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Expensive Michigan Lottery tickets sell-out quicklyReply
I do not agree with the sentiment that $50 is too much. In fact, the most popular lottery in the world is more expensive -- El Gordo. $50 tickets are great for these infrequently-held drawings (i.e., special events). In Spain (where El Gordo is held), the expensive tickets are actually broken into 10 parts called Decimas, so that people are able to buy 1-tenth of a ticket (and get 1-tenth of the prize if they win). So people can opt to either go all-in or part-in. What a great concept!
May 10, 2007, 5:56 pm - Todd - Lottery News

If I reduce the MM or PB number pool by half and play 3o2e/3e2o...(?)Reply
i didn't say there wouldn't be a repeat. Mega mill has only had 184 drawings since the last matrix change. powerball has had 469 drawings since their last matrix change this is of course if the figures are right. In Maryland we have bonus match 5 every day there have been a hand full of times the same numbers, all 5 have repeated. Mind that these repeats were month or years apart. I don't have the exact figure on how many drawings have taken place. But it's several years worth.
Mar 29, 2007, 10:12 am - four4me - Lottery Systems Forum

You buy a 2line ticket to pool with 1 person but they don't pay the $1Reply
You clearly had a contract with your coworker to split the cost and split any winnings, and you clearly agreed to buy the ticket on their behalf and be paid later. You clearly bought the ticket with the intent that you would be co-owners with equal shares. At that point the coworker owns half of the ticket. That they don't pay on time is a separate issue from ownership. If you were ever late with a credit card payment and didn't take the merchandise back to the store you've already agreed that
Mar 21, 2007, 11:25 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Damn, I keep putting all the right numbers on the wrong lines...Reply
I've had decent success with 6# lotto getting 3 and 4 numbers mostly ..got 5 numbers once. I go back 8 draws and pick out the 8 hot numbers and then pick 8 cold numbers from within those 8 most recent draws. Then I mix them up and try for about 20 combos. I've been pretty good at getting 3-4 numbers this way. Maybe someone can backtest a different amount of past draws and see if that makes a difference..maybe go back 12,15 or 20 draws or more to get a bigger pool of hot and cold numbers. G
Mar 19, 2007, 12:53 pm - Omniscient - Lottery Systems Forum

working out syndicate groups?Reply
It doesn't matter when or where you buy 'certain' tickets, if you ever got sued and went to court it would not matter, unless you have it written in the contract that 'only tickets purchased at xxxxx are part of the office pool, tickets purchased elsewhere are not'. I can almost guarantee you the lawsuit would be over you pulling a switcharoo on them, the jury would be sympathetic to them, and you would probably lose, even though people 'magically know' when and where you buy THEIR tickets.
Mar 12, 2007, 12:18 am - guesser - Lottery Discussion Forum

do you have a lucky ritual?Reply
Thanks Pac. I was worried about my post. Thought people might get a little pissed off at me. If I were she, I would have been happy knowing I could shower my husband with gifts. But, no. She was only thinking of plunging into that pool of luxury. Good news, however. They found her after a thorough investigation. The chief investigator on the case said something really stinks after talking to several neighbors. (one of them turned out to be the stool pi
Mar 10, 2007, 2:34 pm - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

Georgia truck driver gets a piece of lottery historyReply
JW spent 115 dollars on PB when he won. What it is you have a LOT of casual players who play 5 or 10 dollars, such a vast number that it overwhelms the serious players so that the most likely winner is either some kind of pool group or someone who played 5 or 10 on a whim. I went to the Leprechaun II in Rutherford hoping for a second strike, got 10 in QP and 1 using System, best outcome was one of the QP had the bonus ball. I normally don't play QPs. I was hoping there would be a winner
Mar 8, 2007, 8:15 pm - LckyLary - Lottery News

Record Jackpots excluding current MegaReply
Besides all the bad stuff for which he's become infamous, Jack also did a lot of good, including sharing a big chunk of his winnings. Whether it's an official pool or not, I expect that almost all jackpots of this size get split up a bit. What the entity that wins chooses to do with the money doesn't really count for much when we're looking at jackpot records. Most of the big jackpots have been claimed on a single ticket, and even if it rolls another time or two that's the probable outcome* f
Mar 3, 2007, 2:12 am - KY Floyd - Jackpot Games Forum

how would YOU change the payouts?Reply
I agree with 1), I totally disagree with 2). How do we know if the person that 'won' is not somehow connected to the lottery ? Everyone should know the rules by now, and if the 1 in 146 million chance hits that you or I will be 'paraded' around, then so be it, it comes with the territory, deal with it. If you won, you have 6 months to claim the money, that should give you ample time to do whatever you feel you need to do, as far as moving or making financial arrangements. If your self-es
Feb 24, 2007, 12:58 pm - guesser - Lottery Discussion Forum

Trying something new with P4 tiers.Reply
Thanks for your comments maddog - I believe my calculations were correct, however, if you played tier 2 on my example. When I say make , I mean that's the payout, and not the overall profit. Sorry for any confusion. I am not suggesting that anyone play ALL the numbers. That would be fooling IMHO. I stated up front that there are a lot of numbers.... I am just beginning to work on this (and thought I'd share while running my tests)... as I mentioned at the beginning of the thread, that r
Feb 21, 2007, 10:47 pm - calabs - Pick 4 Forum