239 people share second prize in Canada's Lotto 6/49 draw

Comment #8

DC81 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:27:42 GMT

Heh, reminds me of Bruce Almighty...

My MM easy pick that I got yesterday gave me 38, 39, 40... At least I got one number (40) but that was it and I already had that on numbers I picked..

Comment #7

JackpotWanna — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:51:14 GMT

Had there only been one second prize ticket, however, the ticket-holder would have won more than $285,000. Instead, 239 people will split the cash and claim just under $1,100 a piece.

Ouch! That got to hurt! I would be very upset if I won that.

Comment #6

savagegoose — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:46:33 GMT

here in oz one of our smaller lotto's had wining numbers almost all divisable by 5, ie

2 15 20 25 35 40

it had the largest number of winners ever and they got something like $6k ea, i said it sure would have sucked,,, but they still won more than me, which was a zero. i can easily imagine telling my boss. landlord, mother,?GF and everyone else in life who may not even have deserved it, to go %^$$^ themselves, only to find i had won $6k.

which leads me to the opinion that unti... [ More ]

Comment #5

KyMystikal — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:12:15 GMT

It reminds me of a episode of the tv show Martin. The one where Martin wins the lottery, quits his job, goes out and buys new furniture, and fancy clothes and furs only to find out that a lot of people had won and his high dollar winning ticket was only worth about $500. Then he has to go back and beg for his job back.

Comment #4

liberal47 — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:43:05 GMT

Ten years ago I won 250,000 playing the Michigan Keno game with the numbers 68,69,71,72,73,74,76,77,78,79. I was very happy that it was not para mutual, until more than ten people have played the same number. It showed me that any number combination, may not be likely, but it sure is possible

Comment #3

KY Floyd — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:29:11 GMT

I once knew somebody who played 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 because he figured it seemed like a combination that nobody would play. I can only assume that thousands of people think the same thing about every sequence and pattern there is. The last time I knew of a lottery offering information on the common combinations the diagonals starting from the top left and top right of the play slip were the most heavily played.

I'd assume that there might be 1 or 2 people who won with QP's, but 237 people or so... [ More ]

Comment #2

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:42:24 GMT

I bet a lot of those people thought that they had won big time. It must have been a shock to learn that there were over 200 winners for the second prize.

Comment #1

RJOh — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:08:15 GMT

I read once that 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 was a very popular combination but I never figured any other sequential group would be also.

239 people share second prize in Canada's Lotto 6/49 draw

Lottery Post — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:54:00 GMT

What some are calling a mathematical fluke led to smaller-than-expected payouts for 239 second-prize winners of last Wednesday's Lotto 6/49.

The jackpot for the draw was $3.99 million, but no one got all six numbers and the bonus to claim the biggest prize for the night.

But 239 tickets got five of the six winning numbers, along with the bonus. Those tickets were good enough for second prize. Had there only been one second prize ticket, however, the ticket-holder would have won more than... [ More ]