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$1.25 BILLION: Mega Millions jackpot set to deliver unimaginable wealthReply
If you live in a small state don't spend too much money on this jackpot, the odds are worse for you than the 1 in 302 million they advertise. The odds are the same wherever you buy your ticket. It's just that bigger states have more ticket buying people and that means more chances to win. Don't give up! There's always a chance!
Aug 2, 2023, 3:12 pm - TheMeatman2005 - Lottery News

$1.05 BILLION: Mega Millions keeps rolling after no winner FridayReply
To adamc224: Your ONE (or more) ticket(s) has just as much chance of winning as any other ticket. More tickets are sold in the bigger states, but the odds of winning are the same on every ticket no matter where it's purchased. Buying more tickets only increases your chances, but the odds remain the same.
Aug 1, 2023, 6:20 pm - TheMeatman2005 - Lottery News

New scratch-off game from Florida Lottery offers $250,000 a year for life top prizeReply
Oh no! I checked the Prizes/odds on the Florida website and found out that Florida did have the better tickets too. In fact they still have some listed. The old ones have better prizes and odds....sigh...does every state have to make their games Progressively worse? This is what happens without competition in being able to sell tickets via mail/phone/web across state lines!
Jul 5, 2023, 3:10 pm - Think - Lottery News

Arithmetic Complexity in Texas All or NothingReply
It's a really awful game in terms of odds vs returns The odds vs return in most pick 3 games are less than 50% and other games are even worse. The chances of a $2 All or Nothing ticket winning something is 22.22% or 1 out of 4.5 tickets. Though it could be $10, $50, $500 or quarter million, players should expect the minimum return of about $2 for every 5 tickets they purchase. Wouldn't call it an awful game but showing a profit playing the game might require winning the jackpot.
Jul 1, 2023, 2:52 pm - Stack47 - Mathematics Forum

New York man claims state's biggest Mega Millions prize at $476 millionReply
Some people buy the multiplier option and buy five identical lines on their ticket. I do that. The odds in PowerBall to win a second place prize of 2 million dollars by matching 5 numbers (if you bought the PowerPlay multiplier) are 11,688,053 to 1. But because I have 5 identical lines on my ticket I'd win 2 million per line , or a total of 10 million dollars. To win 10 million bucks with 11 million to odds would make for a very nice payday. G5
Jun 10, 2023, 11:54 am - GiveFive - Lottery News

Let's try and wake up this Pick 10 N.Y. siteReply
Well done tique ---------------------------------- Up here in Ontario, 6/10 pays zip But 6/6 pays $1,000 The difference between the 2 lotteries are that in Ontario, You can play anything from a 2 spot to a 10 spot. but it's a 10/70 draw rather than a 10/80 draw which affects the odds of winning. Had you played those 6 numbers on a 6 spot,you'd have won big time ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jan 22, 2024, 10:42 am - LottoBux - Lottery Discussion Forum

PREDICATOR winning lottery numbersReply
THE 'SEVEN RULES' OF SOLARIS and the ALTRUISM LOTTERY PROJECT IF YOU DO NOT PLAY THE GAME, YOU WILL NOT WIN THE GAME. If we do play, we can expect wins based on odds but the actual win will never be just as equal to the ODDS. In other words, a few can win randomly, most will not. IF YOU PLAY FROM A RANDOM LIST, HOWEVER GENERATED, YOUR RESULT WILL STILL BE RANDOM IF WE PLAY FROM A PROPRIETARY LIST, WE WILL HAVE PROPRIETARY RESULTS. yu IF you do the same thing then expect you'll ge
Aug 5, 2023, 3:25 am - paneagle - Jackpot Games Forum

PRNGs and CyclesReply
THE 'SEVEN RULES' OF SOLARIS and the ALTRUISM LOTTERY PROJECT IF YOU DO NOT PLAY THE GAME, YOU WILL NOT WIN THE GAME. If we do play, we can expect wins based on odds but the actual win will never be just as equal to the ODDS. In other words, a few can win randomly, most will not. IF YOU PLAY FROM A RANDOM LIST, HOWEVER GENERATED, YOUR RESULT WILL STILL BE RANDOM IF WE PLAY FROM A PROPRIETARY LIST, WE WILL HAVE PROPRIETARY RESULTS. yu IF you do the same thing then expect you'll ge
Aug 5, 2023, 3:18 am - paneagle - Mathematics Forum

Powerball & Mega Millions: A History
Powerball History Dates Matrix Multiplier Cost Jackpot Odds Jackpot Annuity Minimum Jackpot Maximum Jackpot The Power Play 1992-04-22 to 1997-11-01 5/45 and 1/45 None $1.00 1 : 54,979,155 20 Year $2,000,000 $111,240,463 1997-11-05 to 2001-03-03 5/49 and 1/42 None $1.00 1 : 80,089,128 25 Year $10,000,000 $295,700,000 2001-03-07 to 2002-10-05 5/49 and 1/42 BDN x1 - x5 $1.00 1 : 80,089,128 25 Year $10,000,000 $295,000,000 2002-10-09 to 2005-08-27 5/53 and 1/42 BDN x2 -
Aug 4, 2023, 10:28 am - JADELottery - Jackpot Games Forum

Florida Fantasy-5 PlayersReply
With the addition of the midday drawing in March of last year (and I still say that was a whopper of a mistake on the part of The Florida Lottery. They certainly did NOT do players any favors) there are now 60 to 62 drawings per month. (As opposed to 30 to 31 in the good old days.) That's why all 36 FF5 numbers are usually drawn every month. It's next to impossible for any given number in a set of 36 numbers not to be drawn in 60, 61 or 62 drawings. In the good old days it occasionally happ
May 6, 2024, 8:42 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum