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The numbers game, also known as the numbers racket, the Italian lottery, Mafia lottery, or the daily number, is a form of illegal gambling or illegal lottery played mostly in poor and working-class neighborhoods in the United States, wherein a bettor attempts to pick three digits to match those that will be randomly drawn the following day.
Legislation varies by US jurisdiction; many statutes specify a minimum payout percentage. To make lotteries competitive, some jurisdictions increase payout percentages versus those of a neighboring lottery. The percentage changes are likely due to competition from illegal numbers on daily numbers games. [1]
The games include Cash4Life, Numbers, Win 4, Take 5 and Pick 10 Cash4Life is a multi-state lottery game available in 10 states. The top prize is $1,000 a day for life or a one-time lump sum of ...
Jackpots begin at $1 million and rolls based on sales of the game, with a guaranteed increase of $100,000; players pick 6 numbers from 1 to 49 for each game; games cost $1 each. Unlike Mega Millions and Powerball (see below), each using a "floating percentage" of their annuity for the two games' cash options, the Ohio-only game fixes the cash ...
Mega Millions Payout Calculator Omni Mega Millions drawings are every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET. Tickets are sold in 45 states, plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Numbers Game is played twice daily. It draws 4 1-digit numbers, bets can be made on a 1-digit and/or 2-digit number. 3-digit numbers are "first 3" or "last 3," as a 3-digit number is not drawn separately. Minimum wagers are 25 cents on a 3-digit or 4-digit number, and 50 cents on a 2-digit number or 1-digit.
The Lucky for Life winning numbers for May 19 were 6, 16, 32, 34 and 41, with a Lucky Ball number of 12. There were no big wins this time, with highest prizes of $200. Cash 5 May 19 numbers
Typically, higher-priced tickets offer better odds of winning, higher top prizes (up to $1 million for a $20 game; $2,500,000 cash or a $3 million annuity for a $25 game, $3 million cash for a $30 game, and $5 million cash for a $50 game), and a higher payout percentage. Payouts range from 57% of sales ($1 tickets) to 76.94% ($30 tickets), to ...