Odds longer, prizes bigger as California joins Mega Millions

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LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:20:17 GMT

most of the people will still play regardless of odds....

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TNPATL — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:18:47 GMT

I'm excited about the $250,000 second prize!!!! If I could win that I would be happy!!!! The third prize is not too shabby either!!! $10,000 would help me pay off some small bills. Well what I would get after taxes come out of the $10,000.

Odds longer, prizes bigger as California joins Mega Millions

Lottery Post — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 23:06:00 GMT

The odds of winning the Mega Millions lottery game got a bit longer on Wednesday, but the prizes also got sweeter.California became the 12th state in the Atlanta-based game, adding 36 million potential players that could swell the game's jackpots as high as half a billion dollars.At the same time, the odds of taking the grand prize were tweaked -- from one in 135 million to one in 175 million. We're not ever trying to hide the fact this is a very long-odds game, said Georgia Lottery CEO Margare... [ More ]