Hoosier Lotto in a dry spell

Comment #36

smooththaboss — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:18:28 GMT

agreed

Comment #35

LosingJeff — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:13:10 GMT

While you are at it, go check out the big pic 3 and pic 4 winners yesterday for the lottery with the current largest jackpot in the USA. Tell me what you think.

Comment #34

LosingJeff — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:10:14 GMT

And the joke continues

Comment #33

LosingJeff — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:30:11 GMT

I appreciate the help, but I got 3 of 4 numbers 90% of draws on pic 4. What people do not understand is that in Indiana you can win on paper, but not by actually buying the ticket. Again, the payouts are beyond ridiculous compared to ANY state in the Country. Not even close. If you play on paper you can win. Otherwise, dont play at all. By all means, I am willing to send Todd all the tickets I have accumulated. I would guess that of all these tickets I would win a minimum of 20000 in any 5 state... [ More ]

Comment #32

computerhead723 — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:58:55 GMT

todays indiana mid day came :

488

4817...

just as I said in my rule:

if a one (01) falls with the number it will fall with :

01-05 -02- 06 - 08-04-07 in this case (04-08-07)this included the pick 3;

their will be no 000 or 999 or 333 nor 339 nor 309;

the number must fall with one orr more of the listed numbers untill it changes;

its is possible for 101 or 109 but 319;372;387;898 ect

Comment #31

LckyLary — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:04:47 GMT

I hate to predict this but, someday (your state or my state) will convert to computerized drawings. People will wise up and not play as much or at all. Some people will realize that not only the drawings are rigged but that they seem to have more money to spend without actually winning anything because they haven't been playing either or playing as much. If nj ever goes computerized I'd probably be tempted to go to other States or just play Mega/Powerball.

Comment #30

fbird — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:49:08 GMT

exactly why I quit playing keno here in mich...not televised and computerized equals no dough from my pocket

Comment #29

jarasan — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:09:28 GMT

KY Floyd says:

It would certainly be nice if the state released more information, but without that information you don't have anything real to justify most of your conclusions.

You are correct, but IMHO this is a two way street and no one can come to any conclusions about this lottery, you can discuss percentages and odds all day but they mean nothing without some transparency from the IN. lottery. Something is awry.

Comment #28

KY Floyd — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:52:38 GMT

Sales doesnt mean didly, as it is common sense that statistics will show that number 1 should be the dominate payout State.

Real common sense says that payouts will always be determined by sales, in combination with the odds of any given game. Nobody with common sense would expect higher payouts with lower sales, just because the population is higher. You can think whatever you want, but 1 million people buying 1 million tickets in one state should produce twice as many winners as 500,000 ti... [ More ]

Comment #27

KY Floyd — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:16:57 GMT

I really don't see how it could be a fraction of a percent though.

In the body of the article it says the math professor estimated the odds as a fraction of a percent, but at the bottom it says a miniscule fraction of a percent .

We may have to guess at how many combinations are being sold, but the math is easy and a minsicule fraction of a percent is close enough. The chances of not having a winner for any given number of drawings is calculated by multiplying the chances of not having... [ More ]

Comment #26

computerhead723 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:19:28 GMT

well after tonight I re-evaulated indiana and I am gonna stick my neck out on this but for the next -4-7 draws or untill changed this is What I think;

when a ( 01 ) is in the number it will fall with the following number or numbers:

01-05 -02- 06 - 08-04-07....its a little help ...

so when you play make sure if you play (example)

1953 -not 1390 but 3124 or 3126 is better;

good plays ....5138...7487...3884....681... [ More ]

Comment #25

SmoothJuice — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:53:00 GMT

Sorry for you Indiana Lotto players. I just want to say that I live in Michigan but was born in Indiana. I WILL win in my birth homestate. If I do win, I'll move to Indiana to help the Indiana Economy. SCREW MICHIGAN.

Comment #24

computerhead723 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:03:05 GMT

good- one its 911 all over again !!!!

but they do have a real concern...

Comment #23

lottoscorp — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:22:39 GMT

AND... The Hornets Nest Is Now Wide Open!...

let's see how indiana is going to explain this one away.

they have hijacked the lottery drawings lol.

lottoscorp-NY

Comment #22

computerhead723 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:13:18 GMT

heard your plea will send you a PM with some detail about your best set of numbers ...your right the numbers are rigged , just a little ....I did an alogarythem for your state and was able to find the last numbers pick 3 and pick 4 but not able to discern between the night and day numbers --its not perfect system but it works well..pick4;

for tonight box all numbers or any day this week;

9108;9362;2959;5955;5152;7524

Comment #21

psykomo — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:56:22 GMT

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Comment #20

computerhead723 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:04:27 GMT

heard your plea will send you a PM with some detail about your best set of numbers ...your right the numbers are rigged , just a little ....I did an alogarythm for your state and was able to find the last numbers pick and pick but not able to discern between the night and day numbers --its not perfect system but it works well..pick4;

for tonight box all numbers or any day this week;

9108;9362;2959;5955;5152;7524;375... [ More ]

Comment #19

Todd — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:58:02 GMT

There certainly was a movie called Seven (actually Se7en ), starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Gwyneth Paltrow. It was directed by one of my favorite directors, David Fincher, who is more famously known for his next movie, Fight Club , which also starred Brad Pitt.

Seven is a fantastic movie for anyone who likes mystery/suspense and doesn't mind some gore.

It got its name from the seven deadly sins.

Comment #18

jarasan — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:25:42 GMT

I don't know much more about trying to explain it off, but for having such a small shoreline next to Lake Michigan, something sure smells fishy up in there Indiana.

The seven winners in 2005, and seven winners in 2006? How can anyone say it has to do with ticket sales and duplicates etc.? for going 102 draws? Maybe it'll get hit on the 107 th draw? By seven people in seven cities at 7 in the evening on the 7th of Nov?

?????????? Wasn't there a movie called 7

Comment #17

LosingJeff — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:18:24 GMT

Thats exactly what the want you to believe; yet, Indiana has more powerball winners than anyone. You should stop in any store in Indiana and ask the clerks how many people are happy with the Lottery. I was just in the store this morning and hear, everybody is talking about how screwed up it is . Do you honestly think that sales data is the issue. I think not. I dont care what anyone thinks, a Lottery that has a player population larger than another will have higher amounts of payouts than say

Comment #16

Guru101 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:06:45 GMT

I'm not inclined to believe the probability lecturer about this game going this long without a winner only being a fraction of a percent. The spokesman said THIS MONTH, there has been about 3 million tickets each week, but everyone must keep in mind it took time to grow to that number of tickets. 6 months ago, there were a lot less. Also keep in mind 3 million tickets doesn't mean 3 million unique combinations, there are duplicates to consider. Even at 3 million UNIQUE combinations, that's only... [ More ]

Comment #15

RJOh — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:16:29 GMT

Without knowing the numbers of people playing the pick4 game, that's hard to say. When comparing the Hoosier Lotto game with the Ohio Classic Lotto game, I assumed if the number of payouts were greater than the number or players must be greater too since the both games have similar odds of winning. Judging from the number of smaller payouts(box hits), there's not a lot people playing the pick4 game in Indiana.

Comment #14

LosingJeff — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:53:48 GMT

A mystery? Hardly. One needs only to look at the 0 straight winners on pic 4 every day and the ridiculously low pic 3 payouts. The mystery becomes obvious.

Comment #13

RJOh — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:38:13 GMT

Ohio's Classic Lotto, a 6/49 game has a starting jackpot of $1M and is increased by $100K each drawing that it's not won. Unlike Hoosier Lotto which offer a free play for matching 2, its lowest prize is $2 for a match3.

Since the Hoosier Lotto payouts(10/17/07=$195K)is higher than Ohio Classic Lotto payouts(10/17/07=$22K), I assume it's attracting more players, however the Ohio game jackpot has been won three times since it started less than a year ago. It's truly is a mystery why the Hoos... [ More ]

Comment #12

Bradly_60 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:59:45 GMT

Yes that is a long time. But you do have to look at the odds. I mean if the jackpot is really this high and they are only selling about $1.5 million tickets a drawing, that is a lot of uncovered combinations. Now for how long this has been growing the odds are probably pretty small that it would have lasted this long. But odds are odds. I really don't see how it could be a fraction of a percent though. I mean when the jackpot is small it seems like they don't sell many tickets at all.... [ More ]

Comment #11

computerhead723 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:45:03 GMT

my information was incorrect about the NY pick 10 ..for this year there has been a few more winners ,they dont tell you on the news anything so here is the facts for getting all 10 or the largest payouts ever!!!

Winning Numbers DrawnTotal Payout

02/27/2005 293031323335363738$1,510,182

06/26/2007 2172325383941444647$1,032,878

07/04/2007 591113162326283741$1,026,006

02/12/2004 237891016173139$596,408

02/16/2007 136891016202934$560,... [ More ]

Comment #10

smooththaboss — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:10:18 GMT

i'm predicting that the lotto jackpot will be hit this saturday (hopefully by me) it will be the one year anniversary since it was won (actually 364 days but who cares

Comment #9

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:31:50 GMT

we're in the same boat jeff.i don't spend and won't spend another dime until tennessee brings back balls.period.

Comment #8

LosingJeff — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:06:26 GMT

FYI-- Everyone has been notified years ago. The day that the bill to eliminate RNG was supposed to be brought up in the Legislature was the day they all walked out---isnt that a coincidence. You plead in vain if u live in Indiana. Rule of law is non existent here. EVERYONE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED! Since the Lottery is now getting scrutiny expect it to be won now. How do I know that? Cause when someone brought up the fact that there had not been quads in so long then the quads came out. There is NOTHIN... [ More ]

Comment #7

computerhead723 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:35:45 GMT

why dont you write to the Governor or the inspector general of your state ;

tell them you dont want computerized drawings in your state ...its simple and you are paying there wages just like every-other tax payers;

A journey of a thousand- miles begins with a single step

Comment #6

smooththaboss — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:09:22 GMT

your not the only one

Comment #5

SmoothJuice — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:55:24 GMT

IT'S completely driving me Insane

Comment #4

computerhead723 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:13:50 GMT

I completly agree with you on this issue computerized drawings are not good for the players .The benifit is too the Lotterys and their corporate partners ....its a money maker very little payouts and all profit :

laws would push those Corporate Enterprises into a better system a ball draw in the eye of the camera and the citizens of this state:

But like I said before there are many insidences accross the USA

Comment #3

qutgnt — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:17:31 GMT

Im glad someone finally put a percentage on the likelihood of this happening at well below one percent. If Tennessee had a computer glitch that didnt allow doubles maybe Indiana has a glitch that doesnt allow the same numbers to be drawn if they were printed on a ticket, hence no doubles either haha. It surpassed the magical 50 million mark, now the year mark might be the magical date this falls. And no money is won when you hit 2 numbers, just a free play that is in itself worth about 20 ce... [ More ]

Comment #2

smooththaboss — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:11:57 GMT

the lotto in my state of indiana is doing something dirty with this constant not hitting on the jackpot but ima just play my tickets and pray for the best

Comment #1

Todd — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:59:57 GMT

I, for one, am really glad to see this issue raised again in Indiana. There has already been one attempt to legislate computerized drawings out of existence there, maybe (hopefully!) this will spark another attempt. I hope it also gets notice in Tennessee, where the oversight meeting is just a couple of weeks away.

Hoosier Lotto in a dry spell

Lottery Post — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:34:26 GMT

Players suspicious of computerized drawings

1 Year. 102 Drawings. 0 Jackpots. Players grumble as Indiana lottery players join Tennessee's in their shared disdain for the computerized drawing system.

Steven Haddix didn't cross his fingers or grasp a lucky rabbit's foot after buying tickets Tuesday for tonight's Hoosier Lotto drawing.

Instead, the Indianapolis resident expressed mistrust of the Lotto system, which has gone nearly a year without a jackpot payout.

I'm a little leery of... [ More ]