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Thread ID: 128989	2013-01-27 19:32:00	13 First Division Winners in Lotto	Lawrence (2987)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1325126	2013-01-27 19:32:00	Thought there was something odd getting 13 First Division winners www.nzherald.co.nz Still one of them picked up Power Ball	Lawrence (2987)
1325127	2013-01-27 19:45:00	Nothing odd with someone covering the field - so to speak :)	Zippity (58)
1325128	2013-01-27 19:55:00	Nothing odd with someone covering the field - so to speak :) +1 I got excited when I read that $15,000,000 had gone to a ticket on the West Coast. :D Soon calmed down after checking the results. Bugger. :(	KarameaDave (15222)
1325129	2013-01-27 23:30:00	You would be a little gutted winning 1st division and only getting $79,000 odd. Back in the early days of Lotto all the sevens came up and thirty odd people won but only received around the $30,000 mark. One guy knowing he had won Lotto went on a spending spree before having the winnings in his hot little hand and ended up in debt.	mikebartnz (21)
1325130	2013-01-28 01:13:00	So it seems they'd used a strategy to use their 'favourite' numbers to cover all the Poewerball possibilities, and actually fluked a win. But if you analyse what has happened, all this time they have been reducing their chances of a regular Lotto win to one tenth of what it would have been if they'd simply used a mix of numbers for each line. So... a dumb strategy that should have cost them their potential winnings has fluked a major win... if I'm interpretting things correctly about them playing the same numbers on every line. Dumbass rules :waughh:	Paul.Cov (425)
1325131	2013-01-28 02:03:00	Just wonder if the others did the same using different numbers? Still comes down to luck as you are not going to cover the odd's	Lawrence (2987)
1325132	2013-01-28 03:14:00	So it seems they'd used a strategy to use their 'favourite' numbers to cover all the Poewerball possibilities, and actually fluked a win. But if you analyse what has happened, all this time they have been reducing their chances of a regular Lotto win to one tenth of what it would have been if they'd simply used a mix of numbers for each line. So... a dumb strategy that should have cost them their potential winnings has fluked a major win... if I'm interpretting things correctly about them playing the same numbers on every line. Dumbass rules :waughh: Strategy? Lottery? Can you use those two words together? Lotteries are designed for the mathematically-challenged. The odds of winning anything at all are astronomical. Dumb luck is what it comes down to - that, and a regular 'investment' of cash that most people never see ever again.	johcar (6283)
1325133	2013-01-28 03:22:00	1. You've gotta be in to win - somebody has to win :) 2. Pick 6 numbers (Birthdates, Months and ages are the norm) 3. 10 lines of Lotto and 10 lines of Powerball covers all your options. 4. Brilliant strategy - especially if your numbers come in. 5. Multiple winning prizes in your bank - screw the rest :) 6. Yes, I do the same - cost is $12 a ticket. It is called the leisure dollar. Begrudge me - who cares? Good Luck to those who win - as always, there will be plenty of moaners around, as is evident here :(	Zippity (58)
1325134	2013-01-28 03:25:00	1. You've gotta be in to win :) 2. Pick 6 numbers (Birthdates, Months and ages are the norm) 3. 10 lines of Lotto and 10 lines of Powerball covers all your options. 4. Brilliant strategy - if your numbers come in. 5. Multiple winning prizes in your bank - screw the rest :) 6. Yes, I do the same - cost is $12 a ticket. Picking dates is a waste of time - 9 times out of 40, on balance, the number will be between 32 and 40... $12 a week = $624 per annum. Even that paltry sum could make a difference to your mortgage...	johcar (6283)
1325135	2013-01-28 03:36:00	Picking dates is a waste of time - 9 times out of 40, on balance, the number will be between 32 and 40... $12 a week = $624 per annum. Even that paltry sum could make a difference to your mortgage... You assume I have a mortgage - I don't!! :) Pick any 6 numbers - grouch.	Zippity (58)
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