If you wanted to bet $300 in MM, what would be the smartest method?

Reply #10

Just6ntlc — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:48:13 GMT

Right now, it's going to take many rolls in a row to reach $300+ million again because sales are falling. MM has 4 straight jackpot winners at 50 million or less and 5 straight jackpot winners at 100 million or less. I think $10 in quick picks at a time is better.

Reply #9

Coin Toss — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:04:27 GMT

The $10 a drawing is the lesser of two evils here, but seeing bet $300 in MM and smartest still makes me chuckle.

(meaning bet $300 in MM, any lotto, or any 176,000,000 to one venture

Reply #8

Just6ntlc — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:48:45 GMT

I would use 10 Quick Picks at a time Leto, but only if MM reaches 300+ million.

Reply #7

dvdiva — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 03:43:19 GMT

This is very easy.

Just tell yourself you will spend $300 million on the first rollover after 300 million. So the next time MM breaks 300 million and is not won then you will spend $300. Since this won't happen you can keep the 300 for a long time.

Maybe even put it in a cd. By the time it might happen it would have easily doubled in value so you will just spend the intrest on it.

Reply #6

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:26:40 GMT

i made this mistake myself.don't do it.i went powerball crazy when tennessee first got powerball in the summer of 2004.learned that a lot of money spent does not mean a lot of money earned.lol

Reply #5

KY Floyd — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:04:49 GMT

The smartest method for betting $300 in the lottery is to bet that you'd lose most of the money, and just keep it instead of losing it. The best method of betting $300 doesn't have any simple answers. Betting all $300 on one draw gives you a better chance of hitting the jackpot than betting $10 30 times, but the latter offers a (very slim) possibility of winning 30 jackpots. Betting $10 for 30 consecutive draws might mean an average advertised jackpot of about $75 million for the 30 draws, but... [ More ]

Reply #4

RJOh — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 14:51:29 GMT

MATCH GAME ODDS WINNING COMBINATIONS

5 / 5 +B 1 : 175711536 1

5 / 5 1 : 3904701 45

4 / 5 +B 1 : 689065 255

4 / 5 1 : 15313 11475

3 / 5 +B 1 : 13781 12750

3 / 5 1 : 306 573750

2 / 5 +B 1 : 844 208250

1 / 5 +B 1 : 141 1249500

0 / 5 +B

Reply #3

bellyache — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:46:14 GMT

I would definitely stick with $10 a draw compared to a one-time $300 draw.

Reply #2

JAG331 — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:19:16 GMT

Hi Leto,

Welcome to Lotterypost. Your name reminds me of Lido's Restaurant in Springfield...it's my grandparents favorite place to visit in the Pioneer Valley.

To answer your second question:

The odds of hitting the megaball are 1 in 46.

When you hit the megaball, you could also match 0,1,2,3,4 or 5 white balls. Six different outcomes. When you add up all the odds of 0+1, 1+1, 2+1, 3+1, 4+1 and 5+1, you will get odds of 1 in 46. But each event by itself (e.g. 0+1) has less than... [ More ]

Reply #1

lottolaughs — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:59:21 GMT

I would definitely say bet $10.00 per drawing. I've known too many people who bet more then $300 at a time and always were disappointed with a big let down. I guess when you think you've got more tickets,there's bound to be a bigger winner in there but that's not necessarily so. I once sold a lady $1500 worth of quick picks at the liquor store I worked at and she only won a few 3 spots! Save yourself the big let down and stretch it out in smaller increments. That way the disappointments (I h... [ More ]

If you wanted to bet $300 in MM, what would be the smartest method?

Leto — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:26:50 GMT

If you wanted to bet $300 in Mega Millions, which of these two would be the smartest method?

a) Bet it all in one drawing

b) Bet $10 per drawing

and a quick question. Could someone explain to me why the odds of getting 0+1 is 75? Shouldn't it be 46