European Lottery Crazy Combos usher out 2011

2011 ended with two different European lottery games drawing crazy combos on December 31st.

First, the Irish Lotto picked the numbers:

04 - 11 - 23 - 30 - 37 - 44

While these seem innocent enough, 4 of the 5 the delta differences between each of the numbers are all 7s. These are ( 7 - 12 - 7 - 7 - 7 ). And, three of the 6 numbers are prime numbers as well ( 11, 23, and 37 ).

 A little later that evening, the UK Thunderball lottery selected the 5 white ball numbers:

08 - 16 - 21 - 24 - 32

This pattern is a bit easier to identify, as 4 of these are multiples of  8 ( 8, 16, xx, 24, 32 ), which are the multipliers of: 1, 2, 3, and 4.

In both games, there was one winner who won the jackpots that night.

All Eyes on Lottery Drawings Tonight & Tomorrow

Lottery jackpots across North America and Europe are at record levels and it is no wonder that everyone on both continents will be eagerly searching for the drawing results during the next two days.

Tonight, the Friday drawings to watch are the:

• Highest is Mega Millions, which increased its jackpot from $304 to $312 million. This ranks in 6th place on its highest MM jackpot scale. The drawing is tonight and we expect this jackpot to be increased once again before the drawing is held.
• Second highest offering is tonight's Euro Millions cash prize of €133 million which is the 3rd highest in its history. This level was achieved through natural growth as opposed to a bonus offering.
• Canada's Lotto Max jackpot is C$43. While not a record, it is a worthy prize for those players.

Tomorrow night's drawings are somewhat lower in scale, but we know that these are very enticing as well. Saturday night lottery results that will be followed are:

• Powerball, who leads the pack with a $125 million jackpot.
• Irish Lotto offering €14 million which is tied for 5th place in its history, and
• California's Super Lotto Plus jackpot of $17 million.

This is a great way to end the last weekend of March.

By the way, do you think the Supermoon had anything to do with the growth of these jackpots?

Lotto 649, UK Lotto, and Irish Lotto Full Wheel Calculators Now Released

In the third phase of our Full Wheel Payout Calculator releases, we have now posted the three 6/4x pages for your use. These include the:

• Lotto 649 (Canada) Full Wheel Calculator
• UK Lotto Full Wheel Calculator
• Irish Lotto Full Wheel Calculator

For each of these games, (as well as those previously released), you have the ability to compare a wheel's possible payouts whether you had the corresponding bonus ball or not.

In addition to the links above, you can also find these calculators on the Lottery Research Page.

During the following week, we will be reviewing each of these pages to insure that we have calculated everything properly. If you find an error first, please let us know by replying to this blog post.

Enjoy!

Are you Superstitious? Then Play Wednesday's Irish Lotto

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The Jackpot prize for this coming's Wednesday October 13 2010 Irish Lotto drawing is set at €12 million.

And, this will also be the 13th drawing since the last winner. Hmmm, the 13th drawing on the 13th day of the month. (Too bad it wasn't for €13M)

The last time the jackpot reached this level was in April 2010 when 1 winner claimed a €16 million prize.

So, if you are superstitious, perhaps you should play combinations containing the number 13 in various locations and multiples (13, 26, 39).

And maybe, just maybe, you'll win.

Irish Lotto Draws Near Straight Combination

In last Saturday's Irish Lotto drawing held on July 18 2009, a nearly straight sequential combination was drawn. The numbers were:

04 05 06 08 13 39 and Bonus Ball 03

Rearranging them, we get:

03 04 05 06 xx 08 13 39

As you can see, only the number 07 was missing when using the Bonus Ball 03.

People who played sequential sequences: 1 2 3 4 5 6; 2 3 4 5 6 7; 3 4 5 6 7 8; 4 5 6 7 8 9; and 5 6 7 8 9 10 were all winners, claiming the 3 white, 3+Bonus, 4 white, and 4+bonus prizes.

Comparing the distribution of winners to the average of the previous 6 drawings in July, we learn that there were:

• 119.7% more 3 white ball winners
• 185.8% more 3+Bonus winners
• 119.0% more 4 white winners, and
• 190.4% more 4+Bonus winners

These resulted in prize winnings of:

• €5 for 3 white ball winners (fixed prize)
• €14 for 3+Bonus white ball winners (56.5% lower than average)
• €42 for 4 white ball winners (88.6% lower than average)
• €77 for 4+Bonus winners (51.1% lower than average)

Based on these statistics, we can conclude that:

1. Players in Ireland like to play sequential number sets
2. When straight numbers hit, there are more winners
3. Payouts for those playing sequential sequences are much lower!
   

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