From the Parade magazine, in the ask Marilyn article, (www.parade.com) I ran across this:

You said it doesn’t matter if I keep the same lottery numbers every time or change them—the chances of winning are the same. Does this mean that if I choose the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, my chances are just as good as anyone else’s?
—Dennis Locke, Greenville, Tex.

Yes, they are. This may help put the odds against winning in better perspective.

This proofs true in this Saturday’s drawing.  See below:

Results for your numbers: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 .  How To Play Lotto Texas

Please verify that the winning draw date matches the drawing date on your ticket.

All I would have done is marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on our play slip and we would have gotten $3.00.

I don’t know if Lotto Texas Lottery Pool = Game Two will be big enough for me to try this method, but I am thinking of using it in Mega Millions Game 30.

Let’s think about this, I had $70.00 in this game to spend, and we will assume that I will have $70 or more to spend in Game Two. 

Lotto Texas has 56 numbers, there are 6 numbers in each line, so I will divide 56 divided by 6 = $9.33.  Okay, so basically one would need $100.00 to spend to cover every number in the game.

Okay maybe I could do that.  All I would need to do is get three more members or get three people buy another share.

I should have a bonus on my last check, maybe I will just purchase three extra shares.

Speaking of Game Two, my only member who has paid will not be able to pay me until Friday, December 29^th, 2006.  So my plan to extend this game will not happen.

I assume that everything happens for a reason, so maybe God wanted the Jack Pot to be bigger or more people to be playing.

In all of 2006 this Jack Pot has never gotten up beyond $36 Million.  In checking the web site I see one person winning this at $26 Million.  So we can say we will have a winner here in Texas between $26 Million and $36 Million.