CT Lottery Sells Out Of 1549 After Crash

Comment #18

NYSlugger 777 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:46:06 GMT

1/21/09

Texas Midday Pick 3 : 515

A Repeat for Texas....515 was also drawn straight just five days ago in Texas

Comment #17

Spincognito — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:16:24 GMT

Below is a prime example of what happens when everyone plays the same number in pari-mutual payoff state.Massachusettes, December 31st 2001, New Years Eve- tons of folks played 2002. It came out exact! As you see the payoff for all 4 straight was a miniscule $280.

Normally numbers with two doubles pay between $4000 and $5000

Draw# Date Winning # Exact4 Exact3 Exact2 Exact1 Any4 First3Any Last3Any 12/31/01 2-0-0-2 $280 $39 $5 $2 $47 $13 $13

Comment #16

NYSlugger 777 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:28:33 GMT

Sry you missed it! Maybe it will repeat soon as 515 or 551

Comment #15

NYSlugger 777 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:27:05 GMT

1/20/09

Maryland Midday Pick 3 : 155 STRAIGHT

155 the amount of ppl saved....I expect the 155 combo to travel

Comment #14

Litebets27 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:52:22 GMT

As I just checked the midday numbers, your post came to mind, and I thought, why didn't I take heed.

155 straight midday Maryland.

Comment #13

LckyLary — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:56:06 GMT

A few weeks ago one of my programs was PICKING that number for Pick-4! Good advice to not play numbers related to the News if they are pari-mutuel (varying payouts) because the prize will be diminished vs. other equally possible numbers...but in fixed prize States it's fine but they are often sold out because the Lottery will lose tons of money if it happens to come out! It's also a year number which was heavily played even before all this and in nj they pay cheap.

Comment #12

LottoL — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:19:46 GMT

Not talking about QP here.

If you submitted a playslip with just those numbers to the lottery retailer,

I would imagine you would have received a rejection message of some

kind. Would you know what it would say?

If you did receive a message, where did it originate from?

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I agree with you the central computer processes transactions in milliseconds,

however, the network cloud from terminal to central system is not

Comment #11

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:53:01 GMT

I couldn't play it even if I wanted to since there is no Pick 4 here.

Comment #10

NBey6 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:50:26 GMT

Also try the date this incident occurred or the time flight took off......

Comment #9

Coin Toss — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:40:24 GMT

When I lived in Jersey I had a landlady who played these kind of numbers - and hit!- constantly.

Planes, trains, anytime there was a picture on the front or back page of the NY Daily News and there was a tail number, engine number, etc, she's call the bookie (this was beofre there were legal state lotteries and Pick 3). It was incredible how often she hit.

Comment #8

EXMECHANIC — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:55:11 GMT

I wonder what would the prize be here in CA if 1549 had hit and tons of people are playing, we are pari-mutel so I imagine if it hit, something like a $25 dollar straight

Comment #7

NYSlugger 777 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:12:11 GMT

NY nearly had it box today Midday result was 5418

Comment #6

NYSlugger 777 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:10:10 GMT

Dont forget the amonut of people saved 155

It's already hit in Texas as 515 (1/16/09

Comment #5

susie545 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:12:17 GMT

I won't play a number that was a flight. 2009 never came out and was over played for weeks. maybe 9409

Comment #4

charmed7 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:35:48 GMT

HEY guys, LET's all play 1549 and see what happen from state to state.

Comment #3

Todd — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:35:15 GMT

Yes, I created that thread so that I could disseminate some facts, namely that the lottery terminals themselves generate the Quick Picks. That was true in that thread, and it is true here. If the terminal happened to generate 1549 as it's random number, the central computer would reject the number, and the terminal would simply generate a different random number. All of this would happen in a few milliseconds (you would not even know it happened) because that's the speed that computers operate.... [ More ]

Comment #2

AriesDaRam — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:23:01 GMT

I tried to play that number in Georgia last night and was told the same thing.

1549 is SOLD OUT

Comment #1

LottoL — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:17:27 GMT

In another thread (locked out) entitled Texas Lottery confirms that Quick Picks are not generated by central computer ,

there was debate on if the central computer system could have any influence on quick picks.

The above scenario indicates what the central computer is capable of - be it Connecticut or Texas.

For a number to sell out, the Central Computer must know how to handle the situation!

The central computer would have to disable the sellout number and it would also have to in... [ More ]

CT Lottery Sells Out Of 1549 After Crash

Lottery Post — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:25:51 GMT

Hours after US Airways Flight 1549 made an emergency landing in the Hudson River, the lottery number 1549 sold out in Connecticut.

Lottery players who attempted to purchase a Play 4 ticket using the numbers 1549 Thursday night were told the number had sold out.

Diane Patterson of the Connecticut Lottery said that it is possible for a number to sell out.

Patterson said the state has an $8 million liability on the game. She said if a number is picked enough times where it reaches the liab... [ More ]