Saw where 113,554,855 tickets were sold for Saturday's MM drawing and while it seems high, if every ticket had a unique combo, only 37% of all combos were sold. With this super high cash value, the question of how many tickets should be purchased to get a reasonable chance of winning a nice prize. The chances are different than fixed prize daily games because one $2 ticket gets multiple chances to win different prize levels.

It depends on how players define "nice prize" and to me it's more than I could win purchasing a $1 straight pick-3 or pick-4 number. Matching 4 numbers plus the bonus ball gets $10,000, but the odds against are 1 in 931,001 compared to a $2 pick-4 straight ticket that can win the $10K at 1 in 10,000 odds. Some might say without the megaplier option, the only "nice prizes" are the $1 million for matching all five numbers and of course the jackpot.

With overall odds 1 in 24, it cost $48 to guarantee winning something and that something will probably be $10 or under. Don't spend more than you can afford and don't expect to win, but be happy if you do.

That being said, good luck everybody!