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• Coin Toss

  

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  I couldn't copy and paste the e-mail the way it came, here's the text typed out:

  (The first part of this is specific to Missouri)

  More millionaires for Missouri. The Match 5 prize increases 5X to $1million (Missouri will average 24 more millionaires a year). Match 5 with Powerplay - Prize doubles to $2 million.

  Bigger Jackpots

  Starting jackpot doubles to $40 million. The minimum roll doubles to $10 million. Average jackpots won will increase from $141 million to $255 million.

  Better chances

  Overall- from 1:35 to 1:31.8

  Jackpots - From 1:195 million to 1:175 million

  $2 Powerball starts Jan 15 2012

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  I wonder if they will actually decrease the matrix. 1:175 million is Mega Million odds, so will PB became a 5/56 1/46 game?

  If they know that about 24 more people in Missouri will hit 5 + 0 this definitely inplies they have it all down to a science.

  I wonder if they're being a little too optimistic about people playing $2 and an extra $1 for the Powerplay, as it is rright now the average play is $1.

  Those who run the lotteries love it when players look for consistency in something that's designed not to have any. So many systems, so many theories, so few jackpot winners. 

  

  There is one and only one 'proven' system, and that is to book the action. No matter the game, let the players pick their own losers.
• RJOh

  

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  More millionaires for Missouri. The Match 5 prize increases 5X to $1million (Missouri will average 24 more millionaires a year). Match 5 with Powerplay - Prize doubles to $2 million.

  I took that to mean the 24 players in Missouri that match 5+0 and would normally get $200K before will be getting $1M with the $2 tickets.  The matrix size doesn't have to change for that to happen.  Under the new system Powerplay will only double the top prize rather than multiply it by 5

   * you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones * 

         
  
• Coin Toss

  

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  RJOh,

  If you subscribe to the Missouri Lottery e-mails they occassionally send out surveys about proposed games.

  Those surveys will have questions such as, "This game will likely have 23 winners a year, etc..etc..., would you play it?"

  I know the 24 in the e-mail above is probably an average, but still.

  As far as the matrix changoing or not, how are the odds going to go from 1 in 195 million to q in 175 million without a matrix change?

  Those who run the lotteries love it when players look for consistency in something that's designed not to have any. So many systems, so many theories, so few jackpot winners. 

  

  There is one and only one 'proven' system, and that is to book the action. No matter the game, let the players pick their own losers.
• RJOh

  

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  In response to Coin Toss

  Quote: Originally posted by Coin Toss on Sep 28, 2011

  RJOh,

  If you subscribe to the Missouri Lottery e-mails they occassionally send out surveys about proposed games.

  Those surveys will have questions such as, "This game will likely have 23 winners a year, etc..etc..., would you play it?"

  I know the 24 in the e-mail above is probably an average, but still.

  As far as the matrix changoing or not, how are the odds going to go from 1 in 195 million to q in 175 million without a matrix change?

  As far as the matrix changoing or not, how are the odds going to go from 1 in 195 million to q in 175 million without a matrix change?

  Sorry I missed that point, looks like they will reduce the PowerBall pool to 35 and have a matrix of 5/59+1/35.

   MATCHES     ODDS                WINNING COMBOS
    5/5+B    1 : 175223510          1
    5/5+0    1 : 5153633            34
    4/5+B    1 : 648976             270
    4/5+0    1 : 19088              9180
    3/5+B    1 : 12245              14310
    3/5+0    1 : 360                486540
    2/5+B    1 : 706                248040
    1/5+B    1 : 111                1581255
    0/5+B    1 : 55                 3162510
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   overall odds are 1 : 31.8               

   * you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones *