Same Numbers Win In Several Jackpots

Reply #29

mylollipop — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:52:56 GMT

You thought correctly.

Reply #28

Coin Toss — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:26:55 GMT

four4me

That's kind of a reverse approach to what I mean.

I wasn't looking to see what known combos have already hit or repeated- I was looking to see if a combo I just thought of or was thinking of playing has hit.

Brings up another interesting question though- combos that have hit the same lottery more than two or thre times? Is there such a thing

Reply #27

RJOh — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:26:07 GMT

Checking the two files that way would take a while. My software allows me to check two files with each others.

It took less than four minutes to check the 1119 records of Ohio Rolling Cash5(10/04/04 to 03/15/08) with the 1082 records of PowerBall(11/05/97 to 03/15/08).

*By the way, there were no match 5, but there were 121 match 4.

Reply #26

four4me — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:14:14 GMT

You download all the pick 5 games in Illinois and put them in excel the you click ascending order and any drawing that has repeated will be easily seen.

Reply #25

Coin Toss — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:26:22 GMT

KYFloyd

How many combinations did you plug in randomly?

The Illinois website has a feature to plug in numbers to see if they have ever hit.

Even on the 5/39 game I've sat there for a very long time making up combos and have never seen a solid 5 appear. Like I said, the only time I've seen one is when I gave it a set that was a known winner.

And that's on the Pick 5.

I invite you to try it. Just go to the Illinois lottery website (or probably most states), look for something li... [ More ]

Reply #24

MaddMike51 — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:35:30 GMT

Believe what you want.I explained why I think he was incorrect.I will not argue the point with either of you.As far as I'm concerned the subject is closed.

Reply #23

KY Floyd — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:29:09 GMT

He's not incorrect, because he didn't say the 5+1 combination repeated. He clearly listed the 5 number combination that did repeat.

Having a repeat for the 5 white balls (with the current matrix) would be the equivalent of a repeat in a 5 of 55 or 6 of 40 game over the same period of time.

Reply #22

KY Floyd — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:17:23 GMT

How many combinations did you plug in randomly? If the game has lasted long enough to have had 1000 drawings, your chances of picking one randomly and finding that it has won are about 1000 in 10.18 million (assuming you're talking about lotto) or 1 in 10,800. Those aren't very good odds.

OTOH, when you're looking to see if any of the 1000 that are winners have repeated you're not making 1000 guesses all at the same odds of 1 in 10.18 million possibilities. Each additional set of winning numb... [ More ]

Reply #21

pumpi76 — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:43:22 GMT

but i believe is possible to win two different jackpots though....

just not with the same numbers..

Reply #20

pumpi76 — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:37:50 GMT

i have yet to see that...I think it happened once...But the odds of that happening are so small...First you have to swimm/row/paddle millions of combinations, and then swimm/row/paddle another million combinations....

That's like winning powerball twice...

Reply #19

RJOh — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:24:53 GMT

In that case no would probably be as good of answer as any because I doubt if anyone would spend the time or resources to prove other wise.

Reply #18

Coin Toss — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:17:56 GMT

RJOh

The question made me think mylollipop was asking if the same numbers, same set of numbers, had won different games in different states (and maybe for the same drawing date), so I was thinking no.

I know, for instance, that if you search the Illinois lottery site to see if numbers have ever hit you can go for eternity without seeing a set of 5 or 6 come in solid. In fact the only way I've ever seen that was to plug in a known set of winning numbers.

So I figured to have a set hit... [ More ]

Reply #17

justxploring — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:08:16 GMT

2 wins so close together in 2007! I wonder if the winner(s), if any, kept playing the same numbers or figured they wouldn't hit for a long time.

Reply #16

RJOh — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:04:27 GMT

I don't have the histories of all state lotteries but I do have West Virgina Cash25 (6/25). Since there are only 177,100 possible combinations and it has been played four times a week for over seven years, it's most likely to have happened there.

WVa. Cash25

12/28/07 - 04 10 16 17 21 25

11/05/07 - 04 10 16 17 21 25

02/19/07 - 02 06 07 08 09 13

03/28/02 - 02 06 07 08 09 13

12/20/05 - 01 02 12 13 14 24

06/25/04 - 01 02 12 13 14 24

09/29/05 - 07 08 11 13 21 22

01/31/0... [ More ]

Reply #15

MaddMike51 — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:06:53 GMT

Not to argue with you,but the name subject of this thread is:Same Numbers Win In Several Jackpots.

The key word here is Jackpot.Five numbers in Powerball does not equal a Jackpot,it is a second place prize.

Reply #14

RJOh — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:58:48 GMT

I didn't post a jackpot had been won in PB, I posted a 5 number combination had come up twice in PB and everything I posted included the dates so you could recheck them if you wish.

Reply #13

MaddMike51 — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:42:30 GMT

You may be correct on the Ohio games,I have no way of knowing.

You are incorrect on the Powerball games.Only 5 of the six numbers came up again,the Powerball numbers are different,therefore,no jackpot.

Reply #12

justxploring — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:35:50 GMT

I thought the question was about games like PB, MM and state lotteries, not pick 5. Otherwise my answer would have been different. I've seen the same numbers come up in different games in Florida. I don't have any specific examples, but I've seen a Fantasy 5 win where I'm pretty sure those 5 numbers were drawn for the 6 number Lotto at one time or another.

Reply #11

RJOh — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:15:37 GMT

I was surprised you would have voted no had it not been for my and four4me posts. I alway thought where possible your posts were based on actual observations.

When I first started tracking lotteries, I had a copy of LottoPro which I updated every day so I tracked a lot more games than I do now. I discovered for most lotteries if they had 0.5% of their possible combinations in drawings, they had at least one winning combination that had repeated. Most games don't last that long without a matri... [ More ]

Reply #10

Coin Toss — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:05:09 GMT

I was going to vote no, but four4me and RJOh have proved otherwise.

Reply #9

RJOh — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:01:54 GMT

In the PowerBall, game the combination 02 13 20 21 23 has come up twice

01/09/08 02 13 20 21 23 +24

02/08/03 02 13 20 21 23 +35

It happened several times in the old Ohio Buckeye5 game and some of the winning numbers of that game have repeated in the newer Ohio Rolling Cash5 game twice.

BUCKEYE5 11/25/99 04 06 21 30 31

ROLCASH5 02/28/06 04 06 21 30 31

BUCKEYE5 12/30/97 03 09 12 24 29

ROLCASH5 07/01/06 03 09 12 24 29

I don't have data for games I don't play but it probab... [ More ]

Reply #8

lotterywannawin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:34:24 GMT

I always play different numbers and when I get off the numbers they fall. You would think that I would learn by now. I am trying to stay on same numbers, but get discourage when they don't fall and end up playing different numbers.

Reply #7

four4me — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:24:30 GMT

Maryland's Bonus match 5 have had the same numbers drawn several times.

I don't think mega millions and powerball have had all the same numbers drawn 2 or more times yet.

Reply #6

lottocalgal — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:34:46 GMT

I really don't know, but the odds are definately against it.

Reply #5

MaddMike51 — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:18:18 GMT

I'm sure its possible,but the more numbers that are involved the less the chances will be that they all come up in different lottery jackpots.I hope it happens to me on Mega Millions tonight and Powerball tomorrow night

Reply #4

JackpotWanna — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:15:28 GMT

I voted Probably have, odds, not likely. It is possible.

Reply #3

tntea — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:22:31 GMT

Every combination that is drawn is the winning numbers, guardless if someone had the numbers.

Reply #2

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:17:07 GMT

Maybe someone has done some research on this. I would think it is possible.

Reply #1

justxploring — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:03:22 GMT

Interesting question, mylollipop. I have no idea, but it wouldn't surprise me if the same 6 digit combination won more than one state lottery.

Same Numbers Win In Several Jackpots

mylollipop — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:57:06 GMT

Just curious. I have played the same numbers in various games and won (though not the jackpot).