So, Every store has a lotto computer connected to the states system, so when someone buys a ticket, the numbers selected by the customer are imputed or it gives you random numbers and that ticket is stored in the system and printed to give to the customer. If all of the numbers are inputed in a single system and known by the state before the drawing, how do we know it's not fixed? Couldn't they just compute which numbers arent the winner and make those come up to keep it going. You see often there is no winners for several drawings and the money builds. Would it not benefit the state to keep the drawing with no winners so people keep buying more and more tickets, not to mention, the bigger the prize, the bigger the state gets in taxes.
Not sure if you've watched it or not, but McMillions was a pretty interesting doc about lotteries. As far as your question, I have no clue. If you figure it out let's split the pot!
It is absolutely fixed. The winner is the house. Every time. The lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math. Plain and simple. Same with casinos.
There’s a reason they call gambling/lotto the “dumbie tax”. But when you win, you ain’t no dumbie, FAMS!
I’ve never bought a lottery ticket or played video poker in my life. Product of being broke for so long after high school. Didn’t have the luxury to even try. Shit, I don’t even do the SuperBowl big board with the team where you pick a square!
I was that poor for the first 17 years of my life. I worked very hard to get thru a tough tough curriculum and now have money for stuff like that. Life is good if you work hard. The only thing I sorrowfully regret not having is children and I'd trade all my money for children. I'd rob banks if I could have children like yours.
I am lucky to have nieces and nephews that I love to the bone and am extremely proud of. One is great at basketball and got a full ride at Cal. Poly. I've got a niece and a nephew who got law degrees and passed the bar. Another niece did very well at the University of Washington getting a degree in biology. Another niece I've told about until people are sick of reading got two tough degrees in three years at a very good university called Emory. She's now in medical school on a full ride at Boston University. My niece that passed the bar with flying colors was able to retire early when she married a distinguished engineer from Oregon State who got a job at the largest consulting engineering firm in the world as a vice president. We're so proud of all of them but my wife and I could have imparted even more had we been able to have children.
