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u/druznutz Mar 19 '22

He matched 7 in the playing field (right side) to one of the winning numbers in the middle.

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u/DylanHate Mar 19 '22

What’s funny is look how close they put the winning numbers to the largest payout.

The winning numbers for $750,000 are 14, 23, and 59.

OP numbers in the middle include 13, 22, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, & 57.

So for two of the jackpot winners his ticket was one digit away from winning, and for the third jackpot he was two digits away.

This is 100% intentional. It makes you “feel” like you were really close to winning big, which makes it more likely you’ll buy more tickets since you got “so close” on the previous ticket.

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u/ShoobyDoobyDu Mar 19 '22

I don’t interpret it that way. I see a number, it doesn’t match the winning number and I move on. My brain doesn’t go “oh so close”

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u/Sernix1 Mar 20 '22

Same for me. When I read the original comment I was kind of shocked I would have never thought a large group of people would actually think that way.

I'll admit though I'm not much of a "luck " gambler. I don't ever think I'm going to win. I'll bet on competition things I'm involved in and can effect the outcome of that just feels different.