Quick picks are for lazy people, they take the fun out of gambling.Cobster said:Quickpick.
A lot of the big winners have won that way.
Don't you think it's more fun to think you worked hard for your winnings ( or losses ..lol).
Quick picks are for lazy people, they take the fun out of gambling.Cobster said:Quickpick.
A lot of the big winners have won that way.
Scenicdrive said:For fun, I say the next drawing will start with 8 and ends with 51. So lets see your magic, Fred.
lol @ losses.Fred Zed said:Quick picks are for lazy people, they take the fun out of gambling.
Don't you think it's more fun to think you worked hard for your winnings ( or losses ..lol).
I'm gonna call my buddy in the states and ask him to buy me some tickets.Scenicdrive said:The mega millions jackpot is now $163 million for Friday's drawing (9-15-06) since no one hits the winning combination yet. Good luck for both you and me, Fred.
Hey, best of luck.Cobster said:I'm gonna call my buddy in the states and ask him to buy me some tickets.
Sure enough if my #'s come up, I won't be hearing from him anymore I suspect.
I shall buy three tickets for Friday's drawing. I assume the number in parenthesis is from the set of bonus/Megaball numbers. It only runs from 1 to 46. So I shall switch the first set of numbers into 8-12-29-46-50 (15). The other numbers will go in as you predict. Hope the luck stars shine on us, Fred.Fred Zed said:8-12-29-46-50 (51)
8-10-22-29-37 (40)
8-13-14-32-53 (41)
Gonna check it out, thanks for the link.Scenicdrive said:Hey, best of luck.Hope your buddy does not cheat on you!!! LOL!!! You may want to try the Powerball lotto, currently valued at USD$137 million to be drawn today at participating states. http://www.usamega.com/
You are welcome. It cost $2 to buy a lotto ticket & they require you to buy 5 tickets minimum from that website but at least no one can cheat on you. May the force be with you!!!Cobster said:Gonna check it out, thanks for the link.
I just checked out that web site and was looking at the pick three numbers game. Why are there different payouts for straight winners? Is the payout tied to something like pari mutual betting. Here in Illinois 1 dollar straight 3 differt numbers gets y ou 500 bucks .rotti said:to minor success but worth watching...
Usually take the top 10 and box them
http://www.lottolore.com/l649md.html
They devide the total amount in the pot by the number of winners.mrpolarbear said:I just checked out that web site and was looking at the pick three numbers game. Why are there different payouts for straight winners? Is the payout tied to something like pari mutual betting. Here in Illinois 1 dollar straight 3 differt numbers gets y ou 500 bucks .
There was one $163 million jackpot winner from Georgia in the Friday, September 15, 2006 Mega Millions drawing. It looks like we have to wait a little while for the jackpot to build up again. On the other hand, powerball is still worth $157 Million. Fred, it looks like we have to work out a different lotto strategy for the biggies.Fred Zed said:8-12-29-46-50 (51)
8-10-22-29-37 (40)
8-13-14-32-53 (41)
I think you need volume + good numbers to have a decent shot at any lottery.Scenicdrive said:There was one $163 million jackpot winner from Georgia in the Friday, September 15, 2006 Mega Millions drawing. Fred, it looks like we have to work out a different lotto strategy for the biggies.LOL!!!
LOL!!! The good doc wishes he is as lucky as Cobster. Lady Luck is like my temperamental mistress. *frown* The TERB lotto syndicate is an interesting idea and I am all for it if it works out.Fred Zed said:I think you need volume + good numbers to have a decent shot at any lottery.
3 lines won't cut it.
May be we should start raising funds here on TERB & purchase the Powerball tickets in bulk ?
Unless you are very lucky ( like Cobster ) then you just a buy a single Quick Pick.
Yes, you certainly can improve the odds so instead of picking one number as our start point we could have picked 5. 7. 8, 9. 15 etc and generated 4 to 5 lines for each.Scenicdrive said:LOL!!! The good doc wishes he is as lucky as Cobster. Lady Luck is like my temperamental mistress. *frown* I am just not sure you can increase the odds of hitting big by limiting to certain set or sets of numbers, to induce Lady Luck to visit.
You are perhaps an optimist Fred. The good doc is a believer of randomness when it comes to picking numbers. Over the years, I must have played the big lotto games many different ways, sometimes methodological, sometimes purely random, sometimes with lotto software, and sometimes a combination of them. I bought anywhere from $10.00 to $1,000.00 each time, depends on the jackpots of different games. The end results have been the same, the good doc has always been at the short end of the stick.Fred Zed said:Yes, you certainly can improve the odds so instead of picking one number as our start point we could have picked 5. 7. 8, 9. 15 etc and generated 4 to 5 lines for each.
If you get the first ball correct you only have 5 to go.
You will be surprised, but sometimes these manipulations can mirror the actual numbers or close to the actual numbers. Somehow you have to pay for the tickets and it does help to at least get a few numbers correct.
To avoid any appearance of paradox and irony, I take it to mean that you can predict the winning combinations only from a relatively large pool of numbers and combinations. That is to say, you and I are not willing to put up such large sum of money, say $100,000.00 for some 'enhanced' chances. That is when the advantages of a syndicate come in as it is more affordable to a large number of people to put up with $100,000.00 than from 1 or 2 persons. Otherwise if your winning combo is from a relative small sample, say 1000 hits, wouldn't you just put up the money and win it all yourself??? I would. LOL!!!Fred Zed said:As for the TERB Syndicate, while it is a great idea, I don't think people will send us money until we demonstrate that our prediction skills are good.
That can be done. Combos are expensive but sometimes they work, as long as a good percentage of the correct numbers are in your combo number pool. It's much easier than trying to guess all 6 numbers correctly. Btw good doc the average person can only guess up to 3 numbers correct. Don't count on getting more than 3 correct unless you are very lucky or you resort to some other methods ( combos, high volume, group play etc)Scenicdrive said:I bought anywhere from $10.00 to $1,000.00 each time, depends on the jackpots of different games. The end results have been the same, the good doc has always been at the short end of the stick.
To avoid any appearance of paradox and irony, I take it to mean that you can predict the winning combinations only from a relatively large pool of numbers and combinations. LOL!!!
Geezzz....Fred, sounds like we have to borrow the play book from the science of hobbyism to hit it big.Fred Zed said:That can be done. Combos are expensive but sometimes they work, as long as a good percentage of the correct numbers are in your combo number pool. It's much easier than trying to guess all 6 numbers correctly. Btw good doc the average person can only guess up to 3 numbers correct. Don't count on getting more than 3 correct unless you are very lucky or you resort to some other methods ( combos, high volume, group play etc)....





