Same lottery numbers win game twice

Comment #18

Chewie — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:02:49 GMT

Winners are always happy, losers are always unhappy. If some one one twice with a computerized drawing, they would sacrifice their next born to keep it going. I don't care either way - I have not hit a jackpot with the New Jersey machine. I have not hit a jackpot in Pennsylvania. I have not hit a jackpot in New York. I have not hit a jackpot in California. I have not hit a jackpot in Texas. Any one getting the trend here? I do know a guy who knows some one who won the MM jackpot a short... [ More ]

Comment #17

four4me — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 07:13:16 GMT

in maryland lotto the drawing use machines and balls and lotto had a couple draws where the drew the same numbers. I don't have the dates on this pc but i do have them on another. i do remember they were years apart

Comment #16

researchgalwa — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 07:04:16 GMT

Washington State has always had the pin ball traditional system. I am aware that a set of 6 numbers repeated twice in the 6/49 matrix because I keep a spreadsheet of the 1502 numbers drawn so far.

3-14-24-26-48-49 was drawn on 02/07/1996 and 05/01/1999

Is anybody aware of any other numbers in the 6/49 matrix that repeated using the traditional pin ball method

Comment #15

CASH Only — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:22:22 GMT

I used to hope WI would offer Hot Lotto. Now it doesn't matter, since even HL has gone computerized.

Comment #14

Chewie — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:41:21 GMT

WOW! That must have been a few years ago. Now, it always has a minimum of $60K-$70K (rare exception). With the rollover, more people seem to be betting higher amounts. I've played Cash 5 every day for the last three years, track it by spread sheet, and bet the reoccurring numbers a lot. Have made quite a bit on repeated numbers. Never hit the max though. Four numbers a couple of times.

Comment #13

LckyLary — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:09:42 GMT

In Jersey Cash 5, there are at least two or maybe up to four times I can remember a set of numbers coming up the same 10 or so days later. One time the first paid 440K and the repeat paid maybe 5K. Those drawings are *NOT* computerized.

Also... if the computerized draws do that then take advantage of it! The main thing I hate about computerized draws is they can't be systemized as easily..but maybe it's the opposite

Comment #12

CASH Only — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:37:46 GMT

I don't think Wisconsin has subscription play. But I'm sure multi-draw is available with SuperCash.

Comment #11

BabyJC — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:59:24 GMT

Awesome if it happens when you have a season ticket

Comment #10

Bingo Long — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:56:48 GMT

It was lucky for us (that is, for those of us who oppose computer drawings) that this happened, because ghe game isn't pari-mutuel:

Let's assume the repeated number was the result of a computer glitch. Assuming winners in last night's drawing were randomly distributed, and that yesterday was a typical day for sales, it looks like about $80k worth of SuperCash tickets are sold each day. Running prizes against odds it looks like this is a 50% game, with 21 cents on the dollar going towards th... [ More ]

Comment #9

Just6ntlc — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:34:28 GMT

Congratulations to the three winners who pick the same numbers in February 9th draw. However, I want to see Wisconsin Super 6 goes from computerized to ball drawing because that way no more 6 number combinations will be the same.

Comment #8

Editgap — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:26:48 GMT

I guess using the same seed generates the same number. What a surprise

Comment #7

justxploring — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:21:23 GMT

I can't be 100% certain, but I believe that no set of 6 numbers has ever been repeated since the Florida Lotto began in 1988.

Comment #6

mylollipop — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:42:23 GMT

Okay, it happened and I hope that it will happen again when somone can win big, thus it would have to rollover a couple of months, then BINGO!Then computerized drawings will be eliminated

Comment #5

Bradly_60 — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:58:17 GMT

Why is it bad? Look what happened.....3 people won the second drawing while no one won in the first drawing. The only way for the player to win in a lottery is to have a computer glitch where it is in the players favor. What is so different between computer drawings and ping-pong ball drawings. Are you guys really that worried that lotteries are going to cheat. Is that the only reason. It is the only reason I can think of. It's not really as bad as you guys make it out to be.

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Comment #4

fja — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:59:34 GMT

I remember Ohio super lotto, with 10 years of history for the pick six, I think only twice did 5 of 6 numbers come out from a previous draw.....and those were years apart...

Comment #3

gocart1 — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:20:10 GMT

this is y there has to be an end to computerized lottos

Comment #2

BaristaExpress — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:37:29 GMT

This event stands to add fuel to the fire for opponents of computerized drawings, who insist that state lotteries should only use traditional mechanical drawing machines, because of the inherent problems and suspicions with computerized drawings.

That's an understatement! All they are doing is making our point even stronger against computerized drawings! I love it when they do things like that

Comment #1

Bradly_60 — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:27:13 GMT

You don't see this happen to often in bigger games like SuperCash but it is interesting when it happens.

Brad

Same lottery numbers win game twice

Lottery Post — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:09:00 GMT

Got a lucky lotto number? You might want to stick with it.

Wisconsin lottery officials report the same combination has won the SuperCash game twice within ten days.

SuperCash is drawn using a computerized drawing machine, rather than a traditional lottery ball machine.

The winning numbers 4, 5, 10, 16, 25 and 29 came up January 30th and again February 9th.

State lottery mathematician JonMichael Rasmus says the odds of that happening are about one in 326,000. He says it's like flipp... [ More ]