The RIGGED Jackpot (PB & MM) Computers!

Reply #30

ryanm — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 22:52:19 GMT

No, the number of tickets purchased was 165,702,055, because the figures on lottoreport.com do NOT include PowerPlay sales (Powerball's press release figures do though).

Reply #29

JAG331 — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:34:29 GMT

Sales totaled $165,702,055. From watching the payout board, I think the normal PowerPlay percentage is 10% of tickets?? Tons of new players for this drawing...only 2 of the 49 Match 5'ers put down the extra buck...so Powerplay was probably purchased on 3-6% of all tickets.Sales of $165 million.......Tickets purchased - around 155 million.

Reply #28

Greg — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:04:36 GMT

How many tickets actually DID get sold? Do they release that kind of data

Reply #27

JAG331 — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:02:46 GMT

Greg, I'm sorry, but that proves nothing.The odds of matching 5+0 are 3.4 million to one. Sell 150 million tickets, and every possible 5+0 combination is going to be repeated about 44 times. 49 is certainly within the expected range, given randomness. If 500 people had hit 5+0, you might have a case. No matter what five number combination was drawn, excluding the red Powerball, we would've seen 35-55 Match 5 winners.

Reply #26

Todd — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:02:41 GMT

Greg,I agree, although the machine that is generating the numbers is the lottery machine itself, not a central computer. The lottery machine has a RNG built-in, and it SENDS the numbers picked to the central computer, which registers them, just as it does when you supply the numbers. So, either you pick the numbers, or the lottery machine picks the numbers, and either way, those numbers are sent to the central computer. After the central computer verifies that it has registered the numbers, t... [ More ]

Reply #25

Greg — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:58:20 GMT

FORTY NINE PEOPLE HAD THE SAME QUICK PICK WHEN THEY HAD ALL FIVE NUMBERS!As I wrote above, the number of combinations that players buy are duplicates, despite the common assumption that your quick pick is yours alone selected just for you! Thus, if you buy $50. quickpicks, maybe 38 or more were sold to others because the computer is not programmed to spit out all the POSSIBLE combinations. Ok, let's say I'm wrong and that 10 of those 49 people picked their OWN numbers! Still, 39 same quickpick... [ More ]

Reply #24

ryanm — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:50:30 GMT

fix the Mega Millions drawing!? lol

Reply #23

Chewie — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 17:45:39 GMT

I'm extremely upset. I paid a guy a dollar two ninety eight to fix the MegaMillion roll last night, and he ripped me off! He said it would be easy. I am still looking for him.

Reply #22

sirbrad — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:07:28 GMT

Just not as big of prizes? I believe it was the Powerball jackpots that I heard that about 70% are QP wins. Personally I choose my own numbers, and QPs usually.

Reply #21

konane — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 02:56:31 GMT

You're likely correct on those numbers because more people choose QP and following that there are more winners with QP. However, more people who choose their own numbers, although they are in the minority win more often.

Reply #20

sirbrad — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 02:42:29 GMT

I actually heard, and read that 70% of all winners are ones who chose QP.

Reply #19

konane — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 02:34:58 GMT

It's my understanding that computers which generate QP tickets begin generating with a seed number for final output, so your statements about the possibility of duplicates same state or different states seems sound.Another reason why people who pick their own numbers win more often although they seem to be in the minority of all ticket sales. No guarantee of no duplicates but odds favor you more.

Reply #18

Greg — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 02:13:12 GMT

Barista, it does not apply to games where computers draw the numbers. It simply means that the number of combinations players buy are duplicates, despite the common assumption that your quick pick is yours alone selected just for you! Thus, if you buy $50. quickpicks, maybe 38 or more were sold to others because the computer is not programmed to spit out all the POSSIBLE combinations. Does everyone feel happy that the money they've spent is uniquely theirs ?Of course, the people behind the... [ More ]

Reply #17

Chewie — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 02:04:07 GMT

Whats the gain for MUSL to fix the outcome? How much increase would the bonus be? The accountants gotta be counting the money, so no rip off there. No return, no crime. Petty thiefs rob a 7-11 for dollar twenty-five. No body rips of the lottery for zero gain. To prove you can do it? Not gonna happen.

Reply #16

BaristaExpress — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 01:46:13 GMT

But Greg, that can only be done on QP's and games that have computers drawing the numbers! Other than that it couldn't be done on a game that uses balls

Reply #15

Greg — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 01:09:31 GMT

It is true that computers can be programmed to LIMIT the actual number of combinations possible to be generated.Actually, everything I stated at the outset can be found and documented in a book written by William Atwood called The Lottery Solution.Also is included is a software diskette. The book is fascinating.

Reply #14

LotteryPlayer — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:12:55 GMT

Well, let me first say that most of us are looking for any advantage we can get when it comes to winning a jackpot, so I appreciate your post, Greg.The problem is that the lottery results don't seem to back up your assertions. If the computers are producing a large number of duplicate numbers, then we would quite often see jackpots being won by a large number of people -- like 50 or more. Instead, when someone wins a jackpot with an autopick, you rarely see more than 1 or 2 additional people... [ More ]

Reply #13

four4me — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 04:46:44 GMT

And because of that failed attempt and a few other failed attempts. These days the games have serious security control measures in effect. That kind of tampering with ball drawings has been and will be almost impossible in the future. Unless everyone involved in the game was a part of it and to what end. They can't collect any money since most employees of state lotterys aren't allowed to play the games. If they got caught spend time behind bars.

Reply #12

sirbrad — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 04:45:04 GMT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Perry

Reply #11

sirbrad — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 04:35:53 GMT

Anyone ever hear about the time some people tried to exploit the PA lottery Daily Number, by using latex paint except on the numbers they wanted to come up? Then they played all the various combinations throughout the entire state, and almost walked away with millions. I forget the exact amount. They almost got away with it! I forgot the link address however. I believe the movie Lucky Numbers was based off that story.

Reply #10

Todd — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 02:02:37 GMT

Reply #9

Rip Snorter — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:52:45 GMT

As a filipino waiter in a fancy restaurant once asked me in a loud voice when I asked whether a particular wine on the list was red, or white, You don't even know THAT? Just grinning.Always brings to mind a restaurant they'd opened when the Pompeii exhibit was in Dallas... super ritzi too expensive place.... ordered a red wine. Carafe? Asks the waiter. No. I'll just have a chianti, I answers.You don't wants to go to a respectable place with me.Jack

Reply #8

Chewie — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:27:21 GMT

The theory is questionable. First of all, the ping-pong ball has no concept of picks, quick picks, restrictions, or whatever. If the restictive number theory had a basis, those with preselected numbers would have the advantage. To the ball machine, a number is a number, all it knows is the first one down the tube wins; repeat cycle - kinda like sperm. It is my personal opinion that the QP option selects a greater spread of numbers then a system will. Therefore, there are more QP numbers availab... [ More ]

Reply #7

bellyache — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:04:01 GMT

Is this just your hunch or do you have proof of this happening

Reply #6

fast eddie — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:28:30 GMT

The odds are against you, that why someone dosen't always win every draw and there is a roll over. Someone or more than one person will win this jackpot and then there will be another drawing where someone may or may not win that drawing and it keep going and on and on. That's the way it works they don't need to fix the drawings the odds are in their favor.

Reply #5

four4me — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:22:33 GMT

greg so the computer is jumping around inside the machine with the balls telling them it's not their turn to be drawn.

Reply #4

Bradly_60 — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:56:46 GMT

QP's do because most people play them and they also fall within statistical norms. When people buy tickets and use their own numbers they usually play lower numbers (birthdays, ages, anniversaries, etc)They don't need to limit the numbers or repeat the numbers that come out of the random number generators. There is such a large amount of combonations that they don't need to. I bet if you went all around the country and gathered all the QP's for last Saturday's Powerball drawing (it should be... [ More ]

Reply #3

Rip Snorter — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:50:35 GMT

Correct me if I'm wrong. I'm under the impression that QPs win a majority of the jackpots.Jack

Reply #2

JAG331 — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:44:36 GMT

Hooray! Another conspiracy theory...they're all out to get us!!I met a random creep once, we didn't get along too well.

Reply #1

johnph77 — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:44:01 GMT

proof

The RIGGED Jackpot (PB & MM) Computers!

Greg — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:38:01 GMT

First of all, the computer does NOT spit out ALL the possible combinations that are possible in Powerball (which I call PowerRip) or Megamillions (MegaRip). Why? Because the computer is programmed to LIMIT the number of possible combinations. So it is very possible the quickpick YOU buy today is the quickpick somebody ELSE bought YESTERDAY or might buy TOMORROW. (Note, when they adjust the computer, they can increase the likelihood of a winner by letting the computer print out more of the pos... [ More ]