Would a pick 6 be viable?

Reply #9

Justing618 — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:08:48 GMT

Va basically has a pick 6. I think they call the last ball a fireball.

Reply #8

Hermanus104 — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:18:56 GMT

I thought Kicker was tied to one of the other Ohio games--wasn't sure which.

Michigan and Virginia had Kicker games at one point as well, but both discontinued long ago. Virginia's, I remember, ended in the late 1990s.

When I was first starting to follow the lottery, I wondered why states even had both a 3-ball and a 4-ball numbers game. Why not just a Pick-4 with the option of playing the front 3 or back 3? Or why not a Pick 6 with options for Pick 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6

Reply #7

hypersoniq — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:27:17 GMT

The Ohio classic lotto is a 6/49 game and the kicker is extra.

I do not think you get to pick your numbers in the kicker game.

The payout vs. odds on the kicker are horrible compared to what the regular daily drawn games pay out. $10 for the front 2, $100 for the front three, etc... they pay out 10% of the odds. Now, that is only for an extra dollar, where most front or back match N sub bets (like a front 3 on a pick 4 ticket) cost extra, but you get to pick your own numbers. Plus I thin... [ More ]

Reply #6

Hermanus104 — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:11:10 GMT

What is the difference between the game described and the Ohio Kicker?

New Zealand has a similar game called Bullseye, but whether you win is based on how close your guess is to the number drawn in absolute terms (e.g., for the Jan. 1, 2025 draw, they picked 728534. If you guess within ten numbers (e.g., 728530), you win $10,000, but if you miss by the first digit (e.g., 128534), you win nothing.

Reply #5

Coin Toss — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 06:44:12 GMT

I'm thinking it wouldn't be viable and guessing the state lotteries have looked at it and decided not to offer the game.

Reply #4

grwurston — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 01:40:36 GMT

Hitting a pick 6 hex? Not in this lifetime.

Reply #3

JADELottery — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:46:23 GMT

A A A - Triples

A A A A - Quads

A A A A A - Quints

A A A A A A - Hexes

Given a once daily draw, on average, a Hex would happen once every 273.79 years.

Twice daily, once every 136.90 years.

Four daily, once every 68.45 years.

Reply #2

Il2c — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:47:44 GMT

Depends how much I win.

I enjoy winning.

Reply #1

JADELottery — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:32:30 GMT

Hmm, interesting...

The PERM column would be considered the BOX.

PERM SET # PERMUTATION SETS PERM COMB PROD PROD TOTAL

1 A A A A A A 1 10 10 1000000

2 A A A A A B 6 45 270

3 A B B B B B 6 45 270

4 A A A A B B 15 45 675

5 A A B B B B 15 45 675

6 A A A B B B 20 45 900

7 A A A A B C 30 120 3600

8 A B B B B C 30 120 3600

9 A B C C C C 30 120 3600

10 A A A B B C 60 120 7200

11 A A A B C C 60 120 7200

12 A A B B B C 60 120 7200

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Would a pick 6 be viable?

hypersoniq — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:19:57 GMT

I wonder if they set up six machines with 0 to 9 in each if that would be a popular game... given the lottery commissions paying out about 50% of the odds, that would be a 1,000,000 to 1 $500,000 payday...

Would you play a game like that?

Wonder how much they would charge for a ticket... $2 per would be fair, not too sure above that.