Are these numbers considered bad??

Reply #24

justxploring — Tue, 23 May 2006 06:56:03 GMT

Newsniche, see the threads below:

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/120750.htm

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/.asp?tp=121544 sq=tv+show+lost rp=Search#i464843

Reply #23

newsniche — Sun, 21 May 2006 14:03:26 GMT

If you pick numbers that are not chosen as often by people then at least you will win a bigger share of any prize if you do win.

An interesting fact I found out was that after 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 being the most popular combination the number from Lost are the second most popular combination.

Bearing in mind if you did pick these numbers and you did win the jackpot your share would be minimal as hundreds of thousnds of lines for these numbers are picked.

So picking less popular numbers is a... [ More ]

Reply #22

justxploring — Sun, 21 May 2006 07:38:04 GMT

Talk about consecutive numbers...5 out of the 7 numbers 19-20-21-22-23-24-25 Florida Fantasy 5 draw for Sat May 20 is: 19-20-23-24-25

Reply #21

RJOh — Thu, 11 May 2006 15:17:22 GMT

There is an alternative to buying QPs that you don't think are truly random and that is to pick your own numbers or use a RNG not associated with the lottery you're playing. You may still question their randomness, but at least you will have the option of approval before buying them.

Reply #20

pacattack05 — Thu, 11 May 2006 06:18:09 GMT

If you really got numbers like those, then yes, they're bad.

Why are they bad?

Each combination has exactly the same chance of winning as any other combination, but those combinations clearly aren't random and that vastly increases the chances that a combination will be played on multiple tickets.

How do you know they're not truly random, considering the efforts they endure in making them as random as possible?

Lottery rule 101: Every combo has the same possibility to come ou... [ More ]

Reply #19

KY Floyd — Thu, 11 May 2006 05:31:25 GMT

If you really got numbers like those, then yes, they're bad. Each combination has exactly the same chance of winning as any other combination, but those combinations clearly aren't random and that vastly increases the chances that a combination will be played on multiple tickets. The only alternative to quick picks being random that I would consider acceptable would be if they were chosen from combinations that hadn't been played yet. Of course that would only work for tickets bought shortly be... [ More ]

Reply #18

masslottery — Tue, 09 May 2006 22:52:54 GMT

708 03/02/04 25-30-35-40-50 Mega Ball: 4 $20,000,000. 1 Dayton,Ohio

Reply #17

RJOh — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:18:33 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by savagegoose on May 9, 2006 here we had a game with multiples of 5 come up, i posted it on a news group, i cant remember the exact details, but it was like

5 10 15 20 25 43

and had so many winners they got $6k each!

still after all my complaints they won more than me which was zilch

I think I remember that drawing, wasn't it MegaMillions on 03/02/04 with the winning numbers 25 30 35 40 50 +04 ? Every combination looks good after it wins.

Reply #16

savagegoose — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:05:23 GMT

here we had a game with multiples of 5 come up, i posted it on a news group, i cant remember the exact details, but it was like

5 10 15 20 25 43

and had so many winners they got $6k each!

still after all my complaints they won more than me which was zilch

Reply #15

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 08 May 2006 12:11:04 GMT

personally i pick my own numbers but it all depends on the player.....

Reply #14

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 08 May 2006 12:10:21 GMT

anything is possible......

Reply #13

Badger — Mon, 08 May 2006 11:41:48 GMT

LOL ! And as luck would have it (and with only skill and no luck at all, you got little chance, so there's always some luck involved) here is the winning draw from our local 5/31 game from last night.

8-9-10-26-30

Reply #12

BobP — Mon, 08 May 2006 05:09:53 GMT

All lottery game breakdown statistics are known from the game size/rules before the first number is drawn.

Every combination is equally likely, (though not always advised because some combinations like the Lost numbers are over subscribed) but each combination belongs to multiple sub-sets that can be relied upon to be drawn a percentage of times, over time, based on probability.

So while anything can happen in the next drawing, some gross factors come around every other draw like No Consec... [ More ]

Reply #11

Raven62 — Mon, 08 May 2006 00:07:01 GMT

My answer from the get-go was NO! Statistics do however allow one to make educated choices. Chance favors the prepared mind.

Reply #10

Tiburon140 — Sun, 07 May 2006 22:20:51 GMT

Thanks guys. I still believe in Quickpicks

Reply #9

justxploring — Sun, 07 May 2006 21:56:17 GMT

I agree with Pac. Many of the huge jackpots were won using QPs with strange combinations. I was very surprised that only one player won the FL Lotto for $3 million last week (not a QP) with

04 - 07 - 09 - 12 - 18 - 22

According to the rules having 6 numbers fall below 27 in a 6/53 game is unlikely. 250 people got 5/6 and only won $1,254 instead of the average $5,000 payout, probably because of all the low numbers. Just staring at last year's list I see several jackpots that were won wi... [ More ]

Reply #8

Badger — Sun, 07 May 2006 21:27:35 GMT

Not surprised, Raven. Same sort of thing happens here. And the original question was whether or not the member's QPs were bad . And I don't think they are any worse for the next draw than any other QP. Over the long haul, sure, three consecutives won't come out that often. But they do hit, as you show, and no one knows if the next drawing may not be one where they do hit. And each ccombination in any particular game has the same odds of hitting as any other, if all you want to look at is odd... [ More ]

Reply #7

pacattack05 — Sun, 07 May 2006 15:36:45 GMT

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought every combo has equal chance of coming out.

1 2 3 4 5 6 have the same chance as 3 12 24 35 44 50.

I continually have this argument with a friend in California. He claims that the likelyhood of 1 2 3 4 5 6 coming out is so remote, that no one will ever witness those combos to show for a very long time.

My argument with him is that, it will probably take that long for 3 12 24 35 44 50 to come out again.

It only looks bias, because of the co... [ More ]

Reply #6

Raven62 — Sun, 07 May 2006 15:31:09 GMT

Michigan (Past Year)

Wed, May 25, 2005 - 08-09-10-20-22-27

Wed, Aug 03, 2005 - 11-12-13-17-18-33

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 - 01-16-27-28-29-31

Wed, Dec 28, 2005 - 18-19-20-32-34-45

Wed, Apr 05, 2006 - 17-27-28-40-41-42

The position of the number in the number stack is alot more important than whether or not the number is going to be part of a multi-number consecutive number string.

Reply #5

four4me — Sun, 07 May 2006 14:56:42 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Badger on May 7, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by BobP on May 7, 2006 In a 6/47 game . . .

The odds of no consecutive numbers is 49%

The odds of two consecutive numbers is 46%

The odds of three consecutive numbers is 5%

The odds of everything else about zero.

Your tickets are the difference between slim and none.

BobP

But in any individual drawing, anything can happen. And often does. I've come to the conclusion over the years that statistics are o... [ More ]

Reply #4

Badger — Sun, 07 May 2006 14:44:25 GMT

But in any individual drawing, anything can happen. And often does. I've come to the conclusion over the years that statistics are only a guideline in the lottery. IOW, as soon as you throw out the combo with the three consecutive numbers, it will be drawn. Stats are okay....but mainly over the long run. Short term, it's all up for grabs.

Reply #3

BobP — Sun, 07 May 2006 04:03:58 GMT

In a 6/47 game . . .

The odds of no consecutive numbers is 49%

The odds of two consecutive numbers is 46%

The odds of three consecutive numbers is 5%

The odds of everything else about zero.

Your tickets are the difference between slim and none.

BobP

Reply #2

Badger — Sun, 07 May 2006 02:12:16 GMT

Go and look at your back history of draws for the game. I would be surprised if you didn't find that there have been a number of draws where three consecutive numbers were drawn in a single drawing. It's not that unusual.

Reply #1

Raven62 — Sun, 07 May 2006 00:52:26 GMT

No! Not really....

Are these numbers considered bad??

Tiburon140 — Sun, 07 May 2006 00:48:03 GMT

I've been playing Michigan Pick 6 game (Classic Lotto 47) with the Quick pick. I've got 6 different quick picks for one drawing, from 6 different lottery machines. 5 out of 6 of the tickets have numbers like these (#,#,33,34,35,#) (#,#,27,28,29,#) (4,5,6,#,#,#) (16,17,18,#,#,#) (#,#,#,39,40,41)

Are these considered bad