Powerball as you have never seen it

Reply #23

looneylotto — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 00:27:27 GMT

RJOh,I haven't really removed .9974% of the combinations. They are still there.My Power Ball just had 309,043 tickets that cost $390.00 each.Odds are the same. If I can get all mine out, there will be a winner.The numbers drawn tonight are in my computer right now.Mike

Reply #22

RJOh — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 23:38:35 GMT

Mike,What those guys are doing is collecting $4.30 to buy a $1.00 ticket which they keep and control. A player would have to be dumber than dumb to use their service to play a local game where they could buy their own ticket for $1. Twelve players could pool their money and do the same thing or the 50 players in their pool could buy their own tickets with that amount of money and improve their odds by 330%. People who run a racket don't need permission, if they sought permission from the OLC t... [ More ]

Reply #21

looneylotto — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 22:29:20 GMT

To: ChiefHoly Cow Chief,You are from Virginia, the ONLY state where the lotto WAS hit by a group covering almost all the numbers and you say my idea smells like, what is that anyhow?They ran out of time to get all the play slips bet between draws. They had a bunch of people from accounting firms placing bets.They used dot matrix printers to fill out play slips, thats why they say, must be filled out by hand.And..Best Regards to you!Mike

Reply #20

looneylotto — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 22:18:20 GMT

RJOh,I had this idea in 1996 with the old Super Lotto 6/47 game. I wrote the Ohio Lottery Commission and ask them their thoughts. I got a nice letter back from the Chief Legal Council of the OLC. She told me where I could look in the ORC (Ohio Revised Code) 3770 dot something, you know how state laws are section this or that. Any way this is what she pointed out.Block Bet.......A block bet can occur one of two ways. Either I am standing in line with a large sum of money and play slips and prdven... [ More ]

Reply #19

MADDOG10 — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 19:01:55 GMT

very interesting question rjoh. i'd like to know that myself...

Reply #18

RJOh — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 18:54:18 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by looneylotto on February 12, 2005RJOh,Playing auto lotto just don't work. There has to be a plan of attack. I will run into the one person that has my views and it will start to move. If there wasn't an advantage to it, why do some states, like ours, prohibit it?Looneylotto,Before I retired, I was in a similar pool at work, we had 21 people and each contributed $5 when the jackpot got $10M and we matched 5of6 three times over two years, but that was the old SuperLot... [ More ]

Reply #17

kbcherokee — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 17:55:05 GMT

Quote: Why do states like our prohibit it?Because, like I said above. It smells like a di-la-gv-na-ge-i

Reply #16

looneylotto — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 05:24:52 GMT

RJOh,Odds of the second prize I have no idea. If all numbers are covered there would be 41 first five hits, right?Playing the 5/53 would make 119@24,115 or 221@12,985 text files which would be a lot easier than working with 120million.At work we had a lottery club for the Ohio Super Lotto. 20 people, 5 bucks a week, played 2 and 3 went into the kitty. When the jackpot hit 20 million we would bet part of the kitty. We did it for a couple of years and spent thousands and the best we ever got was f... [ More ]

Reply #15

kbcherokee — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 20:34:46 GMT

Beware Smells like a di-la-gv-na-ge-i to me Chief

Reply #14

RJOh — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 20:11:42 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by looneylotto on February 11, 2005In my twisted way of thinking I believe I remove 120,220,727 of the120,526,770 combinations in the Powerball game and here is why I thinkthis way leaving 309,043 chances to win.Why not divide the combinations into two pools of numbers (white balls-53 and power balls-42), that way your text files will be smaller since there are only 2,869,685 combinations of 5's in PB with 42 ways to play them. Assuming you still plan to play all 42 PBs... [ More ]

Reply #13

pigskin — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 19:26:32 GMT

Looneylotto. Boiling it down-as I understand you-if you can talk 300,000 or so folks to buy 390 tickets for each draw and in this way you will have every combo covered. I'm no mathematician but I'd have to say this conforms to basic mathematics. Now lets see...you are going to talk 300,000 people to play 390 tickets. 300,000 to play 390 tickets. You'll make a fortune writing a book, I'm the most persuasive guy ever . 300,000 to play 390 tickets. I immediately thought of the movie, Beau G... [ More ]

Reply #12

looneylotto — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 05:13:22 GMT

In my twisted way of thinking I believe I remove 120,220,727 of the120,526,770 combinations in the Powerball game and here is why I thinkthis way leaving 309,043 chances to win. But first, just the other dayhere at work I was asked the same question by a gang of guys in thelunch room. There were four of them. I went to each one and said giveme a number between 1 and 8 and I got 4 different numbers and I repliedwith one that they did not say and said you loose. Now I said you have1-2, you have 3

Reply #11

pigskin — Tue, 08 Feb 2005 23:21:58 GMT

Jake, I read your plan and its not bad. But consider this. Even if everyone agreed to buy just 5 tickets a drawing, if 1000 members of the LP participated, the group's chance of winning would be 1000 times greater than each individuals chance acting alone. If one player was lucky enough to hit, he would take the cash prize and agree to keep a max of $2 million and give the rest to the other players who would thenhave their own drawing for the remainder. Say the jackpot was good for $10 mil i... [ More ]

Reply #10

MADDOG10 — Tue, 08 Feb 2005 23:14:48 GMT

well, lets see. if that many combos are removed my odds of winning would be so great in my favor, i'd be able to win every week right? geez, i wonder what the jackpot would get up to, maybe $500,000. not a bad idea, but it could use some work.. good luck...! jake this is not intended for your post, it's for looneylotto.

Reply #9

pigskin — Tue, 08 Feb 2005 23:05:07 GMT

I don't understand your plan. You say the first thing to do is to remove 120 plus million combos whic is about .997%. That leaves 1 chance in 300 thou of winning. I don't follow you. And what numbers do you remove. Please explain in minute detail.

Reply #8

looneylotto — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 04:43:43 GMT

Address has been added.As for the Mega I contacted the Ohio Lottery Commission. At this point they are not keen on my idea, although a more detailed explanation is due them. As for what's due on the next Powerball draw, your guess is as good as mine. But, I can tell you this. I have the next winning combination in my computer as you read this. If the 309,043 text files were out there and bet as instructed, one would be a jackpot winner or share in it, 41 would hit the first five and so on down t... [ More ]

Reply #7

four4me — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 04:35:19 GMT

I had the same idea for keno

Reply #6

Jake649 — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 04:30:23 GMT

This is the idea that I had posted earlier.https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/83322.htmIt is similar except that all participants share the jackpot but keep the lower tier prizes.Good luck,Jake

Reply #5

Jake649 — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 04:25:03 GMT

looneylotto,Let me say this is a great idea. Not to steal any of your thunder, but I had a similar idea that was posted on this site a while back.Let me warn you, you will get very few backers, but nonetheless, it is a good and workable idea.Also, unlike many ideas promoted here and elsewhere, you are not trying to make a buck off the idea.Good luck,Jake

Reply #4

waynr — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 04:22:54 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by looneylotto on February 6, 2005 Hi,OK, let me have it.You already have it. I'd bet it's some good stuff too.

Reply #3

dvdiva — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 03:38:25 GMT

While I might get 390 tickets (probably just 300) I would pick them myself. Of course Mega would have to break 300 million before I'd by any. If you have a method post your numbers for the next drawing and we'll see how accurate your method is.

Reply #2

Justin — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 03:30:14 GMT

I dont like that.........Way too high of odds for $390........its just a faster way to get poor i think :(Not a terrible idea. but just needs some work

Reply #1

GoArmy — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 03:02:15 GMT

Considering that you joined LP on 06FEB05 and have only one post in this forum, not to mention the fact that you have the US listed as your hometown....................I think that I will pass. On the other hand if you need to buy a very reliable AMC Gremlin I have one for sale.

Powerball as you have never seen it

looneylotto — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 02:23:42 GMT

Hi,This is ******** reporting. I have a plan forthe Powerball and I would like your thoughts. First Ihave had and been in contact with the legal office ofthe MUSL and right now they don't have a problem withthis idea and venture of mine. Here is a disclosurefirst. I am not selling Powerball tickets nor will Ibuy and mail anyone anywhere Powerball or any otherlottery tickets. In short I will remove 120,217,727 combinations fromthe game, in my twisted way of thinking, or about.9974% of the com... [ More ]