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Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Sales would have to increase by about 50% to get the odds of a win to 3%.
May 25, 2026, 12:36 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida Scratch Offs - Post Pictures if posibleReply
Anyone been able to find FLORIDA 300X THE CASH? The odds on it are really good right now.
May 21, 2026, 11:31 pm - ScratchJack - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Powerball drawing produces huge number of big winners, including two who split the jackpotReply
The odds of winning are the same, but the odds of sharing the jackpot are higher.. It is like in NZ a lotto official said that there were usually about 3,000 tickets with 1,2,3,4,5,6 ... When picking your own numbers, people want a logical reason... Birthdays is another (so more likely to share prizes/ jackpots if the numbers are 1 - 31.
May 6, 2026, 2:59 am - kao1632 - Lottery News

Fantasy 5 Group Balance Strategy: Why Spreading Numbers Across Decades Wins Big
I've been digging into Michigan Fantasy 5 draws lately, and one pattern jumps out, winning combos rarely clump in one decade like all teens or 20s. Historical data shows that most jackpots spread across groups: 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-39, hitting 3-4 groups on average. All from one group? Super rare, under 2% odds. Smart play: mix low-high with 2-3 odds/evens, aiming for sum 55-125 (avg 11-25 per number). Skipped this last week and whiffed; now wheeling balanced sets like 5-17-24-29-31 from smart
Apr 30, 2026, 11:19 pm - RichW - Jackpot Games Forum

89 second prize winners for the powerballReply
I love reading these forums were the loosers try to figure out how the winners beat the odds and won.
Apr 30, 2026, 4:05 pm - justAndy1970 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
That's an interesting way of looking at it, regardless of the odds, we go for what has the most financial value.
Apr 28, 2026, 9:18 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
The odds of getting 5 out of 58 are 4,582,116 and they don't change just because there is a Millionaire ball.
Apr 26, 2026, 9:39 pm - Think - Lottery Discussion Forum

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
Are those really the odds? They calculate those claiming you might win another prize. If they are going to calculate them that way then why don't they add not making it to the store to buy a ticket into the mix? Or how about the odds of skipping 3 miles to the store while pharting Yankee Doodle in the key of C before you buy the winning ticket? 58C5 = 4,582,116 then they go through the gymnastics of saying you could win another prize to come up with the posted odds.
Apr 26, 2026, 12:44 pm - Think - Lottery Discussion Forum

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
I usually play Tx Lotto, but it was won recently, so I switched to PB. My biggest complaint on Lotto is the odds are incredibly high, 1 in 25,827,165. But, a ticket is only $1. The odds for 2nd prize on PB are a little less than half that of Tx Lotto. At my age, 72 next month, $1 million (approx $630,000 after fed tax) will do me just fine.
Apr 25, 2026, 5:58 pm - rcbbuckeye - Lottery Discussion Forum

Washington DC Pick 5 1 in 200 million oddsReply
KY it's simple math just multiplying fractions example 5 over 10 times 5 over ten is 25 over 100 which equals 25%. That's just after 7 draws the odds .0002 is 1 in 5000 so keep multiplying and that's how u get the true odds. Flipping a coin is 50/50 way higher than 30% and your still not getting 36 heads in a row. They are literally Playing in our faces right now
Apr 18, 2026, 2:48 am - Newkids06 - Lottery Discussion Forum