The Powerball lump sum is calculated in two stages.

Firstly they determine the basic lump sum amount (which I’ll explain in a moment). Then taxes are applied after that. Read More

Your lottery ticket says ‘results not in’ because it’s too early to check that ticket.

I’ll explain why it happens in a moment.

It can be a confusing because the phrasing is a bit odd. It’s sort of a shortened version of “the results haven’t come in yet”. Which means the results haven’t ‘arrived’. Read More

Lost was a super popular TV show broadcast back in 2004-2010 (covering 6 seasons). Given it still had over 11 million viewers (in the US alone) by the end of the show, you’d think those numbers might have won the lottery by now?

And they sort of have – but only a bit! Read More

Did my lottery number ever win? Have the numbers I’ve been playing ever come up before?

It’s a good question, with some interesting answers.

Here’s my take. Read More

Syndicates win the lottery all the freakin time.

But there are good reasons why – starting with just what we really mean by a ‘syndicate’.

Let’s get into it. Read More