11/11/11 was the lottery's lucky day

Comment #23

kandi49 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:53:12 GMT

as of today 11/14 1111 is sold out in sc

Comment #22

Slick Nick — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:05:40 GMT

Thanks for commenting TaxiJohn, Keep ,me posted.

Comment #21

taxijohn — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:55:01 GMT

Not only that, If I recall, some flight numbers involved in 911 and the times the planes crashed also fell on on near 9/11, got to research that.

Comment #20

Boney526 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:57:16 GMT

Yeah this type of stuff happens occasionally. Approximately equal to the odds, but that is over a long enough sample. I bet if you combined all of the States' data, you'd find that this stuff happens pretty much as often as it should.

I remember a Pick 3 draw that I couldn't figure out why it stuck out to me, it wasn't a number I had ever played, then I realized that the the number drawn was that day's date. And with NJ's parimutual pay, the win was small.

Comment #19

Slick Nick — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:52:35 GMT

Jonny, interesting piece of news.

Comment #18

jump6702 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:39:52 GMT

Did not see the Red but seen the 911. all they sent me was the 1 then a 35. see how the lottery work on your nerve Nov 11. just seeing that first 1 bring then oops. it crash. best of luck

Comment #17

JonnyBgood07 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:11:58 GMT

I love this part..

The Multi-State Lottery Association, which makes the payouts in the Powerball and Mega Millions drawings, does not have a cap on ticket sales, said Executive Director Charles Strutt. But that policy has caused some anxiety.

In 2005, several hundred people across multiple states picked five winning numbers using the numbers found in fortune cookies that all were shipped from the same New York bakery, forcing the lottery to spend some $19 million from a $25 million ca... [ More ]

Comment #16

Slick Nick — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:59:22 GMT

Thats interesting Stack, thanks for sharing.

Comment #15

Stack47 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:52:36 GMT

111 was drawn in the Ohio pick-3 game on January 11, 1982 and though rare, significant date numbers are drawn. The odds of winning by betting a buck on 1111 or 111 last Friday were exactly the same as betting any other number. The final score of the Ohio State - Michigan football game was drawn in the Ohio pick-4 game 20 minutes after the game ended a few years ago too.

It happens.

Comment #14

Slick Nick — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:38:44 GMT

Thanks for the update Todd. I was searching directly through the New York web page. Soon I hope to get the Platinum.

Comment #13

Todd — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:33:12 GMT

If you were a Platinum member, you could use the Lottery Results Search Engine and see that in New York, 911 has come out straight 17 times:

Fri, Oct 22, 2010 (midday)

Fri, Jul 16, 2010 (midday)

Mon, Nov 16, 2009

Wed, May 6, 2009 (midday)

Sat, Dec 16, 2006

Thu, Feb 3, 2005 (midday)

Tue, Jan 18, 2005 (midday)

Fri, Jul 4, 2003 (midday)

Wed, Sep 11, 2002

Sat, Sep 18, 1999

Fri, Jun 26, 1998

Fri, Dec 20, 1996

Sun, Oct 20, 1991

Fri, Apr 27, 1990

Sun, Apr 10... [ More ]

Comment #12

Hermanus104 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:25:06 GMT

That is correct.

Comment #11

Hermanus104 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:24:46 GMT

11-11-11 was the only day this century that could be written by repeating the same digit six times.

Comment #10

Slick Nick — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:03:20 GMT

Yes it did Kap...

Comment #9

kapla — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:53:36 GMT

And if I remember right, didn't 911 come out ST8 EVE *1* year later on 9/11/2002

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Slick Nick — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:38:13 GMT

In New York, 911 has come out a total of 10 times in exact order, and 29 times in various orders.

Comment #7

Slick Nick — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:28:14 GMT

There's alot of history,mystery, and curiosity regarding the numbers 11 going back centuries. It's interesting. World War 1 ended in the 11th hour,on the 11th day,in the 11th month. The world trade center tragedy, even the Apollo moon landing. The USA skipped skipped number sequence to make sure that it was Apollo 11 was the craft that landed on the moon.

Comment #6

LottoGuyBC — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:53:12 GMT

nutty

Comment #5

Littleoldlady — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:37:55 GMT

On Sept 11, TN's midday was 911 and it was on the front of that day's newspaper in Red...of course folks played it and they killed it

Comment #4

TheGameGrl — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:48:37 GMT

Statistics and logic kept me away from even touching the 111 in any game. Perhaps double 1's, but I am not so stupid when looking at dates and thinking that numbers will just show up based on the day its played. People play 1225 alot near Christmas and they play 214 around valentines day....I simply shrug and say , silly lil person tricks are for kids...Randomness doesn't like to use a calendar.

If anyone wants to take the time in there home state of play and actually see if a number has mat... [ More ]

Comment #3

joshuacloak — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:30:46 GMT

just rofl at Powerball and Mega Millions games is 1-2-3-4-5-6,

i don't know what's worst, odds it never happen, or fact you have to share the jackpot with tons of other people rofl.

Comment #2

C0w Pi3 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:23:38 GMT

No 1-1-1 but Delaware did have 4-4-4 in the pick 3 so I guess it was somewhat lucky .

Comment #1

RJOh — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:22:53 GMT

Oh well, 12-12-12 will be coming up in 1 year, 1 month and 1 day.

11/11/11 was the lottery's lucky day

Lottery Post — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:00:57 GMT

By Todd Northrop

Thanks to Friday's lucky date, Nov. 11, 2011, or 11/11/11, lottery ticket sales are booming.

All those ones in a row are very attractive for lottery players, since that set of numbers won't roll around again for another 100 years. But many players found that tickets were sold out on combinations with all 1's when they went to purchase a ticket.

To ensure every winner gets paid, lotteries with fixed payouts cap sales of certain number combinations. In New York, for examp... [ More ]