The transformation of Lucky for Life into a computerized daily drawing

Comment #15

GiveFive — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 12:16:34 GMT

In my post above I was referring to the article the link below takes you to;

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2019/01/31/united-states-lottery-numbers-broken-system-identical-drawings-controversy/1863102002/

Many thanks to Raven62 for posting the link earlier in this thread. G5

Comment #14

GiveFive — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 12:08:30 GMT

In multiple states Pick 5 games a set of five winning numbers has been drawn twice. Connecticut's Cash 5 has had three sets of five winning numbers drawn three times. I'm not sure whether or not all of the states Pick 5 games are using a mechanical ball and drum, or if they use an automated RNG, and the matrix for each states game varies. Some states use a 5/36 matrix while others have 5/35 and still others have a 5/39 matrix.

For instance Florida Fantasy5 (5/36) has had 59 sets of five dupli... [ More ]

Comment #13

DELotteryPlyr — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:29:26 GMT

Interesting patterns happening with this since changing to computer

Comment #12

PHIL85 — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:54:37 GMT

It costs next to nothing to use a mechanical ball drop machine. The REAL REASON they go with digital RNG is it is easier to rig the drawings and cheat the players. Instances of cheating in state lotteries by computer RNG have been publicized several times in the press.

I will not play.

Comment #11

Bleudog101 — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 17:33:09 GMT

Cash Poop (POP) as I call it has to the worst of the worse from KLC. Like you said don't like it, don't play and I don't. Way too many ZERO payouts.

I had suggested that CB 225 increase to $2 each with Progressive Jackpots starting @ $225K...it got sent to the appropriate dept for review.

Comment #10

Stack47 — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:17:49 GMT

Has anyone added up the cost to play each of their state lottery drawn games every day for just one week?

The Kentucky Lottery offers seven daily games and the minimum bet for straight/box pick-3 and pick-4 is $1 so add $28 to the weekly total and another $7 for Cash Ball and $14 for Five Card Cash. Then there is the $2 a ticket Lucky for life at $14 a week for each and with MM is drawn twice a week and PB now three times a week add another $10 a week. .

If the math is correct that's a mi... [ More ]

Comment #9

noise-gate — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:57:53 GMT

* If PB MM went the RNG route Jeff, it would die on the vine as it should!

Serious lottery players are not going to settle for that l think you'll see a serious pushback. All you need is for another Eddie Tipton security chief to be caught down the line the games will implode. *Why risk it

Comment #8

Bleudog101 — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:54:40 GMT

...And when Powerball and or Mega millions switches to RNG playing from me goes to maybe once/month.

Comment #7

Raven62 — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:54:22 GMT

It would seem that Lottery Players are losing the battle against Computerized Lottery Drawings.

It leaves them wondering if Drawings are really Random:

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2019/01/31/united-states-lottery-numbers-broken-system-identical-drawings-controversy/1863102002

Comment #6

JAMORA — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:59:10 GMT

Comment #5

jplayer33 — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 04:14:46 GMT

The fact that Lucky for Life was not transparent when they went to a so-called random computer drawing let all of us players know that they were trying to pull a fast one and hope that no one would notice or publicize. Bravo to Lottery Post for doing the legwork and bringing this issue out to the forefront. The reason that the computer drawing are probably more profitable could also be because there are obvious ways to program the software that does not allow for unexpected large payouts since t... [ More ]

Comment #4

JAMORA — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 00:55:00 GMT

The fact that they didn't disclose the change from mechanical balls to computer drawing at the time of the change has left a bad taste in my mouth.

I, too, am done with this game.

Comment #3

Bleudog101 — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 23:51:59 GMT

Thank you so much for posting this Todd. I will never play L4L again. I get that it is labor intensive to have mechanical drawings with weighing each ball before each drawing to make sure they are within the specified nanogram allowance (might have my Metric wrong on this). But the bottom line is folks like the mechanical balls not some predetermined winner/non winner. Good riddance L4L and hope we get rid of it here in Kentucky.

Comment #2

Mata Garbo — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:16:22 GMT

So now they are saying that the Digital Drawing System(DDS) is more profitable for the states than the traditional system of the big clear drawing ball complete with a smiling, perky host. Well it may be more profitable for the states but the problem is everyone sees how the traditional drawing ball system works, we accept it win or lose. Is the digital system more reliable? What is more profitable for the states is not always what's best for the players.

Comment #1

Klove44 — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:21:57 GMT

Thanks, Todd for following up on this story. It's helpful to see the thinking behind this change in how they draw the number. Still don't like it. There's something to watching the numbers drawn by a machines that reminds me too much of Frank Tipton and Hot Lotto. I play less number sets now with the switch to daily, but I'm still playing.

The transformation of Lucky for Life into a computerized daily drawing

Lottery Post — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:12:57 GMT

How the popular multi-state game evolved

By Kate Northrop

In April, state lotteries participating in the popular multi-state Lucky for Life lottery game announced that the game would be moving from bi-weekly drawings to a once-daily draw format.

Now that the changeover has officially transpired since last Monday, Jul. 19, Lottery Post took a closer look at how and why the game offering players the opportunity to wi n $1,000 a day for life evolved as a whole.

For a little over a week... [ More ]