Subj : talking to myself To : Maurice Kinal From : Russell Tiedt Date : Sun Mar 13 2005 07:05 pm Hello Maurice. 13 Mar 05 06:29, you wrote to me: RT>> Oooops, .... should I run for cover, or is it too late, ... RT>> MK> Not too late. I'll give you fair warning. Fair enough ... RT>> I think, one could drop the odds significantly, just not enough RT>> to make it worth playing, and to have an honesat expectation, to RT>> win. MK> The odds are too far against any set of numbers or combination of MK> numbers, and any decrease of the odds - playing a combination - would MK> cost. Expectation based on sound statistical evidence would be to MK> lose money. About what I thought too, tho I know some people who spend a major portion of their monthly earnings playing the LOTTO. :-((( Russell --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5 * Origin: Rusty's BBS - Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (5:7105/1) .