Home just got sweeter for lottery winners

Comment #19

qutgnt — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 17:00:45 GMT

That is why Oregon is one of the best states due to its higher than normal payout on games. I was recently in ontario and loved the encore game but now I think its horrible. Adding a number to make the odds of hitting it 10 million to one for a million bucks. Why does every game a state or country offer need to be a huge jackpot game. It really is bad. Like Michigan and Ohio want to have a duel state game with a big jackpot. How many of these games do we need. Bring back the old LIttle Lott... [ More ]

Comment #18

CASH Only — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 15:07:01 GMT

About NY being the worst, it is in regards to the payback % on Lotto (38%-40%).

Comment #17

Todd — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 13:10:06 GMT

Comment #16

Maverick — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 05:33:32 GMT

Yes it says the same thing in Lottery Master Guide, among the info I posted earlier. Hmm her book was revised in 2003, and the NY Lotto QP info was from 1996. It doesnt say what date her Canadian QP info is from. I believe she is on the up and up from the actual jackpot winners she has written about, plus her media interviews and face-to-face lectures. I hope she isnt playing down the QP info so that more people will buy her system software.I wouldnt say people have a really good chance of winni... [ More ]

Comment #15

Todd — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 04:48:38 GMT

Here's Gail Howard's actual quote (from the book Lotto Winning Wheels for Powerball and Mega Millions):If the majority of tickets sold are Quick Picks, then it makes sense that the majority of jackpots won should be won with Quick Picks. However, when I saw the actual figures, I found that you have a better chance of winning by picking numbers randomly out of a hat than by using Quick Picks.And that's all she says of that subject.There is no supporting data, and that statement really doesn't ma... [ More ]

Comment #14

Todd — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 04:37:04 GMT

If she said the percent of jackpot winners using Quick Picks did not mirror the percentage that bought Quick Picks, then yes, I would say that she is wrong.

Comment #13

Maverick — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 04:23:34 GMT

Most people do buy QP's. I agree with that from what I read. It's how many jackpot winners that were QP's, is what I find hard to believe. Gail Howard wrote, if the majority of tickets sold are QP's, then it makes sense that the majority of jackpots won should be with QP's---at least that is what I used to think . The info I posted in my last post is what she continued saying.That would mean Gail Howards findings are wrong.

Comment #12

Todd — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 04:16:27 GMT

Maverick,Those percentages you got are just totally wrong. Most people use Quick Picks, unless they are not available.And the percentage of winners using Quick Picks always mirrors the percentage that buys Quick Picks.I would defy anyone to produce a statistic in writing that shows differently. (A real, official source, of course.

Comment #11

Maverick — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 02:52:27 GMT

75% of jackpots... Wow, more people must be buying QP's these days. How fast things change. Last I read in Gail Howard's book, for NY Lotto more than half did buy QP's, but QP's accounted for only 38% of the winners. Less than 50% of jackpot winners did not use QP's. In Canada, 47% of tickets sold were QP's, but only 20% of the jackpot winners were QP's.

Comment #10

Todd — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 02:45:38 GMT

75% of jackpots, 75% of second-tier prizes, 75% of third-tier prizes, etc., etc.

Comment #9

Maverick — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 02:37:17 GMT

Oh, and all other prizes . Ok.

Comment #8

Todd — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 02:33:36 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Maverick on January 6, 2005Quote: Originally posted by Todd on January 6, 2005Quick Picks win 75% of all prizes, so don't be bummed - it's normal. You don't mean jackpots do you? If yes, which lottery game/lottery state is that statistic for?Yes, jackpots and all other prizes. That's because 75% of all tickets people buy are Quick Picks. It's pretty much a well-known industry statistic.

Comment #7

golotto — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 02:29:24 GMT

It's not going to change us ...I like that approach

Comment #6

Maverick — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 01:21:37 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on January 6, 2005Quick Picks win 75% of all prizes, so don't be bummed - it's normal. You don't mean jackpots do you? If yes, which lottery game/lottery state is that statistic for

Comment #5

Todd — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 01:17:41 GMT

Quick Picks win 75% of all prizes, so don't be bummed - it's normal.

Comment #4

Maverick — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 00:17:10 GMT

... again those darn quick picks

Comment #3

Todd — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:47:28 GMT

My favorites are New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, Ohio, Texas, and Kansas. (Maybe a strange list, but what can I say?) I also like New Mexico because they have 4 This Way and because they have a great team there, although I would like to see a standard Lotto game there.

Comment #2

starchild_45 — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:36:41 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by qutgnt on January 6, 2005 To me its the best lottery state in the country. Anyone have any other favorites? NY is by far the worst. I would love to see a state -come up with an online game that pays back in the area of 75% and a game that has a top prize of around 50k that makes it more possible to win. All of these states now are adding games with ridiculous prizes and odds that really are quite deflating to play.i disagree with oregon being the best lottery state.... [ More ]

Comment #1

qutgnt — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:10:43 GMT

To me its the best lottery state in the country. Anyone have any other favorites? NY is by far the worst. I would love to see a state -come up with an online game that pays back in the area of 75% and a game that has a top prize of around 50k that makes it more possible to win. All of these states now are adding games with ridiculous prizes and odds that really are quite deflating to play.

Home just got sweeter for lottery winners

Lottery Post — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:00:00 GMT

In the town of Sweet Home, Orgeon, four residents have claimed a $1.8 million jackpot after picking the correct numbers in Oregon Lottery's Megabucks game on Saturday.Carol Leest, Ralph Martin, Helen Wick-Martin and Chuck Smith picked up their prize Monday at the Lottery headquarters in Salem.Gerald Leest, Carol's husband, said Wednesday that the four who went in on the ticket are longtime friends and neighbors who have been buying a ticket together for about six months.He said that he and Chuck... [ More ]