Lottery winners question Calif. Mega Millions prizes

Comment #24

CASH Only — Wed, 03 May 2006 14:43:13 GMT

NY lottery players don't care about the fine print. I'm MUCH smarter than the average NY lottery player.

Comment #23

psykomo — Mon, 01 May 2006 14:51:38 GMT

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Comment #22

CASH Only — Mon, 01 May 2006 13:56:42 GMT

Ohio is the only MM state with Kicker. In fact _no_other_ US lottery has a game similar to Ohio Kicker.

Comment #21

SassyOhio — Mon, 01 May 2006 02:09:03 GMT

OHHHHH BUT I BEG TO DIFFER Keeping it Fair MM and PB give you to option to maximize your winnings. Texas has the megaplier others have the Kicker I hit alot of 2 and 7 dollar tickets BUT PAY THE EXTRA DOLLAR for the KICKER and dont get NOTHING MAXIMIZED if I dont get the kicker numbers ... BUT get a MM Ball and play the MMplier and get that times the number drawn I dont see anything FAIR about that. If we had the MMplier then my profits would be higher instead of playing the kicker... [ More ]

Comment #20

ryanm — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:46:12 GMT

Texans can win more money from the prizes under the jackpot, but that feature costs an extra $1, so that's not really unfair to the other states.

Comment #19

KY Floyd — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 06:36:37 GMT

I definitely think it's misleading when a prize is advertised as n million dollars when it's really only 45 to 60% of that, but advertising a prize as n million dollars and then paying n million dollars isn't misleading just because you have to pay taxes on it. If you went for a job interview, would you expect to be told what your salary would be or how much you'd actually have after taxes? How would an employer or the lottery even know how much your taxes would be, especially before they eve... [ More ]

Comment #18

SassyOhio — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:16:55 GMT

On their website Ohio has the Cash Option Value posted under the Jackpot amount. Anyone who can post at LP can read their web page.

They have the lump sum value but NOT what you would be taking home to the bank ... in ohio you can ALMOST cut that in half AGAIN

Comment #17

RJOh — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:35:21 GMT

On their website Ohio has the Cash Option Value posted under the Jackpot amount. Anyone who can post at LP can read their web page.

Many of the stores selling lottery tickets don't take enough interest to maintain their card stock or update their jackpot notices, I wouldn't depend on them or their clerks for any information. One time when the lottery had a free ticket promotion, I had to tell the store clerk that the free ticket belonged to the person buying the tickets and not to the cle... [ More ]

Comment #16

SassyOhio — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:26:50 GMT

Were talking in advertisement. You dont go into each state and see each payout. Your local store advertises what your CHECK will be???? If so Man I am in the wrong state cause Ohio dont got it together like that. They advertised 265 Mill. NOT the correct amount of what your check payment or eft to you is going to be. That is what is misleading. That is what has always been a issue and will continue to be til they sale it correctly

Comment #15

RJOh — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:40:04 GMT

Both the PowerBall and MegaMillions states contribute approximately 32% of the money from their ticket sales to the jackpot pool. Most states will include a breakdown on their websites.

Comment #14

hsvscubaski — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:33:20 GMT

This raises an interesting question. Do the individual states pay the lower prizes out of their intake with no sharing of proceeds? And proceeds are olny shared on the jackpot? They probably have to send a certain amount of each ticket to Mega HQ to cover Jackpot.

Comment #13

KY Floyd — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:00:08 GMT

What misleading information? The California lottery website says that all prizes are paid on a parimutuel basis, the websites for the other MM states tell you exactly how much you'll get for any given prize level, and the rules stay the same every week. It doesn't take much more effort to find out that only the jackpot is a multi-state game, and that all of the lower prizes are handled strictly within the individual states. Not getting $265 million when that's what was advertised is misleading.... [ More ]

Comment #12

CASH Only — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:59:48 GMT

The CA payouts are not the only thing about MM that's not the same in all 12 states. Texas has the Megaplier, and of course NY and Texas (if not also NJ) require the cash/annuity choice when you PLAY.

Comment #11

Just6ntlc — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:20:35 GMT

Did the grandmother play in CA? If so, I think she should have claimed it in CA for more money. Either way, congratulations to her for winning lots of money matching 5/5.

Comment #10

SassyOhio — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:52:57 GMT

I dont think that any of us would ... I just think that people are venting about the MISS leading information and the DOUBLE STANDARDS that come along with it

Comment #9

bellyache — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:56:37 GMT

I wouldn't complain about $178,750. That still is a nice amount of money.

Comment #8

dvdiva — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:52:50 GMT

quit fibbing on the prizes? Good luck with that. Maybe if jackpots were listed as their post-tax cash amounts there would be less confusion but that's less likely than winning MegaMillions. Only way that would happen is if someone wins a law suit but the bond companies issuing inflated annuities have far more money and power than those wishing to fight them.

Comment #7

Lurk More N00b — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:18:21 GMT

Don't admit to only being an opportune jackpot player and things not being fair within the same breath, John.

Comment #6

fja — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:54:03 GMT

MEGA MILLIONS APRIL 11 DRAWING:

There were 17 second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 6 from California, 3 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 3 from New York, 1 from Ohio, and 1 from Washington. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000 each. The California second prize winners will receive $68,647 each, because California does not use the fixed prize amounts used by the other Mega Millions states.

I DON'T THINK SHE W... [ More ]

Comment #5

tg636 — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:42:00 GMT

>During the past three months, however, California winners have taken home less, on average, than their Ohio counterparts. Since Feb. 3, there have been 45 secondprize Mega Millions winners in California and 18 in Ohio. On average, the California winners won $205,755.

Wow, that really rubs me the wrong way. Sometimes pari-mutuel winners win more than $250K, sometimes they win less. That's the risk of pari-mutuel.

> I thought it was one lottery, equal for everybody, said Givens, of Star... [ More ]

Comment #4

RJOh — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:48:05 GMT

John Mascari plays Mega Millions when the grand prize tops $200 million. He said it doesn't seem fair that Californians can win more money for the same risk.

Californians probably feel the same way when ever they end up winning less.

Comment #3

SassyOhio — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:43:52 GMT

I agree that yes ... I would not complain about taking home $178,750 , But I do see the point. It isnt fair when it comes down to it that there is such a difference regardless of what state has more players or not. I think that it should be the same all over, but again I WOULD NOT COMPLAIN. Hell I just said this morning give me 100 thou and I would be smiling from ear to ear lol. But like the article said ... what can ya do .. NADDA Good Luck tonight on the MM

Comment #2

DoubleDown — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:16:45 GMT

Cry me a river ...

$250,000 would make me happy !!!!

DD

Comment #1

winner2b — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:27:23 GMT

comeon granny!! be happy!!! lol

tonight's my night...I feel it in ma bones

Lottery winners question Calif. Mega Millions prizes

Lottery Post — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:05:19 GMT

Marjorie Givens thought she hit the jackpot last month when she realized her Mega Millions ticket was worth $250,000. She matched five numbers but missed the Mega Ball.

Her second-prize payout was half that of a California resident who played the same five numbers - 27, 36, 43, 49 and 54 - and also missed the Mega Ball on the same night in the same drawing. That person took home $503,851 before taxes.

I thought it was one lottery, equal for everybody, said Givens, of Stark County.