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EXCLUSIVE: Weeks-long computerized draw error prevented many DC Lottery tickets from winning a prizeNews Story
Certain combinations had no chance of winning for three weeks By Kate Northrop Following independent observations by Lottery Post members of an unlikely statistical anomaly in Washington, D.C. draw outcomes, the DC Lottery identified a software problem that meant certain combinations had no shot at winning prizes in three games. The DC Lottery has implemented a fix for a coding error that prevented some tickets from winning in three of its local draw games for three weeks. After
Apr 22, 2026, 1:47 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Common drawn sum numbers
Odds of Sum Being Drawn The odds below reflect the odds of that a particular sum will be drawn during any given Pick 3 drawing. Sum Odds of Sum Being Drawn 0 1 in 1,000 1 1 in 333 2 1 in 167 3 1 in 100 4 1 in 67 5 1 in 48 6 1 in 36 7 1 in 28 8 1 in 22 9 1 in 18 10 1 in 16 11 1 in 14 12 1 in 14 13 1 in 13 14 1 in 13 15 1 in 14 16 1 in 14 17 1 in 16 18 1 in 18 19 1 in 22 20 1 in 28
Mar 24, 2026, 10:27 am - vblar - Pick 3 Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Back in the old days when I was making pretty good money, I spent hell bent for leather $$$ on several lottery games, MM included. Now, not so much. I'm on a strict budget, and the $5/ticket is not worth the odds of the game regardless of the jackpot. I even cut way back on PB also. At my age, just winning a few hundred thousand on the little Tx2Step would be quite fine.
Jul 18, 2026, 11:27 am - rcbbuckeye - Lottery Discussion Forum

suppose you won a $1000 lottery gift card promotionReply
Time it right and bet $20 or more on a Pick 3 straight. Cash the tickets, $10,000 a pop. Repeat the process till the $1,000 is gone. Best odds, no taxes.
Jul 17, 2026, 12:42 am - grwurston - Lottery Discussion Forum

How do you actually pick your numbers?Reply
Population of US over 18. There are approximately 267 million adults (age 18 and over) in the United States. This adult demographic represents roughly 78-78.5% of the total U.S. population, which is estimated to be 342.6 million Mega Million odds 1 in 290,472,336 Power Ball odds 1 in 292,201,338 If every adult in the US bought one ticket with no exact duplicates there would still be 23.4 and 25.2 million tickets unsold. Good Luck!!!
Jun 27, 2026, 8:20 pm - grwurston - Lottery Discussion Forum

The Florida Millionaire Raffle is back!Reply
Raffles are the one lottery format where the odds are fully knowable up front fixed ticket pool, fixed prizes, no randomness in the denominator once sales cap. Kind of refreshing after the draw games where you're staring down 1-in-300-million. Does FL cap the ticket count this time, or is it open-ended?
Jun 22, 2026, 9:57 am - NumberCruncher2 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
467M and still climbing. These rollovers run forever since they stretched the odds a few years back doesn't change a single ticket's chances but it sure keeps the headline numbers fat. You grabbing one for Tuesday's draw, or sitting this run out?
Jun 21, 2026, 9:53 pm - NumberCruncher2 - Lottery Discussion Forum

The Florida Millionaire Raffle is back!Reply
36,000 to 40,000 to 1 odds to win a million bucks aint too bad. Lottery players wont see that very often. G5
Jun 19, 2026, 2:09 pm - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

The Florida Millionaire Raffle is back!Reply
It'll pick up in the last week or so. The few days prior to the past drawings, the pace picked up to 5000+ per day. Which still isn't a ton, but it's more than 2000. I imagine that it'll pick up more than that ahead of the final drawing for the big bucks. I think we'll be at around 400,000 sold, unless the last pop ends up being significant. I've been calculating my personal odds with a final figure of 450k, to be safe.
Jun 12, 2026, 8:25 pm - winterbird - Lottery Discussion Forum

One a day POWERBALL 6/06/26Reply
The drawing is happening right now! Fingers crossed, guys. Let's hope tonight is the night we finally beat the odds and take this jackpot home!
Jun 5, 2026, 11:03 pm - DataStats99 - Jackpot Games Forum