$205 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges

I don't have a ticket, it would put me over budget,

but if i have a $3 win on my PIC6 i could get in sat.

you poor Dear!. tht 205 million will come handy

who will be the lucky one !

goodluck every one in it to take home the bigie

**waving arm wildly from back of room**

ME ME!!!

Not yet for me.  When it hits 400 million, if my states Pick 6 is won by then, I'll buy a ticket.

$205 Million?

Laydeez an' jentamins...

It's Hammer Time.

This certainly is a big jackpot, but the MUSL hasn't held up to what it has advertised. If you look at this page, it states that the average jackpot was suppose to go up from $141M to $255M.

If you include the money collected during the switchover from $1 to $2, the average jackpot up until now has been $152M. More importantly(since it only includes the $2 game), if you exclude the money collected during the switchover, the average jackpot has been $115M. So in effect, even though you see signs and commercials advertising "Bigger Jackpots", the data clearly shows the opposite - the average jackpot is lower.

Thanks. I bought the ticket you did'nt want.

Not to sound like a MUSL apologist, but we've only had 5 winners since the switch (4 if you exclude the run in progress when the switch occurred), plus the current run.  Isn't it a bit unfair to be judging the results so harshly after barely 5 months?

                Good Luck

Normally I would, but the number of $10M rolls has shown there is a lack of interest. If you look at that same link I posted, this is also stated:

Game Variety
Now that Mega Millions and Powerball are available (nearly) everywhere, we wanted to give players more variety. Powerball is now the premium lotto game with higher jackpots (most of the time; Mega Millions is still a big jackpot game); a $1 million second prize (second place is no longer the "first loser"); and better overall odds. Those players who focus on spending $1 for their dream still have Mega Millions. Those players who are willing to lay out an extra 20 NICKELS for their big dream, a chance at $1 million (virtually a second big game on its own) and betters odds of doubling their spend can choose Powerball.

Notice how they're boasting that it only costs an extra "20 NICKELS" to buy a ticket. Of course, if you're an upper class executive who earns 6 figures a year, it's probably easy to go around telling other people how little an extra 20 nickels is. A lot of people like buying multiple lines for a game. At the old $1 price, I would buy multiple tickets, even when the jackpot was considered "low" and if it was at the level it was now, I would spend $10 for 10 lines. Now at the $2 price, I'm simply buying a single ticket. Now, to the person who bought a single ticket before and buys a single ticket now, I can see why it wouldn't bother them very much.

Just picked up those lucky numbers maringoman, thanks again for sharing! 

I think even when a year has passed, those players who don't like the $2 per line change will feel the same way.  Buying 20 lines instead of 10 gives the players who choose their lines a sense of more control of their destinies even when they lose which doesn't matter to players who buy quick picks.

I'll take it!
My name has to be revealed, so I will form the trust after the announcement.
Ready to move and no State or Local taxes here!

The old game price I would buy 3 tickets pb (3$) and 2 mm (2$)... now with the new i actually spend less.  i only buy 1pb (2$) and 2mm (2$)... so the increase SAVED me money... less chances same odds.  and i have an extra 4 to 5$ in my pocket each month (which normally goes to the increase in GASOLINE prices)