Every Powerball ticket sold in state will include Power Play option; begins in August
By Kate Northrop
The Idaho Lottery announced on Wednesday that it will be raising the Powerball ticket price to $3 per play beginning this August, by mandating that every ticket sold will include the Power Play multiplier option.
Next month, Powerball fans in Idaho will have to shell out more cash to play the multi-state Powerball game, but there is a catch.
"Powerball is the most popular lottery game in the country," Idaho Lottery Director Jeff Anderson said in a press release. "It has been Idaho's favorite game since we helped establish it with twelve other lotteries nearly 30 years ago. After nearly a decade of continued success since the last change to the game, the time was right for the Powerball Game Group and the Idaho Lottery to introduce these game enhancements."
Beginning on Aug. 23, 2021, the price of one Powerball ticket will increase to $3, but it will automatically include the PowerPlay option. The PowerPlay add-on is a feature that multiplies all non-jackpot winning prizes by at least double, up to $2 million.
"Many Idaho Powerball winners in the past year already include the PowerPlay option, and we have heard from many others who wished they had included PowerPlay to make their wins even larger," Anderson explained.
The change coincides with the date that marks the game's first Monday drawing on Aug. 23, 2021. The third added drawing is a national change, and Powerball drawings will continue to take place at the same time. The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), the overseeing group for the Powerball game, said that the change will generate larger Powerball jackpots.
This is the first ticket price increase in Powerball since nearly a decade ago when the cost for a ticket rose from $1 to $2. It's also when the jackpots changed to start at $40 million after a win.
Just a few months ago, there were fears that Idaho players would lose the ability to play Powerball in the state when it was confirmed that the game would expand to include Australia and Britain in the coming years. However, complications in the logistics of reworking the game to include international participants delayed the decision, and Powerball in Idaho was saved.
"Last March, it looked as if players would lose their choice to play Powerball," Anderson added. "However, the decision by the Powerball Game Group to include other countries in Powerball and begin international sales was delayed until 2022. Idaho's favorite game continues to be offered in Idaho and players have the freedom to enjoy playing a game they've loved for three decades. In fact, Powerball's contribution to our annual dividend this year was more than any single game."
According to the Lottery, these game changes only apply to Powerball and do not affect Idaho's other multi-state and in-state jackpot draw games.
They're really getting more brazen, ..or more Cash-strapped.. All in the midst of a reneged promise of $40 Million dollar STARTING Jackpots,.. which supposedly was their initial reasons for the $1.00 price increase yrs ago..
They're really TESTING it out in Idaho 1st to see if it'll kill ticket sales.. which it probably will...but if it doesn't ?, then git ready America, to have it rammed down our throats.. as all the other States follow suit...
If they were for the Player's best intrest, they'd see ticket sales sky rocket if they'd only keep their word at existing promises...
Proof ... "Greed has No Honor"..!!
Good luck Idaho residents. Should that mentality trickle east to TN, it will be time to stop all PB participation until jackpots start hitting the $400-500M mark.
Maybe they're trying to kill the game off?
This really disappoints me. They are not even giving us a choice to choose whether or not we want the power play. Some people just want a few tickets without the extras and now they have to get it.
I wonder how many other states are going to join in on this?
Is this only for Idaho or for everyone else too? I only want the $2 tickets, power play is a waste of $ unless you live in a free play state, which I don't. Idaho is definitely not a free play state as it's west of the Mississippi River.
Their sales must have dropped because on top of their reneged promise of $40 million starting jackpots, they plan to have 3 draws a week for powerball. I think greed is largely at play and the 3 draws a week is them trying to get past the $20 million starting jackpots. What they are doing in idaho will turn off even more players because I suspect things have slowed and stayed slow because of the drop to $20 million starts. Now they are just desperately trying to justify not starting at $40 million. This kind of change makes jackpots bigger fast along with three draws a week. I think really what they are doing is some kind of course correction from the initial $2 ticket jump. I really think it slowed things down in the long run. I know lots of people who only buy occasionally now whereas they used to buy regularly.
I had been getting season tickets but once they announced 3 draws a week but still kept the starting pots at $20 million, I've decided to just get them when I feel like it and when pots are at least $40 million or more.
5/69 + 1/26 $3 Powerball
5/50 + 2/12 €2.5 Euromillions (=) 2.95 USD
combin(69,5)*26
=292201338
combin(50,5)*66
=139838160
We have Viking for €10 with a fuzzy description.
For right now , it's only for Idahoans..I think they're test-running it,..see how it goes over with'em..
So, in hindsight deduction, adding the extra weekly drawing was just another way of increasing their already ridiculous revenue,
but blowing smoke up our butts, saying they're "just providing Players greater access to the Game"...
Yeeaaa, RiGhT..!!
Why don't YOU start by DECREASING that CROOKED 1 hour cutoff time before the drawing...
Britain & Australia must've told you all to
"SHOV'IT"
Is that even legal? The Power Play is an OPTION of the Powerball consortium of states that sell the game. Mandating that players MUST PURCHASE the Powerplay appears to be in violation of gaming laws.
The PowerPlay feature is worth the extra $1. But seems like they'd need approval from MUSL to even do that? I'd still pay though because I usually add it. I think the large unknowing majority would as well.
*Started out initially with 45 numbers...with cutoff time at 10:45p
Does THAT kinda record indicate an Organization with respect for what's Legal?..
"It (Powerball) has been Idaho's favorite game since we helped establish it with twelve other lotteries nearly 30 years ago. After nearly a decade of continued success since the last change to the game, the time was right for the Powerball Game Group and the Idaho Lottery to introduce these game enhancements."
Don't know which game is the favorite game in every lottery jurisdiction, but doubt any of those games would remain the favorite by raising the ticket prices by 50%. I hope no other lottery follows Idaho and makes the "jackpot only" option MM has mandatory.
* Pretty cavalier considering Idaho wanted to bail on PB just this year when they found out PB was thinking of expanding to include countries abroad.
* So if you only have $2.00, you can't buy a ticket? Gee even car dealerships are willing to negotiate on price- Idaho says No?
They can make it a pick 6 or pick 7 and add more numbers! $5 per line? You pay $3, you'll pay $5!
N : pick 5 6 7
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70 : 12103014 131115985 1198774720
71 : 13019909 143218999 1329890705
72 : 13991544 156238908 1473109704
73 : 15020334 170230452 1629348612
74 : 16108764 185250786 1799579064
75 : 17259390 201359550 1984829850
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We have 6/48 + 1/5 Viking. 10 euros / 1 line. You get all viking numbers, but if you get the one right, it doubles the payout.
Play a wheel of 20 numbers with 2 vikings each? I doubt.
The amount of combinations can get very big.
69 numbers
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70 numbers
5 : 12103014 6 : 131115985 7 : 1198774720 8 : 9440350920 9 : 65033528560 10 : 396704524216 11 : 2163842859360 12 : 10638894058520 13 : 47465835030320 14 : 193253756909160 15 : 721480692460864 16 : 2480089880334220 17 : 7877932561061640 18 : 23196134763125940 19 : 63484158299081520 20 : 161884603662657876 21 : 385439532530137800 22 : 858478958817125100 23 : 1791608261879217600 24 : 3508566179513467800 25 : 6455761770304780752 26 : 11173433833219812840 27 : 18208558839321176480 28 : 27963143931814663880 29 : 40498346384007444240 30 : 55347740058143507128
71 numbers
5 : 13019909 6 : 143218999 7 : 1329890705 8 : 10639125640 9 : 74473879480 10 : 461738052776 11 : 2560547383576 12 : 12802736917880 13 : 58104729088840 14 : 240719591939480 15 : 914734449370024 16 : 3201570572795084 17 : 10358022441395860 18 : 31074067324187580 19 : 86680293062207460 20 : 225368761961739396 21 : 547324136192795676 22 : 1243918491347262900 23 : 2650087220696342700 24 : 5300174441392685400 25 : 9964327949818248552 26 : 17629195603524593592 27 : 29381992672540989320 28 : 46171702771135840360 29 : 68461490315822108120 30 : 95846086442150951368
72 numbers
5 : 13991544 6 : 156238908 7 : 1473109704 8 : 11969016345 9 : 85113005120 10 : 536211932256 11 : 3022285436352 12 : 15363284301456 13 : 70907466006720 14 : 298824321028320 15 : 1155454041309504 16 : 4116305022165108 17 : 13559593014190944 18 : 41432089765583440 19 : 117754360386395040 20 : 312049055023946856 21 : 772692898154535072 22 : 1791242627540058576 23 : 3894005712043605600 24 : 7950261662089028100 25 : 15264502391210933952 26 : 27593523553342842144 27 : 47011188276065582912 28 : 75553695443676829680 29 : 114633193086957948480 30 : 164307576757973059488
73 numbers
5 : 15020334 6 : 170230452 7 : 1629348612 8 : 13442126049 9 : 97082021465 10 : 621324937376 11 : 3558497368608 12 : 18385569737808 13 : 86270750308176 14 : 369731787035040 15 : 1454278362337824 16 : 5271759063474612 17 : 17675898036356052 18 : 54991682779774384 19 : 159186450151978480 20 : 429803415410341896 21 : 1084741953178481928 22 : 2563935525694593648 23 : 5685248339583664176 24 : 11844267374132633700 25 : 23214764053299962052 26 : 42858025944553776096 27 : 74604711829408425056 28 : 122564883719742412592 29 : 190186888530634778160 30 : 278940769844931007968
74 numbers
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75 numbers
5 : 17259390 6 : 201359550 7 : 1984829850 8 : 16871053725 9 : 125595622175 10 : 828931106355 11 : 4898229264825 12 : 26123889412400 13 : 126600387152400 14 : 560658857389200 15 : 2280012686716080 16 : 8550047575185300 17 : 29673694525643100 18 : 95615237915961100 19 : 286845713747883300 20 : 803167998494073240 21 : 2103535234151144200 22 : 5163222847461899400 23 : 11897861344151333400 24 : 25778699578994555700 25 : 52588547141148893628 26 : 101131821425286333900 27 : 183535527771815939300 28 : 314632333323113038800 29 : 509921367799528028400 30 : 781879430625942976880
76 numbers
5 : 18474840 6 : 218618940 7 : 2186189400 8 : 18855883575 9 : 142466675900 10 : 954526728530 11 : 5727160371180 12 : 31022118677225 13 : 152724276564800 14 : 687259244541600 15 : 2840671544105280 16 : 10830060261901380 17 : 38223742100828400 18 : 125288932441604200 19 : 382460951663844400 20 : 1090013712241956540 21 : 2906703232645217440 22 : 7266758081613043600 23 : 17061084191613232800 24 : 37676560923145889100 25 : 78367246720143449328 26 : 153720368566435227528 27 : 284667349197102273200 28 : 498167861094928978100 29 : 824553701122641067200 30 : 1291800798425471005280
77 numbers
5 : 19757815 6 : 237093780 7 : 2404808340 8 : 21042072975 9 : 161322559475 10 : 1096993404430 11 : 6681687099710 12 : 36749279048405 13 : 183746395242025 14 : 839983521106400 15 : 3527930788646880 16 : 13670731806006660 17 : 49053802362729780 18 : 163512674542432600 19 : 507749884105448600 20 : 1472474663905800940 21 : 3996716944887173980 22 : 10173461314258261040 23 : 24327842273226276400 24 : 54737645114759121900 25 : 116043807643289338428 26 : 232087615286578676856 27 : 438387717763537500728 28 : 782835210292031251300 29 : 1322721562217570045300 30 : 2116354499548112072480
78 numbers
5 : 21111090 6 : 256851595 7 : 2641902120 8 : 23446881315 9 : 182364632450 10 : 1258315963905 11 : 7778680504140 12 : 43430966148115 13 : 220495674290430 14 : 1023729916348425 15 : 4367914309753280 16 : 17198662594653540 17 : 62724534168736440 18 : 212566476905162380 19 : 671262558647881200 20 : 1980224548011249540 21 : 5469191608792974920 22 : 14170178259145435020 23 : 34501303587484537440 24 : 79065487387985398300 25 : 170781452758048460328 26 : 348131422929868015284 27 : 670475333050116177584 28 : 1221222928055568752028 29 : 2105556772509601296600 30 : 3439076061765682117780
79 numbers
5 : 22537515 6 : 277962685 7 : 2898753715 8 : 26088783435 9 : 205811513765 10 : 1440680596355 11 : 9036996468045 12 : 51209646652255 13 : 263926640438545 14 : 1244225590638855 15 : 5391644226101705 16 : 21566576904406820 17 : 79923196763389980 18 : 275291011073898820 19 : 883829035553043580 20 : 2651487106659130740 21 : 7449416156804224460 22 : 19639369867938409940 23 : 48671481846629972460 24 : 113566790975469935740 25 : 249846940146033858628 26 : 518912875687916475612 27 : 1018606755979984192868 28 : 1891698261105684929612 29 : 3326779700565170048628 30 : 5544632834275283414380
80 numbers
5 : 24040016 6 : 300500200 7 : 3176716400 8 : 28987537150 9 : 231900297200 10 : 1646492110120 11 : 10477677064400 12 : 60246643120300 13 : 315136287090800 14 : 1508152231077400 15 : 6635869816740560 16 : 26958221130508525 17 : 101489773667796800 18 : 355214207837288800 19 : 1159120046626942400 20 : 3535316142212174320 21 : 10100903263463355200 22 : 27088786024742634400 23 : 68310851714568382400 24 : 162238272822099908200 25 : 363413731121503794368 26 : 768759815833950334240 27 : 1537519631667900668480 28 : 2910305017085669122480 29 : 5218477961670854978240 30 : 8871412534840453463008
81 numbers
5 : 25621596 6 : 324540216 7 : 3477216600 8 : 32164253550 9 : 260887834350 10 : 1878392407320 11 : 12124169174520 12 : 70724320184700 13 : 375382930211100 14 : 1823288518168200 15 : 8144022047817960 16 : 33594090947249085 17 : 128447994798305325 18 : 456703981505085600 19 : 1514334254464231200 20 : 4694436188839116720 21 : 13636219405675529520 22 : 37189689288205989600 23 : 95399637739311016800 24 : 230549124536668290600 25 : 525652003943603702568 26 : 1132173546955454128608 27 : 2306279447501851002720 28 : 4447824648753569790960 29 : 8128782978756524100720 30 : 14089890496511308441248
82 numbers
5 : 27285336 6 : 350161812 7 : 3801756816 8 : 35641470150 9 : 293052087900 10 : 2139280241670 11 : 14002561581840 12 : 82848489359220 13 : 446107250395800 14 : 2198671448379300 15 : 9967310565986160 16 : 41738112995067045 17 : 162042085745554410 18 : 585151976303390925 19 : 1971038235969316800 20 : 6208770443303347920 21 : 18330655594514646240 22 : 50825908693881519120 23 : 132589327027517006400 24 : 325948762275979307400 25 : 756201128480271993168 26 : 1657825550899057831176 27 : 3438452994457305131328 28 : 6754104096255420793680 29 : 12576607627510093891680 30 : 22218673475267832541968
83 numbers
5 : 29034396 6 : 377447148 7 : 4151918628 8 : 39443226966 9 : 328693558050 10 : 2432332329570 11 : 16141841823510 12 : 96851050941060 13 : 528955739755020 14 : 2644778698775100 15 : 12165982014365460 16 : 51705423561053205 17 : 203780198740621455 18 : 747194062048945335 19 : 2556190212272707725 20 : 8179808679272664720 21 : 24539426037817994160 22 : 69156564288396165360 23 : 183415235721398525520 24 : 458538089303496313800 25 : 1082149890756251300568 26 : 2414026679379329824344 27 : 5096278545356362962504 28 : 10192557090712725925008 29 : 19330711723765514685360 30 : 34795281102777926433648
84 numbers
5 : 30872016 6 : 406481544 7 : 4529365776 8 : 43595145594 9 : 368136785016 10 : 2761025887620 11 : 18574174153080 12 : 112992892764570 13 : 625806790696080 14 : 3173734438530120 15 : 14810760713140560 16 : 63871405575418665 17 : 255485622301674660 18 : 950974260789566790 19 : 3303384274321653060 20 : 10735998891545372445 21 : 32719234717090658880 22 : 93695990326214159520 23 : 252571800009794690880 24 : 641953325024894839320 25 : 1540687980059747614368 26 : 3496176570135581124912 27 : 7510305224735692786848 28 : 15288835636069088887512 29 : 29523268814478240610368 30 : 54125992826543441119008
85 numbers
5 : 32801517 6 : 437353560 7 : 4935847320 8 : 48124511370 9 : 411731930610 10 : 3129162672636 11 : 21335200040700 12 : 131567066917650 13 : 738799683460650 14 : 3799541229226200 15 : 17984495151670680 16 : 78682166288559225 17 : 319357027877093325 18 : 1206459883091241450 19 : 4254358535111219850 20 : 14039383165867025505 21 : 43455233608636031325 22 : 126415225043304818400 23 : 346267790336008850400 24 : 894525125034689530200 25 : 2182641305084642453688 26 : 5036864550195328739280 27 : 11006481794871273911760 28 : 22799140860804781674360 29 : 44812104450547329497880 30 : 83649261641021681729376
86 numbers
5 : 34826302 6 : 470155077 7 : 5373200880 8 : 53060358690 9 : 459856441980 10 : 3540894603246 11 : 24464362713336 12 : 152902266958350 13 : 870366750378300 14 : 4538340912686850 15 : 21784036380896880 16 : 96666661440229905 17 : 398039194165652550 18 : 1525816910968334775 19 : 5460818418202461300 20 : 18293741700978245355 21 : 57494616774503056830 22 : 169870458651940849725 23 : 472683015379313668800 24 : 1240792915370698380600 25 : 3077166430119331983888 26 : 7219505855279971192968 27 : 16043346345066602651040 28 : 33805622655676055586120 29 : 67611245311352111172240 30 : 128461366091569011227256
87 numbers
5 : 36949857 6 : 504981379 7 : 5843355957 8 : 58433559570 9 : 512916800670 10 : 4000751045226 11 : 28005257316582 12 : 177366629671686 13 : 1023269017336650 14 : 5408707663065150 15 : 26322377293583730 16 : 118450697821126785 17 : 494705855605882455 18 : 1923856105133987325 19 : 6986635329170796075 20 : 23754560119180706655 21 : 75788358475481302185 22 : 227365075426443906555 23 : 642553474031254518525 24 : 1713475930750012049400 25 : 4317959345490030364488 26 : 10296672285399303176856 27 : 23262852200346573844008 28 : 49848969000742658237160 29 : 101416867967028166758360 30 : 196072611402921122399496
88 numbers
5 : 39175752 6 : 541931236 7 : 6348337336 8 : 64276915527 9 : 571350360240 10 : 4513667845896 11 : 32006008361808 12 : 205371886988268 13 : 1200635647008336 14 : 6431976680401800 15 : 31731084956648880 16 : 144773075114710515 17 : 613156553427009240 18 : 2418561960739869780 19 : 8910491434304783400 20 : 30741195448351502730 21 : 99542918594662008840 22 : 303153433901925208740 23 : 869918549457698425080 24 : 2356029404781266567925 25 : 6031435276240042413888 26 : 14614631630889333541344 27 : 33559524485745877020864 28 : 73111821201089232081168 29 : 151265836967770824995520 30 : 297489479369949289157856
89 numbers
5 : 41507642 6 : 581106988 7 : 6890268572 8 : 70625252863 9 : 635627275767 10 : 5085018206136 11 : 36519676207704 12 : 237377895350076 13 : 1406007533996604 14 : 7632612327410136 15 : 38163061637050680 16 : 176504160071359395 17 : 757929628541719755 18 : 3031718514166879020 19 : 11329053395044653180 20 : 39651686882656286130 21 : 130284114043013511570 22 : 402696352496587217580 23 : 1173071983359623633820 24 : 3225947954238964993005 25 : 8387464681021308981813 26 : 20646066907129375955232 27 : 48174156116635210562208 28 : 106671345686835109102032 29 : 224377658168860057076688 30 : 448755316337720114153376
90 numbers
5 : 43949268 6 : 622614630 7 : 7471375560 8 : 77515521435 9 : 706252528630 10 : 5720645481903 11 : 41604694413840 12 : 273897571557780 13 : 1643385429346680 14 : 9038619861406740 15 : 45795673964460816 16 : 214667221708410075 17 : 934433788613079150 18 : 3789648142708598775 19 : 14360771909211532200 20 : 50980740277700939310 21 : 169935800925669797700 22 : 532980466539600729150 23 : 1575768335856210851400 24 : 4399019937598588626825 25 : 11613412635260273974818 26 : 29033531588150684937045 27 : 68820223023764586517440 28 : 154845501803470319664240 29 : 331049003855695166178720 30 : 673132974506580171230064
91 numbers
5 : 46504458 6 : 666563898 7 : 8093990190 8 : 84986896995 9 : 783768050065 10 : 6426898010533 11 : 47325339895743 12 : 315502265971620 13 : 1917283000904460 14 : 10682005290753420 15 : 54834293825867556 16 : 260462895672870891 17 : 1149101010321489225 18 : 4724081931321677925 19 : 18150420051920130975 20 : 65341512186912471510 21 : 220916541203370737010 22 : 702916267465270526850 23 : 2108748802395811580550 24 : 5974788273454799478225 25 : 16012432572858862601643 26 : 40646944223410958911863 27 : 97853754611915271454485 28 : 223665724827234906181680 29 : 485894505659165485842960 30 : 1004181978362275337408784
92 numbers
5 : 49177128 6 : 713068356 7 : 8760554088 8 : 93080887185 9 : 868754947060 10 : 7210666060598 11 : 53752237906276 12 : 362827605867363 13 : 2232785266876080 14 : 12599288291657880 15 : 65516299116620976 16 : 315297189498738447 17 : 1409563905994360116 18 : 5873182941643167150 19 : 22874501983241808900 20 : 83491932238832602485 21 : 286258053390283208520 22 : 923832808668641263860 23 : 2811665069861082107400 24 : 8083537075850611058775 25 : 21987220846313662079868 26 : 56659376796269821513506 27 : 138500698835326230366348 28 : 321519479439150177636165 29 : 709560230486400392024640 30 : 1490076484021440823251744
93 numbers
5 : 51971283 6 : 762245484 7 : 9473622444 8 : 101841441273 9 : 961835834245 10 : 8079421007658 11 : 60962903966874 12 : 416579843773639 13 : 2595612872743443 14 : 14832073558533960 15 : 78115587408278856 16 : 380813488615359423 17 : 1724861095493098563 18 : 7282746847637527266 19 : 28747684924884976050 20 : 106366434222074411385 21 : 369749985629115811005 22 : 1210090862058924472380 23 : 3735497878529723371260 24 : 10895202145711693166175 25 : 30070757922164273138643 26 : 78646597642583483593374 27 : 195160075631596051879854 28 : 460020178274476408002513 29 : 1031079709925550569660805 30 : 2199636714507841215276384
94 numbers
5 : 54891018 6 : 814216767 7 : 10235867928 8 : 111315063717 9 : 1063677275518 10 : 9041256841903 11 : 69042324974532 12 : 477542747740513 13 : 3012192716517082 14 : 17427686431277403 15 : 92947660966812816 16 : 458929076023638279 17 : 2105674584108457986 18 : 9007607943130625829 19 : 36030431772522503316 20 : 135114119146959387435 21 : 476116419851190222390 22 : 1579840847688040283385 23 : 4945588740588647843640 24 : 14630700024241416537435 25 : 40965960067875966304818 26 : 108717355564747756732017 27 : 273806673274179535473228 28 : 655180253906072459882367 29 : 1491099888200026977663318 30 : 3230716424433391784937189
95 numbers
5 : 57940519 6 : 869107785 7 : 11050084695 8 : 121550931645 9 : 1174992339235 10 : 10104934117421 11 : 78083581816435 12 : 546585072715045 13 : 3489735464257595 14 : 20439879147794485 15 : 110375347398090219 16 : 551876736990451095 17 : 2564603660132096265 18 : 11113282527239083815 19 : 45038039715653129145 20 : 171144550919481890751 21 : 611230538998149609825 22 : 2055957267539230505775 23 : 6525429588276688127025 24 : 19576288764830064381075 25 : 55596660092117382842253 26 : 149683315632623723036835 27 : 382524028838927292205245 28 : 928986927180251995355595 29 : 2146280142106099437545685 30 : 4721816312633418762600507
96 numbers
5 : 61124064 6 : 927048304 7 : 11919192480 8 : 132601016340 9 : 1296543270880 10 : 11279926456656 11 : 88188515933856 12 : 624668654531480 13 : 4036320536972640 14 : 23929614612052080 15 : 130815226545884704 16 : 662252084388541314 17 : 3116480397122547360 18 : 13677886187371180080 19 : 56151322242892212960 20 : 216182590635135019896 21 : 782375089917631500576 22 : 2667187806537380115600 23 : 8581386855815918632800 24 : 26101718353106752508100 25 : 75172948856947447223328 26 : 205279975724741105879088 27 : 532207344471551015242080 28 : 1311510956019179287560840 29 : 3075267069286351432901280 30 : 6868096454739518200146192
97 numbers
5 : 64446024 6 : 988172368 7 : 12846240784 8 : 144520208820 9 : 1429144287220 10 : 12576469727536 11 : 99468442390512 12 : 712857170465336 13 : 4660989191504120 14 : 27965935149024720 15 : 154744841157936784 16 : 793067310934426018 17 : 3778732481511088674 18 : 16794366584493727440 19 : 69829208430263393040 20 : 272333912878027232856 21 : 998557680552766520472 22 : 3449562896455011616176 23 : 11248574662353298748400 24 : 34683105208922671140900 25 : 101274667210054199731428 26 : 280452924581688553102416 27 : 737487320196292121121168 28 : 1843718300490730302802920 29 : 4386778025305530720462120 30 : 9943363524025869633047472
98 numbers
5 : 67910864 6 : 1052618392 7 : 13834413152 8 : 157366449604 9 : 1573664496040 10 : 14005614014756 11 : 112044912118048 12 : 812325612855848 13 : 5373846361969456 14 : 32626924340528840 15 : 182710776306961504 16 : 947812152092362802 17 : 4571799792445514692 18 : 20573099066004816114 19 : 86623575014757120480 20 : 342163121308290625896 21 : 1270891593430793753328 22 : 4448120577007778136648 23 : 14698137558808310364576 24 : 45931679871275969889300 25 : 135957772418976870872328 26 : 381727591791742752833844 27 : 1017940244777980674223584 28 : 2581205620687022423924088 29 : 6230496325796261023265040 30 : 14330141549331400353509592
99 numbers
5 : 71523144 6 : 1120529256 7 : 14887031544 8 : 171200862756 9 : 1731030945644 10 : 15579278510796 11 : 126050526132804 12 : 924370524973896 13 : 6186171974825304 14 : 38000770702498296 15 : 215337700647490344 16 : 1130522928399324306 17 : 5519611944537877494 18 : 25144898858450330806 19 : 107196674080761936594 20 : 428786696323047746376 21 : 1613054714739084379224 22 : 5719012170438571889976 23 : 19146258135816088501224 24 : 60629817430084280253876 25 : 181889452290252840761628 26 : 517685364210719623706172 27 : 1399667836569723427057428 28 : 3599145865465003098147672 29 : 8811701946483283447189128 30 : 20560637875127661376774632
100 numbers
5 : 75287520 6 : 1192052400 7 : 16007560800 8 : 186087894300 9 : 1902231808400 10 : 17310309456440 11 : 141629804643600 12 : 1050421051106700 13 : 7110542499799200 14 : 44186942677323600 15 : 253338471349988640 16 : 1345860629046814650 17 : 6650134872937201800 18 : 30664510802988208300 19 : 132341572939212267400 20 : 535983370403809682970 21 : 2041841411062132125600 22 : 7332066885177656269200 23 : 24865270306254660391200 24 : 79776075565900368755100 25 : 242519269720337121015504 26 : 699574816500972464467800 27 : 1917353200780443050763600 28 : 4998813702034726525205100 29 : 12410847811948286545336800 30 : 29372339821610944823963760
From the OP;
The Idaho Lottery announced on Wednesday that it will be raising the Powerball ticket price to $3 per play beginning this August, by mandating that every ticket sold will include the Power Play multiplier option.
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Mandating the Power Play multiplier option?
Some lawyers are probably chomping at the bit to get at that one!
It's going to cost Idaho way more in the long run than the extra one dollars from the mandate could possible bring in.
All Idaho players should got to an online dictionary and copy and paste the definition of option and e-mail it to the Idaho lottery.
Looks like I will pick my tickets up in Washington
Will Mega follow the suit?
And I've been playing the same set of powerball numbers for 9 years and 7 months now,so they switching something else,another reason why my numbers won't drop,always switching up,SMH#LOTTERY...
I shudder when I look to European lotteries and hope it never comes to fruition here with seven #'s to pick from. IF that happens that might be the straw that breaks the Camel's back for me and probably lots of other folks too. Hard enough to win with six numbers.
I always play Powerplay; however I wish they'd match Mega Millions for secondary prize. Once in a blue moon---if that often, seriously, PB has the Powerball # as 10...but it doesn't apply to secondary prize. They're getting awful greedy. With MM as we all know it can go from 2-5 so with a 5 you'd get $5 million secondary vs. $2 million on suckazz PB. Better yet, as we've discussed before just roll them all into one lottery.
I think that the USA has more rich people, high rollers. There could be a game with 20-50 dollars / 1 line. I have seen people betting 2000 euros on a chance simple at roulette.
Yeah, those people eat the Mac Foie gras d'oie and have it with a glass of 20 years old red Porto. The french fries with it are belgian fries, and the mayonnaise is made with japanese egg yolks. ...
How about a glass of vodka with your blinis and caviar? Little water is the cure for everything. Put the bottle in the middle of the table!
If they do that here in New Mexico, that will be the END of my playing Powerball. Without a doubt.
That IDAHO LOTTERY is the ONLY Winner in that game.
For the POWERBALL drawing for 07/24/2021, 4,138 were non power play winners and the winners that elected the power play option was 1,194 that is 1/4 of winners v/s the non power up winners and that is standard practice in all states that offer POWER PLAY option.
The IDAHO LOTTERY will pay out less winners with the POWER PLAY FORCED OPTION but they will make a killing making people think that they are acting in their best interest.
Euromillions costs 2.50 EUR / 1 line for years. They started at 2 euros with 5/50 and 2/9, that is 5/50 and 2/12 now.
Tonight's payout for 4/5+0/2 was 16.90 euros / 2.50 euros.
16.90/2.5= 6.76 EUR / 1 EUR
With p() = 0.000072405128900437477..,
or 1 IN 13811.1762.. .
Compare this to 4/5 payouts of a 5/39. Even 4/5 from 5/32 pays *250.
I agree, if they are making you pay $3 and rest of America doesn't, almost doesn't seem fair.
wonder why they haven't moved it back to $40mil?
Why not try it in bigger states? The states that win often
NY
Cali
Florida
Yep, do that in the "free play" states.
Your second sentence speaks volumes. No accountability, just do as they please. Using Covid-19 was just an excuse IMHO to drop the starting jackpots..conveniently MM & PB both agree to that.
I hope that KLC goes back to ball drawings vs RNG but something tells me when pigs fly they'll revert back to that.
2020 was the pick 4 today here and paid out handsomely!
Cause there are more savy players in those high revenue States... They won't risk THAT much revenue, possibly suffering a serious blow to an already dying game..that's why they picked Idaho , to test the idea...they're only significant if you're concerned about
"potatoes"...notice how LOs CONDITIONED the State's players by threatening to STOP having PB there FIRST , then hit'em with ANOTHER $1.00 cost increase, but this time MANDATORY..!! 
I think foreign Countries told'em to "Shovit"...so, they're slyly tryin to pilfer American players... But ,
I DON'T THINK SOOOO...!!
Your states together are in fact one state.
Why? The odds are way better.
Eurojackpot is 1:95 000 000
Euromillions is 1: 175 000 000
German Lotto is 1: 140 000 000 with second prize regularly going up to 4 million within 2 draws.
The only crap one is SuperEna wit 1: 600 000 000, which is about twice as ahrd as Mega.