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jsr wrote:Hi are the odds of winning a scratch card better than a quick pick lotto . Which NLCB game has the best chances of winning
maj. tom wrote:There was a statistician in Toronto, Mohan Srivastava, who cracked the scratch lottery code for a particular game. And he proved it to the lottery board. The OLG board pulled the game immediately and said the game had a flaw.
https://www.npr.org/2011/02/19/13389396 ... ff-Secrets
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/0 ... ckets.html
Dizzy28 wrote:Back in 2007 I got hooked on scratch. It all started when I bought the one to win a Corolla. Paid $10 and won $50. So started playing them fairly often. I ran a spread sheet as well on all I spent and what I won. I decided to call it quits after 3 months when I luckily won a $100 on one of them $1 games and that actually bought me to exact breakeven i.e. spent exactly as much as I won.
People always talk about what they win but never about what they lose. Unless you won a pretty big jackpot early on the odds are always against you.
VexXx Dogg wrote:Dizzy28 wrote:Back in 2007 I got hooked on scratch. It all started when I bought the one to win a Corolla. Paid $10 and won $50. So started playing them fairly often. I ran a spread sheet as well on all I spent and what I won. I decided to call it quits after 3 months when I luckily won a $100 on one of them $1 games and that actually bought me to exact breakeven i.e. spent exactly as much as I won.
People always talk about what they win but never about what they lose. Unless you won a pretty big jackpot early on the odds are always against you.
gramps was a chronic gambler that cost him more than just money, so I learned to stay far.
screwbash wrote:playwhe has the best odds, it is 1:36 chances of winning.
the numbers are predictable most times, go into NLCB office and request a copy of the all the draws for at least a 2 years and you will see the pattern. example today numbers that might play would be 10,19,20,25,30,12,18,21 - playing all 8 numbers would increase my chance of winning.u do the maths in how much u need to wager in order to minimize your losses.
FrankChag wrote:The seed in the random number generator was the key to hacking these things a few decades ago. Still is for some weaker "random" draws, but I'm assuming they outsource the printing to a proper company.
Nowadays the RNGs are seeded by truly random stuff, like lava lamps and the movement of kittens, with a bias for loosing.
Only idiots "gamble" with money when you can't control the game and the odds and these gaming companies are not idiots.
The law of large numbers x their biased probabilities means that in the long run, you will almost always loose.
It's really is a tax on the stupid.
Dohplaydat wrote:
What an idiot you are, there is not pattern, even draw is random 1/36 probability.
Best advice dey^^VexXx Dogg wrote:House always wins, no exceptions.
VexXx Dogg wrote:House always wins, no exceptions.
Dohplaydat wrote:screwbash wrote:playwhe has the best odds, it is 1:36 chances of winning.
the numbers are predictable most times, go into NLCB office and request a copy of the all the draws for at least a 2 years and you will see the pattern. example today numbers that might play would be 10,19,20,25,30,12,18,21 - playing all 8 numbers would increase my chance of winning.u do the maths in how much u need to wager in order to minimize your losses.
What an idiot you are, there is not pattern, even draw is random 1/36 probability.
shake d livin wake d dead wrote:there was an article about a lady who won two benz in the 'classic black" scratch...yall think that was real?? I think she was a seamstress or something.I know a few small time winners but it's like those guys lose more than they won yes
Rovin wrote:shake d livin wake d dead wrote:there was an article about a lady who won two benz in the 'classic black" scratch...yall think that was real?? I think she was a seamstress or something.I know a few small time winners but it's like those guys lose more than they won yes
i eh know bout d benz but a older guy came into my store early last mth to find out about doing a system , he claims a lady won 2 rangers [1 ranger on 2 occasions i cant recall how far apart] she sold him 1 of d rangers new for what he said was about 30 or 40k less than market value .... me em know if is a load of BS but i jes relating d story he told me ...
death365 wrote:If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man
You win some, lose some, all the same to me
go in the casino, sit at a blackjack table when they now open it , and play more than 10 hands. btw the odds are 2;1 ... u can win or draw ... or lose
maj. tom wrote:Any competition where a vehicle is the prize is a rip-off. They don't pay for the insurance and maintenance and all the other taxes and miscellaneous that comes with owning the vehicles. How the Penal granny going to afford insurance and Premium gas and 6 month maintenance on a C-class Mercedes? The Pirelli tires alone must be a half year worth of her pension money. Plus the criminals now watching and waiting to bash your head in because they think you have money.
I noticed that the article didn't even touch on any of those issues with their propaganda. It's not here alone. Most people who won boats and cars on Price is Right has the same story. Most contestants cannot afford the state taxes to collect the prize. There was a woman who won an Audi R8 and couldn't afford the $12k state tax and the $34k federal tax. She would had to pay $61K total to receive her prize which would push her into the elite tax bracket as well. And then there's car insurance and premium fuel (98 RON) required for an R8.
https://www.accountingweb.com/tax/indiv ... rice-right
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