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What are the odds?Reply
JAG331 -Math is right, conclusions are in error.In a 52 ball pool there are 26 odd numbers and 26 even numbers. Odds of drawing an odd-numbered ball are 1::2.00.There are 51 balls left, 25 odd, 26 even. Odds of drawing an odd-numbered ball are 25::51, or 1::2.04. Cumulative odds, those of drawing two odd-numbered balls from 52, are 1::4.08.There are 50 balls left, 24 odd, 26 even. Odds of drawing an odd-numbered ball are 24::50, or 1::2.08. Cumulative odds, those of drawing three odd-numbered ba
Apr 9, 2005, 4:18 pm - johnph77 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Odds 101Reply
Quote: Originally posted by Coin Toss on July 3, 2006KY Floyd You said That's wrong on two counts. Playing 10 combinations leaves 9990, not 9989.... Odds are based on to one....if the task is to pick one winning number out of a field of 10 numbers, the odds against your number are 9 TO 1, not 10 TO one....this if the odds are 9999 TO one (Pick 4) and you play ten striaght tickets, the odds against you are now 9989 TO one... You're starting out with odds of 10,000 to one, which i
Jul 4, 2006, 1:40 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

QUINTO (Washington state)Reply
Cash OnlyYou're right about matching 3 or 4 numbers-match 3 #'s odds:1 to 240, win $20-match 4 #'s odds: 1 to 11,059, win $1000. Not that good, but considering the lottery choices here in Wash. you can play for a $million prize at decent odds.I checked our new lottery game, that replaced the 6/49. Its named Lotto Plus, I incorrectly stated the odds: 1 to 30 million- correct odds: 1 to 11 million. The 6/49 game odds: 1 to 7 million.I don't care for High odds games such as MM, odds: 1 to 135 milli
Mar 22, 2003, 9:54 pm - cotti47 - Pick 5 Forum

Lotto Relative Percentage Comparison..
Lotto Relative Percentage is the number of odds a game has divided by the payout for that particular tier (i don't know what's is called, i just chose to call it that way)...Example..if a 5of 5 for a pick5 has odds of 376,992 and that payout pays 25,000 then the Relative Lotto Percentage is 15.07% (376,992 : 25K= 15.07%)... I think that the Lotto Relative percentage is what we need to look at to see if a game is harder or easier compared to another game, or to see which game is easier...
Mar 27, 2007, 6:06 pm - pumpi76 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Gold Rush TriplerReply
Hey Skeptic, I wondered about this too, and it seems that the odds for each game are extremely higher than the advertised odds on the Florida Lottery website. I've googled the game's name and emergency rules and found the same odds that you reference in your post. It appears that these are the odds 'per pool' released. When you consider the total number of tickets per pool and the total number of pools, and then divide by the total number of tickets--- you get the 'overall' odds that are adve
Sep 13, 2011, 9:18 pm - OldSchoolHits - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Odds 101Reply
Quote: Originally posted by Coin Toss on July 2, 2006 Ky Floyd In another thread, The Odds Are the Reality, dvdiva posted this: ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I think you are confusing odds with combinations. Let's take pick 4. Odds are 1:10,000. I buy ten tickets straight with ten different numbers for the same drawing. 1. My odds are now 1:1,000. 2. The probability of me winning is 1:1,000. 3. There are 9,998 combinations n
Jul 3, 2006, 4:08 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Kidcon's Lottery 24/7Reply
All games payout 70%-80% of sales.All tables represent $1 play. 10 Spot Match 10 $100,000 Match 9 $10,000Match 8$500Match 7 $75Match 6 $10Match 5 $2Match 4 $1Match 0 $2Overall Odds 1 in 3.879 9 Spot Match 9 $50,000 Match 8 $5,000 Match 7 $250 Match 6 $25 Match 5 $2 Match 4 $1 Match 0 $1 Overall Odds 1 in 4.613 8 Spot Match 8 $10,000 Match 7 $1,000 Match 6 $50 Match 5 $10 Match 4 $2 Match 0 $1 Overall Odds 1 in 5.246 7 Spot Match 7 $5,000 Match 6 $100 Match 5 $20 Match 4 $2 Match 3 $1 Match 0 $1
Aug 14, 2005, 4:44 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Buying More Tickets Does Not Increase Your Odds.Reply
The 87,500,000 to one implies that odds have been halved. Not the case. Each ticket is up against 175,000,000 to one. You explained how the odds in Craps are determined, chances of losing to chances of winning, but you keep on saying buying extra chances in MM doesn't decrease the losing chances or increase the winning chances. You even agreed Crap odds are reduced to the lowest common denominator but again are saying MM odds can't. When a player buys two tickets for one drawing and says
Mar 7, 2012, 11:47 am - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Predicting winning numbers? Fact or fiction?Reply
They are winning more versus program users simply because of the numbers of players. There are far more people that are just buying quick picks. That also means there are actually more losing though. The more people that play using quick picks that doesn't win is far far greater than the people losing that use a program. While there is a winner, two, three, or however many that do on a particular jackpot there will only be a handful of people that actually used a means to pick their numbers.
Jan 29, 2020, 4:55 pm - Greenfox - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball Lottery Game Sales At $2 Ticket Cost Versus $1 Ticket CostReply
By paying $2.00 for a Power Ball ticket (odds 175 Millions-to-1), it brings the odds closer to the $1.00 Mega Millions ticket (odds 259 Millions-to-1). Because if you payed the same $2.00 for the Mega Millions (2 tickets/draws), it brings the odds down to 129.5 millions-to-1. If they ever did decide to drop the cost of the Power Ball back down to $1.00, they would have to increase the odds because buying $2.00 in the Power Ball (new $1.00 ticket with the original odds) would have odds of 87.5 m
Oct 12, 2015, 8:37 pm - Thanks$ - Lottery Discussion Forum