As far as who wins has nothing to do with location. It's more like who can afford to play and who picks winning numbers or who gets the right quick pick with the right numbers. I see your state only has one pick 3 drawing. And a couple high stakes drawings. Hotlotto and powerball are tough to win. You could buy 100,000 dollars worth of tickets and still not win. Or you could buy just one ticket and join the list of winners. To me playing the lottery games is a challenge to see if i can win. I spend a great deal of my time trying to find the right numbers that might hit next. It has become sort of a game with me to see if I will pick the number straight and collect the 500 or 5000 dollar prize or more. The odds are definitely in favor of the lottery.
You can't earn a living playing the lottery unless you can pick a $500 winner or a $5000 winner on a regular basis. Or put enough money down on a number and it hits straight. Lotto post has a couple of prediction posters who do well in many states you might be able to find a person on the prediction pages who's numbers you might try and pick up a few bucks along the way. But play within your means. I think a lot of people play the lottery out of desperation to win money and are severely disappointed when they loose more than they win. Playing the lottery is a gamble and some people are good at it others are not. There are also tips and tricks you might use to win some money and you have to find a method that works for you. It can be frustrating to play for weeks or months and not win and then hit for a couple hundred and spend most of it trying to hit again.
Choosing the right numbers to play depends on your skills being able to pick through the numbers history of the game you wish to try and win and come up with good selections to play. Meaning you have to put something into finding the numbers to play or settle for quick pick and take a chance. Or guess what number might hit. Guessing is almost like buying quick picks because your not picking the numbers to play based on any observations of your states number history.