Newbie Needs Assistance (with Super7/Lotto649)
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Maggie said:The worst of it is, we used up all our extra funds for last nights draw, now we only have our usual amt. for Saturday. A few of us wanted to spend only half, but, majority ruled and they wanted to blow the whole enchilada.Needless to say, this morning they were regretting that move.
EXACTLY!!!johnph77 said:
Read MSN's Why poor people win the lottery:
- Studies show that the heaviest lottery players -- the 20% of players who contribute 82% of lottery revenue -- disproportionately are low-income, minority men who have less than a college education.
- Experts underscore that you can’t noticeably improve your odds at winning a lottery. Anyone who promises that is a charlatan.
- Be random. “The only thing you can do, really, to give yourself a slight edge -- and I’m saying really slight here -- is that you don’t want to play numbers that are frequently played by other people,” says Don Catlin, a retired mathematics professor, author of "The Lottery Book: The Truth Behind the Numbers" and monthly math columnist for the online magazine Casino City....
The solution: Let the “Quick Pick” computer randomly generate your numbers.
Brad
Member
Hey Powerball, you wouldn't be spreading myths by chance??
Myth #4: Lottery purchases are made mostly by low-income people.
Many studies show that this myth is unfounded. Numerous surveys conducted by individual lotteries show that their players cross-section the overall population in that jurisdiction.
A 1997 poll commissioned by the Washington Post found that middle income Americans were the most likely group to play the lottery and that the wealthiest and poorest were least likely to play. The survey says:
Two out of three Americans with annual household incomes ranging $25,000 - $45,000 played the lottery at least once a year; one out of four played monthly.
Americans earning $45,000 - $65,000 played even more often: three-fours occasionally, one-third at least once a month.
More recently, a Gallup Poll on Gambling in America this year shows that 57 percent of American adults had bought a lottery ticket in the past 12 months and:
Those with $45,000 - $75,000 incomes were most likely to play; 65 percent had played in the past year.
Those with incomes less than $25,000 were least likely to play (53 percent).
Those with incomes more than $75,000 spend about three times as much on lotteries each month as those with incomes under $25,000.
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The above excerpt is from the Testimony to Gaming Study Commission, see HERE
It's intended to provide a counterpoint to MSN's True/False quiz by Christopher Solomon (who is he?) that Powerball posted a link to above ....
Myth #4: Lottery purchases are made mostly by low-income people.
Many studies show that this myth is unfounded. Numerous surveys conducted by individual lotteries show that their players cross-section the overall population in that jurisdiction.
A 1997 poll commissioned by the Washington Post found that middle income Americans were the most likely group to play the lottery and that the wealthiest and poorest were least likely to play. The survey says:
Two out of three Americans with annual household incomes ranging $25,000 - $45,000 played the lottery at least once a year; one out of four played monthly.
Americans earning $45,000 - $65,000 played even more often: three-fours occasionally, one-third at least once a month.
More recently, a Gallup Poll on Gambling in America this year shows that 57 percent of American adults had bought a lottery ticket in the past 12 months and:
Those with $45,000 - $75,000 incomes were most likely to play; 65 percent had played in the past year.
Those with incomes less than $25,000 were least likely to play (53 percent).
Those with incomes more than $75,000 spend about three times as much on lotteries each month as those with incomes under $25,000.
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The above excerpt is from the Testimony to Gaming Study Commission, see HERE
It's intended to provide a counterpoint to MSN's True/False quiz by Christopher Solomon (who is he?) that Powerball posted a link to above ....
Re: Hey Powerball, you wouldn't be spreading myths by chance??
Brad, Brad, Brad... ...Power is probably getting paid to spread that crap of his
... ...the more Quick Picks, the more $$$ they take in... ...we won't fall for it
.
Those who wrote them are getting paid too
... ...Power probably watches CNN 7/24 and believes everything they say
.
Regards,
George
Brad, Brad, Brad... ...Power
is probably getting paid to spread that crap of his... ...the more Quick Picks, the more $$$ they take in... ...we won't fall for it.Those who wrote them are getting paid too
... ...Power probably watches CNN 7/24 and believes everything they say.Regards,
George
Brad said:Myth #4: Lottery purchases are made mostly by low-income people.
It's intended to provide a counterpoint to MSN's True/False quiz by Christopher Solomon (who is he?) Power
johnph77
Member
Powerball -
This post is not to gainsay, neighsay or denigrate your efforts, but if you believe in quick picks only, then what the hell are you doing in a forum where the prediction of lottery numbers, the methods for doing so and the exchange of that information on that subject is the main theme and its raison d'etre?
My previous post was not necessarily meant to add fuel to your fire. As seen in the wide variety of methodology, lottery prediction is not, and never will be, an exact science. Various and sundry methods are used, from historical information through root sums, total sums, positional analysis, etc., up to and including psychic waves.
The purpose of analysis, therefore, is to maximize the probability that the chosen set of numbers will hit. And it may not hit for the jackpot, but intelligent analysis can maximize the probability that the lower-tier prizes can be won more often.
Best of luck to you.
john
This post is not to gainsay, neighsay or denigrate your efforts, but if you believe in quick picks only, then what the hell are you doing in a forum where the prediction of lottery numbers, the methods for doing so and the exchange of that information on that subject is the main theme and its raison d'etre?
My previous post was not necessarily meant to add fuel to your fire. As seen in the wide variety of methodology, lottery prediction is not, and never will be, an exact science. Various and sundry methods are used, from historical information through root sums, total sums, positional analysis, etc., up to and including psychic waves.
The purpose of analysis, therefore, is to maximize the probability that the chosen set of numbers will hit. And it may not hit for the jackpot, but intelligent analysis can maximize the probability that the lower-tier prizes can be won more often.
Best of luck to you.
john
Well put!
Powerball -
<snip>, but if you believe in quick picks only, then what the hell are you doing in a forum where the prediction of lottery numbers, the methods for doing so and the exchange of that information on that subject is the main theme and its raison d'etre?<snip>
Powerball -
<snip>, but if you believe in quick picks only, then what the hell are you doing in a forum where the prediction of lottery numbers, the methods for doing so and the exchange of that information on that subject is the main theme and its raison d'etre?<snip>
Re: Translating the look on George's face:
Brad:
Nope, never, ever threw a club in frustration.
Regards,
George
Brad:
Nope, never, ever threw a club in frustration.
Regards,
George
Brad said:Am I close?
"O.K. guys ... let's go to the 19th hole first, I need a few shots bfr even thinking about retrieving Big Bertha from the scummy pond on 18th ..."
... speaking from experience here ... except I usually pitch the whole bag ...
Brad
Member
Totally OT here ...
Well, I play golf about as well as I play lotto ... spend an afternoon mostly slicing, duffing, etc. ... but then there's that one shot ... that goes exactly as planned ... makes me wanna play another 18 again ... kinda like hitting the JP (although I don't know what that feels like ... yet)
... O.K. ... back to QPs
Well, I play golf about as well as I play lotto
... spend an afternoon mostly slicing, duffing, etc. ... but then there's that one shot ... that goes exactly as planned ... makes me wanna play another 18 again ... kinda like hitting the JP (although I don't know what that feels like ... yet) ... O.K. ... back to QPs