October 26, 2005 PICKS
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On the radio today, they were saying that the winner was from the prairies. Alberta to be exact !
Wasn't Peter of the Fab4 from there?
And why the hell would they up the jackpot to $54 million when they could have just stayed at $40 mil and then just up the ante on saturday's $4 million jackpot
Wasn't Peter of the Fab4 from there?
And why the hell would they up the jackpot to $54 million when they could have just stayed at $40 mil and then just up the ante on saturday's $4 million jackpot
As per my post on the $40 mil discussion thread, there are 2 hot triples or triads which each have the #5 in them. And they are:
5, 37, 43; and 5, 30, 37.
Triples (triads) sometimes cluster. I took a risk that they would since 37 and 43 have been known to hit together.
On another note, since the Lottery Corp had such a smashing success with this draw, they will most definitely do this again in the future, (offer amazing jackpots, that is). But obviously they can't do it every draw and have it work because everyone in the country would go bankrupt...
But maybe it's not just Canadians playing with this magnitude (now there's a 50 cent word for ya) of jackpot. I should know this but I don't - Can you buy Canada 6/49 in the U.S.? I thought this used to be possible at one time.
Once a long time ago I though I heard about U.S. citizens playing Can 6/49 because jackpot was lump sum whereas in U.S. their jackpots are paid out in settlement portions over years due to their taxable lottery winnings. Anyone know answer to this?
And ya, maybe it was Peter and the rest who won this - the winning numbers were their kind of picks, and knowing them they would go all out for this one.
5, 37, 43; and 5, 30, 37.
Triples (triads) sometimes cluster. I took a risk that they would since 37 and 43 have been known to hit together.
On another note, since the Lottery Corp had such a smashing success with this draw, they will most definitely do this again in the future, (offer amazing jackpots, that is). But obviously they can't do it every draw and have it work because everyone in the country would go bankrupt...
But maybe it's not just Canadians playing with this magnitude (now there's a 50 cent word for ya) of jackpot. I should know this but I don't - Can you buy Canada 6/49 in the U.S.? I thought this used to be possible at one time.
Once a long time ago I though I heard about U.S. citizens playing Can 6/49 because jackpot was lump sum whereas in U.S. their jackpots are paid out in settlement portions over years due to their taxable lottery winnings. Anyone know answer to this?
And ya, maybe it was Peter and the rest who won this - the winning numbers were their kind of picks, and knowing them they would go all out for this one.
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SuitedAces
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The Lucky Ticket Was Purchased In Camrose,Alberta they are unsure if the Lucky winner lives in Camrose.
Brad
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This is taken from BCLC's FAQ regarding purchase of any lotto tickets, including Lotto 649:mirage said:
Q. Can I buy BCLC lottery tickets from outside BC?
A. BCLC is authorized to market and distribute lottery tickets within BC only.
If you are 19 years of age or older and are visiting our province, you may purchase our lottery products.
While we understand that some companies offer Canadian lottery games, these companies are not affiliated with BCLC. A 1993 amendment to the Lottery Corporation Act made the selling of BCLC lottery tickets outside BC an offence punishable by fines of up to $100,000
As you know BCLC is the BC provincial authority. All the other jurisdictions in Canada, like OLGC in Ontario, abide by the same Interprovincial rules ....
BUT ... there are several web sites selling CN649 online (can't post the links here ... buyer beware). Also many cities near the Cdn border make it possible for US shoppers to get tickets, plus there are friends, families etc.
Just think that $54M CD, which is ~$45M USD, down south would be advertised at roughly $100M USD (equivalent before annuities or lumping kick in) ... not too shabby even by US standards.
Cheers
PS good call on the triples
Brad
Member
That's what I thought they would do, some TV networks were saying same earlier in the day on Wed, that there will be another hi JP next draw.nipsirc said:
Maybe someone at the top made a last minute decision to nix that thinking the public was played-out ... who knows what the bean-counters think
Brad
Member
Need a lozenge?
I can see what you're driving at, with the odds being potentially covered (no. of tickets) more than 3 times over there could have been 3 JP winners instead of one.
But we have seen the reverse a few times where with less than 14M tickets sold there were multi-winners ... the cookie crumbles both ways IMO, so I still reserve the right to think the lotto-draws are not fixed.
I won't comment on the location, did that in another thread ... your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to decide if I'm joking again
Cheers
I was kidding Mirage ... I know you know what the odds are ...mirage said:...Ahhregmm, (throat clearing sound)... One would think that with $99,474,164 sales (quoting from thread here) = 49,737,082 tickets sold, and with odds being 1 in 13,983,816 (per OLGC site) that there might have been more than 1 jackpot winner...
Ok, never mind.
I can see what you're driving at, with the odds being potentially covered (no. of tickets) more than 3 times over there could have been 3 JP winners instead of one.
But we have seen the reverse a few times where with less than 14M tickets sold there were multi-winners ... the cookie crumbles both ways IMO, so I still reserve the right to think the lotto-draws are not fixed.
I won't comment on the location, did that in another thread ... your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to decide if I'm joking again
Cheers
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heres' the Scoop !!!
Camrose, Alta. lottery pool wins $54M jackpot
A group of co-workers belonging to a lottery pool in Camrose, Alberta are reportedly the holders of a single winning Lotto 6/49 ticket worth $54 million.
The Western Canada Lottery Corporation confirmed early Thursday that the ticket, which comes with a prize of $54,294,712, was sold in Camrose, a city of 16,000 located about an hour southeast of Edmonton.
CFRN reporter Serena Mah caught up with some of the winners. She told CTV Newsnet that they were "a little rattled" and excited, but also "uncertain."
The uncertainty comes from news that a regular member of the pool apparently didn't contribute to the big one that paid off.
"One worker told me he usually buys in, but changed shifts and he went to Banff and wasn't able to toss in his $20," reported Mah.
"He says, and I quote, 'It's a kick in the privates.' But he's very happy for his co-workers."
At a Camrose Tim Hortons, people were buzzing at the news that the winning ticket was bought by a local group.
"It looks like we have some lottery winners but we haven't heard anything definite," server Pam Omoth told the Canadian Press.
"All we have heard is that it was a group of 17 ... Everybody is excited. You have to be happy for them. But I'd be much happier if it were me.''
The WCLC's Kathleen Polyak says a cheque can be issued within a few hours once a winner steps forward. All the winners have to do is go through an interview and have the ticket verified.
The winning numbers were: 5 11 20 30 37 43 Bonus: 31
Alberta is also home to the winning ticket for the $250,000 EXTRA prize. And there are two winners of the $100,000 EXTRA prize, which were purchased in Winnipeg and Calgary.
There were also 14 winning tickets to the second prize plus bonus, estimated to be worth $143,000 each.
Across the country, long lines formed at lottery kiosks throughout the day as people picked numbers for the biggest draw in Canadian lotto history.
Sales reached into the thousands-a-minute as the 9 p.m. ET deadline approached. And by the time the draw was held Wednesday night, an estimated two-thirds of all adult Canadians were checking their numbers.
George Sweny of the Ontario Lottery Corporation told CTV News they were earning $2 million per hour of ticket sales in Ontario alone, suggesting people were buying more than just one chance at the giant jackpot.
The initial estimated jackpot was $40 million, but because the ticket sales were so high, the actual jackpot payout soared to $54.2 million. That is well and above the previous record of $37.8 million in a Lotto Super 7 draw in 2002.
University of British Columbia psychology professor Darren Dahl tells CTV News that people buy tickets for more reasons than just a potentially big win.
"You read about it in the paper, you see it on TV and you decide, 'I want to be part of that.' In some ways, it becomes a little bit of history," says Dahl.
Winners are not the only ones who benefit from huge jackpots. Government-run lottery corporations see a substantial boost to their bottom line. Thirty per cent of ticket sales can be counted as profit. After that, Sweny says:
47 per cent of cash sales are paid back to consumers, or players, in prizes
8 per cent goes to the cost of operating the lottery organization
7.5 per cent or so goes to retail partners
Camrose, Alta. lottery pool wins $54M jackpot
A group of co-workers belonging to a lottery pool in Camrose, Alberta are reportedly the holders of a single winning Lotto 6/49 ticket worth $54 million.
The Western Canada Lottery Corporation confirmed early Thursday that the ticket, which comes with a prize of $54,294,712, was sold in Camrose, a city of 16,000 located about an hour southeast of Edmonton.
CFRN reporter Serena Mah caught up with some of the winners. She told CTV Newsnet that they were "a little rattled" and excited, but also "uncertain."
The uncertainty comes from news that a regular member of the pool apparently didn't contribute to the big one that paid off.
"One worker told me he usually buys in, but changed shifts and he went to Banff and wasn't able to toss in his $20," reported Mah.
"He says, and I quote, 'It's a kick in the privates.' But he's very happy for his co-workers."
At a Camrose Tim Hortons, people were buzzing at the news that the winning ticket was bought by a local group.
"It looks like we have some lottery winners but we haven't heard anything definite," server Pam Omoth told the Canadian Press.
"All we have heard is that it was a group of 17 ... Everybody is excited. You have to be happy for them. But I'd be much happier if it were me.''
The WCLC's Kathleen Polyak says a cheque can be issued within a few hours once a winner steps forward. All the winners have to do is go through an interview and have the ticket verified.
The winning numbers were: 5 11 20 30 37 43 Bonus: 31
Alberta is also home to the winning ticket for the $250,000 EXTRA prize. And there are two winners of the $100,000 EXTRA prize, which were purchased in Winnipeg and Calgary.
There were also 14 winning tickets to the second prize plus bonus, estimated to be worth $143,000 each.
Across the country, long lines formed at lottery kiosks throughout the day as people picked numbers for the biggest draw in Canadian lotto history.
Sales reached into the thousands-a-minute as the 9 p.m. ET deadline approached. And by the time the draw was held Wednesday night, an estimated two-thirds of all adult Canadians were checking their numbers.
George Sweny of the Ontario Lottery Corporation told CTV News they were earning $2 million per hour of ticket sales in Ontario alone, suggesting people were buying more than just one chance at the giant jackpot.
The initial estimated jackpot was $40 million, but because the ticket sales were so high, the actual jackpot payout soared to $54.2 million. That is well and above the previous record of $37.8 million in a Lotto Super 7 draw in 2002.
University of British Columbia psychology professor Darren Dahl tells CTV News that people buy tickets for more reasons than just a potentially big win.
"You read about it in the paper, you see it on TV and you decide, 'I want to be part of that.' In some ways, it becomes a little bit of history," says Dahl.
Winners are not the only ones who benefit from huge jackpots. Government-run lottery corporations see a substantial boost to their bottom line. Thirty per cent of ticket sales can be counted as profit. After that, Sweny says:
47 per cent of cash sales are paid back to consumers, or players, in prizes
8 per cent goes to the cost of operating the lottery organization
7.5 per cent or so goes to retail partners
