Buying Quick Picks

Reply #22

Just6ntlc — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:26:54 GMT

My vote is picking it together because I usually say it to the retailer.

Reply #21

LckyLary — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:33:05 GMT

The odds of matching a number using pure Quick Picks are the same whether 2 in a row or in 2 different stores.. because you are having the Store's RNG pick mathematical digits vs. a physical machine (usually anyway).. you should only use QP if you want to play Computerized drawings (that also use RNG) but most of you sound like you avoid such drawings (and I can understand that).. basically if you use RNG you are computerizing your picks! The reason that a lot of jackpots are won via QP are be... [ More ]

Reply #20

dumars798 — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:43:26 GMT

Reply #19

Amber88 — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:27:06 GMT

Thanks for the info. I guess I need to hang on to them longer

Reply #18

sweetie7398 — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:24:40 GMT

I just purchased a QP on 12/14 eve. 412 was the number. If came to SC str on 12/16 Day. Many QPs that I have purchased have come within a week or so.

Reply #17

sweetie7398 — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:24:40 GMT

I just purchased a QP on 12/14 eve. 412 was the number. If came to SC str on 12/16 Day. Many QPs that I have purchased have come within a week or so.

Reply #16

Amber88 — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:50:13 GMT

Thanks for the "day late" QP tip. I'll have to try that.

Reply #15

tntea — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:24:24 GMT

Day late qp's usually contains enough numbers to make a winner..

I have taken others tickets that I was asked to discard because they were not winners.. and ran them for the next draw .. and collected..

I always ask if they want to keep the same numbers.. and always I hear no .

Another thing I do .. If a person has several winners on several tickets.. I keep those and make combos with them. Seems that the numbers repeat and I will luck up with a winner.. Not a lot of money.. but... [ More ]

Reply #14

tntea — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:20:18 GMT

Usually with qp I get no numbers... lol

For

this Wednesday a friend of mine and I bought 5 qp each on one ticket.. and eliminated all the numbers that showed up. Then took the remaining numbers and circle those that had fallen in the last 8 draws and made combos with those.. We will see how this goes.. PB...

Reply #13

Amber88 — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:41:13 GMT

Thank you Raven, I will be changing the way I buy my QP's for sure. That was the whole reason for the poll.

Reply #12

Raven62 — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:38:43 GMT

When getting multiple line QPs the Terminal duplicates more Digits on the same Ticket than if the QPs are purchased on separate Tickets. This was confirmed by a Store Clerk that Operates the Ticket Machine and has observed 100s of 1000s of QPs.

Reply #11

Amber88 — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:27:18 GMT

Thank you Badger. As far as using them for pairs, that was my take on it also. Just wanted to hear someone else say it

Reply #10

Badger — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:00:30 GMT

As far as the way your Poll question is worded: The odds are no better regardless of how you purchase the tickets. Still will be 1 in 1,000 for a straight, and 1 in 167 for a six-way box, and 1 in 334 for a three-way box.

But if you're looking to use them for pairs to also play, I would get them separately, since it appears -- at least to me -- that whenever one purchases a lottery ticket with multiple lines as a QP, the terminal usually duplicates more digits in consecutive lines than it do... [ More ]

Reply #9

x1kosmic — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:34:41 GMT

Sometimes at the store, on the little slip we fill out, I'll do my picks-then a quick-pick. I've noticed, that sometimes the computer will pick close to my pick......so if I'm a little off on my numbers mabey the computer will be on..... I call it Tricking the computer

Reply #8

justxploring — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:51:21 GMT

Oh, I didn't answer the poll - I don't think it really matters, but when I get 2 or more QPs I always ask for them on separate tickets.

Reply #7

justxploring — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:24:05 GMT

I've purchased both QPs and personal numbers. Keep losing with both. However, again last evening someone won the FL Lotto with a QP. The $30M won on Wed was also a QP. I am going through the press releases and I believe every single win for 2006 and the end of 2005 (including a $50M jackpot) was a QP. If the lottery is truly random, then this should be just a coincidence. However, how many times can something be a coincidence? The only other explanation is that the estimated 70% figure is l... [ More ]

Reply #6

stavros — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:31:43 GMT

I'm curious as to how people have done with quick picks. I have never done it.

Stavros

Reply #5

weshar75 — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:22:28 GMT

When I buy QP's I do not care I will get all my plays that I want on one ticket. My mother she likes to get separate tickets. I guess it is each persons preference. She thinks that you will get better number coverage in that the numbers are less likely to repeat if you get separate versus all on one ticket. Me I do not care.-weshar75

Reply #4

JackpotWanna — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 13:53:14 GMT

I don't think it matters.

Reply #3

Amazing Grace — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 07:30:56 GMT

Also set your combos up in Tic Tac toe fashion and pick from them in pick 3 format

1 2 3

13 14 15

16 27 28

1 2 3

7 8 9 etc

Reply #2

Amazing Grace — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 07:26:25 GMT

Pick 2 combos from your thoughts,

Then take 2 quick picks and cut the combos in half.

you now have a big pick 3 board but in 3 digit pairs.

so

Own thoughts were 123456 and 7,8,9,10,11,12

quick pics were 13,14,15,16,17,18, and 19,20,21,22,23,24,

so

you have 4 combos. so

123,13,14,15,123,16,17,18,456,13,14,15, etc, make as many as your budget fits play only once a month to play more combos instead if only a few weekly the more tickets the better the odds.

Reply #1

JimmySand9 — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 07:14:29 GMT

Both in theory and in practice, your chances are all the same. The only way, and I mean the only way, to improve your odds is to buy more tickets. It's sad, but it's true.

Buying Quick Picks

Amber88 — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 06:27:11 GMT

Sometimes I use quick picks to get my pairs for my actual pick 3 plays. I read the story in LP news from Nov 7th, "In state Lottery, everyone plays a hunch". This has me wondering if quick picks are better purchased together or separate. What are your opinions on this