Michigan Lottery Players Capitalize on Popular Combination

Comment #6

CASH Only — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 20:10:23 GMT

AFAIK Michigan does not allow 50c bets on its Pick-4 (but they do on Pick-3).

Comment #5

qutgnt — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 17:45:35 GMT

I agree, the 99 days out of 100 they arent even paying close to 50% back. The theoretical payback % is 50% but I am sure the lottery actually holds much more than that.

Comment #4

whodeani — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 17:44:13 GMT

I am not a Pick 4 player, but why would 1-1-0-1 be such a popular set of numbers

Comment #3

johnph77 — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 17:18:33 GMT

But it's for one day only. If 1101 attracted 0.7% of all plays and 1010 attracted 1.3% of all plays (vs. an expected norm of 0.1% for any number) most of the rest of the numbers will have percentages below the norm, in which case the total payout percentage for that particular game (Pick 4 Straight) would be below 50% should any of those numbers hit. And you can be sure the Michigan Lottery (or any other lottery for that matter) won't make a major news dvent out of that.

Comment #2

Todd — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 17:09:59 GMT

gutgnt, why are you bashing predictors? You have your opinion and they have their's.

Comment #1

qutgnt — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 16:06:22 GMT

Yeah Penn got hit hard last nite with 000 to , now why cant all you predictors be on top of this? Again its all blind luck.

Michigan Lottery Players Capitalize on Popular Combination

Lottery Post — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 15:45:14 GMT

Winners Claim Record-Setting $4,787,650 in Prizes in May 29 Midday DrawingFor the second time in less than two months, the Michigan Lottery Daily 4 game players have broken the bank.On Saturday, May 29, 2004, the number 1-1-0-1 was drawn in the Daily 4 game midday drawing, with 2,416 winning tickets splitting a record-setting $4,787,650 prize pool. That amounts to a prize payout of 1,422 percent of sales for that drawing. This is the highest midday prize payout for the Daily 4 in the games hist... [ More ]