Do my Lottodog numbers help in the lower tiers of prizes or just the jackpot?
Lottodog numbers work for all levels where the prize money is shared between all the winners at that level (pari-mutuel in lottery jargon). With most lotteries this means all levels except usually the very lowest. In some ways they offer more predictable value since they aren’t as exposed to one of two random other users of that number. With Powerball and Megamillions outside California the prizes are fixed for every level except the jackpot and so it doesn’t matter how many people share the prize. The “expected value” of the Lottodog number is still very high in Powerball and Megamillions (outside California) because so much of the expected value comes from the jackpot. Lottodog numbers are especially good for Megamillions played in California where most levels are pari-mutuel.
