Pennsylvania Lottery Numbers Drawing Suspicions

Comment #20

CASH Only — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 20:24:58 GMT

Would that stupid Unlucky for Life use RNGs? I bet the instant lose gimmick will.

Comment #19

DoctorEw220 — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 00:16:54 GMT

i've seen numbers hit straight in 2 PA daily number draws, and that was before the mid-day drawings.

Comment #18

four4me — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 04:37:13 GMT

Ontario lottery had a back to back win so I guess the people should call for an independent audit. NOT It happens. It happens all the time in many states. I will be glad when Todd lets loose with his search result feature people will finally see how often it happens. People will also be able to see how numbers hit in different states on the same date in any order. What kills me about this is there must be some connection with star number charts.... [ More ]

Comment #17

jim695 — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 03:30:00 GMT

I can forgive ignorance, as ignorance can be educated.I can empathize with blindness, as blindness can be informed.Stupidity, on the other hand, cannot be educated and refuses to be informed.If you people can't read the handwriting on the wall, you're about to get exactly what you deserve.Enjoy your RNG's.

Comment #16

smd173 — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:15:36 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by four4me on August 25, 2004On any given day in any state it is possible a number will hit back to back in or out of order.Right on the money. How can anyone forget 911 hitting in NY on the first anniversary of 9/11.

Comment #15

four4me — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:39:13 GMT

Boycott all you want it's not going to stop people from playing. Pa has a website and you can check there site to see how many people hit on any game they have. All PA's games are witnessed and audited. The only reason people are taking notice to this past weeks 4 digit midday drawing game is because a number hit back to back. (WOW) the people who didn't hit probably wish they had picked up on this. I know the people who it the number aren't complaining. Many people could probably win more often... [ More ]

Comment #14

Rick G — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:37:57 GMT

I don't know if anyone remembers this, but PA did have a scandal years ago where the balls were tampered with on their pick 3 or 4 and the people involved got busted. If the use of RNG's from their computers spreads across the states, I think there will be a drastic drop in sales and player interest....example, CA, which uses computer generated random numbers. I'd be curious to see a per capita comparison of sales between CA and other states that use the old ping pong ball method. Also, it is... [ More ]

Comment #13

Grammy3 — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:41:25 GMT

BOYCOTT MIDDAY DRAW

Comment #12

four4me — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:26:40 GMT

PA is not doing any favors for anybody they are running a business. The fact that people caught onto a number is predictable in a sense. A number that hit 4 times since the beginning of the year and 2 times so close together sparks interest in that number. Players probably said after it hit twice that it might be possible it would hit again and put money on it. I don't think there's any tampering going on it was just the luck of the draw. I'm glad many people hit it.On any given day in any state... [ More ]

Comment #11

DoctorEw220 — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:10:46 GMT

If the PA lottery has caught on, then that is true. They could be doing this as a favor to the players.

Comment #10

smd173 — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:01:42 GMT

My guess is that it won't hit again anytime soon and lots of people will be throwing away 50 cents or more on these numbers.

Comment #9

ayenowitall — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:13:01 GMT

Only one of our predictors cashed in on it. four4me had it when it first hit on Monday August 9th midday and again on the Friday August 20th midday. Nobody called it on this past Saturday or Monday. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

Comment #8

hypersoniq — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:00:09 GMT

more and more pieces of the puzzle uncovered... now if they would only mention if they generate all 4 numbers at once or 4 separate RNG picks for each digit...

Comment #7

joyjoy8 — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 07:23:06 GMT

Doesn't sound the least bit unsual to me I live in Texas! This month 785 Midday 08/10 961 Evening08/10 785 Evening 08/11 518 Midday 08/16 815 Midday 08/18 758 Evening 08/20 169 Evening 08/24This is a common in Texas .................................................Joy

Comment #6

four4me — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 04:37:19 GMT

I just spent about a half an hour looking at PA's midday numbers and there's no big deal about the 5408 comb. hitting. More people didn't just play that number and win any more than many other numbers. On Mondays for instance not a lot of people hit midday's numbers but as the week progresses more people hit various numbers. Many recorded wins for any given number was anywhere from 260 to 649.I have a friend who made a random number generator box. He has it in his store on any given day a person... [ More ]

Comment #5

DoctorEw220 — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 02:18:33 GMT

it said that people seem to be catching on to it.

Comment #4

RJOh — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 02:04:58 GMT

Sounds like a person could break even of make some money by boxing the last numbers drawn for 50 . or maybe better if a trend could be detected.RJOh

Comment #3

jim695 — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 01:09:26 GMT

Welcome to my little world...Suddenly, all of my tirades concerning the Hoosier Lottery don't seem quite so ridiculous, do they

Comment #2

JimmySand9 — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:31:38 GMT

This would'nt have happened if they used actual ball machines.

Comment #1

DoctorEw220 — Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:14:31 GMT

well well well. i guess PA has some explaining to do.

Pennsylvania Lottery Numbers Drawing Suspicions

Lottery Post — Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:33:03 GMT

The same four digits have hit in the daytime Big 4 lottery drawing in three out of the past four days.

Yesterday, 5048 was the winning Big 4 number, as seen on Lottery Post's Pennsylvania Results Page . On Saturday, 8504 was the winning number, and 5408 hit on Friday.

Also, 4508 hit in the Aug. 9 midday Big 4 drawing.

The odds of any one four-digit number hitting on a given day are 1-in-10,000. Someone who regularly plays a boxed ticket -- that is, uses the same four digits, but rear... [ More ]