Comment #1

JADELottery — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:25:52 GMT

<br />In our opinion, the whole payout structure and multiplier scheme is gear toward patronizing the Jackpot Junkies.<br /><br />Redistribute the prize allocation to the lower tier and spread the money around a bit.

Original Blog Entry: Payouts should refect the lottery odds.

JADELottery — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:39:31 GMT

In our opinion, the payouts should be the following:

Powerball

Match

Odds

Actual Prize

Suggested Prize

5 + 0

1 in 11,688,053.5200

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

4 + 1

1 in 913,129.1813

$50,000

$90,000

4 + 0

1 in 36,525.1673

$100

$3,500

3 + 1

1 in 14,494.1140

$100

$1,500

3 + 0

1 in 579.7646

$7

$55

2 + 1

1 in 701.3281

$7

$70

1 + 1

1 in 91.9775

$4

$9

0 + 1

1 in 38.3239

$4

$4

Mega Millions

Match

Odds

Actual Prize

Suggested Prize

5 + 0

1 in 12,607,306.2500

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

4 + 1

1 in 931,001.0769

$10,000

$90,000

4 + 0

1 in 38,791.7115

$500

$3,800

3 + 1

1 in 14,546.8918

$200

$1,500

3 + 0

1 in 606.1205

$10

$60

2 + 1

1 in 692.7091

$10

$70

1 + 1

1 in 89.3818

$4

$9

0 + 1

1 in 36.6319

$2

$4

The 4 + 0 and 3 + 1 payouts are really inadequate for the lottery odds we are betting against.

Complete set of lottery odds:

Powerball Odds

Powerball

1

0

White Balls

5

1 in 292,201,338.0000

1 in 11,688,053.5200

4

1 in 913,129.1813

1 in 36,525.1673

3

1 in 14,494.1140

1 in 579.7646

2

1 in 701.3281

1 in 28.0531

1

1 in 91.9775

1 in 3.6791

0

1 in 38.3239

1 in 1.5330

Mega Millions Odds

Mega Ball

1

0

White Balls

5

1 in 302,575,350.0000

1 in 12,103,014.0000

4

1 in 931,001.0769

1 in 37,240.0431

3

1 in 14,546.8918

1 in 581.8757

2

1 in 692.7091

1 in 27.7084

1

1 in 89.3818

1 in 3.5753

0

1 in 36.6319

1 in 1.4653

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