PA Lottery to start Powerball ticket promotion

Comment #21

CASH Only — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 19:48:58 GMT

Funny how Keno has been brought into this thread. PA had a keno game for years, Super-7.

Comment #20

anonymous77 — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:18:37 GMT

Based on my personal rough calculation, driven mainly by an interesting debate here, of the expected values in each of 3 cases, that is, (1) PB with no PP ($1 per ticket), (2) PB with PP but for the regular price ($2 per ticket), and (3) PB with PP but for PA state promotional price ($1.66 per ticket = $10/6), it seems that at 167M annuity 1. PA players are expected to get paid slightly higher when buying 5 tickets for the regular price of $10 and getting one free ticket, all with PP option. But... [ More ]

Comment #19

CASH Only — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:51:42 GMT

I PowerPlay when the jackpot is relatively low. But not for $167 million.

Comment #18

Todd — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:56:42 GMT

I suppose that would be a good question to pose to the Pennsylvania Lottery Marketing Department.

Comment #17

JimmySand9 — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 23:45:44 GMT

O.K. So few people win anything at Pick 10. It's certainly not a hard game at 1 in 17 overall odds. Well, it's that not many people play it. At least not as much as the other games NY offers. I do agree with you Greg that Keno is an awesome game in any incarnation. And I'd love it if PA started offering it. But the fact is, bitter as it may be, Pick 10 itself doesn't get good sales, and I'm sure that's what you were referring to. But Keno does do well in a quick-draw format, especially in MA whe... [ More ]

Comment #16

Greg — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:27:38 GMT

Ever since Power Play was announced it was and has been marketed. Most people don't want to double their one dollar ticket price. I would have gone for buy 3 tickets with PP and get one free , not 5. I guess their internal measures show not enough people are spending the extra dollar for power play, hence the promotion.

Comment #15

Todd — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:43:31 GMT

You don't seem to understand that they are trying to get people to try Power Play. They are not marketing the Powerball game itself, they are marketing the Power Play option. You don't get people to try it by not involving Power Play in the promotion! You also ignored the fact that they are giving a bonus worth 20% of the original purchase price. I think it is great marketing. You just don't like what they're marketing.

Comment #14

Greg — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 01:51:21 GMT

One of the worst performing games in the country ? What exactly do you mean by that, Jimmy? Keno is one of the most beatable games if you are savvy with the unique data software yields about it. I've been studying it for 2 months and am working on a system that hopefully will be completed by November so I can test it out.I'd like you to substantiate specific data that says New York does not profit from its Keno players.Personally, having studied this game for a number of weeks, it seems more... [ More ]

Comment #13

starchild_45 — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:37:00 GMT

kansas has a game for the powerplay and i like that more. sure i could win more money if i won with my extra 2 dollars. still the odds for winning on the kansas promotion is better. too bad i can't buy more. i wishi i could. just too far away.

Comment #12

JimmySand9 — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:23:16 GMT

Make millions? I don't think so. Pick 10 is one of the worst performing games in the country. What makes you think it would do so well here

Comment #11

Greg — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 22:25:42 GMT

What I am saying is that there is no bonus (free) ticket without paying an additional dollar for the Power Play option! When you bought five Cash 5 tickets, you got one free. Here, you have to pay DOUBLE for the ticket (bec. of the power play) and buy a block of 5 doubled to get the free ticket!So I'm not against Power Play; I'm against being made to buy the additional Power Play option in order to get the free ticket!That's not GOOD marketing. Why market a game whose jackpot is allegedly mar... [ More ]

Comment #10

Chewie — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:45:33 GMT

Ripoff? Hummmm. Never bought bottled water have you? Depending where you live, one bottle of water equals a Power Play ticket.Without marketing, life would be dull. No movie awards. No music awards. No lottery. Marketing is the name of the game - thats why the annuity is the only number listed on the ticket machine.

Comment #9

Todd — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:42:08 GMT

Greg,I don't agree. There are millions of people out there who buy Powerball tickets with Power Play regularly. For those people, getting an extra ticket (with Power Play no less) is great.The Pennsylvania Lottery is giving people a bonus worth 20% of the purchase price. I think that's a great deal.Just because you don't personally like Power Play is no reason to condemn people who do like it. I've played it quite a few times myself, and when you hit with a ticket that has Power Play, it's q... [ More ]

Comment #8

Greg — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 02:09:23 GMT

What a freaking ripoff! They want ME to pay TWICE the one dollar amount at five tickets each for a total of TEN dollars just to get one measely EXTRA ticket?First off, I rarely play PB because of its near impossible odds.Second, why pay FIVE extra dollars when I can buy my OWN extra ticket for ONE DOLLAR and thereby save FOUR dollars?I'll tell you what we need in Pennsylvania: A one dollar KENO GAME like the one in NY that would make MILLIONS because with high gas prices NOBODY wants to drive to... [ More ]

Comment #7

fxsterling — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 01:05:18 GMT

ga. has a deal for oct. one week mm then pick 3 and so on

Comment #6

ryanm — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:56:07 GMT

Duh! PA want players to buy PowerPlay because it's more money for the state.

Comment #5

Just6ntlc — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:51:03 GMT

I wonder why PA wants people to buy Power Play? For these PA residents, I think people should watch their budget on when to buy PB tickets with Power Play.

Comment #4

JimmySand9 — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:33:43 GMT

Hmmm, I might just PowerPlay next month.As for you, CO, just for that, I'm gonna buy some Lucky For Life.

Comment #3

Todd — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:35:56 GMT

I agree, enough already.

Comment #2

JAG331 — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:24:05 GMT

Oh stop complaining! It's a better deal than you're getting in Danbury, or wherever you go.

Comment #1

CASH Only — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:46:50 GMT

I suppose PA is hoping PB is hit before the promotion begins. I don't think the similar gimmick for Unlucky for Life helped its sales very much.

PA Lottery to start Powerball ticket promotion

Lottery Post — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:25:58 GMT

The Pennsylvania Lottery will conduct a Buy 5 And Get 1 Free Powerball with Power Play ticket promotion throughout October.To get a bonus $2 Powerball with Power Play ticket, a player must purchase five $2 Powerball with Power Play plays for one Powerball drawing. All five tickets, $10 total, must be purchased for the next available Powerball drawing; advance play is not included in this promotion.Live, televised Powerball drawings are conducted Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m.The five Powerb... [ More ]