John Lottery's Bimonthly Lottery Articles

A collection of lottery articles analyzing specific aspects of Mega Millions, Powerball, Lotto Max, Lotto 649, Euromillions, and other lottery games. Examples of topics include advice on: when to buy and play guides; rule and format changes; benefits of buying the Megaplier, Powerplay, Sizzler options; how much money the lottery keeps; cash verses annuity analysis; implied yields; lottery odds of single and multiple tickets; etc. Includes annuity and multi-ticket calculator gadgets for your use.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Lottery Full Wheel Calculators Released

We are proud to announce that we have begun to roll out our new Full Wheel Payout Calculators for the following lotteries:

You can access these pages from the links above, from our Lottery Research Page, or the "Lottery Combo Tables" link on our Lottery Power Picks home page.

While we are still in the bug/shakeout mode, we have decided to provide these calculators to you in a phased mode.

The purpose of these pages are to help you, the lottery players, better understand how much money: it would cost you to purchase a full lottery wheel; you would win if any or all of your numbers were to appear in the associated lottery drawing; and, lastly, how much your profit or loss from that transaction was.

During the coming weeks, we will be testing these pages to make sure that everything works properly. We will also be expanding these pages to include all of our covered lotteries.

We hope this information is helpful and gives you more information about the financial risks associated with playing the large lottery games.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Answer to Lottery Trivia Question #4: First Person to Win $5 Million Lottery?

Last week's Lottery Trivia Question #4 was:

Who was the first person to ever win a $5 million lottery prize?
When (on what date) did he win it?
What's he doing now?

Although no one ventured a guess, the Correct Answer is:

Lou Eisenberg was the first person to ever win a $5 million lottery prize which was the historically largest jackpot in the world.
Lou won this on Friday the 13th of November 1981.
Today, Lou is in his 70s and lives on his Social Security payments because he spent all of his winnings.

Remember to check-in tomorrow to read our 5th Lottery Trivia Question posting!

Thanks,

JL.........

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Lottery Trivia Question 4: Who Was First $5 Million Winner?

This week's three part Lottery Trivia Question is about New York State Lottery history.

Our Trivia Question #4 is:

Who was the first person to ever win a $5 million lottery prize?
When (on what date) did he win it?
What's he doing now?

Enter your answer by leaving a Comment to this post below. Leave your name, and if you have a website or blog, provide it's URL and name.

We will provide the correct answer next Monday, October 26th, and will post your name and a URL link back to your site.

Have Fun,

JL.........

Welcome

The purpose of this blog is to bring you a variety of articles focused on sharing Lottery Specific Topics that will better help you understand your chances of winning the large Mega Millions, Powerball, Lotto 649, Super 7, Euromillions, etc. jackpots.

We intend to post new articles on a Bimonthly (every 2 month) basis, but may add content more frequently. Examples of topics that we will address include: Do all combinations have an equal probability of winning?; Where does the money go?; What combinations occur most frequently and why? Should I take a lump sum payment or annuity?; and more.

Our blog is open to your comments. If you have a lottery related question that needs to be researched, please suggest it. If you know of interesting research sites that we should add, tell us. If you want to contribute an article, let us know. The only rules that we will impose are: (1) Keep it clean; and (2) Don't ask for lottery results (you can get that elsewhere). We hope you will enjoy reading our articles and participate in our growth. .... J.L.