining to be sold would get the wrong answer.
Jan 8, 2007, 2:26 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

$550 MILLION: Mega Millions holiday bonanza!Reply
Calculate odds of matching 5 of 5 AND not matching the 1 of 15 Megaball. (17,259,390 1) (15 14) = 18,492,204 (lottonumbers dot net has great explanation) It can be confusing but just remember you calculate odds for that prize only and not any other prize.
Dec 14, 2013, 6:22 pm - LottoMetro - Lottery News

$1 million Mega Millions prize won in Iowa will expire in two weeksReply
I don't think a lot of players calculate odds in their number choices. I mostly stick to pick 3,4 and 5 games, which has the best chances to win I don't think playing the lottery regularly is the same as being an everyday smoker and or drinker. The substance vices are detrimental to your health.
Aug 27, 2023, 10:06 am - lottoman626 - Lottery News

Player sues Oregon Lottery, charging video poker game riggedReply
In my view, it's a legitimate lawsuit. Among the problems with that notion is that it's not the state's responsibility to teach people how to calculate odds and play poker. Auto-hold is an automation that usually makes the best choice. It will do better, on average, than all but the small minority that are extremely good at making the decision, and those that are better are morons if they're blindly relying on auto-hold to play for them. Then there's the fact that, under the official rul
Jan 9, 2015, 2:24 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

$475 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot swellsReply
Calculate the odds of that one LOL!
Jun 3, 2019, 7:37 pm - dpoly1 - Lottery News

Wyoming Lottery to launch 2by2 game SundayReply
Of course the odds are stacked against you. It's called the lottery. The only thing you've proved is that the game generally has better odds than a lot of other games. For example, calculate the amount of time and money spent to win the average $2 million jackpot in a 6/49 game with twice-weekly drawings. I think you'll be waiting a lot longer and spending a lot more than 2by2.
Mar 14, 2021, 8:20 pm - Todd - Lottery News

New multi-state lottery game launches SundayReply
I would be surprised if the website of states offering this game doesn't put up some guesstimations of those odds. Surely they wouldn't expect their average players to calculate those odds on their own.
Oct 19, 2014, 4:52 pm - RJOh - Lottery News

$355 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot second-biggest of all timeReply
To those considering multiple ticket purchases, I have posted a very in-depth explanation of how you can calculate your odds: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/225630/1903831
Jan 4, 2011, 12:49 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan gets second multi-state lottery winner in a weekReply
What if it is the same person............Probably no way to calculate the odds on that happening...
Nov 7, 2010, 5:10 pm - Perfecttiming2 - Lottery News