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POLL: The Institute for the Lottery InsaneReply
Thing of it is, if we didn't have a sense of humor about ourselves in any of our endeavors, we would be too serious to laugh at ourselves. Look at history and you will find those who were ridiculed for unconventional thinking- some were even imprisoned and killed for their beliefs or studies. I for one, studied the occurrence of lightning strikes and ore bodies in remote Alaska with GPS records of strikes and geological data. Everyone thinks the event of a lightning strike is random because n
Dec 19, 2009, 3:50 am - Delta Draw - Lottery Discussion Forum

Where can I play onlineReply
Yes, it's a personal decision each person has to make. For my perspective, I've never been too worried about it, because the ticket itself is worthless until it is redeemed at the official government lottery offiices. Time and time again I have documented in the News section about how easy it is to dispute a winning lottery ticket, and how the default action of the lottery is to always err on the side of caution -- and not release the jackpot money if there are on-going disputes. In sho
Aug 28, 2009, 11:44 am - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

I Won A $86Million AnnuityReply
If nothing else, an interesting social experiment this has been. There are those who come out of the woodwork, sycophants who would like nothing more than to nibble on some of the breadcrumbs from the feast on ezmoney's table. There are others who pretend to be happy for ezmoney, who has been nothing more than a source of consternation for many here, a villain to be ridiculed. Already divisions are forming between those who would partake of ezmoney's anticipated largess and
Aug 3, 2008, 6:13 pm - needabath - Lottery Discussion Forum

what exactly is meant by forming a trust?Reply
Good question. Trust for what? There are about 100 different types of trusts and most are for asset protection. The best contact would be an estate attorney who might also work with a financial planner. AFAIK only an attorney can set up a Trust. Since trusts are usually regulated by state law, the rules aren't always the same. I was told by a very reliable source that if you don't have one, the state might decide what to do with your house, bank account and any other assets like your car, especi
Jun 12, 2008, 12:11 am - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

Can IRS make you pay taxes if you give lottery tickets as gifts?Reply
Asking where the bearer got the ticket is a standard part of the validation process for tickets winning substantial prizes. Are you sure about that because I can't find asking that anywhere in the Ohio Administrated Code Lottery procedures under Claiming Winning Prizes? Not knowing when or where the ticket was bought is exactly what is expected if the ticket was stolen or reported as lost. And that's why I said unless there is a dispute . A couple ecstatically walks into the lo
Jun 6, 2007, 11:38 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Affirmations, mantras and Hail Marys for the lotteryReply
Thanks, Jack. This might be of interest here: This happened in Las Vegas on a Memorial Day weekend in the late 1980's. (The pending numbers thread made me think of this, not quite pending numbers but this is a story of some kind of influence ). There's a hotel in Las Vegas that caters to the Hawaiin trade. Hawaii is a very pro-labor union state. On this particular weekend, the hotel owners (mutliple properties) had some kind of labor dispute going on with on of their other proper
Jun 28, 2006, 6:17 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Do some number combinations have better odds?Reply
Your assumption was lottery players would not only continue to play the same way forever, but use the same 8 lines. I didn't use the same 8 lines over and over. The program simulated 2 players with different strategies. Each game the program generated 8 new tickets. For player A it arranged all 48 numbers into random arrangements on the 8 tickets. Player B just simulated a QP player and it generated 8 random tickets and didn't care if there were duplicate numbers on the tickets. I don't th
Feb 8, 2013, 5:59 am - jimjwright - Lottery Discussion Forum

Office Pool Lotto QuestionsReply
There are good reasons to avoid pools, but fear of a lawsuit isn't one of them. If you do get sued, congratulations. You'll almost certainly never be sued unless you win a sizable amount. That means you're a winner. Other than never winning, you can't do anything to guarantee that you won't be sued, but you can make it unlikely and you can make it a virtual certainty that you won't lose. There are really only two issues to be concerned about. One is who is a member of the pool, and the other is
Jan 2, 2009, 3:15 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

POLL: Breaking the codeReply
It's funny how, there's this idea the Lottery has a Code and if one can crack it, they control the Lottery and all that wealth -- hahaha. I don't believe nor see the Lottery as a Code to crack and if there is such a Code, it's won't be difficult to crack or see it - someone will, at least, have a clue to understanding the behavior pattern of the numbers. Here's something that really bothers me, though. The Lottery officials have the data on all the retail stores that carry their games. The
Dec 28, 2007, 12:49 pm - NumbaTuff - Lottery Discussion Forum

Hoosier LotteryReply
Guru, Believe me I understand your point. It is easier to get 2 numbers than it is to get 3. I don't think anyone here would dispute that. But I gotta tell you I don't think anyone plays the lottery in hopes of winning Free Quick Picks for the next draw. People play because they want to win money on that draw. <>Now it may not seem like using the number of Free Quick Picks given out for getting 2 numbers versus the total amount of cash won for getting 3, 4 and 5 numbers is the be
Jul 31, 2007, 8:11 pm - Uncle Jim - Lottery Discussion Forum