Could this apply to Pick 3 vs jackpot games?

Reply #16

rdgrnr — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:32:05 GMT

You can never get rich, or start the creative power into action,

by sending out unformed longings and vague desires.

Wallace Wattles: American author

Weird, but that quote immediately reminded me of an old Mamas and Papas song (Way before my time, of course!).

Words of love, so soft and tender,

Won't win a girl's heart anymore.

If you love her,then you must send her

Somewhere where she's never been before.

Worn out phrases and longing gazes

Won't get you... [ More ]

Reply #15

Coin Toss — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:15:50 GMT

Lucky Loser,

You make some really good points and did an excellent job of expressing them.

maringoman,

Yeah, when I read the quote that's the analogy that came to mind re: lotteries.

LottoBoner,

Nightingale-Conant will send daily e-mails and a Motivational Quote of the Day if you want.

This is today's:

You can never get rich, or start the creative power into action,

by sending out unformed longings and vague desires.

Wallace Wattles: American author

Reply #14

LottoBoner — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:41:23 GMT

I was curious as to where you found this quote and whether it is legit.

Is there a book, or a video?

My gecko is dying to know.

Reply #13

maringoman — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:25:33 GMT

If he's talking about looking for easiest challenges first then it makes sense. If you look at the number of winners in every pick 3 4 draw vs the number of winners in every jackpot game draw you can correctly conclude that pick 3 4 games are the one-foot bars in the analogy. In individual cases though it could be very different.

Reply #12

NightStalker — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:38:26 GMT

Even one-foot bars are a huge challenge when you are sitting on your a$$.

Reply #11

Lucky Loser — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:37:35 GMT

someone wins $500 when 1000 chances are sold and someone wins $500M when one billion chances are sold.

Actually, more people win on the 1000 deal than the one billion deal and it's much, much, much, much, much, much......easier to be (1) of the winners of the $500 than THE WINNER of $500M. Sure, more people lose on Pick3 than actually win and it isn't hard to understand why. If every single person in Texas spends only $5 on Pick3, do you know how much FREE MONEY that is in relevance to t... [ More ]

Reply #10

RJOh — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:29:01 GMT

I was thinking players are fooled into thinking they can win more playing pick3 because of the better odds, but in fact all games only payout 50% of sales in prizes. The difference is a pick3 game has a bunch of small wins and a jackpot game usually has one big win.

Reply #9

Lucky Loser — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:09:48 GMT

It absolutely does apply to Pick3 Pick4 SPECIFICALLY...FIRST. Look, if a player can't even manage to match just (3) numbers out of (10) at least some of the time with SKILL, then how in the hell can they expect to STRATEGIZE on a (50+) number game and have to match all (6) for the cigar? These games are about PERMUTATIONS and matching the correct one's at the right time for a win...no? A person can put together enough combos in Pick3 and have killer chances of matching boxed very consistently...... [ More ]

Reply #8

LottoBoner — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 06:14:50 GMT

Attaining a miracle by reinventing the wheel IS incremental work.

Although wth would you know.

onlymoney: Statistics Summary

Summary

Statistic Current Month Last Month Current Year Last Year Lifetime

Picks 0 0 358 332 690

Hits 0 0 0 2 2

Hit Ratio 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.60% 0.29%

Winnings $0 $0 $0 $80 $80

Prize Ratio 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 24.10% 11.59%

Although its nice to see you finally took the effort to step up to the plate and place a wager. You... [ More ]

Reply #7

LottoBoner — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 06:10:04 GMT

Maybe it is as easy as stepping over a one foot bar.

The problem perhaps is just that people have two feet.

Thus they fall into the quandary of which foot to use first.

Reply #6

LottoBoner — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 06:07:50 GMT

Warren who

Reply #5

Coin Toss — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 05:19:28 GMT

RJOH,

Yeah, but I was thinking of some posters here on LP...... to hear some tell it .........

rdgrnr,

rcbuckeye,

Yup

Reply #4

rcbbuckeye — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 04:40:24 GMT

If I could figure out how to hit P3 straight at least once a month for a profit I might agree with his statement.

Reply #3

rdgrnr — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 04:32:31 GMT

I look around for one-foot bars that I can step over.

Warren Buffett: American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist

I look for four-foot bars with barstools in front of them.

--Ridge Runner: Oracle of The Appalachians, boozer and philanderer

Reply #2

onlymoney — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 04:02:32 GMT

But it's easier to jump over a one foot bar.

I'd rather figure out how to make the incremental work on a regular basis, than trying to reinvent the wheel by attempting to attain a miracle like a major JP win just once.

Reply #1

RJOh — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:11:48 GMT

No! If winning Pick 3 was as easy as stepping over a one-foot bar, it wouldn't exist. Lottery prizes are half of the sales amounts regardless if the top prize is $500 or $500M, someone wins $500 when 1000 chances are sold and someone wins $500M when one billion chances are sold.

Could this apply to Pick 3 vs jackpot games?

Coin Toss — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:39:32 GMT

Interesting quote:

I don't look to jump over seven-foot bars:

I look around for one-foot bars that I can step over.

Warren Buffett: American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist