Choosing 5 numbers for the pick 4 game; What ? How?

 Okay let's choose 5 numbers for the pick 4 game. What, Stanley, have you been drinking crazy juice? Did you buy a Trump math book?  If a game calls for 5 numbers, it'll be called the pick 5 and not the pick 4.Well, guess what, it can be done.

The trick is turning 5 numbers in 4 number combinations, so how many combinations will there be? 

(5 x 4 x 3 x 2) / (4 x 3 x 2 x 1)= 5 combinations

Let's suppose you are playing the digits 0,9,2,7,4 let's put those in ascending order, since we'll be playing them boxed anyway so the same digits will be 0,2,4,7,9 now sort them like below:

            0247 - 0249-0279-0479-2479 

 play them all boxed and when 4 of the 5 numbers match (0,2,4,7,9), you win. At the cost of only $2.50 for all 5 games, the payoff is $100 . What this does is give you somewhat a better chance of winning, because it is targeting a certain area, and not being spread out like 5 random quick picks That isn't bad, $2.50 for a chance for a $100 win :)

Of course a person cannot win all the time, or they wouldn't be having the lotto.When all the digits are different it is called a 24 way box and is percentage wise the most likely. However.....

In the pick 4 there are other ways of winning,

 12 way: Playing a pair for example 1123, two digits are the same,  playing this boxed at 50 cents for one game yields $200.

6 way: Two pair boxed or double double boxed , 1122 or 4455 at 50 cents for one game yields $400

4-way:  played boxed for example 6667 (3 digits are the same), the payoff is $600 but in this case you might have to pay taxes on it, in some states it is 5%  when payments are over $599, so after taxes your winnings will be $570.

Quad (otherwise known as a straight), all four digits the same, 9999, it can only be played straight and will win $2500 on a 50 for one game or $2375 after taxes.

What about the federal tax ? Well, they  usually don't get involve, unless it goes over $10,000, less than that, no federal taxes.

As for some state taxes if payments are under $599 then it is cold cash (no taxes) and you don't have to tell anyone about it, it is yours free and clear.  The winnings are base on the percentages of being hit.  (end)

The picture of the pick 4 wheel for 5 numbers is below,  change the letters into your own personal digits: A,B,C,D,E

                           

Talking Birds

 They say when birds talk in human speech, they actually do not know what they're saying, but I believe they actually do. The smaller the animal, smaller the brain and  not as smart?

 I  believe it's akin to the Univac computer of the 1950's it could do all math functions, but the thing is ,it ran on vacuum tubes and it filled an entire room, now, any more, a pocket calculator does the same functions. 

So I guess brain size does not matter, a small brain is just as smart as a big brain, except it is miniaturized like a electronic IC chip..

Most birds have eyes, one of each, on each side of their heads meaning they can see from all different directions at once. 

Can you catch a bird if you can put salt on its tail?  Well, good luck with that!

 I  used to have a pet parakeet in the 1960's where its cage was place near a window, she did not talk, but did imitate other birds, even the lawn mower.

You can teach a bird to perch on your finger, but it's got to be somewhere like 2 o'clock in the morning. Just nudge its chest and it will move to your finger. You can also teach it to talk, same time every day, by repeating the same phrase over and over, or better yet, record your voice on your electronic device and set it to loop, and place it near its cage, no more than 20 minutes per day.:)

By the way, if you're at the zoo, in front of a monkey cage, do not imitate them ,or make monkey noises, they have a language of their own, and you will have no idea, what you're saying. Below is a video named Einstein a talking bird. (end)

                           click here for Einstein video.