Fantasy876's Blog

Naturally I had assumed that noone would have been crazy enough to play 20-23-24-27-36 the night after 21-22-25-26-35 played. Yes it's statistically possible but most people aren't thinking about technical statistics of possibility, they are thinking about what is more likely to happen than what technically can happen. And this combination right after that combination isn't or should not have been likely even though obviously possible.

It goes to show that crazy pays. That player is laughing all the way to the bank having unapologetically selected that combination. It is always inspiring seeing people win by playing the unlikely. It means that nothing is unlikely even if it's unlikely. If you like something play it, don't second guess yourself, don't care about what numbers just played because every draw is a fresh draw.

Back to back all high numbers aren't wild but I have never seen back to back all high numbers where three numbers were one number up and two one number down from the night before. How does that happen? I mean, yes technically anything is always possible statistically but seriously.

20-23-24-27-36

21-22-25-26-35

Two people won so you can assume they were QPs because why would anyone three one number up and two one number down from the night before, especially when it was a double double consecutive the night before and all high.

I've always knew one numbering was an actual thing. I would have won Fantasy 5 already had I one number upped or downed over the years. The main problem is obviously you never know which numbers to one up or one down so it ends up being a gamble anyways rather than strategy. At the end of the day it still boils down to luck.

Congrats to those two super lucky players who won a juicy 51K a piece. Could you imagine scanning your QP ticket and seeing $51,487.59 pop up on the screen wow. 

I don't know what's going on but the ball machine is double doubling all of sudden. 

No winner but 128 players got four numbers so there had to be double consecutives in there. I did feel an all high was coming so I played all highs but not consecutives. 

39K got free tickets which means thousands more like me didn't get anything. 

Even though I lost again I like that a combination like that played because once again it shows anything is possible so play whatever you wanna play.

The place I went to redeem my free ticket had TWO "fantasy five winner sold here" signs. I asked the clerk if he remembered whether the winners were QPs or own numbers. He said own numbers. I don't think stores should get those signs for own numbers. Seeing "winner sold here" makes you think the machine is lucky. If people are picking their own numbers then that particular store had nothing to do with it. They also had a bunch of pick 3 and pick 4 "winner sold here" signs.

What happened was one person played the same five numbers TWICE. I've been seeing this strategy lately from players. I mean it's smart. It's a preemptive strike incase you have to share the jackpot so you end up getting the bulk of the money. It was split three ways, 18K a piece, so that one person got 36K and the other got 18K. If the double player only played their numbers once they'd have got 27K; so by playing it double the doubler got 9K more.

People do this all the time for pick 3 and pick 4 but that makes more sense than jackpot games because the odds are much easier. 

People who do this for jackpot games I feel are people who play the same numbers every day so it would make sense to just play it twice. But if you're playing different numbers all the time you can't be doubling up on all of them. 

Sometimes doubling up could be an accident. Happened to me once. I handed the clerk the same slip at a different retailer. But most of them are intentional to maximise winnings.

On Sunday two people shared the jackpot netting 47K each. Both of them won with a Free Ticket. They both got the same winning number from a Free Ticket. 

I lost count how many free tickets I've gotten over the many many years. But it only takes one free ticket to make your fantasy a reality. But also it depends on where you redeem it. There are so many retailers you have to pick the right one. Then again, most people are creatures of habit right? They get their tickets at the same place all the time or most of the time so in those situations it won't matter choosing the right machine. 

Me, I play at different retailers within my zone of familiarity all the time. So when I get a free ticket I have to decide where to redeem it. Obviously I have been picking the wrong stores. 

Some people scoff at Free Tickets but a free ticket is another chance to win. Lots of people have won with Free Tickets.

Congrats to those lucky two winners. I can't imagine scanning a ticket and seeing $47,678.15 pop up on the screen. They must have been in disbelief that their free ticket finally got them the jackpot. I wonder how long they had been playing? How many "sorry not a winner" messages they had to endure. Must be a satisfying feeling.

I don't know what is going on but all of a sudden triple consecutives are popping up. So if you wanna win make sure you play some triples. But obviously you never know what to triple so it's still a gamble and it is still luck but knowing that the ball machine is tripling out you increase your odds slightly I guess.

One person won with this. I am gonna say it was a QP. We shall see. 

I am gonna try: 13-14-15-34-36 and 1-2-3-28-34

I cannot recall this ever happening since I've been checking draws. 

This morning was 10-15-16-17-32 and just now 6-7-8-15-23 for the evening draw.

I like this. It's a continued reminder that anything is possible at any time. So just keep on keeping on. Keep being brave and who knows. I didn't do a triple today but I tried one last night. I am getting much more comfortable attempting triples. I even did a crazy quad last week because the numbers lined up for me.

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1-2-3-17-35

13-14-15-28-30

2-3-4-30-34

9-10-11-28-34

I've seen this happen before, three repeats back to back draws. You just never know what's gonna pop up.

I'm not a huge fan of 1 but I'm okay with it. It's funny I actually like 13 more than 1 which is odd. If you want to win you can't have number phobias or number biases. You play this game knowing that every number can be sucked up per draw so they all should be treated equally.

Just for fun I'm gonna bring back 1-11-33 tonight because for some unexplained reason numbers can just get HOT all of a sudden. If you spot something brewing you have to jump on it to try and make winning tea. The number 5 repeated back to back middays as well. And 34 repeated midday into evening.

I'm doing all of this and someone is just gonna get a QP and win lol but so what? Everyone's journey is different. The people who aren't actively trying to win win and the people actively trying to win don't win. Actually no, not people, just me. The universe has it out for me. Every week people actively trying to win do win. Lots of manual entries win. And I am truly happy for all of them. Losing does suck but it is still fun trying to win. 

Could you imagine had it been 17-18-19-20-30. However the reality of that double consecutive  is still wild. Back in the day if a QP had given me a double consecutive I'd have been very upset thinking it's not gonna play; but not anymore. I embrace the crazy now. I like the crazy. And I've been playing some crazy because you just never know when the crazy and insane will get conditionally released parole. 

I don't know yet if they were QPs or manual entry but as always I am rooting for manual entry. I just love seeing people be brave and go for less likely combinations. If you like a set of numbers play them no matter what it looks like on paper.

Lots of times someone's QP is another person's manual entry so it's 50/50 either way.

Someone won six figures the other day in another state proudly selecting 17-18-19 so play whatever you like, don't let the fact that it's unlikely prevent you from winning big. There are just too many examples of the unlikely being likely.

I don't know why the universe keeps doing this to me. And there is no lesson to learn because I already know about one numbering. The issue with that is you never know which numbers to one up or one down or how many of them to change or keep. I can't be doing every possible up down option for every draw as it's not in the budget. And also you'd have to obviously pick the right base numbers to one number up or down so it's all just a gamble so you're back to square one. Congrats to the two lucky winners.

4-9-17-30-35

8-12-19-27-35

13-14-19-27-35

2-8-13-22-33

16-18-25-26-35

These played three days apart. Four 11 and unders within three days. Two one number ups.

These played four days apart. Three repeats within four days. And a one number up 18 to 19.

Free Ticket

1-2-3-11-19

2-6-7-14-18

2-6-8-20-30

8-20-21-23-28

12-15-18-26-35

15-18-20-23-30

4-14-25-35-36