California Lottery Mega Millions begins 6/22

[IntegraTypeR]

Today is the first day that the mega millions will be sold in CA
Jackpot will be 42 million this friday. Who's going to get one here

 

[Josh]

Let's do an ATOT thing where we all put in money and buy out all the combinations like those scientists

 

[DingDingDao]

Originally posted by: Josh
Let's do an ATOT thing where we all put in money and buy out all the combinations like those scientists

My dad and his coworkers tried something like that a while back. Keep in mind that my dad and his coworkers are all Ph.Ds in physics and/or mathematics

They analyzed numbers from as far back as they could find data, then tried to find a correlation between particular numbers that appeared to occur more frequently with potential physical effects. For example, 33 shows up frequently, and the way they figured it the extra paint from 33 (a lot of ink compared to 1 or something) caused it to float less, making it more likely to drop down into the chute at the bottom of the container.

They bought something like $500 worth of combinations they felt had the highest probability of occurring.

They won $3. :laugh:

 

[mchammer187]

Originally posted by: DingDingDao

Originally posted by: Josh
Let's do an ATOT thing where we all put in money and buy out all the combinations like those scientists

My dad and his coworkers tried something like that a while back. Keep in mind that my dad and his coworkers are all Ph.Ds in physics and/or mathematics

They analyzed numbers from as far back as they could find data, then tried to find a correlation between particular numbers that appeared to occur more frequently with potential physical effects. For example, 33 shows up frequently, and the way they figured it the extra paint from 33 (a lot of ink compared to 1 or something) caused it to float less, making it more likely to drop down into the chute at the bottom of the container.

They bought something like $500 worth of combinations they felt had the highest probability of occurring.

They won $3. :laugh:

lol you'd think that they would just play 500 fake tickets to see how much they would win first and once they had gotten it done try some real money

 

[DingDingDao]

Originally posted by: mchammer187

Originally posted by: DingDingDao

Originally posted by: Josh
Let's do an ATOT thing where we all put in money and buy out all the combinations like those scientists

My dad and his coworkers tried something like that a while back. Keep in mind that my dad and his coworkers are all Ph.Ds in physics and/or mathematics

They analyzed numbers from as far back as they could find data, then tried to find a correlation between particular numbers that appeared to occur more frequently with potential physical effects. For example, 33 shows up frequently, and the way they figured it the extra paint from 33 (a lot of ink compared to 1 or something) caused it to float less, making it more likely to drop down into the chute at the bottom of the container.

They bought something like $500 worth of combinations they felt had the highest probability of occurring.

They won $3. :laugh:

lol you'd think that they would just play 500 fake tickets to see how much they would win first and once they had gotten it done try some real money

I think someone suggested that, but they were worried that the "test run" would spike a jackpot winner, and then everybody was going to be pissed off that they hadn't actually bought the tickets

The other thing is that it was something like a $50 investment for each person. It didn't mean all that much to my dad or any of his colleagues.

 

[akubi]

Originally posted by: mchammer187
lol you'd think that they would just play 500 fake tickets to see how much they would win first and once they had gotten it done try some real money

apparently you haven't met many absentminded math and physics majors :laugh:

 

[DingDingDao]

Originally posted by: akubi

Originally posted by: mchammer187
lol you'd think that they would just play 500 fake tickets to see how much they would win first and once they had gotten it done try some real money

apparently you haven't met many absentminded math and physics majors :laugh:

QFT :laugh:

The people my dad works will try to use math and physics on anything from bowling (they tried to figure out proper launch angles/velocities) to the NBA finals

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Mega Millions ...huh we have Mega Millions in NY also are they the same?

Yep they are, just checked
California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington. All together.

Do you think adding another state will make it bigger or easier to win?

 

[mrrman]

I want to win big

 

[The Stigenator]

i will plop my buck down for it.

 

[Runes911]

Heh the lottery in my state doesn't use balls anymore. The number are generated by a computer in a secure room. According to their site anyway...

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: Runes911
Heh the lottery in my state doesn't use balls anymore. The number are generated by a computer in a secure room. According to their site anyway...

I rather see the balls than a computer do it...