Would you play this game?

Reply #10

RJOh — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:53:10 GMT

I've never seen any lottery game that had a starting jackpot that paid more than selling 50% of its possible combinations could generate.Ohio games:pick3 $1 ticket odds of 1:1,000 jackpot $500pick4 $1 ticket odds of 1:10,000 jackpot $5,000Rolling Cash5/39 $1 ticket odds of 1:575,757 jackpot $100,000

Reply #9

Badger — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:32:46 GMT

We have a 5/31 game, and the odds of a jackpot are 1 in 169, 911It's a progressive jackpot, and I think the highest it ever got to before it was hit was approx 114,000 dollars. If it ever got above $170,000, someone could buy all the combos...except it is also parimutuel, And if two or more people did the same thing, they'd end up losing there respective shirts, since the jackpot would be split among them

Reply #8

pacattack05 — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:05:18 GMT

A 36 number game has the odds of over 376,000 to one. The prize would be more like 100,000 or 200,000. Depending on how many shared.

Reply #7

Coin Toss — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:49:16 GMT

codmanderLet's consider keno....you're going to hit 4 of 4 or 5 of 5 before you ever hit 8 of 8, if you ever do.

Reply #6

codmander — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 01:04:06 GMT

well i feel if your gonna hit it you gonna hit it no matter what the odds are long odds are fine with me if the lucky fish call upon ya

Reply #5

Just6ntlc — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:59:46 GMT

I think Illinois is doing the right thing and going to a 5/39 system with rollovers. However, I think jackpots should start at $50000 just like the California's Fantasy Five.

Reply #4

Coin Toss — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 04:30:30 GMT

RJOhCome to think of it, along with the odds posted above, 142:506:1,when you saidllinois Little Lotto used to be 5/ 30 with a $200,000 jackpot and aggregate prizes for 3 or 4 hits. The odds on that were about 141,000:1. If there was ever such a game available like that someone would buy every possible combinations for $141,000 and win $200,000 every drawing. No state would ever have such a game.you are assuming a solo hit. Because you can't guarantee a one-way split, a solo winner, it's really... [ More ]

Reply #3

Coin Toss — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 04:16:30 GMT

RJOh Maybe that's why Illinois dropped it: Odds against picking 5 out of 5 / 30: 1 in 142506.00 http://www.lottogenie.com/cgi-bin/odds.cgi

Reply #2

Coin Toss — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 03:11:35 GMT

Hmm, maybe I have the odds on the old game wrong, but they're certainly not the 575,000:1 of the present game.Anyone know the odds against 5/ 30

Reply #1

RJOh — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 01:58:15 GMT

Coin Toss write:Illinois Little Lotto used to be 5/ 30 with a $200,000 jackpot and aggregate prizes for 3 or 4 hits. The odds on that were about 141,000:1.If there was ever such a game available like that someone would buy every possible combinations for $141,000 and win $200,000 every drawing. No state would ever have such a game.There is a 5/39 game that offer a $100,000 prize in Ohio, it called Rolling Cash5.

Would you play this game?

Coin Toss — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 00:54:57 GMT

I'm making this up myself, just curious.Illinois Little Lotto used to be 5/ 30 with a $200,000 jackpot and aggregate prizes for 3 or 4 hits. The odds on that were about 141,000:1.Now it's 5/39 with a progreesive jackpot and set amouints of $1, $10 and $100 for 2,3,and 4 hits. the jackpots odds are 575,757:1.Would a game like this be more popular:The letters of the alphabet (which would be a field of 26) and four numbers, such as 1,2,3,4. (Would have to always be the same four numbers to keep it... [ More ]