Hey Visiondude, my main man.... :)

Reply #15

visiondude — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 21:20:57 GMT

thomas, i wasn't being sarcastic when i said thank you. i learned something from you and was greatful. i don't consider your remarks to be eminating from the back end of you (lol). you are intelligent and answer alot of questions in here. and i laughed when i read your response to the person that asked what follwed 222 in texas i think, and you said 223. that was funny.. ......... V

Reply #14

Thomas Covenant — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 20:55:28 GMT

My apologies for correcting you. Sometimes I can be a real A-hole.

Reply #13

visiondude — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 19:45:37 GMT

thomas, i temporarily forgot my manners. thank's for the education (fields medal). it is imperative to me that i learn more both internally and externally. that way i can keep up my end of the bargin in life. thank's again............ V

Reply #12

visiondude — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 19:41:42 GMT

thomas, you should have read between the lines on my post to savant. the committee will give him the noble prize on humanitarian grounds for giving all his money to the poor. he posses all this knowledge , yet uses it for good. now, how many people do you know that do that?. i know alot of intelligent people who aren't very smart . maybe he will get a two-fer . the noble AND the fields medal. anyway you should know by now i only have a high school education. my fields of expertise lie in... [ More ]

Reply #11

Thomas Covenant — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 19:20:12 GMT

Try a Fields Medal instead.

Reply #10

visiondude — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 19:13:06 GMT

savant, first of all thank's for replying. thomas covenant answered the one question you had about a two ball payout. since i am mathematically challenged , you lost me a bit with your proposed calculation procedure. since i am a get down to business type of guy we will simplify all this so evryone in here can understand (including me - lol). my contention has always been that no one can predict the outcome of the lottery. not mathematical wise, with the help of software and you can fill in t... [ More ]

Reply #9

RJOh — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 17:54:15 GMT

Sorry I jumped to the conclusions that you could pick a combination of six and if 2 or 3 of your six numbers matched, you won. Actually you can only pick combinations of 2's or 3's which change the odds completely. For example to match 3 of 42 with a combination of 3 the odds would be 1:11480 which is 10 times harder to match than a pick3 drawing for about the same payout.RJOh

Reply #7

Thomas Covenant — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 17:44:49 GMT

Yes, you are right, the people who own the website are not stupid.

Reply #6

RJOh — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 17:42:32 GMT

The pick3 odds are 1:1000 and pay $500

Reply #5

RJOh — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 17:39:53 GMT

I thought you pick 6/42 numbers and match 3 was the deal, but if you have to pick 3/42 numbers and match 3 that changes the odds to 1:11480. RJOh

Reply #4

Thomas Covenant — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 17:11:20 GMT

From the website in question.Pick 3 numbers from 1 to 42 and you will win EUR411 on a EUR1 bet if all 3 numbers appear in the first 6 numbers of the published results of your selected Colorado lottery draw. That is about $402 US dollars

Reply #8

Thomas Covenant — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 17:06:15 GMT

I don't think this would work. It is possible to work out the path the balls would take using chaos theory but you would need a very controlled enviroment. The placement of the balls in the machine would have to be exact each time. The release of the balls would have to be timed with the position of the paddles each time, etc. This has been done before.

Reply #3

RJOh — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:55:31 GMT

The odds of matching 3 in a 6/42 drawing is 1:37, so a $40 pay out is still unreal. I'm surprise the amount BS posters expect people to believe.RJOh

Reply #2

Thomas Covenant — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:46:16 GMT

Reply #1

RJOh — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:32:59 GMT

Your odds of matching 2 numbers in a 6/42 drawing is 1:6. Who would dumb enough to pay $40 on a $1 bet with those odds. In the Ohio's Buckeye5 which is a 5/37 lottery, the odds of matching 2 is 1:9 and that pays $1. If you do find a lottery that pay $40 on those kinds of odds, let us all know so we all can make some money before they go broke.RJOh

Hey Visiondude, my main man.... :)

savant — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:13:20 GMT

Hey Visiondude...sorry for being M.I.A. I have been just so busy with work, I only have time to look the lottery over on the weekends and that too if my boss lets me off easy. I have decided that I have 2 options with regard to approching this 'problem' as a sort of side experiment.(1) To go the way of analysis and work on the established Physical theory of Chaos and Randomization, which basically states that nothing is ever random. This would mean a dreadfully LARGE amount of input and work for... [ More ]