best of luck to us all 

Wow. That previous estimate was way off. People just aren't buying them like they used to at these amounts. Anyways, I buy my tickets the very same. Good luck to us all for life changing results. 👍👍

Lottery places app still not working on the Android phone just now.

Perhaps because both MM & PB are sky high folks are having lottery fatigue?

What I'd love to see JUST ONCE is PB take all the X2 balls out for Powerplay as a reward to its loyal customers (insert laugh).

anything is possible, but highly unlikely 

but then considering, I've never applied the multiplier to any ticket I've bought........

Over 10 years ago I wrote what I would clear by winning the lottery way before the jackpots were big. I haven't consistently played the lottery like I use to since the Hot Lotto fraud scandal. I chalked up me buying lottery  tickets as a way to fund those sharp criminals that find a way to collect money from the poor.

Since I was reminded a few times of my goal recently it gave me the urge to play again. Here I am, I will try my luck 1 more time. If it works good if not it will certainly remind me again of why I stopped playing and I'm sure I will quit playing.

I'm curious, how many other people do the same thing?

I think it's going to take some time to get to ova bil

u got 2 jkpots

I had that same issue with the lottery app. I switched back to iOS( mainly for work). Maybe you can reach out to your state for assistance. My state helped me get on my android phone, it was the dmv who messed something up on my license in the database.

I don't believe it.  Notice they didn't announce last night too.  Something weird.

With inflation people don't have extra money to buy lottery tickets. Plus, after last big jackpot drawing being a mess,   a lot think its rigged.

This makes no sense. I keep track of ticket sales.

For Wednesday's July 12th drawing  $107,649,307 in ticket sales - Powerball + Powerplay sales $750 million jackpot

For last Saturday's  July 15th drawing $167,822,992 in ticket sales - Powerball + Powerplay sales $829 million jackpot

For next Monday July 17th jackpot = $900 million

So from Wednesday to Saturday the jackpot rose $79 million but is only rising $71 million after ticket sales went up by 56% - that makes no sense. 

Only $25 million was won on Saturday in both games combined nationwide so that was not the issue either.

I agree... and less discretionary income due to high  inflation could be a reason why ticket sales aren't what they once were. 

Adding to the fact that inflation is high, and that extra large jackpots probably aren't seeming all that out of the ordinary to people might be why lottery officials overestimated ticket sales for the next jackpot.  G5

That app was OK, but in reality not needed when you think that most establishments sell lotto tickets in lottery participating states.  Here in this town of 2300 there are four places to play all in a 3km or so area, an easy walk.

Last night used the Ottolball and played @ the store.  Now just manually put them in on-line play.  Usually don't play on Sundays but what the heck!!

When Primm lotto store in CA opens in a couple or so hours will check to see if they have live-feed, don't think they do.   Like to see the long lines there.

here we go again high jackpot than only one winner tommorow it happen

Didnt win and didn't have the PB on any ticket. That's okay, onward we go. C'mon Monday

Best of luck to each participating  LP member on this nice run.

Didn't play last night, wont bother with Monday either. These games have become too unappealing.

I do have tickets for Tuesday & Friday for Mega though.

I don't Believe that FOR 1 SECOND. Just like they REDUCED the jackpot to 20 million during COVID, but Never raised it back. Just Added another day. Monday. It's ALL A SCAM.

Inflation is bad. But what inflation doesn't stop is ppl HABITS N DREAMS.. Even when Alcohol was illegal PROHIBITION. The mafia n boot leggers made RECORD SELLS. Even when Marijuana was illegal again dealers was selling it . During the great depression, GAMBLING HOUSES, HORSE TRACKS, AND PROSTITUTION HOUSES NOT ONLY MADE MONEY. THEY WERE GETTING RICH. THATS WHY THE GOVERNMENT TOOK OVER THE LOTTERY IN THE FIRST PLACE... GAMBLING IS ECONOMY PROOF. IT WAS STARTED BY LIL SMALL TIME BLACK HUSTLERS in New York. IT WAS CALLED RUNNING NUMBERS. THE ITALIAN MAFIA AND IRISH MAFIA WANTED IN on it. Big huge BRAWL n Shoot out went down.. But like Alcohol who ended up TAKING OVER?.. THE GOVERNMENT.. So somewhere with this lottery drawing the government needed some money.. And lied about the SALES.. THE GOVERNMENT BIGGEST GANG IN US HISTORY..

I understand

Thank you for all your Mathematical calculations but it actually does make Sense. Because they have not stolen the rest of the Jackpot they are holding on it to use it to increase the Jackpot later to $1.1 Billion Dollars How else do you think they plan to give you Lottery Fever  They will use it later tonight or Tomorrow to Hit you in the head so you buy more tickets lol They are like Hookers and Hookers don't show you all at once lol 

* For once, let it not be said " I don't like Monday's. "

Powerball is a coward compare to Megamillion!

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this website.  It's crazy if you Win the Jackpot for about $900 million dollars and if you if take the lump sum it's barley touches $300 million dollars after taxes 😒😏

Don't get me wrong it's still a lots of money but wishes it was like Canada where you actual received the actual advertise jackpot.

I know a lots of you will say oh I be happy if I Win $1 million well good for you.  I play the lottery to Win Big One because live is to short to be a Mediocre.

Anyway wishes everyone here on Luck on the next Drawing 🙂

Another record Jackpot and only Three second prize winners!  It's hard to get excited when nobody wins.

I have one ticket for Monday when I may have had ten on previous versions of the game that had Jackpots up to $400 million. 

For me it is losing fatigue and watching the number of second prizes plummet over the cliff.

Nobody wins and everyone is starting to notice finally.

Good luck to everyone playing on Monday. I always skip it. Tuesday and Thursday are buying days. Monday just seems a bit much. I can also see why the sells dropped. The lack of second place 5/5 number matches is disconcerting. People need a reason to put up their money especially in this economy. But again good luck to those playing Monday, just not more than my luck for the rest of the week.

Good luck to you as well 🍀🍀🍀

Losing fatigue with Powerball is a thing since the overall odds of losing is ~96%.   Same with Mega Millions.

The weather is horrendous in Phoenix now (low of 93F + high humidity, high of 118F + humidity), and no online purchasing from AZ State -- people are staying indoors at home and avoiding the outdoors.

With a 900 Million I can have a 69 Camaro built, buy a restored 72 Cutlass 442 W30 Oldsmobile and build my 95 Camaro Z28 the way I want! 💰💰💰💰💰💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾😊

From most of the comments - I think people are getting both financially and emotionally invested in the lottery a little more than they should and this should not be the case.

Every time after the drawing is made and when you check your numbers you won nothing ....

If you say "Today was not my day, will try next time" then you are good.

However, if you feel any form of pain and get angry that you did not win. Then I think you are going down the wrong path.

The lottery is supposed to be a form of entertainment and an opportunity to dream with the hope that maybe, Just Maybe 😁, one day you'll win something significant, not necessarily the jackpot.

My advice: Treat the lottery the same way you treat your cans of beer or your pack of cigarette. No one ever complains about their beer or cigarettes.

If you find yourself ranting and raving about the lottery - maybe, Just Maybe - you are a little bit too invested on it.

I did not win anything last night. Tomorrow I will get one $3 Powerball and one $3 mega millions ticket - and life goes on.

I think going into any drawing with the notion of a guaranteed win is where people get it all wrong.

Imagine if everyone that desired to win, won?

Thank you for not playing on Monday, now I have two chances of winning, my chance and your chance 🤣🤣

That's the spirit CDanaT that's what I love to see.

I had my ticket too, three to be exact - matched zero numbers on all of them lol 😁😁😁.

That's now in the past, waiting for Monday and give it another shot.

I wish you luck too - a little less luck so that I can have more luck left for me 🤣🤣🤣

Same thing happened to me. Even so, I will keep trying and hoping for the best. 

In addition to Powerball and MegaMillions, here in Louisiana, Lotto has gotten to $1million and Easy 5 to $240,000. They don't often get hat high either so I wonder if not as many of those are selling either. 

I got some tickets today and may get some more tomorrow. Can't win if if you're not in it.

Best of luck to all.

Welcome to the best forum

wow

It won't be won until EVERY possible number combination has been sold.  We have technically "ran out" of winners.

Edwin Castro should play, he would win easily.

I agree. I always go in with the mindset of "it will happen when it's meant to happen." I also know many are putting it all on the line and coming up short. I remember when I won a few grand back around 2010, then now I haven't haven't even gotten the Powerball or Mega in weeks. I'll keep my mindset though because negativity breeds desperation and desperation breeds recklessness, and that's not the direction I nor anyone need to be going. 

PS: You're welcome. I'll take the good karma I get from that and use it on my draws for the rest of the week.

The Covid stuff I agree

The jackpot should be 1.2 billion at least

it's not working. release the hounds.

If you actually want to have $900 million in cash then you better wait until the jackpot annuity hits $3 Billion, taxes and the cash option will reduce any prize by over 70%.

Edwin, his household and relatives should be banned from playing any lottery for the next 30 years 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Total all the losses that you've had playing State lotteries.   

Now calculate how large your bank account would be had you invested all of that lottery ticket money into bitcoin or Tesla stock.

Hahaha you can't live life doing math like that.

If you go down that route you open up a lot of similar instances of "wastage"

All the money spent on beer

All the money spent of cigarettes

All the money spent at Starbucks

All the money spent on insurance and your car, house, boat etc has never been involved in an insurance event.

The idea is to spend from your entertainment bucket - not from your investment bucket.

Have some fun but not at the expense of your investments or your food budget.

Yeah,unfortunately US lotteries aren't the one that you get what you see.And I never count on advertised number like 900,1billion  Jackpot, it's just less than 1/3 of it.They must be honest to put the cash option amount instead...

It's ridiculous.  Then watch no one hit and $2.6 billion dollars.  They know what they're doing .

Goodbye 1995 Honda Accord.  Hello Maserati GT

The PB worksheet on the TX lottery website still shows the initial forecast for sales of about $197.5 million (and an annuity of 875) for Saturday's drawing, but that was based on increasing from 750 to 875 million. The actual increase  to just under 830 million suggests sales were actually about $126 million. The sales forecast for Wednesday is listed as just under $98 million, so the actual increase was a hair over 28%.

That would suggest that Monday's jackpot would increase by about $103 million, but only if 1. interest rates didn't affect how much more annuity the actual cash will buy, and 2. the day of the drawing has nothing to do with it. So far, (as long as I haven't missed any) sales for a Monday drawing have only been higher than the sales for the previous Saturday once. That was on 10/31/22 when th e advertised jackpot increased from $825 million to an even billion. A week later, when PB was hit for $2.04 billion sales were just slightly lower than the sales for the previous Saturday. Based on that I'd figure the final amount for this Monday is unlikely make it much past $900 million. In fact, based on those past sales and the major shortfall for Saturday I think the only reason for announcing it as $900 million is a lack of shame and the hopes that an even 900 will result in better sales than advertising it as 890 or 895.

No offense then why are you here? 🙄 Doesn't make sense at all.  It's not like everyone knew BTC or Tesla was going to HUGE.

Because in today's America people lie and get away with it:

"The virus came from a wet market."

"Masks will prevent the spread."

"If you get the vaccine you can't give the Wuhan/Fauci Flu to anyone else."

"If we lock everything down it's over in a few weeks"

"If you are hospitalized then a <snip>tail of drugs that will kill you but make Fauci a lot of money is the answer."

"There is no such thing as election fraud."

No offense, but sometimes you actually have to think for yourself, sunshine.

Wow!  I didn't realize that stuff was getting that expensive!  $900 million and thats all you could buy with it?

Wow! Expensive!

I would get my car fixed and have everything working and then I would buy a good used second car.  After that I would have lots left over.

OH well, so they were off a bit and it's now in the $900M range with $465M cash value...That take home is going to be enjoyable for the remainder of my time on the planet, as well as a few family members and close friends.

Sorry JJ, ya didn't make the cut, no matter how easy it is to win.

well whoever wins this good luck

I agree! It's just something fun I play occasionally

Good luck to everyone tonight!

I have my $3 PB ticket - QP of course - don't know when I was born so can't use birthday dates. Also one foot is longer than the other - so shoe size is not consistent.

If I wake up and I have the JP winning ticket, I will sleep for an extra ten minutes then get my ass to work 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Good luck to all LP players.

The Texas Powerball estimate showing 1 billion for Wednesday if no one wins. I got my 1 auto pick willy Wonka ticket with the power Play option. 🤞🏾 I have a feeling we're about to see a 2 billion jackpot soon. It starting to seem normal for these kind of levels. Very fishy 🤔

confucius say: never trust man who know neither his birthday nor shoe size.

As the name suggests, the guy was a little tipsy and obviously Confused.

How else would they call you Confucius 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Everything is big in Texas - so I hear 😳