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In 1694, the British Parliament began using a state lottery to float a 1-million-pound loan. Tickets cost an expensive 10 pounds each. Prizes were in 16-year cash annuities.
Odds of winning:
Mega Millions Jackpot
175,711,536 to 1
Powerball Jackpot
146,107,962 to 1
SuperLOTTO Plus
41,416,353 to 1
California Fantasy 5
575,757 to 1
NJ Pick 6
13,983,816 to 1
NJ Cash 5
658,008 to 1
Odds of winning:
Mega Millions Jackpot
175,711,536 to 1
Powerball Jackpot
146,107,962 to 1
SuperLOTTO Plus
41,416,353 to 1
California Fantasy 5
575,757 to 1
NJ Pick 6
13,983,816 to 1
NJ Cash 5
658,008 to 1
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Explanation of Pattern 2 Virtual Odds
MyLotteryPick.COM does all the thinking. Even though there are hundreds of patterns available, MyLotteryPick.COM will deliver the best of four patterns from it's system.
Pattern 2 provides lower repeating frequency with lower virtual odds. The table below shows the number times this pattern has hit in the MEGA MILLIONSTM Lottery since January 2005
| Pattern 2 hits for MEGA MILLIONSTM |
Play Date Winning Numbers Virtual Odds _________________________________________________________ 01/11/05 2 23 24 35 45 18 1 in 40,928,280 01/18/05 10 23 28 39 51 5 1 in 38,555,073 02/04/05 3 12 14 30 52 34 1 in 36,863,460 03/22/05 6 11 27 37 43 34 1 in 46,745,160 04/01/05 11 19 28 32 45 10 1 in 45,005,832 04/15/05 25 26 37 39 49 29 1 in 45,176,196 05/20/05 3 6 27 40 44 9 1 in 47,554,248 05/27/05 7 17 22 34 50 24 1 in 49,735,770 06/07/05 7 14 28 46 47 25 1 in 37,822,560 06/21/05 9 13 40 46 50 30 1 in 40,457,800 06/28/05 2 20 37 43 46 4 1 in 31,068,641 07/22/05 7 18 27 35 54 34 1 in 41,712,875 08/19/05 2 13 18 36 46 36 1 in 38,044,383 08/26/05 5 20 38 47 54 35 1 in 40,877,265 09/06/05 1 8 27 31 50 40 1 in 37,997,705 09/16/05 5 16 41 46 50 1 1 in 37,399,400 09/23/05 6 7 20 41 51 38 1 in 37,301,200 09/30/05 1 3 14 30 52 10 1 in 43,344,630 11/04/05 7 9 41 53 54 38 1 in 44,681,052 11/11/05 9 14 34 50 51 40 1 in 40,705,661 12/09/05 14 15 31 32 43 20 1 in 36,047,340 12/30/05 14 20 25 40 44 37 1 in 48,674,680 01/06/06 8 11 28 37 53 12 1 in 50,997,702 01/13/06 5 21 27 44 53 36 1 in 42,301,545 02/28/06 2 4 35 36 48 22 1 in 40,959,999 03/24/06 1 2 17 47 49 19 1 in 39,806,865 03/28/06 14 18 35 39 49 14 1 in 39,755,170 03/31/06 4 7 19 50 52 15 1 in 37,163,360 05/05/06 8 20 39 53 55 10 1 in 41,033,240 05/19/06 5 12 31 51 56 1 1 in 39,573,428 06/06/06 5 29 35 52 53 9 1 in 51,096,206 06/23/06 13 17 24 34 56 24 1 in 44,594,250 07/07/06 7 15 27 46 56 39 1 in 49,016,175 07/11/06 5 14 34 36 52 42 1 in 54,196,740 07/25/06 7 21 24 41 51 10 1 in 50,548,797 08/04/06 2 24 31 50 55 44 1 in 38,957,570 08/08/06 1 5 13 18 33 30 1 in 36,054,984 08/11/06 14 16 38 40 49 29 1 in 33,128,802 08/18/06 5 12 13 46 50 10 1 in 38,201,328 09/05/06 1 32 36 42 53 4 1 in 32,448,460 09/08/06 9 17 34 52 53 2 1 in 34,932,964 09/15/06 6 26 33 39 55 1 1 in 32,518,148 10/10/06 14 30 35 40 43 2 1 in 38,894,145 10/17/06 6 18 20 28 38 37 1 in 38,513,790 11/03/06 8 10 22 25 55 22 1 in 30,500,024 11/24/06 14 35 40 47 48 35 1 in 39,547,672 12/01/06 16 22 23 37 53 35 1 in 41,591,835 12/08/06 1 15 29 32 45 8 1 in 38,613,735 12/15/06 6 7 17 28 40 39 1 in 34,465,684 12/22/06 5 12 15 25 34 43 1 in 35,745,814 01/09/07 7 11 26 38 54 13 1 in 33,070,590 01/16/07 4 8 15 33 52 10 1 in 45,784,772 01/26/07 16 17 36 49 54 14 1 in 54,590,865 02/13/07 3 9 24 29 41 41 1 in 51,495,048 02/20/07 1 9 26 46 51 11 1 in 47,498,352 02/23/07 3 18 21 38 50 43 1 in 51,142,168 03/13/07 7 11 16 38 49 35 1 in 46,678,220 04/06/07 24 32 34 36 39 6 1 in 47,232,017 05/08/07 16 24 41 43 54 36 1 in 41,973,676 05/22/07 2 7 11 22 36 35 1 in 41,091,120 06/12/07 3 13 19 31 50 21 1 in 37,142,820 06/15/07 1 5 16 26 30 21 1 in 39,856,635 06/26/07 4 10 20 29 45 21 1 in 50,626,444 |
Pattern 2's hit rate is lower compared to Pattern 1, (hits about once or twice per month), but with lower virtual odds Pattern 2 usually delivers more winning results when compared to Pattern 1. The following is an example of winning results when simulating 200,000 users each buying $10.00 dollars worth of lottery tickets for November 4th, 2005. Note - these 2 million tickets were generated and time stamped by MyLotteryPick.com's Pattern 2 prior to the 11/04/05 drawing.
| The Virtual Odds for this Pattern = 1 in 44,681,052 |
Winning Combination # of Winners Total Payout _________________________________________________________ Jackpot 0 $0 5 hits no mega-ball 9 $2,250,000 4 hits with mega-ball 15 $150,000 4 hits no mega-ball 567 $85,050 3 hits with mega-ball 373 $55,950 3 hits no mega-ball 15454 $108,178 2 hits with mega-ball 3967 $39,670 1 hits with mega-ball 16611 $49,833 0 hits with mega-ball 24644 $49,288Grand Total of Winnings = $2,787,969.00 |
See the virtual odds of Pattern 1, Pattern 3, or Pattern 4.
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