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[ QUOTE ] picking calendar number increases EV but is really just less negative value. if you figure in taxes and lumpsum penalties, it is never +ev to buy any lottery ticket. there was a post a while back about the odds and value of lottery tickets. [/ QUOTE ] There are rare cases when it's +EV. When that's true, then it's profitable to buy out all the combinations. There have been some interesting documented cases of people doing this successfully. [/ QUOTE ] and if just 1 other person also buys out all the combinations, then u are splitting the pot and it goes back to -ev... |
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