In my twisted way of thinking I believe I remove 120,220,727 of the
120,526,770 combinations in the Powerball game and here is why I think
this way leaving 309,043 chances to win. But first, just the other day
here at work I was asked the same question by a gang of guys in the
lunch room. There were four of them. I went to each one and said give
me a number between 1 and 8 and I got 4 different numbers and I replied
with one that they did not say and said you loose. Now I said you have
1-2, you have 3-4, you 5-6, and you have 7-8. Now give me a number
between 1 and 8 and they understood what I was saying, one will hold
the winning combination.
If you take the 120,526,770 combinations and divide them by 390 you get
309,043. If the 309,043 players bet every combination that I have
given them one will be holding the winning combination. If 309,043
players buy 390 quick picks would you be willing to bet one will be the
winner, no because you have no clue as to how many combinations are
repeated or even used. In my text files no combination is repeated and
every one is used only once.
If you go out and buy 390 quick picks that leaves 120,529,380 other
combinations that can be the winner. If you play the 390 from my text
file that leaves 309,042 other text files that can be the winner. This
of course assumes all text files are out and in play and remember
someone else can play outside the text files and win as well.
One pick verses 120,526,769 other combinations or one text file that
makes the value of a ticket $390.00 verses 309,042 other $390.00
tickets or text files. 120,526,770 minus 309,043 is 120,220,727 less
numbers to play or .9974 less combinations that can win.
390 divided by 120,526,770 is .000003236
1 divided by 309,043 is .......... .000003236
Both have the same odds only the 390/309,043 will have the winner
every time. When the jackpot is really high you know more than enough
is bet to cover every combination and still there won't be a hit.
Playing the 390/309,043 there has to be one.
Powerball is in 27 states and a few other places as well. I am
confident I can find 309,043 players to take me up on my offer. Me,
I'll sit this one out, why if I put this all together and won, I'd have
309,042 people wanting my hide.
No matter how odd a combination is, it has the same chance as any
other. Here in Ohio I took the Super Lotto 6/49 game and found the
combination in the exact middle. Of 103 draws last year, they don't
draw Christmas, where do you think the most hits were, above of below
the middle. It was the same 51/52 dead even. There was a time when
one, over or under went ahead a little, but it always came back to
even.
The Powerball people say that no retailer can sell every combination to
a game. The players that use my text files are on their own. They are
not in this to share or split with other text file holders. No one is
going to a terminal with a truck load of cash and play slips trying to
win. Use the numbers in the text file, fill out the 78 play slips, go
bet them and wait. Now playing every week would be cost prohibitive so
a jackpot at a certain number would be the trigger.
Finally after weeks and weeks of work I'm ready to start putting
together text files. In fact the first 30,000 text files will be done
by Friday morning. It will be fun to see how all future draws pan out,
in a text file or not. It won't take but a few seconds to know.
Thanks for your interest and replies.
Looneylotto