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How do I pick a lottery number?

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Pick random numbers or numbers that are significant to you. There are no ideal numbers to pick.

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Is it better to buy 20 $1 tickets or two $10 tickets or one $20 ticket?

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I work at a store that sells Missouri Lottery. $1 scratchers have an 8-1 winning probability including a free ticket win, $10 tickets have around a 4-1 chance of winning including the $10 prize. The biggest win I've seen off a $1 ticket since I've worked there is $50. Most of the wins are free ticket wins. Once in awhile I see a $5 or $10 win.

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Is there ever a 100% chance of winning?

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No, not that I know of. But, if there was one, you'd still not have a 100% chance of profiting because a prize can be smaller than the price of the ticket itself.

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To be paid off, do I need to have a receipt of the purchased ticket?

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No, you'll just need the scratchcard (or lottery ticket) itself. For scratchcards, they scan the bar code on it to redeem the payout.

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How do you buy a ticket?

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You go to the corner shop and choose a ticket from the stand. Almost all gas stations and small corner shops will have tickets.

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Can you choose the tickets you buy?

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Yes, you can choose the tickets you buy in most stores.

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What's the best scratch off to play?

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There is no best scratch off to play, but if you are going to spend your money on some scratch tickets, buy some of the cheap ones so you won't lose as much money but will still have fun.

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How do I know how many numbers I need to be a winner or any sort on Powerball? I had two and it wasn't a winner.

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If you visit your state's lottery site, it will give you rules and odds of winning for various lottery games.

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Is one twenty dollar ticket better than two ten dollar tickets?

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No. Go for the 10 dollar tickets because then your odds increase, and you could still get a good prize.

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If I lose a winning ticket and have the print-out, can I still get my money?

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No.

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How do I find somewhere that will pay out?

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You should be able to redeem your ticket anywhere that sells lottery tickets. If you can't find anything, look online for instructions on how to redeem tickets in your state/city.

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How should I pick the pick four numbers?

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Choose any numbers you want. They can be numbers that mean something to you or random ones.

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Why don't I see people winning Powerball or Mega Millions very often?

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The odds of winning are 1 in 302 million for Powerball and 1 in 292 million for Mega Millions. That is why you don't see people winning very often.

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What's the best Power Ball number to pick?

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Well, there is no actual "best number" to pick, you really just pick a number and hope for the best.

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How do I know how much I win if I have two numbers?

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For the Powerball, you'd have won nothing for two numbers. However, if you get 3 numbers you win $7, if you get 1 plus the power number, then you win $4. 2+ the power number is also $7.

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Who was the statistician who discovered the Singleton method?

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The statistician who discovered the Singleton method was Mohan Srivastava, who came from Toronto. He was very smart and came up with this marvelous method.

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