How many powerball winners have been from quick picks and how many
have created their own tickets?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 14 Dec 2005 11:17 PST

Jazzrw,

Please let me know if the information below would be a satisfactory
answer to your question because I didn't find the exact number of
winners.

From loterry questions and answers:

"Q: Are there any statistics regarding which picking techniques are winners? 

Do quick-picks win more often than hand-picked numbers?

A: The percentage of quick-picks varies a great deal from game to game
and also with the size of the jackpot. In Powerball, the quick-pick
percentage normally runs about 70 percent, and about 70 percent of the
winners are quick-pick players.

The bottom line is that how you pick your numbers has absolutely
nothing to do with being a winner. The numbers 1-2-3-4-5*6 have
exactly the same chance of winning as any other set of six numbers.
The only thing is, if you pick your own numbers, and you base them on
something logical, artificial or limiting (like dates), you are more
likely to have to split the pari-mutuel jackpot prize because others
may be using the same numbers. The most commonly played number
combination is 7-14-21-28-35*42. If you won with that number, you
would share the jackpot with many, many other players."
http://www.lottery.state.mn.us/qanda.html#20

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 14 Dec 2005 11:18 PST

Sorry for the typo: It should be "lottery" not loterry.

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Clarification of Question by jazzrw-ga on 15 Dec 2005 05:15 PST

Yes, that is what I needed to know - gee, thanks for taking up the question quickly!

Dear Jazzrw,

I'm delighted to know the information below was a satisfactory
answer to your question.
 
From lottery questions and answers:

"Q: Are there any statistics regarding which picking techniques are winners? 

Do quick-picks win more often than hand-picked numbers?

A: The percentage of quick-picks varies a great deal from game to game
and also with the size of the jackpot. In Powerball, the quick-pick
percentage normally runs about 70 percent, and about 70 percent of the
winners are quick-pick players.

The bottom line is that how you pick your numbers has absolutely
nothing to do with being a winner. The numbers 1-2-3-4-5*6 have
exactly the same chance of winning as any other set of six numbers.
The only thing is, if you pick your own numbers, and you base them on
something logical, artificial or limiting (like dates), you are more
likely to have to split the pari-mutuel jackpot prize because others
may be using the same numbers. The most commonly played number
combination is 7-14-21-28-35*42. If you won with that number, you
would share the jackpot with many, many other players."
http://www.lottery.state.mn.us/qanda.html#20


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Bobbie7

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