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• RJOh

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by Stack47 on Mar 8, 2015

  It also means 77.78% of all the combinations win nothing so the real trick is to avoid playing those combos.

  Summary

  Statistic	Current Month	Last Month	Current Year	Last Year	Lifetime
  Picks	1,040	4,160	9,800	46,595	108,484
  Hits	232	920	2,102	10,316	17,330
  Hit Ratio	22.31%	22.12%	21.45%	22.14%	15.97%
  Winnings	$896	$4,788	$10,900	$43,748	$88,607
  Prize Ratio	43.08%	57.55%	55.61%	47.14%	47.62%

  My prize ratio is just average because of the quality of my hits.

  My prize ratio is just average because of the quality of my hits.

  So are mines but posting those 50 Texas AON lines from the LP RNG made me look like a genius.

  RJOh: Statistics Summary

  Summary

  Statistic	Current Month	Last Month	Current Year	Last Year	Lifetime
  Picks	180	80	355	1,156	19,165
  Hits	32	3	40	29	773
  Hit Ratio	17.78%	3.75%	11.27%	2.51%	4.03%
  Winnings	$581	$4	$591	$67	$24,882
  Prize Ratio	187.42%	3.64%	107.45%	5.66%	126.33%

  Notes:

  • The Prize Ratio is based on the actual cost of tickets, not the number of picks.

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

         
  
• Stack47

  

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  Mar 8, 2015, 11:41 pm

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  Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on Mar 8, 2015

  My prize ratio is just average because of the quality of my hits.

  So are mines but posting those 50 Texas AON lines from the LP RNG made me look like a genius.

  RJOh: Statistics Summary

  Summary

  Statistic	Current Month	Last Month	Current Year	Last Year	Lifetime
  Picks	180	80	355	1,156	19,165
  Hits	32	3	40	29	773
  Hit Ratio	17.78%	3.75%	11.27%	2.51%	4.03%
  Winnings	$581	$4	$591	$67	$24,882
  Prize Ratio	187.42%	3.64%	107.45%	5.66%	126.33%

  Notes:

  • The Prize Ratio is based on the actual cost of tickets, not the number of picks.

  You're "only" getting a 17.78% hit ratio out 180 predictions meaning the obvious; the quality of hits is more important than the quantity.
• RJOh

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by Stack47 on Mar 8, 2015

  You're "only" getting a 17.78% hit ratio out 180 predictions meaning the obvious; the quality of hits is more important than the quantity.

  I think throwing all the hits into one big pile and calculating the prediction statistics can be misleading, anyone can be a top predictor by only predicting the games with the lowest winning percentages.  Before Todd changed the calculation formula the same thing could be accomplished by posting prediction for WV Cash5 because its 6/25 game was calculated like other 6/49 games.

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

         
  
• Stack47

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on Mar 8, 2015

  I think throwing all the hits into one big pile and calculating the prediction statistics can be misleading, anyone can be a top predictor by only predicting the games with the lowest winning percentages.  Before Todd changed the calculation formula the same thing could be accomplished by posting prediction for WV Cash5 because its 6/25 game was calculated like other 6/49 games.

  I added another 20 lines to my Georgia predictions for the next seven days to see if there is an effect on the hit and prize ratios.
• dallascowboyfan

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on Mar 5, 2015

  Most states offer jackpot games with million dollars plus jackpots with odds of 1:14M or better, it just that the arrogant and greedy players fell they are entitled to win a whole lot more.  It's still dreaming to play those games but they produce more jackpot winners.

  I hear you RJOh, I wish Oklahoma had a state lotto game.

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• dallascowboyfan

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by maximumfun on Mar 5, 2015

  I do like the state games.  They are smaller jackpots, but a jackpot is still a jackpot. 

   If Oklahoma had a state jackpot game I would be all over it no matter the jackpot size 

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• RJOh

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by dallascowboyfan on Mar 9, 2015

   If Oklahoma had a state jackpot game I would be all over it no matter the jackpot size 

  If enough people felt as you did to make a state lottery in Oklahoma profitable there would probably be one.

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

         
  
• Stack47

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on Mar 9, 2015

  If enough people felt as you did to make a state lottery in Oklahoma profitable there would probably be one.

  Oklahoma has 5/36 pick-5 Cash 5 game with a tax free $25,000 jackpot, a free ticket for matching 2, $10 for matching 3, and $500 for matching 4 numbers. With Hot Lotto, PB, and MM, that game IMO is a perfect fit.
• RJOh

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by Stack47 on Mar 10, 2015

  Oklahoma has 5/36 pick-5 Cash 5 game with a tax free $25,000 jackpot, a free ticket for matching 2, $10 for matching 3, and $500 for matching 4 numbers. With Hot Lotto, PB, and MM, that game IMO is a perfect fit.

   But the grass always look better somewhere else.  I play the games available locally and don't worry about what's available somewhere else.

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