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• goose

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  Now its the time for us to have the right mind towards this lotto rigged thing I guess!For more fairness,lets discuss it and share our opinions

  goose
• UriGellar

  

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  Theres not enough choices in this poll.
• goose

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  you may tell me what other choices you can think of,thanks
• hypersoniq

  

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  Time would not be a factor if it was rigged.

  The time a drawing starts is not the important time, it's the time they allow the balls to mix before drawing them (especially in multi-machine draws like pick 3 or timed-interval multi-number draws like PB).

  Have an EXCELlent day!
• CASH Only

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  Only four votes?
• four4me

  

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  Computer can delete the winner it self be4 the draw. Answer yes if its a computer generated game. 
  

  
   If lottos rigged, time isn't the key. Answer timing is everything.
   
   If lottos rigged, Time is the key. Answer time might have something to do with it but probably not. It would however take time to come up with a clever way to fool everybody.

  
  

  
   It's more fair to often change its drawn time. Answer what does this have to do with anything.

  
  

  
  A computer can sort out tickets before the draw. Answer if your referring to picking the numbers the software for computer generated ticket has a RNG.

  
  

  
  It's not fair to often change its drawn time. Answer what difference dose it make when they draw the numbers.

  
  

  
  Different times draws are different. Answer it doesn't matter what time they draw the balls.

  
  

   

  
  

  Goose we've been over and over about this. Megamillion and Powerball have ping pong ball type machines and are guarded by top notch security personnel. The balls are hand picked, precisely weighed, locked in special boxes then locked in special safes they are weighed and kept in temperature controlled rooms. Everything about the games are regulated by lottery personal and a security team. Security cameras what every move of all the personnel handling the balls. Only a magician could switch the balls. But after the game he would have to remove his balls and put the original balls back in there proper place under the watchful eye of security guards, cameras and lottery officials. Meaning he/they would have to perform two magical tricks or risk getting caught.

  
  

   

  
  

  The lottery isn't rigged. 
• BobP

  

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  The real question is whether is actual draw is taking place at the time people see it.  Some draws are televised live and all those minds are competing to pull their balls out of the hopper, as some balls are drawn "wrong" those minds begin to drop out of the battle and the remaining numbers are drawn as a consensus of those who still have a chance to win big remaining.  On the other hand some draws are shown minutes or more later on video tape sent out to the stations to run during commercials, etc.  Those draws are free of the mental influences of tens of thousands of players pressing their will.  BobP
• hypersoniq

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by four4me on March 13, 2004
  

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  Megamillion and Powerball have ping pong ball type machines and are guarded by top notch security personnel. The balls are hand picked, precisely weighed, locked in special boxes then locked in special safes they are weighed and kept in temperature controlled rooms.
  

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  No sure way of telling if it is rigged or not, but I say ANYTHING can be rigged if there's enough money in it... They may or may not actually predetermine the draw numbers, but the powerball machine draws balls by stopping rotation and raising one up on a small plastic post.... the timing for this, the intervals, are USER-ADJUSTABLE (programmable)... now why would that even be a feature? search Google for "smart play halogen"... this is the current setup of the MUSL.

  I don't believe it's rigged, at least not accurately... but I also don't believe in total randomness, otherwise my spreadsheets would never even get close to the numbers before the next draw... There is something missing, some calculation, formula, factor, I don't know... but with time and actual effort, I do believe that sound methods of elimination and identification will ultimately be able to produce a winner... a system only has to work once with a big jackpot game ;-)

  Is rigging probable? I don't think so... they already MADE their money before a drawing, they don't really care... although some tinkering might help encourage rollovers...

  is it possible? absolutely! It's all about the benjamins... remember the C.E.O. motto... "It's only a crime if you get caught"...
  

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• four4me

  

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  Bob and Hyper both you guys have excellent points. A program was developed a while back on the discovery channel depicting all the whole process of the lotto drawing I don't know if it was mega or powerball. But they went step by step from the actual selection of materials machines personnel and the whole gamut. Very informative. The big game and powerball is regulated by the gaming officials that a rigging of any kind would almost have to be mastermind by the people running the game the consequence for this crime would be seriously severe. I know it has happened with some state lotteries and because of those crimes a regulatory committee was put in place. Just like in Los Vegas. Cheating happens but if you get caught yeeowwwwww. I don't think anyone working for powerball or megamil is going to try and rig the game. A lot of people would loose there jobs and many people would end up in jail. I'm not sure if it federally regulated or just state regulated.

  I have a friend who swears he could take the most honest man in America put him in a room counting 100 dollar bills leave him alone in there and within 3 years more or less he will start stealing a little at a time until greed sets in then he will take more until he dventually gets caught. Going by that premise it is possible that the workers in the mega and powerball could probably be dreaming up a way to rig the game but don't do it for fear of getting caught. Like I said you may be able to put the rigged balls in but if after the game they are taken back to the gaming room and inspected somebody's going to jail because each ball is coded and weighed. Even the position is sat in it's container is charted. When they finish drawing the balls they better be the same balls that were originally designated for that drawing. Lets hope nobody masterminds this crime because there's going to be a lot of unhappy people. And the possibility of ending one of Americas favorite get rich quick plans.