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To strategize or not to strategize? That is the questionReply
But it is also a gamble that conditions will be met. You increased the odds of a win when conditions were met, but you in turn reduced the odds that your conditions will be met by adding stringent criteria. For example; I bet on the dice-roll that the number 5 will come up. The odds are 1/6. But 5 is only one of the three odd numbers on the dice. So my conditions are that an odd number must come up and when that happens my odds are 1/3. But since the odds of an odd number being drawn in
Feb 17, 2016, 5:52 am - elios311 - Lottery Discussion Forum

CA Lottery - California Love - CA Lottery ScratchersReply
Scratcher odds aren't true odds. Thee odds of rolling a 6 with a singe die is 1 out of 6. Those are true odds. But if the die you have sometimes has a 6 and sometimes doesn't have a 6 the odds of rolling a 6 are much greater. With scratchers, sometimes the winner is in the pack but most times the winner isn't in the pack.
Dec 31, 2014, 2:03 pm - Rudeboy805 - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

You Will Never Win A Lottery Jackpot In Your Lifetime.Reply
Chances and Odds are two different things in lottery games. Actually, they are exactly the same. It's easier to think about it in terms of probability of winning. If the odds of winning are 1 in 10, then you have a 0.10 or 10% chance of winning (found by dividing 1 into 10). If you buy two tickets, each with odds of 1 in 10, then your odds of winning are 2 in 10 or reduced to 1 in 5 (result is same either way). That gives you a 0.20 or 20% chance of winning. Again, this assumes each combina
Jan 29, 2014, 5:20 pm - LottoMetro - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball 100M+ PlanG ResultsReply
3+1 pays 50 bucks with ODDS 1 IN 10.750 ?? hahha p3 pays 2-300$ on a 0.50$ bet with ODDS 1-1000 !.BET 5$ and you still have same ODDS 1-1000 to GET 3000$ ! the MM guys they definetly missed they math classes .... unless you play only for the jackpot and 2nd prize. 3rd prize is out as well since ODDS are 1-786.000 . pick 4 ODDS are 1-10.000 on a 50 cent bet .
Dec 7, 2013, 7:02 pm - Igamble - Mystical Forum

Cash 3, Odds of Pairs.
In Cash 3 odds of pairs are shown separately: for Front pairs - 1/100 and for Back pairs 1/100. That means when I am playing pairs I use odds 1/200, because I do not know where my numbers will come up, in front or in back of combination. In comparison, odds of playing box are better. I'd advise to play box instead.
Oct 31, 2013, 8:35 pm - Uluska - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery Games Are Nothing But A Big Pool Of Players.Play Less Often For Less Lines To Win Big.Reply
I spent $50 for that drawing on 8/28/2009, and i did not win anything. Meanwhile two players that did not know each other form new York and California won the whole thing by playing 1 single line quick pick each.So yes 1 quick pick and 100 quick tickets have the same chance of winning because we do not know the winning numbers until they are drawn. Now the question is, would you buy 1 single line quick pick or self pick knowing that you have as much chance of winning as anybody else that p
Dec 18, 2011, 12:47 pm - THRIFTY - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lotteries long for 'jackpot fever'Reply
Those posts are a large part of my reasoning on how well the typical player understands the relationship between odds and the prizes. A large percentage of players have almost no clue about what the odds are and what they really mean. It's simple math, but the numbers are too big to be really meaningful. You say that 1 in 75 milion is much better than 1 in 150 million, but your chances of winning with either is hardly different than if you don't even buy a ticket. On one level I do bel
Feb 20, 2007, 12:24 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

New lawsuit claims Indiana Lottery did not award all prizesReply
The article doesn't provide enough information, but it's entirely possible that the odds weren't compromised. If the available prizes were reduced by 25% and the number of available tickets was also reduced by 25% the odds would remain the same. If the proper odds were clearly listed, but the number of prizes was listed incorrectly the odds wouldn't change, but anyone trying to calculate odds based on available prizes and the number of tickets remaining to be sold would get the wrong answer.
Jan 8, 2007, 2:26 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Kind of an odd remarkReply
Pick 4 is a hard game to hit. Compare the overall odds of all the games on offer, not the top prize odds, the odds of winning a prize. You'll notice Pick 4 indeed has far and away the highest odds no matter how you slice it. The best odds is a 24-way box, and that's 1 in 417.
Sep 3, 2006, 2:20 am - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

playing the odds
When Pllaying any of the lottery games you have to play the odds.The (three digit) has the lowest odds of them all .. PLAY THE ODDS.Remember you never hit the lottery the lottery always hits you.
Jan 14, 2006, 11:00 am - casiecoco - Lottery Discussion Forum