alleycat asked:


I was just reading an article on Yahoo about a couple who believe they have come up with a formula for winning the lottery. Someone in the article said that there is no formula for winning the lottery unless you buy every ticket. Would it be possible to buy a ticket for every possible number combination and still come out ahead?

For example, the big lottery here in California is Mega Millions. Let’s say that the jackpot is at $300 million. There are close to 176 million possible number combinations that can be played. You spend $176 million on tickets, take about 30% taxes out of the winnings ($90 million), subtract your initial cost of $176 million, you are still left with $34 million. (The problem would be coming up with that much money initially and filling out 176 million different tickets!)
Chuck, that is a great point! If another person also won, you will be out alot of money.

Marcus

lola asked:


I wish I could stay home with my kids. I work all the time but after all my bills are payed and grocerys are bought theres enough money left to put gas in my car. Its depressing and its slowly killing me! I wish I could win the lottery Im sure millions of other people feel the same way too. I want to join a lottery pool I prefer to do it with hundreds of other people so we have a better chance but lotto pools are aginst the rules where I work and I don’t know hundreds of people so I was thinking about doing an on line lotto pool so I looked into some but felt that it would not be a smart move! Its hard to trust total strangers! I play win 4 life and mega millions here in Georgia I spend 10 dollers a week for 5 tickets per drawing and I have been doing this for over a year although a few times Iv forgotten to buy a ticket but checking the numbers I woulden’t have won anyway so oh well Maybe I’ll get lucky this week! Any suggestions on choosing numbers or lotto pooling?

Danielle

lets talk asked:


i want to purchase a lottery ticket, but i don’t want to if i cant win, whether its a big prize or not.
my state doesn’t participate in the lottery, but i want to go to a very close state and buy a ticket.

Marcus

Anna asked:


or are their certain days that you can buy a ticket?

Robert

pmugri asked:


At a certain prize level it makes statistical sense to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket.
What is grand prize amount that makes it make sense?

Mark

Giggle Bear asked:


yes, no, or idk ?

Kathleen

His Angel asked:


I am too lazy to go out right now and buy one. Do I have till this evening or what?

Chad