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Three number matches
OK, this is on the Canadian Lotto 6/49 because there's a lot of historical data, it goes back to 1982 and for the time being I'm in Canada rather than Texas. The minimum that you have to match in the 6/49 is three numbers so I took all 2,734 draws and parsed them into the three number combinations from each draw then I have a script running through all 13.98 million combinations scoring them on how many three number matches they would've had, if the combination was one that matched all six n
Aug 23, 2010, 7:57 pm - jwhou - Jackpot Games Forum

Statistically Speaking - QP's and PP'sReply
which means it's completely random , no matter HOW you pick your numbers. I have to disagree with you on that one. Surely, no matter what method one chooses, at the end it's still a random event during a draw, but the selection process allows the individual to have a tad better edge over QPs. I'm not saying this because I'm smarter than you, but because of past experience in trends and patterns. Let's take the P-3 as an easy example. Last night's Florida evening winning number was 139. 139
Jul 30, 2010, 7:40 pm - joker17 - Lottery Discussion Forum

S.C. Lottery goes dark on Election DayReply
What a Crock of crap, you can go to the casino, play keno, ect..... SECTION 59-150-210 (E) A lottery ticket or share must not be sold on the date of any general or primary election; for a lottery game other than that defined in Section 59-150-20(7); or for a lottery game with corporate sponsorship. SECTION 59-150-20. (7) Lottery , lotteries , lottery game , or lottery games means a game of chance approved by the General Assembly and operated pursuant to this chapter including, b
Jun 8, 2010, 2:15 pm - CutlassBob - Lottery News

British lottery ticket wins £84.4M Euro Millions jackpotNews Story
Largest lottery jackpot ever won in Britain A single lottery ticket purchased in Great Britain won Friday's 84.4 million (US$122.7 million) Euro Millions jackpot. It is the highest lottery prize ever won in Great Britain. The winning Euro Millions numbers were 1, 17, 31, 43, and 47 with the Lucky Star numbers 2 and 3. The win comes four months after Nigel Page and his partner Justine Laycock won 56 million to become Britain's biggest lottery winners at the time. The couple, who live
May 16, 2010, 11:35 am - Todd - Lottery News

What Are Your Personal Feelings On Computers?Reply
i prefer computerized games any day...I think i am a small minority here in LP who likes computerized games...the idea that they can be manipulated is something i like very much... The idea that balls are colliding and your ticket could had been up but because of a last minute: 2/300th of a second collision cause your number not to come up i cant grasp that idea...Sincerely it makes no difference to me but because of the fact that computerized can be manipulated i like the idea i think if you
Mar 11, 2010, 11:35 am - pumpi76 - Lottery Discussion Forum

N.C. lottery expands vending machine useNews Story
North Carolina Education Lottery Commission officials are hoping a new deal that will allow players to purchase Powerball and other game tickets from vending machines will help extend the lottery's reach into more retail chain stores, like Walmart. The deal was made on Tuesday with GTECH Corp., which runs ticket printing and logistics for the state lottery. GTECH will provide the extra machines at no charge, in exchange for the state extending their contract with the company for four more yea
Aug 19, 2009, 8:53 am - Todd - Lottery News

New Ohio Lottery director appointedNews Story
A corporate lawyer from Shaker Heights who was the first woman to head the Ohio State Bar Association will be taking the reins of the Ohio Lottery Commission. Kathleen Burke, 60, a partner at Jones Day, was tapped by Gov. Ted Strickland today as the lottery's new executive director. She comes on board at a critical juncture for the state lottery system, which is trying to get as many as 17,500 slot machines at seven Ohio horsetracks up and running. The state budget over the next two years
Aug 10, 2009, 6:26 pm - Todd - Lottery News

NY Lottery and AnonymityReply
This is from the Illinois lottery's website FAQ page: Can I avoid having my name released if I am a winner? To assure other players that prizes are paid to winners, the Lottery makes public the name, home city and amount won. We will not, however, release the addresses or telephone numbers of winners. Multi-million dollar winners must participate in a one-time news conference, but we'll always respect your wishes of privacy as much as possible. This is from the Missouri lott
Aug 5, 2009, 6:03 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Texas Lottery confirms that Quick Picks are not generated by "central computer"Reply
OK, this is getting a bit far-fetched. At the very least, when someone uses a RNG, they use the computer's built-in system tick clock as the new RNG seed value before each use of the RNG. The article I posted in the other thread stated that state lotteries use a much more dynamic and unpredictable seed value than that, however. Frankly, the concept of the lottery using a RNG seed value to manipulate ticket combinations is not a viable theory, because it would not work. You are giving t
Dec 2, 2008, 12:30 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Texas Lottery confirms that Quick Picks are not generated by "central computer"Reply
The problem I am having with your statements is that you are being vague about where you believe there is manipulation. When we are talking about rigging a drawing , that specifically refers to altering the lottery drawing machine -- or the balls that get drawn from it -- in order to make certain numbers come out. Now, if you are saying that Texas is controlling the outcome, that is the only way I know to do that, because if the drawing in NOT rigged -- it is entirely random -- then ANY CO
Nov 26, 2008, 9:07 am - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum