If you play the Powerball lottery, winning is going to become more difficult because the rules and odds of the game are changing radically in favor of “the house”.
On January 4, 2009 the Powerball lottery will switch from the current format of selecting 5 white balls from a group of 55 and the Poweball from a group of 42 to selecting 5 white balls from a group of 59 and selecting the Powerball from a group of 39.
While it sounds like getting the correct Powerball will be easier, 1 of 39 rather than 1 of 42, the other change involving the addition of four white balls makes the odds worse, much worse over-all.
Under the current format the odds of any one Powerball lottery play winning the jackpot is 1 in 146,107,962. With the new format the odds jump to 1 in 195,249,054.
Under the current format the odds of any one Powerball lottery play matching all five white balls is 1 in 3,563,609. Under the new format the odds jump to 1 in 5,138,133.
Under the current format the odds of any one Powerball lottery play matching four white balls and the Powerball is 1 in 584,432. Under the new format the odds jump to 1 in 723,145.
Under the current format the odds of any one Powerball lottery play matching four white balls is 1 in 14,254. Under the new format the odds jump to 1 in 19,030.
Under the current format the odds of any one Powerball lottery play matching three white balls and the Powerball is 1 in 11,927. Under the new format the odds jump to 1 in 13,644.
Note: The above odds are to the nearest whole number
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December 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Powerball | 1 Comment
Notice: Playing hot numbers, cold numbers or some combination of the two DOES NOT insure one will win the lottery.
The following information is provided FOR INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.
What you do or do not do with this information is entirely up to you.
The hottest and coldest numbers in the various Oklahoma lotteries as of 11/06/08:
Powerball (White Balls Over Last 50 draws):
Hottest: 14 -40-52-32-48
Coldest: 27-19-42-35-30-22-16-22
Hot Lotto (White Balls Over Last 50 Draws):
Hottest: 02-22-38-03-37
Coldest: 30-26-20-29-28-18-07-05-04
Cash 5 (Over Last 50 Draws):
Hottest: 20-02-11-21-08-13-16-31-33
Coldest: 09-07-25-22-14
Pick 3 (Over Last 50 draws):
Hottest: 9-6-4
Coldest: 5-8-2
November 6th, 2008 | Posted in General | No Comments
By an overwhelming margin (64% to 36%) Arkansas voters have approved a state lottery overturning a ban set in the state’s constitution since 1874.
Proponents of an Arkansas Lottery say it will generate $100 million a year in lottery revenue, the profit from which is to be used to fund college scholarships for Arkansas residents.
The lottery initiative passed in all 75 Arkansas counties and its creation is pretty much assured early on in 2009.
The Arkansas lottery initiative leaves it up to lawmakers to hammer out the details, establish rules, regulations, and logistics for the lottery and they will likely do so soon after the Arkansas Legislature convenes in January.
Lt. Gov. Bill Halters, a prime backer of the lottery proposal, wants to see the Arkansas Lottery set up similar to the Georgia Lottery which also funds college scholarship with the only qualifiers being that the student graduates from a high school in the state, has a ‘B’ average and attends a college in the state.
Prospective Arkansas Lottery players will just have to wait and see how the state Legislature crafts the lottery and the requirements for scholarships.
What is without question is that the advent of an Arkansas Lottery will have an impact on the sales of tickets for the lotteries of Oklahoma and Missouri. This is especially the case if the Arkansas Lottery includes Powerball.
November 5th, 2008 | Posted in General | 1 Comment
