Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $18 million

Comment #22

libra926 — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:09:56 GMT

HAPPY WEDNESDAY...3/8/2008

HEY....that advice was only meant for me.........not you....so 'bam' take that.........

Comment #21

libra926 — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:57:01 GMT

HAPPY WEDNESDAY........3/8/2006

hey guys, don't get me wrong, $$18 mil is very sweet, but in the great State of Maryland, after taxes..there isn't much left to splurge with. Everything is relative to the cost of living in each indiviual State. Those among you living in the Mid-west, and down South can purchase Humongous sized homes for a fraction of what it would cost for residents of Maryland, Virginia, and New York.

Comment #20

bambini — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:36:31 GMT

NY came in second, two of my regular numbers showed up in this drawing.

Comment #19

Chewie — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 23:31:13 GMT

$18M is a VERY big deal. I agree. But there are seldom winners in the beggining of the roll. It takes a while. With the last addition of numbers, it tends to taake longer to get a winner. Sure, once in a while, FATE lifts her skirt and gives a peak, but generally, she is just teasing. She doesn't get serious for quite a while. I'd love to have the lowest jackpot available for MM, but it just ain't gonna happen. Better to save a couple of bucks up front, and use it later down stream when... [ More ]

Comment #18

ryanm — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 16:50:58 GMT

Powerball seems to need two or three rolls to break out of the "guaranteed" range, while Mega Millions sells enough tickets they need only one roll.

Comment #17

CASH Only — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:02:04 GMT

AFAIK the state tax in NY is even higher.

Comment #16

tg636 — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:01:34 GMT

$18 million is no $265 million, but if you took the cash, after taxes you'd have about $7.7 million (in my state). If you have a really good job that pays $90,000 a year, you'd have to work 85 years to reach $7.7 mil, and that's before paying taxes. That's not to mention all the interest you'd be earning while you were watching the waves. That's a big enough deal for me.

>i don't get what the big deal is with the MM's jackpot at $18 million. $18 Million is not that much money in the lotte... [ More ]

Comment #15

winner2b — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 21:52:14 GMT

lol, yes thats the plan. Victory Shall be MINE lol

Comment #14

dvdiva — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 21:37:36 GMT

I can just see CashOnly buying annuity scratch and Lucky for Life tickets right now.

Comment #13

Chewie — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 21:35:03 GMT

If its too steep, go with annuity scratch-offs. Then you'll receive annual payments to supplement your gambling.

Comment #12

CASH Only — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 18:44:26 GMT

Euro Millions costs 2 euros (more than $2) per ticket.

Comment #11

dvdiva — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 18:36:50 GMT

If any game were close to a record it would be Euromillions. Only 8 more rolls and it will take 2nd place on the biggest jackpot list. Megamillions has failed for years now to roll at the 300 million level and only broke the 300 million level once. Considering the 100 million more combinations than Euromillions it should be at the #1 spot by now.

Comment #10

Chewie — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 11:52:26 GMT

I was close and used no math. I based my comment on when the media promotions kick in. When the media gets on the band wagon, sales jump. People listen to the media! At least the poor people do

Comment #9

KY Floyd — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 07:31:15 GMT

Since the first rollover never doubles the jackpot, they clearly never sell enough tickets on the first draw to pay for the minimum prize. If typical sales for the first draw are about 13 million, it's a safe bet that sales for the next draw are at least 13 million, but they'd need to sell a total of 30 million to pay for the usual $15 million annuity. That may mean that they usually don't reach their break even point until the third draw. If they sold 20 million last time around they should h... [ More ]

Comment #8

Chewie — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 04:20:58 GMT

The Saturday, March 04, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 13-22-27-52-55, and the Powerball is 26.

Precisely the numbers I would not have chosen. Read somewhere that 13 was a bad lottery number. 21 and 22 are my favorite extra ball numbers also; not 26. Saved a couple of bucks, and a few gallons of gas! It will now go into the kitty for EuroMillions. London would be nice this time of the year.

Comment #7

Just6ntlc — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 03:34:04 GMT

I agree with you Bradly_60 on this one. I hope it keeps rolling into new records.

Comment #6

Bradly_60 — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:36:09 GMT

I guess the fact is that this is a record....Mega Millions has never been this high after one roll. The sales for this past drawing were exceptional for the minimum $12,000,000 jackpot. They sold over 20.1 million in tickets when the normal amount sold is around 13 million. Look for this run to have records everytime the jackpot rolls so watch out for another big jackpot in about 4 weeks.

Brad

Comment #5

noahproblem — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 23:25:52 GMT

Wake me when the cash value hits $50 million - until then

Comment #4

Chewie — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 22:10:38 GMT

It is not the amount, it is the number of players involved. With the new matrix, on both PB and MM, you need players to find a winner. The more players, the better chance of a winner. $18M doesn't draw out the big players, just the die-hards. Not to say that luck won't strike, but, generally she sleeps until the amount reaches over $100M.

Comment #3

Down — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 21:48:40 GMT

i don't get what the big deal is with the MM's jackpot at $18 million. $18 Million is not that much money in the lottery world, and especially MM's

Comment #2

Chewie — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 21:15:09 GMT

Bide your time, let the foolhardy build it up slowly - then B-A-M, you can strike

Comment #1

libra926 — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:54:58 GMT

HAPPY SATURDAY..........3/4/2006

what's the matter......afraid to make that an even..$$$$$20,000,000.00?????...

It would be more motivating if we raised it, a couple of mill.......

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $18 million

Lottery Post — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:10:10 GMT

The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $18 million Saturday.

None of the tickets sold for Friday's $12 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.

There were five second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 1 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, and 1 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000.

Also, 32 players matched four of the five... [ More ]