Lottery is a bit crap
Discussion
bigandclever said:
Rich_W said:
How long till a Lotto jackpot is less than £1M?
In 1995, 133 people shared the £16 million jackpot, and that was a Rollover too.Personally I'd still be rather happy with the £120.3k as I would be able to buy a decent house with no mortage.
I really need to think of another plan for early retirement.
The 3 people who shared this weeks jackpot don't deserve £1m each, due to the stupidity of choosing 6 low numbers.
We all know that people go with birthdays, lucky numbers, house numbers etc. Therefore choosing all low numbers gives you the same chance of winning, but a much higher chance of sharing your win.
My lowest number is 32. Rule out all the birthdays that way. If I win the jackpot I'll be the only winner I should think.
We all know that people go with birthdays, lucky numbers, house numbers etc. Therefore choosing all low numbers gives you the same chance of winning, but a much higher chance of sharing your win.
My lowest number is 32. Rule out all the birthdays that way. If I win the jackpot I'll be the only winner I should think.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
The 3 people who shared this weeks jackpot don't deserve £1m each, due to the stupidity of choosing 6 low numbers.
We all know that people go with birthdays, lucky numbers, house numbers etc. Therefore choosing all low numbers gives you the same chance of winning, but a much higher chance of sharing your win.
My lowest number is 32. Rule out all the birthdays that way. If I win the jackpot I'll be the only winner I should think.
not sure if you ar ebeing serious.....We all know that people go with birthdays, lucky numbers, house numbers etc. Therefore choosing all low numbers gives you the same chance of winning, but a much higher chance of sharing your win.
My lowest number is 32. Rule out all the birthdays that way. If I win the jackpot I'll be the only winner I should think.
but just incase, dont forget they may have been lucky dip winners.
But most likly they are benifit frausters with 6 kids all under 18.....
Phil Dicky said:
Mr Trophy said:
Someone was telling me ( a taxi driver in London ) that if you don't go public after winning, you get the money split yearly, until full amount is paid. Anyone know if this is bulls
t?
Bullst?t....going public gets you Camelot backing and their financial advice foc.t. Camelot are legally obliged to offer "backing" (assuming you mean support) and initial financial advice. After that you're on your own. TTmonkey said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
The 3 people who shared this weeks jackpot don't deserve £1m each, due to the stupidity of choosing 6 low numbers.
We all know that people go with birthdays, lucky numbers, house numbers etc. Therefore choosing all low numbers gives you the same chance of winning, but a much higher chance of sharing your win.
My lowest number is 32. Rule out all the birthdays that way. If I win the jackpot I'll be the only winner I should think.
not sure if you ar ebeing serious.....We all know that people go with birthdays, lucky numbers, house numbers etc. Therefore choosing all low numbers gives you the same chance of winning, but a much higher chance of sharing your win.
My lowest number is 32. Rule out all the birthdays that way. If I win the jackpot I'll be the only winner I should think.
but just incase, dont forget they may have been lucky dip winners.
But most likly they are benifit frausters with 6 kids all under 18.....
PanzerCommander said:
You'd be gutted wouldn't you, thinking you'd won enough money to retire and live far more than comfortably only to find out you'd won enough to pay the Mortage off plus a new Ford Focus. Was the five numbers + the bonus actually a bigger prize that week?
Personally I'd still be rather happy with the £120.3k as I would be able to buy a decent house with no mortage.
I really need to think of another plan for early retirement.
I wish I lived where you do!Personally I'd still be rather happy with the £120.3k as I would be able to buy a decent house with no mortage.
I really need to think of another plan for early retirement.
Hull and the surrounding area is pretty reasonable for house prices.
Pork said:
Mr Trophy said:
Someone was telling me ( a taxi driver in London ) that if you don't go public after winning, you get the money split yearly, until full amount is paid. Anyone know if this is bullst?
Must be true, a cabby said. t?No, it's not true.
PanzerCommander said:
bigandclever said:
Rich_W said:
How long till a Lotto jackpot is less than £1M?
In 1995, 133 people shared the £16 million jackpot, and that was a Rollover too.| Category | Prize | Winners | Total | Percentages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackpot | £122,510 | 133 | £16,293,830 | 39.3% |
| 5+bonus | £7,872 | 246 | £1,936,512 | 4.7% |
| 5 match | £181 | 6,660 | £1,205,460 | 2.9% |
| 4 match | £16 | 165,738 | £2,651,808 | 6.4% |
| 3 match | £10 | 1,932,744 | £19,327,440 | 46.7% |
| Totals | 2,105,521 | £41,415,050 | 100.0% |
GTIR said:
Phil Dicky said:
Mr Trophy said:
Someone was telling me ( a taxi driver in London ) that if you don't go public after winning, you get the money split yearly, until full amount is paid. Anyone know if this is bullst?
Bullst?t....going public gets you Camelot backing and their financial advice foc.t. Camelot are legally obliged to offer "backing" (assuming you mean support) and initial financial advice. After that you're on your own. Quad Bulls
t... for balance.Ari said:
Whenever someone talks about the lottery I always ask them to guess my mobile phone number. When they say it's impossible I always point out that it's much easier than the lottery, each number is only between 0 and 9. And they're paying a pound every time to have a guess!
Mugs game.
Guy I know who recently won £108m would probably beg to differ. He may shout it at you from the drivers seat of his McLaren P1!Mugs game.
Ari said:
Whenever someone talks about the lottery I always ask them to guess my mobile phone number. When they say it's impossible I always point out that it's much easier than the lottery, each number is only between 0 and 9. And they're paying a pound every time to have a guess!
Mugs game.
Your maths is wrong. 11 numbers in a phone number. The first 2 are 07, so 9 to guess. With a 1 in 10 chance for each. Which in my book is a billion to 1. Mugs game.
Lotto has odds of 14m to 1.
What you are overlooking is that to guess a phone number you need to get the right numbers in the right order. In the lotto, you don't have to get them in the right order. That slashes the odds.
You're 71 times more likely to win the lotto than guess the phone number.
Cotty said:
Yes I believe in the states they do get the winnings paid over a number of years.
You can get it all at once if you agree to a lower payout. I think someone worked it out that you would still be better off accepting the lower payout as earned interest would more than compensate.Of course the jackpot payout would be taxable (think it's 40%) which isn't the case in the UK.
Edited by redtwin on Monday 12th May 16:37
apparently the number of people who pick 1,2,3,4,5,6 each week, or do each corner, or a verticle line is staggering.......do the degree if the 6 no's came up, they'd get virtually nothing.
apparently the ticket design actually works to try and out design this.
anyway back to the point, a plumber who worked for me did win £1.2m....... in the early 90's when £250k bought you a serious house.
and he bought a new vw polo.
apparently the ticket design actually works to try and out design this.
anyway back to the point, a plumber who worked for me did win £1.2m....... in the early 90's when £250k bought you a serious house.
and he bought a new vw polo.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Your maths is wrong. 11 numbers in a phone number. The first 2 are 07, so 9 to guess. With a 1 in 10 chance for each. Which in my book is a billion to 1.
Lotto has odds of 14m to 1.
What you are overlooking is that to guess a phone number you need to get the right numbers in the right order. In the lotto, you don't have to get them in the right order. That slashes the odds.
You're 71 times more likely to win the lotto than guess the phone number.
That is an extraordinarily good point! Lotto has odds of 14m to 1.
What you are overlooking is that to guess a phone number you need to get the right numbers in the right order. In the lotto, you don't have to get them in the right order. That slashes the odds.
You're 71 times more likely to win the lotto than guess the phone number.
I'm, err, just off to buy a ticket...
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