alittle odd...

Reply #11

Chewie — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:02:51 GMT

I've had duplicate QP numbers quite frequently. I took the same position you did, if it hits, I get to split it with myself. Getting five rows, and finding repeats down the line is not uncommon. I've also seen the Mega Ball or Power Ball the same on four of the five lines. Strange. I guess the machine just does what it does, doesn't matter what it did five seconds earlier.

Remember that guy a few years back that picked his own numbers, but mistakenly bought them twice. There was a three... [ More ]

Reply #10

dvdiva — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:09:08 GMT

Odd is how the game with the longest odds hasn't even come close to the record. By all accounts Megamillions should have had a large pot by now but it hasn't. It still is number two, the record being held by Euromillions which has only 1:76 million odds.

Reply #9

tntea — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:56:34 GMT

I have printed a set of five numbers qp for a customer in which two strings were identical...

We laughed about it... What were the odds of that happening again.. ? It happened in TN.. sure it has happened before..

I told the customer if they won, with another person, they should get 2/3 of the Jackpot since they were holding 2 of the same numbers..

Friday night a lady got 5 qp and 4 had the powerball 29.. Just joking with her, I said, For your sake, I hope 29 is the powerball.. She

Reply #8

fja — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:46:48 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Down on February 20, 2006 i don't get how just one ticket can win for a jackpot of $365 million(PB) one ticket for $340 million(PB) one ticket for $315 million(MM) one ticket for $250 million(MM) one ticket for $170 million(MM) and one ticket for $84 million(CSLP) But 2 tickets win $35 million(MM) and two tickets wins $9 million(CSLP)...don't you think the odds of 2 tickets winning a big jackpot are alot greater, but thats not the case, it seems like 2 tickets wins wh... [ More ]

Reply #7

psykomo — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:35:33 GMT

It would be even otter if it was aH ................

QP......??????????????????????

The more you spend will increase your odds of a JACKPOT WIN!

LOL

PSYKOMO

Reply #6

Chewie — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:15:58 GMT

A gazillion to one are great odds, when you are the one

Reply #5

LANTERN — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:31:36 GMT

Some people just post to post and don't really care about what they post about, but for those very few that might care other than the poster of the thread who doesn't seem to:

When the odds of winning are so bad as that, even 1 000 combos might not in practice change the odds at all, yes not at all, the odds in practice might still be the same or about the same, now if the game was a 5/35 or 5/37 game then maybe 1 000 might matter some, but not very much either.

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Reply #4

Raven62 — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:28:30 GMT

Yes! It seems quite odd: That you start threads and then do not participate in the discussion.

Reply #3

ryanm — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:42:03 GMT

It's all luck of the draw.

Reply #2

Badger — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 11:57:28 GMT

Like Coin Toss said...the odds of a winning ticket are 146,107,962 to one. So if 146,107,962 DIFFERENT tickets were sold EVERY drawing, there would be one winning ticket sold EACH week, because that's how many combinations there are....It never changes. The only thing that changes is the number of different tickets sold for a particular drawing. If more than one person chooses the same combinations on a particular drawing, and that combination is the one drawn, there will be more winners. Since... [ More ]

Reply #1

Coin Toss — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 05:54:03 GMT

The odds against hitting 5 + 1 or against 6 for 6 are a constant, the jackpots change is all.

You would think the more play, the more winners but it's just more proof that there is no such thing as a lock.

alittle odd...

Down — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 05:15:21 GMT

i don't get how just one ticket can win for a jackpot of $365 million(PB) one ticket for $340 million(PB) one ticket for $315 million(MM) one ticket for $250 million(MM) one ticket for $170 million(MM) and one ticket for $84 million(CSLP) But 2 tickets win $35 million(MM) and two tickets wins $9 million(CSLP)...don't you think the odds of 2 tickets winning a big jackpot are alot greater, but thats not the case, it seems like 2 tickets wins when the jackpots are lower. does anyone else find this... [ More ]