Baton Rouge, LA United States
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May 7, 2004
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The most I've ever won instantly was $25 on a scratch off. I did once win $100 on a second chance drawing after sending a scratch off in for the new defunct Powerball Instant Millionaire game show.
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March 3, 2007
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Quote: Originally posted by bob27 on Mar 14, 2007
Some of you,are lucky:)I was wondering how much you spend on tickets to win like 1 $ stright,or winning 5k+ in pick 3.I need money so bad,and i jsut cant win nothing.Do you guys stick with one number,or you just know,what numbers may be next.I read different posts,like numbers traveling from state to state,but its really hard to believe that.There are different numbers,every drawing.Also in pick 4 section,there are prediction for different states for pick 4...question is,,how you select those numbers?...I am from Chicago,and i just need good numbers and some $$. thank you
You are choosing the worst way to try and make money. Pick 3/Cash 3, is a 1 in a 1000 chance. You will find better odds playing blackjack in a casino. To win $6000 on a straight Cash3 that pays $500, you would need to invest $12.
Only gamble with money you can live without. Pay the rent, buy groceries, make the car payment first. Then after the bills are paid, decide how much you can afford to lose. If it is not much, maybe save some up until you can play a certain game like Cash 3 and choose 100 numbers. That way, at least you will have a 1 in 10 chance if you play straight numbers. You get a better chance of at least winning something if you play boxes But a lot less payout.
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January 23, 2005
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Jersey Cash 5: $6300 pretax (yes, having all five numbers). Few years ago. Found the ticket with bunch of others 2 weeks after the drawing. Used a program in QuickBASIC running overnight to select 2 sets of numbers.