If you have 5 dollars to spend, is it better to ...

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jimmy4164 — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:04:21 GMT

The answer to an analogous question was put to rest back in April.

The Probabilities are the SAME!

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/229884

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RJOh — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:05:20 GMT

As trucritic said that question has been asked and answered before and it was concluded the odds are the same. Chances are good either way you're going to lose you $5 however spending a dollar per drawing will make it last longer.

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truecritic — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:14:39 GMT

This was posted a few months before you joined. You should be able to find your answer here, except you might want to divide by 2 ($10 / 2 = $5).

If you had 10 bucks to bet... (Poll) | Lottery Post:

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/229884

Reply #1

JosephusMinimus — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:53:39 GMT

Try thinking of it a different way. If there's a coon going after your chickens and you have a shotgun and a .22 loaded with 5 each .22 short hollow-points is it better to use the shotgun, which might blow a hole in something behind the coon, or gut-shoot him with one round of .22 short hollowpoint knowing he's going to lose interest in the chickens long enough to die, even if it takes a while and he drags himself off where you don't have to deal with the carcass.

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If you have 5 dollars to spend, is it better to ...

redhot7 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:46:07 GMT

pick 5 numbers for one drawing or pick one number and use it for 5 consecutive drawings? Mathematically speaking, which one gives you a better odd of winning? The game is California Fantasy 5. I don't know if that's relevant.