Whats your Lottery IQ?

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trance — Sun, 22 Aug 2004 12:21:30 GMT

Thanks for the sharing,Colin F.Still waiting for more answers.I admire your abundant and succinct expression.

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Colin F — Sun, 22 Aug 2004 12:05:33 GMT

tranceI didn't do the test as it looked too hard for me. IQ is an interesting topic. I remember years ago I impressed myself when I got into an airplane and picked up a Reader's Digest and did their vocabulary test and got them all right. Well according to that test I would have qualified for MENSA; I chose to interpret it as having a good day with a spelling test. I think it must have been the fear of flying factor which sharpens the brain.Talking about flying I was in a single engined light ai... [ More ]

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trance — Sun, 22 Aug 2004 11:40:23 GMT

I was refering to odds while you were refering to the probability.And they are different. But for odds,Its the short-term statistics.odds are the inverse of probability so if a formula has calculated the probability, you divide one by that number to get the odds. The most commonly played number combination is 7-14-21-28-35*42. If you won with that number, you would share the jackpot with many, many other players.And Actually,many jackpot drawing results are around 7 -14-21-28-35*42.

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trance — Sun, 22 Aug 2004 10:01:39 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by johnph77 on August 22, 2004Given this, the numbers falling most often into a given position for every possible draw are:1-14-27-40-53.There is no number which will fall into the bonus ball position more often than another; all have equal chances.gljohnIf so,why no historcial draw has more than three numbers within 01 14 27 40 53

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johnph77 — Sun, 22 Aug 2004 09:31:53 GMT

Assuming you're talking PowerBall here; the numbers are slightly different than MegaMillions. The math:NumberABCDETotal127072527072522499002082527072532303003920012252707254211876552723528492707255194580691846768192127072561783658107510810470527072571631859108015525920152707258148995993302079015753527072591357511059522648824647027072510123410111069325083612126270725111119301148003874550402102707251210127011726045100676533027072513913901185605148088004952707251482251118807577981115471527072515738... [ More ]

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trance — Sun, 22 Aug 2004 04:08:31 GMT

My Test Question(A-G).There are seven options you could make and three other paper work.I provide you latest 10 draws of a certain lottery.Dont look at the answers before you finish the test!A---B--C---D---E + F G18-25-30-34-41 +10 $21,000,000 --The latest draw03-08-12-30-47 +23 $13,000,00002-29-31-45-47 +04 $10,000,00009-17-32-41-47 +08 $67,000,00009-12-16-20-39 +01 $55,000,00002-09-36-37-48 +16 $47,000,00016-18-26-39-48 +22 $38,000,00006-20-43-48-52 +28 $30,000,00001-31-3... [ More ]

Whats your Lottery IQ?

trance — Sun, 22 Aug 2004 03:47:19 GMT

Hey All lotterypost members.Are you interested in a test on people's Lottery IQ?Well,we could make one.Above all,I have my thoughts on it.1.The definition of Lottery IQ.2.The chance you could improve your chance of winning3.How well people play Lottery,including their right attitude,purchase frequency,desions they make to play lottery,strategies,etc..About Lottery IQ,Please share your thoughts on it.