Many people I've spoken to lately have said that 6/49 is harder to win since the increase in June....people saying they can't remember the last time they even won 10.00...So I thought I'd check some numbers and see what came up.
In 8/9 draws in August 2003 there were:
39 x 5+ number winners
2154 x 5 number winners
108143 x 4 number winners
1883922 x 3 number winners
In 8/8 draws in August 2004 there were:
36 x 5+ number winners
1537 x 5 number winners
84428 x 4 number winners
1543249 x 3 number winners
Is the game harder or is it because players are spending less that the wins are less frequent.

In 8/9 draws in August 2003 there were:
39 x 5+ number winners
2154 x 5 number winners
108143 x 4 number winners
1883922 x 3 number winners
In 8/8 draws in August 2004 there were:
36 x 5+ number winners
1537 x 5 number winners
84428 x 4 number winners
1543249 x 3 number winners
Is the game harder or is it because players are spending less that the wins are less frequent.