Do you guys think the mega millions and maybe powerball is rigged?

Reply #29

Stack47 — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:01:53 GMT

I don't know how you can find any consistencies by only examining less than 0.0001% of all the possibilities. There will be 1,059,782 more drawing periods each with 184 drawings and you'll probably need to examine the next 10,600 periods to see just 1%. At the very least you'll have to wait for the next 184 drawings before you can determine if your definition of normal and aberration remains constant. It's possible in the next 184 drawings there will be 12 consecutive normal drawings instead of... [ More ]

Reply #28

Stack47 — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:46:08 GMT

because if it was possible somebody would have already done it.

Even though it's highly unlikely that only three employees could rig the drawing so they would know the results in advance, they would still need an accomplice to buy and cash the winning ticket. I can't think of any way the winnings could be distributed without at least one eyebrow being raised or how those three employees could wait long enough collect their share so there would be less suspicion; especially knowing their accom... [ More ]

Reply #27

KY Floyd — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:02:26 GMT

the ratio of Normal to Aberation is approxiamtely 50/50

You must have a funny idea of what an aberration is if 50% of the results fit your definition. If you flip a coin and it comes up tails, is that an aberration? I'll also note that the average jackpot was 46 million, with a high of 96. That's less than any of the 3 previous 12 drawing periods.

Reply #26

ArtVandalay — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:53:49 GMT

Is the MM or PB lottery rigged? Very good question, and my answer is I don't know. And the fact that the drawings aren't done live on tv does raise some quesitions. But I do have something to say about the Powerball Drawings, which I have been thinking about posting. And I was going to ask the question, Has anybody noticed anything strange about the Powerball Drawings? Now, the reason why I ask this question is because I've been tracking the PB drawings for the past 184 draws, or the past 92 wee... [ More ]

Reply #25

jrosina — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:51:04 GMT

Thank you so very much recoveryroad. So I am not crazy!

Well back to my drawing board.

Reply #24

badboy00z — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:09:10 GMT

When did the MM start using the 5/56+1/46 matrix? The California lottery site says there has been 472 draws since it's introduction to California but it doesn't say how many in total.

Reply #23

truecritic — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:23:16 GMT

Before i begin, heres something that i have discovered. Theres a few websites out there that write stuff about the two big games mega millions and powerball , they basically explain on a few pages how the game works, how they rigged the machines and a few other things. Those websites dont appear in search engines like Yahoo while adult content, hacking tutorials, how to make a bomb websites, how to grow drugs, how to cover up a murder all appear in the same search engines. The only reason a webs... [ More ]

Reply #22

scorpio — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:49:10 GMT

yes,the last few weeks have opened a lot of eyes.i think we are seeing who will really pay for everything and it will not be the wealthy,as they are in congress too

Reply #21

rdgrnr — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:08:38 GMT

That's an excellent point Floyd. The core problem there is so-called social agencies such as ACORN rounding up people who wouldn't otherwise vote in numbers sufficient to throw an election. Then when the beneficiary of that election funds that agency with taxpayer dollars in an entrenchment effort it exacerbates the problem exponentially.

That's why anyone who truly cares about this country has to get involved and act now.

An apathetic electorate will soon find a government boot on it's ne... [ More ]

Reply #20

KY Floyd — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:43:16 GMT

What kind of congress can you expect when they're elected by people who think the lottery needs to be rigged in order to keep 100 million people from all beating odds of 1 in 141

Reply #19

agingastronaut — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:43:40 GMT

No, it's not rigged. It doesn't have to be. The odds are so slim that it's rendered unnecessary. I wrote a little program a couple of weeks back that simulates buying 5,000,000 powerball tickets for a single draw and the return in winnings is usually around nine percent. If it hits five white balls, the return is twelve percent. Trust the math, when they have to pay out the jackpot after someone finally wins, it's not impacting their bottom line. The game is so in their favor that the risking be... [ More ]

Reply #18

rdgrnr — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:49:59 GMT

We can vote them all out, that's what we can do. It'll get harder to do though the longer we wait, with massive government expansion and more and more people feeding at the public trough. We have to start in the 2010 midterm elections. Throw 'em all out

Reply #17

scorpio — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:25:33 GMT

yes,i think the lotteries are rigged to a certain extent.that's so they never have like 20 winners of top payoff a drawing,or 100 million $3.00 winners as it would bankrupt the lottery.i think they dish out just enough small wins to keep everyone interested.sort of like congress not giving social security any cola raise,and then voting themselves a big $9,000 per year raise,stinks but what can we do.

Reply #16

KY Floyd — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:51:19 GMT

The exact odds are available on every state lottery website, and a few thousand other places online, as well as on the back of the playslips. The number of states can be found on the official websites for each game, as well as a bunch of other places. As for when the odds favor the players, I guess that depends on what you mean. When players buy more than half of the possible combinations the most likely result is that somebody will win. That happens on rare occasions when the jackpot rolls for

Reply #15

KY Floyd — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:48:50 GMT

The odds of all odd or all even is about 1 in 77.7, so the chances of all odd followed by all even is 1 in (77.7 * 77.7), or 1 in 6037. Of course that's for 2 specific back to back drawings. The odds of having two back to back odd/even drawings during any given month is much higher, since there are 7 or 8 drawings for it to start, and you'd presumably find it just as unusual if the all even result came first.

If you think that odds of 1 in 6000 are steep, compare it to the 1 in 30,625 trillio... [ More ]

Reply #14

ThatScaryChick — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:53:17 GMT

No, I don't think either game is rigged. The odds are so big on both games, that there is no need to rig them. Plus, there are so many number combinations, that there are going to be a lot of times, when no one wins the top prize and there will be a rollover.

Reply #13

mjwinsmith — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:52:54 GMT

If there was a Nobel Prize for telling it like it is you'd be my candidate for the prize. Very well said, and I totally agree.

Michael

Reply #12

Todd — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:42:45 GMT

Reply #11

Coin Toss — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:34:11 GMT

Happy Feet,

Welcome to the Institute for the Lottery Insane.

No, I don't think the lottery drawings are rigged. If word got out and it was proven that any one lottery was it would threaten all lotteries.

As guru stated, the odds are so high that the matrix is the rig .

In the OP you said,

So in other words, I think someone payed yahoo to manually delete thewebsite from their search results to make sure people don't read thatinformation.

Then why did they bother putting the in... [ More ]

Reply #10

Guru101 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:56:42 GMT

I don't know why a game with a 1 in 195,249,054 chance of winning the jackpot would need to be rigged. The matrix alone is a good enough rig as it is. Just think about that number: 195,249,054. Heck, 1 in 3 isn't really all that good of odds, so you can imagine how bad 1 in 195,249,054 is. I mean, think about it. They make it that hard because although, when it comes to big jackpot games, the shear odds make it incredibly difficult, the task in and of itself is extremely easy. Take $1, go to the... [ More ]

Reply #9

sully16 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:23:24 GMT

I have some questions.. what are the exact odds ? how many states play ? lets say 100 k people in each state play 10 dollars each at what point do the odds favor the players. my husband usually plays about 20 dollars a drawing, he gets easy picks but, he doesn't get them all at once. and more times than i can remember he gets tickets with similar numbers.i don't think they cheat at drawing balls but i always wonder about the easy picks. i will faithfully remain a 3 digit girl.

Reply #8

badboy00z — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:43:23 GMT

I personally don't think it's rigged but the last 2 MM draws raises questions. What are the odds of 1 draw consisting of all odd numbers and then the next draw to consist of all even numbers

Reply #7

rdgrnr — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:55:55 GMT

There are always going to be people who have the genius to come up with a system or plan to defeat any safeguards on any given money source. It is just my personal opinion that it hasn't and isn't being done on PB, MM or any other ball drawings. I think there would have to be too many people involved and it would be too hard to cover your tracks if you did get away with it and someone investigated it.

Computer drawings however are a whole other ball of wax. One person could conceivably do the... [ More ]

Reply #6

four4me — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:07:12 GMT

People are going to believe whatever they want to believe and no one can change that. If you think it's rigged prove it you'll make millions or more with the movie and book rights.

It takes more than three people to set up the drawing the balls and machines are calibrated for every drawing. There are security people cameras that record their every move while in the ball room. By now some disgruntled or fired employee would have spilled the beans if there was any form of tampering no matter ho... [ More ]

Reply #5

Happy Feet — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:55:37 GMT

It only takes 2 to 3 people to run the game at the studio . we all know the draw isnt live which means its not recorded when we see it on tv, its a playback. Plus, the game might be set up in a way that they pre record the drawings, which means people working there arent braking any rules but are doing exactly what they are paid to do. they might get paid a little extra to keep their mouth shut when they record them and how they pick the numbers. Just a theory. I just wanted to see what other th... [ More ]

Reply #4

joker17 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:50:17 GMT

If you think the independent auditors are paid off to look the other way.....then......we are all a lost cause, and just have to kill ourselves. Why bother going on?

I need some heavy duty rope please......lol

Reply #3

Happy Feet — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:48:52 GMT

We would assume that since the game is ran by the government it would be fair, no cheating and of coarse there would be nothing to hide. Sounds funny doesnt it? the government is good at covering things up that doesnt make money, but something that makes them money is worth covering it up and faking things. Theres no way to prove it.... We gotta sneak someone into that building so they can watch what goes on...

Reply #2

four4me — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:44:18 GMT

You can view the drawing here http://megamillions.com/numbers/ in order for the drawing to be rigged there would have to be at least a dozen or more people in on it. In the studio when the countdown to air the drawing takes place thats when the official drawing is held all the other drawings are recorded for the auditor. Now if and numbers were drawn that weren't during the time frame that the official drawing was supposedly done don't you think the auditor would call foul. Better yet how many p... [ More ]

Reply #1

recoveryroad — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:38:12 GMT

The odds on both of these games are extremely high, which is why there are so many rollovers. I doubt it has much if anything to do with rigging. And every lottery does pre-draws...who really knows what they do with the pre-draws vs actual draw. The pick 5 game I was playing down here, which has odds that are over 512 times better than those in mega money and powerball, has at least 1 winner almost every draw. Sure, it's possible that they compute the combination that will allow them to retain t... [ More ]

Do you guys think the mega millions and maybe powerball is rigged?

Happy Feet — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:13:20 GMT

Ok, you probably think, wtf, everyone seen this post before and theres a few websites that claim that the machines used to draw the numbers have been rigged, some claim that heavy gasses are used and sometime they use helium to make the balls lighter, etc... I personally dont believe the machines are rigged at all.

But, i do have a theory on how they cheat and i want to know what you guys think.

Before i begin, heres something that i have discovered. Theres a few websites out there th... [ More ]