N.C. resident speaks out against computerized lottery drawings

Comment #21

libra926 — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:31:47 GMT

thax much for the info. my observation has been that QPS in Maryland for the M M have not been half as successful as the art of Choosing Your Own Numbers ......Whereas, in other States such as Indiana, Ohio, PA, Missouri...to name a few, the QPS come out fairly often.

Comment #20

Tenaj — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:34:04 GMT

In SC they write the quick picks of the day on a board for everyone to see.

Comment #19

Todd — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:32:31 GMT

You can find the breakdown of all the games for every state on the State Lottery Report Card. Michigan still uses real drawings for its Pick 3 and Pick 4 games (thank goodness), but I would be seriously worried if I were a Michigan resident. The fact that three of their games are already computerized is a very bad sign.

Comment #18

Todd — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:29:00 GMT

JS9:That's not true. Quick Picks are generated by the lottery machine where you buy the tickets, and the Indiana lottery drawing results are generated by a couple of PCs in a room in lottery HQ. I'm not saying that computerized drawings are any good (they're not), but I just want to be clear that Quick Picks are generated in a different place.However, from what I understand, the RNG employed by the Indiana lottery drawing PCs is pretty simple, so it is probably fairly similar to the RNGs used... [ More ]

Comment #17

JimmySand9 — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 06:09:21 GMT

Depends on the state. Most states use a different system than the one used for quick picks. But one state, Indiana, gets the results from the same computer that does the quick picks.

Comment #16

libra926 — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 19:37:53 GMT

HAPPY SATURDAY AFTERNOON EVERYONE........11/26I just popped out of my cup of Tea to ask a quick ? ........are computerized drawings the same or similar to the quick pick numbers ???.....I would really like to know.........

Comment #15

NoCompLotto! — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 04:31:51 GMT

I watch the drawings every day... I am certain it is a ball drawing...What I don't understand about MI though is if you look closely, sometimes the balls will look dirty. I have seen this on more than a few occasions and I am convinced they NEVER change the ball sets... they just leave them in the machine and let them collect dust and dirt to the point it makes them weigh too much and then they just scrap the machines and go to RNG's... this is what I think happened with Cash (Fantasy) 5 and M... [ More ]

Comment #14

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 11:33:59 GMT

another reason i hate computerized drawings is at the end of the day for all we know they could just get the computer to choose the number that was bet on the least by players then they would maximize and make most of the money back the players spent in the first place......

Comment #13

Badger — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 10:59:13 GMT

Are you certain MI uses balls for Pick 3 and Pick 4? I've been operating/playing under incorrect notions then...I had thought that MI was using RNG for all of their drawings. I pretty much had stayed clear of MI for that reason on P3 and P4.In the end though, I guess its not so much whether one can find trends in RNG games (seems like they show there as much as in the manual games) but its the potential for abuse/rigging that the game operators have at their disposal that is the problem. L... [ More ]

Comment #12

CASH Only — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:44:53 GMT

The NY Lottery itself does NOT benefit whenever a winner receives annuity payments. If anything, it creates more overhead. The real winner in this case is the company that would sell the annuity to the lottery.

Comment #11

konane — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 02:14:33 GMT

Awesome!!! Well done!! You go girl

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ryanm — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 01:24:50 GMT

How would the lottery benefit from rigging the drawing so that happens

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MADDOG10 — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:01:03 GMT

Double amen to that. You go Girl...

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fbird — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:28:32 GMT

They better start a letter writing campaign before the director makes the purchase...otherwise, its all over. Michigan has rng for everything but the 3 and 4 digits....the number game is their cash cow and I think they would be scared to death to change to the RNG type drawings for fear of out right revolt, therefore they resort to changing the ball sets EVERY drawing.....better that than the RNG tho....To me you have a better chance at winning on an instant ticket than any thing that is RNG g... [ More ]

Comment #7

LOTTOMIKE — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:22:02 GMT

you very well might've just saved NC from RNG HELL......good luck,lets spread the word.....

Comment #6

Lottophene — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 19:35:22 GMT

I suspect demographic bias in my (RNG) state lottery - I've noticed suspicious patterns. Maybe it's me.

Comment #5

CARBOB — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:59:28 GMT

WTG Janet, that's what I would call getting involved . Every resident of NC should do the same. Let your voices be heard!!!!Carbob

Comment #4

Tenaj — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:54:57 GMT

Comment #3

DoubleDown — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:45:30 GMT

I agree- way too much suspicion with the RNG

Comment #2

CASH Only — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:17:16 GMT

The NY King Kong Millions online game will be drawn by computer. It can be rigged so that a 26 annual payments ticket wins.

Comment #1

Todd — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 16:47:15 GMT

Amen

N.C. resident speaks out against computerized lottery drawings

Lottery Post — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 16:33:00 GMT

Editor: The following letter appeared in the News Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) this morning, November 23, 2005. The Lottery Post staff urges other North Carolina residents to do as this bright woman did, and speak out on this important issue. Don't sit back and risk the possibility that your state will use a computer instead of real lottery drawings!I'm very happy that North Carolina has joined the rest of the East Coast in adopting a state lottery, and I'm excited to start playing. However, as... [ More ]