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Nature of Randomness in Mechanical SystemsReply
Pennsylvania, April 24th, 1980. Nick Perry, then the host of the lottery drawings at WTAE in Pittsburgh, and lottery official Edward Plevel recruited WTAE art director Joseph Bock to inject a small amount of latex paint into the lottery balls that were not 4's or 6's. Reducing the 1:1,000 odds down to 1:8. They then played 7,000 tickets of each of the 8 combinations for a payday of $3,500,000 when 6-6-6 was drawn. There were other co conspirators who bought the tickets. They were eventually caug
Feb 6, 2024, 8:09 am - hypersoniq - Mathematics Forum

Mega Millions Just The JackpotReply
I really doubt that can be proved as far as the PRNGs lotteries use. You would have to have a database of numbers picked for all tickets sold and know which ones were Quick Picks, and then run the significance testing. You're not going to get that information. Also, the lottery administrators have no real motivation to make their algorithm open source, so I doubt you'll see that either.
Jul 19, 2023, 8:39 pm - Orange71 - Mathematics Forum

My fascination -The first digit
Any lottery is a business and many players most of us myself included would love to understand the concept of how the first number(the lowest on the left will be) In my books a good predictor is measured by how he can correctly read the first digit. If your first digit is out your chances on the jackpot is GONE....no surprise there. Is there a formula ? No you have no code than calculate the next draws first digit theres is though patterns that can assist with it its extremely complica
Aug 18, 2023, 5:59 am - Ricklou - Mathematics Forum

Mega Millions Just The JackpotReply
Answered by Google. Bard The expected value of a lottery ticket is the average of the possible prizes, weighted by their probability. For a regular Mega Millions ticket, the expected value is about $0.63. This means that, on average, for every $2 you spend on a ticket, you will expect to win about $0.63. The expected value of a JTJ ticket is about $1.26. This means that, on average, for every $3 you spend on a ticket, you will expect to win about $1.26. So, the JTJ ticket offers a
Aug 3, 2023, 6:59 am - mrtckw - Mathematics Forum

Chances of 1,2 or three winners in PowerballReply
It's relatively simple. The probabilities follow the Binomial Distribution if you assume the numbers for every ticket are chosen independently and randomly. (That is the case for a Quick Pick .) The probability of an individual random ticket winning Mega Millions is 1 in 302575350, for example. Powerball is slightly higher probability. Let's call that probability (1 in 302575350) p . P (capital letter) is the probability of x winners, where x = 0, 1, 2, 3, ..., N, where N is the number of ti
Jul 18, 2023, 7:38 pm - Orange71 - Mathematics Forum

Mega Millions Just The Jackpot
In my state the lottery commission offers an alternative to the regular $2 Mega Millions ticket. It's called Just The Jackpot . (I'll call it JTJ for short.) You get two tickets for $3, but you can only win the jackpot. Lower tier prizes are eliminated. Two interesting questions arise: (1) At what Expected Value of the Jackpot does the JTJ offer a better expected value of return per unit bet compared to a $2 regular ticket, and (2) At what Expected Values of the Jackpot do a regular $2 ticket an
Jul 16, 2023, 12:06 pm - Orange71 - Mathematics Forum