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What is the cloudfare verifocation about?Reply
Hey all, a quick update on the Cloudflare bot checking thing. After some investigation I was able to (I think) figure out how to adjust the sensitivity of the bot checking. In other words, to hopefully make it appear less often (or not at all). I just adjusted the settings down to their lowest sensitivity, so let's see if it has any effect. Starting the date/time of this post, see if you have fewer bot checks that happen. I'd love to see them go away completely (for everyone except a
Jan 4, 2024, 8:25 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

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Jan 4, 2024, 7:16 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

lottery groupsReply
I can see that perspective, trying to find better chances of winning. I just don't look at the lottery conceptually like that. I play to have a shot at massive wealth, or if I want to have better chances of winning a smaller prize, then I play a different game. The mathematics of it does not favor one or the other, but a pool does eliminate the possibility of multi-generational wealth.
Jan 2, 2024, 1:21 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

lottery groupsReply
Well, that's debatable. Personally, I don't believe the best way to get into any lottery drawing is with a group. The draw of the lottery, especially a game like Powerball, is winning a massive pile of life-changing cash. Getting into a group with perhaps dozens of others takes away the risk/reward ratio that Powerball offers. Really, if I wanted to have better odds of winning a smaller prize (think less than $5 million), I would play my in-state Cash 5 game. I don't need to worry about the
Jan 1, 2024, 7:31 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

2024 tax rates now published at USA Mega
Both the federal tax rate brackets and the state income tax rates used for the Powerball Jackpot Analysis and Mega Millions Jackpot Analysis pages at USA Mega have been updated to the latest 2024 rates. Federal tax bracket changes happen every year, with the IRS adjusting each bracket upwards slightly to account for inflation. For a lottery jackpot winner claiming millions in income this results in a minuscule change in taxes paid, but the adjustment at USA Mega does make it exact. For s
Jan 1, 2024, 10:56 am - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

What is the best programming language to learn to use in lotteries?Reply
I know the .NET Framework added the Async/Await functionality to the VB.NET language somewhere in the .NET 4.x range. I'm surprised they haven't added it to VBA yet. Hopefully that will change soon, as asynchronous code can be really useful when doing complex combinations generation and/or calculations.
Dec 30, 2023, 10:28 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

What is the best programming language to learn to use in lotteries?Reply
Yup, that was the first spreadsheet I learned on a green-screen Apple II.
Dec 30, 2023, 10:23 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

What is the best programming language to learn to use in lotteries?Reply
Many people do not realize how much power Excel has in it to do complete applications. The first software I got paid to write (almost 40 years ago!) was a complete hotel reservation and room assignment application which I wrote in Lotus 1-2-3. (A spreadsheet that was around even before Excel was created.) So I learned very early on in my career that a good spreadsheet can be an extremely powerful thing with basically unlimited potential.
Dec 30, 2023, 4:32 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Virginia Millionaire Raffle 2024Reply
I have moved these comments made on a news story into an appropriate thread in the Lottery Discussion forum. In the future please post off-topic comments in a new thread created in the appropriate forum, so that the news story comments stay on-topic. Thanks!
Dec 29, 2023, 5:51 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

What is the best programming language to learn to use in lotteries?Reply
VB, because it's used as the macro language in Excel. I've said for many years that Excel is the best all-around tool for lottery players, and can in fact do just about anything that a lottery player needs. You can build everything from simple formulas to complete apps using Excel, and all the front-end stuff is basically already done for you.
Dec 29, 2023, 2:54 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum