Mega Millions lottery jackpot now stands at $207 million

Comment #18

NoCompLotto! — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:22:48 GMT

When I was referring to $700 Billion, I was referring to the amount it would probably be if it somehow actually did roll until New Year's Eve 2009 (I also assumed this meant 12/31/2009 - I unbelievably just realized about a minute ago what that meant).... that's where I got the $700B figure from.

Going to NYE this year would almost certainly put the jackpot at or above $650 million.

I'm too tired to think at 9am in the morning... lmao

Comment #17

GamerMom — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:58:23 GMT

What is troubling to hear is when a player only spends $1.00 and wins compared to some players who spend

$100.00 or more in a big jackpot such as this.

I know, how frustrating!! It irritates me to hear how those people win that buy a ticket on a whim or for the first time...grrr

Comment #16

dphillips — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:17:53 GMT

Congratulations to you Mega Millions players. I live in a POWERBALL state. Anyway, remember, all you need is a $1.00 and a dream...don't go overboard. What is troubling to hear is when a player only spends $1.00 and wins compared to some players who spend $100.00 or more in a big jackpot such as this.

Comment #15

barbos — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:51:33 GMT

They actually do win... a couple bucks, for anything more than that a luck is needed not a system .

Comment #14

GamerMom — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:43:24 GMT

I just wonder why all of these folks with sure fire lotto systems havent won it yet....

Comment #13

barbos — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:34:32 GMT

I don't think anything just wanna get it.

Comment #12

delS — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:19:38 GMT

I think it will get pass $300,000,000, but I don't think it will make it pass $400,000,000

Comment #11

MysteryMan424 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:11:43 GMT

You lottery post genusises still didn't take down the mega jackpot? CMON man! this friday lets go hoo rah.

Comment #10

KY Floyd — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:08:27 GMT

Assuming none of the 5+0 winers had the same mega ball, the many near misses would suggest that perhaps 18/46ths of the possible combinations were played, which is about 1 in 3. That matches almost perfectly with sales, which would have been 32% of possible combinations if there were no repeats. With projected sales only slightly higher, the probabilty is 2 in 3 that it will roll on Friday.

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Comment #9

RJOh — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:26:38 GMT

With so many near misses, it will probably be won this Friday. Extra workplace lottery pools are being created as we speak. A lot of players are hoping some of that jackpot will be part of their Christmas money.

Comment #8

Texas Joey — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:06:47 GMT

Good luck All on the Mega Game! Wow I sure hope a couple of us win it.

I had 11 12 and 27.....Darn close. 26 and 33 were on the next row. Well must try harder.

Friday and will use Gail Howard wheel again and perhaps I can do better. I have been using her system for 10 years now with one cash 5 win in Virginia....Nothing yet in Texas. There is the Texas Two Step game that is sinilar to the Cash 5 it has 4 numbers and the power ball to make 5

Lots of Luck All on the Mega Millions

Joey... [ More ]

Comment #7

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:19:19 GMT

I doubt it will go on for that long. More and more people are going to start buying tickets.

Comment #6

myturn08 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:00:10 GMT

i agree, i couldnt sleep sleep last night so i checked the drawing numbers, when i saw no one won i decided to drive to the gas station to get a ticket as soon as MM sales were allowed, hopefully in this case the early bird gets the worm..a big fat one, lol

Comment #5

KY Floyd — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:37:34 GMT

There's always a chance that it will roll. There's a chance it could roll until New Year's eve 2010, but each subsequent roll reduces the chance significantly. Even with the large sales we should see if it continues to roll, the most likely outcome for each of the next 3 drawings is a roll, but the chance of all of them rolling is probably less than 25%. A 4th roll would almost certainly take us past the $400 million mark, sales would get absolutely insane, and the chances for the next couple of... [ More ]

Comment #4

Piaceri — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:33:47 GMT

Maybe the US can buy a lottery ticket for the buyout

Comment #3

NoCompLotto! — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:19:20 GMT

LMAO!!

If it did, the jackpot by then would probably reach about $700 BILLION... hit that by yourself and you would basically be the government's BEST friend.

I'm going to predict that this jackpot will be hit on 12/23.... with some fairly odd numbers.... my guess is 17-19-35-37-39 with the MB being 45.

Just a guess :D

Kris

Comment #2

dingo — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:42:52 GMT

Is there any chance that this Mega Millions jackpot will continue to roll over untill New Year Eve 2009

Comment #1

dumars798 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:17:57 GMT

What a nice Christmas it would be,

with the winning #'s under the tree

Mega Millions lottery jackpot now stands at $207 million

Lottery Post — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:35:35 GMT

The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game is growing even larger the largest jackpot in nine months and players nationwide are all trying to be the one that claims it all.

More than 1.4 million tickets sold for the Tuesday, December 9 drawing won a prize. Since no ticket matched all five lotto numbers plus the Gold Mega Ball to win the jackpot, the jackpot chase continues for the Friday, December 12, 2008 drawing, which will have an estimated jackpot of $207 million.

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