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E! Television to air 'Curse of the Lottery' SundayNews Story
It's what dreams are made of: buy anything you want and more. But for some, winning the lottery is not all champagne, limousines and mansions, and brings only misery and regret. The sudden influx of cash can lead down a dark road to drugs, bankruptcy and even death. Why does blissful prosperity rarely ensue? Are those who win big truly destined for doom? Uncovering the stories behind 10 real-life lucky ticket holders, E! sits with lottery winners, their friends and family, as well as fi
Sep 20, 2006, 3:54 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Probability of a Rollover in Powerball.Reply
Powerball, as we know, rolled last Saturday night. The cash jackpot is $23.3M and the advertised annuity jackpot is $51M. Powerball's fifth drawings average 15.6M in sales. The randomized probability of various numbers of winners will be, if this is the number of tickets sold: 089.85% 19.62% 20.51% 30.02% The mixed linear/exponential modeling function suggests the following probabilities of jackpot evolution: Average Jackpots$592,994,190.94$270,481,866
Aug 22, 2006, 11:42 pm - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

Lawmakers criticize Iowa Lottery bonusesNews Story
Iowa Lottery workers are about to receive up to $7,700 each in what their board calls incentive-based pay and what critics call politically tone-deaf bonuses. The lottery board voted 5-0 Thursday to split $385,710 among the agency's 116 employees, with each person receiving almost 6 percent of annual salary. The money is to be paid under a long-standing policy that rewards workers when the agency meets financial targets, lottery officials said. In this case, the lottery went almost $3 m
Aug 21, 2006, 12:30 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery to roll out 3 new games in OctoberNews Story
Numbers games coming sooner than expected because of demand October will be a busy month for the N.C. Education Lottery. That's when the state will debut Pick 3 and 5 games and plans to start selling a controversial scratch-off game featuring the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes. The pick-numbers games are coming a little sooner than expected because of high demand from players and retailers, state lottery director Tom Shaheen said. The N.C. lottery started just five months ago.
Aug 18, 2006, 3:48 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Probability of a Rollover in Powerball.Reply
Powerball has rolled. The new cash jackpot is $18.4M. The advertised annuity is $40M. The average sales for 4th round drawing is 14.9M. If this is how many tickets the randomized distribution of winners is as follows: 090.30% 19.21% 20.47% 30.02% The mixed linear/exponential model gives the following results: Average Jackpots$592,764,980.11$270,377,31726.78%0.29% $353 $464,939,801.32$212,072,54237.71%1.09% $300 $370,308,653.63$168,908,52848.57%2.
Aug 17, 2006, 6:27 am - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

Probability of a Rollover in Powerball.Reply
The Powerball jackpot has rolled. The cash value is $13.2M and the advertised annuity value is $29M. The average 3rd draw jackpot has sales of 14.9M. If this is the number of tickets that sell, the randomized probability distribution for numbers of winners is as follows: 090.32% 19.19% 20.47% 30.02% The mixed linear/exponential modeling function suggests the following long term probabilities, ignoring reserves, minimums and caps: Average Jackpots$592
Aug 14, 2006, 10:36 pm - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

Super Hot Lotto 2010Reply
O.K. If Hot Lotto wants a realistic chance of being played everywhere Powerball is (which I don't recommend if it's going to winfall per se), changes need to be made. The game has to be unique, but simple, and the closest to that would be a pick-7. No other state has had a pick-7 since Maryland (which isn't even involved here) got rid of Cash In Hand. So, I developed a 7/40, which some lotto veterans will remember as the original Lotto-America matrix. I like CO's idea for a winfall feature (wh
Aug 14, 2006, 1:51 am - JimmySand9 - Jackpot Games Forum

Probability of a Rollover in Powerball.Reply
Powerball has rolled over. The cash value is $9.2M, the advertised annuity is $20M. Second drawings have sold at an average of $13.8M. If this is how many tickets sell, the distribution of winners will have the following probability: 090.98% 18.60% 20.41% 30.01% The long term mixed linear/exponential modeling function gives the following predictions for jackpot evolution: Average Jackpots$592,590,519.86$270,297,74026.78%0.24% $353 $464,765,
Aug 10, 2006, 11:09 am - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

Lottery winners advised to be wise with wealthNews Story
What begins as a fountain of fortune can quickly become a puddle of pennies. Lottery winners, like the Plymouth Sargento Cheese plant workers who claim to have won the $208.6 million Powerball prize, must be careful to avoid losing their luck, say local financial advisers. Winners first should find a good attorney and financial consultant, said Larry Goebel, owner and president of the Goebel Planning Group. Advisers and attorneys can help people determine whether to take the money in incre
Aug 9, 2006, 11:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

PB Challenge 8/5Reply
1 Player Matched 5+1: - Wisconsin 9 Players Matched 5+0: - 1 from Arizona - 1 from Colorado - 1 from Indiana - 1 from Kentucky - 1 from Louisiana - 1 from Minnesota - 1 from Missouri - 1 from North Carolina (with Power Play) - 1 from Oregon 5+1 0,000,001 (000,000 with Power Play) $JACKPOT 5+0 0,000,009 (000,001 with Power Play) $200,000 4+1 0,000,070 (000,013 with Power Play) $10,000 4+0 0,003,078 (000,469 with Power Play) $100 3+1 0,004,148 (000,625 with Power Play) $100 3+
Aug 6, 2006, 3:12 pm - Raven62 - Jackpot Games Forum