$312 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised again

Comment #66

bigmoney25 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:33:01 GMT

yep 1 ticket and it didnt go any higher than 312 million so guess didnt have the rush we thought would happen

Comment #65

kyokushin187 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:01:04 GMT

Oh. Well.I still have pb tonight. It will be sometime before we here who won.was it one ticket from ny?arghhhhhhh.

Comment #64

DC81 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:49:52 GMT

Big shock...

snip New York.

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Comment #63

freeobama — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:29:57 GMT

New York own the mega millions

Comment #62

Guru101 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:15:51 GMT

It was hit. Someone in New York won.

Comment #61

bigmoney25 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:37:11 GMT

i wonder how long its going to be b4 we find out

Comment #60

joshuacloak — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:23:22 GMT

all my tickets lost here, was only planing on getting 10, but i matched 1 mg last draw, so 12 miss for 12 tickets :(, Come on rollover!

if it rolls over, Remb This will be The Big one we all been waiting many years for

418m my beep

it be 4 days of sells vs 3 for this draw. to boot, so max amount of time for news media to pack it up and everyone goes into a lottery frenzy of pure epic scale

with 4 days of ticket being marketed as 400+ million , you can bet on it hitting over 500 milli... [ More ]

Comment #59

bigmoney25 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:08:50 GMT

anybody see numbers they like

Comment #58

fxsterling — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:04:31 GMT

418 to start where will it finish

Comment #57

Todd — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:01:41 GMT

22-24-31-52-54 + 04

If nobody wins, the jackpot will become $418 million.

Comment #56

AmbientLight — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:42:59 GMT

How would someone without a bank account be able to receive their funds? Or are new lottery winners required to open a special bank accounts for high earners? I cant imagine a regular bank holding that large amount of money!

Good luck to all ye Lotto players

Comment #55

bigmoney25 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:29:38 GMT

well 312 is enough anyway im just wondering why htere hasnt been any sign of an increase all day like there was last time it got this high wonder if sales today has been slow

Comment #54

NoShame — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:07:00 GMT

It does take some time.

I imagine another small increase that wont be officially announced until after the drawing.

Comment #53

bigmoney25 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:02:55 GMT

well i know last time it went upto 380 mil it went up several times during the day i think 2-3 times during the day

Comment #52

mightwin — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:03:45 GMT

When they have the drawing tonight, it will probably be a little higher.

Comment #51

bigmoney25 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:37:13 GMT

wonder if it has gone up any since this morning because its been on 312 since early this morning.

Comment #50

bigmoney25 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:25:32 GMT

i plan on going 2 weeks after drawing and hopefully theycan do a direct deposit and it may only take a couple of days

Comment #49

ttech10 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:12:44 GMT

That's weird they don't allow that, I'd figure with an amount in the millions all states would allow EFT. As another poster mentioned there's no way I would get that mailed to me.

Comment #48

ttech10 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:04:07 GMT

Yea I had trusts in my mind when mentioning the lawyer/attorney claiming the prize for you, guess I should have been more clear. I was tired.

I think the lottery commision here wants you to call ahead as well to inform them when you'll be there and wouldn't be surprised if they wanted to pre-validate then. I've always planned on visiting the local claim center here in town to get it validated in person. Of course if media is around that place then I'd pass that up.

Comment #47

TheGameGrl — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:49:18 GMT

THere is no way on this earth I would let a CHECK that size be mailed. !! The Post office would lose that in a heart beat and I'd have no way to track it. Instead with such an amount as that (MIllions!!!) I am sure the State can handle the Electronic method if a lawyer handled the transaction. )

Standard time frame from claim and verification of large jackpots is 4-6 weeks and another 2 weeks til it clears thru the bank. IF there even is one that can cash that amount! I'd want mine all counte... [ More ]

Comment #46

mightwin — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:59:20 GMT

I kept track off all my EP from the past few months, played all of them today 167. Took over an hour to fill out the slips, LOL. Even though I spent that much, I would like to see it roll

Comment #45

mightwin — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:48:59 GMT

According to the california lottery winners handbook, they do not offer EFT at all. It states you can pick the check up or have it mailed. I couldn't imagine picking up a check worth millions, usually california is the first to do things but it sounds like they are a bit behind.

Comment #44

bigmoney25 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:48:00 GMT

i wonder how long from collection of jack pot till its in your account would it be. Im guessing it would take a couple of days like if i won tonight and went 2 weeks from now i bet it would be atleast 2 weeks from next tuesday

Comment #43

bigmoney25 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:44:41 GMT

heck i dont worry about the taxes they would charge you with this much money after taxes on a lump some would still be in the 100's of millions of dollars think i could handle that

Comment #42

starchild_45 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:41:27 GMT

living in a border state (washington). i play in canada all the time. i can't figure a way of not claiming the money on a big jackpot if i win there. i thought about renting an apartment there and opening up bank account in canada. i would just keep the money up there and never let it come into the states. still there are lots of headaches just thinking about doing this.

lottomax is 43 million tonight and 6/49 is 6 million tomorrow. i can go for either one of these two jackpots. plus. plus. t... [ More ]

Comment #41

starchild_45 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:32:56 GMT

i love a smart person like you willing to share wisdom. i was too lazy to answer him.

Comment #40

starchild_45 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:26:26 GMT

i'm so jealous about you driving down to the white castle in marion on RT23!! i grew up on them and in the great northwest there are none except in the grocery store. honestly they are not that hot cooked in my microwave. if i win a decent prize maybe i will fly into marion and we can go together to that white castle. the meal would be on me and you can bring a few friends. lol.

WE NEED JUST ONE MORE ROLLOVER SO PEOPLE HOLD ON AND CROSS YOUR FINGERS FOR THE ROLLOVER.

Comment #39

bigmoney25 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:57:40 GMT

nope mobile alabama

Comment #38

heyitsjaii — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:48:52 GMT

Come on California!! :D particularly So.Cal..ehh lancaster area

Comment #37

bigmoney25 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:28:56 GMT

hasnt risin all day hopefully it will. wouldnt mind it skipping to 500 million with 1 more rollover but id take the 312 million it is now

Comment #36

DC81 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:42:26 GMT

Because no one has won it yet and they're readjusting the JP amount due to sales.

Comment #35

podder1 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:41:43 GMT

I hope I win, the mega millions jack pot tonight , I have been playing the same numbers for years ,and I feel lucky today.

Comment #34

ressuccess — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:31:24 GMT

I hope somebody wins this Mega Millions Jackpot. I wonder why Mega Millions Jackpot continues to rise

Comment #33

Piaceri — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:35:01 GMT

I might have to brush up on my tax knowledge, but I thought dividends were taxed same as interest and regular income. Long term capital gains tax is 15% for when you make gains on the sales of stock.

Comment #32

joshuacloak — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:54:45 GMT

best thing you can do is buy form states with no tax's on it,

am hell bent on making the Fed/govt people's life a living hell for the rest of my life,

as i think of them all as Theft's,leechs of the evilest kind.

the best thing you can do is Vote with your life style , Avoid helping the govt or anyone who get govt money, Not 1 shall be helped by you

if everyone hated and showed these people the kindness they showed us their thefts, so treat them as such, do unto others How they tre... [ More ]

Comment #31

Boney526 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:32:45 GMT

I hate that the Feds tax lotto prizes. Doesn't suprise me though - it's a huge industry and politicians wouldn't understand the economic benefits of not taxing it.

Heck - there's people in Washington who think it helps the economy more when the government spends money than when people do.

Comment #30

savagegoose — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:47:22 GMT

heheh thats right, the tax free claim of all the foreign lottos is only for their nationals., Uncle scam still wants his cut form any and every american who wins those foreign jackpots.

im not to clear on what tax liability you would owe to the foreign gov, prob non cuz they take their taxes out at purchase time off all the losers.

but there maybe a take money out of our country exit levy on 100's of millions.

Comment #29

Grovel — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:58:12 GMT

I might go buy another dollar ticket today. Watch out BIG Spender in the house

Comment #28

NoCompLotto! — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:45:53 GMT

In Michigan, your name and city of residence are considered public record for Mega Millions/Powerball jackpots. Funnily enough, 5+0 winners (Megaplier/PP or not) aren't. You may elect anonymity for any prize over $10,000 in Michigan for everything EXCEPT a MM/PB jackpot.

You are also required to call Lottery PR for any prize over $50,000 so they can pre-validate your ticket and schedule an appointment to claim your prize. It also says You may show up in person, but doing so may cause delay... [ More ]

Comment #27

ttech10 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:31:34 GMT

I believe it will take a few days for the trust to be created for all the paperwork to be in order. Since the winnings won't be available until about two weeks after the jackpot has been hit it shouldn't be an issue that the trust won't be formed immediately.

And there really isn't a check, from past articles and such I believe they to an EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) so the money should be available almost immediately after they send payment (of course as mentioned above, the lottery commi... [ More ]

Comment #26

kyokushin187 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:15:33 GMT

Does anyone know how long it takes an atty to form a trust?and after the check is cashed how long does it take for the money to be deposited to your bank?or do they give your atty a check.also do you have to be present?because If u do u know the lottery will have their cameras or eyewitness news there.

Comment #25

fwlawrence — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:45:08 GMT

If I win, I promise to keep my mouth shut and my wallet shut

Comment #24

larry3100 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:38:32 GMT

If this Mega Millions rolls over two more times,I'll guarantee their will be a Tsunami of people coming to my state of California.This state sure could use that money.I'm going to buy another $5.00 worth of Mega Millions tickets,bringing the grand total of $10.00 for Fridays game. Good Luck Lottery Post Members !!! .

Comment #23

tg636 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:09:37 GMT

$12 million would be just as life changing as $312 million to me, in that I could retire, travel, have nice things and do what I want with both. But if I have to choose, I guess I'll take the $312 million.

Comment #22

barbos — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:26:02 GMT

My prediction for this JP is 350-380 range, if nobody hits the next one passing 500 point.

Comment #21

dudley-Dawson — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:56:16 GMT

How small of a town do people live in if they see lines to buy MM tickets? I live in a city of a little over 30,000 people and never seen a line for tickets. I could see if it was a small border town or something, but waiting in line to buy lotto tickets seems a little far fetched to me.

Comment #20

dpoly1 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:43:48 GMT

Already have my ticket .............. but I was in line to purchase a Newspaper today and the lady in front of me dropped $40 on Mega Millions ............ I was gonna thank her for the donation ...................

Comment #19

s5thomps — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:27:10 GMT

It will probally go this Friday! There is a lot of hoopla going on with this drawing! Hope that I have one of the winning ticket/s. I think this jackpot will produce between 2-4 winners, maybe more if is won by a lottery pool. Good luck to everyone at LP. If I win I promise to keep my mouth shut and my mind open. lol

You make a living by what you get, You make a LIFE by what you give!

Sir Winston Churchill

Comment #18

Todd — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:55:19 GMT

What in the world are you talking about. The cash option in $198 million. Any American playing Euro Millions would have the same exact tax liabilities as an American playing Mega Millions (unless you want to break the law) so you can't say in any way that Euro Millions is bigger . It's not.

Comment #17

RJOh — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:46:01 GMT

I'm lucky, there are White Castles all over Ohio. I can drive down Rt23 to the White Castle in Marion across the street from McDonald and Long John Silver and get a bunch of their burgers hot and fresh off the grill anytime. Now if I could be so lucky when I pick up my MM tickets for Friday's drawing.

Comment #16

CutlassBob — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:44:39 GMT

I love Hoopla too. I will start it right here on LP in the Jackpot Forum in the Mega-Million Challenge thread when i post a picture of my winning ticket.

I will then head to Lansing Michigan to collect my cash flow, hopefully they will do a direct deposit into my CU.

More Hoopla at my Credit Union when i go in to make a small widthdraw. I can't wait to see the look on the tellers face when i want to take out $100.00.

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Comment #15

NoShame — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:39:04 GMT

It's strange cuz I have yet to see any insane lines for tickets anywhere in Indy but I expect that to change tomorrow. Dunno if I plan to buy anymore tickets though.

Comment #14

rdgrnr — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:04:32 GMT

It is only fair that I inform you that I fully intend to keep all the hoopla going for a long, long time.

I love hoopla.

Comment #13

dudley-Dawson — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:37:28 GMT

Sorry to tell you all this but the winning ticket is coming back home to Michigan and it will be in my hands! I bought a few from different stores in the area. I also went to the little grocery store that sold the Stebbins their winning ticket a few years back.

Comment #12

butterflykt — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:25:12 GMT

Gotta get me a 2 dollar ticket tonight or early in the morning; but I will have a ticket before this drawing...wish me luck everyone

Comment #11

OldSchoolPa — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:22:02 GMT

My laptop crashed...so hopefully that is a sign that my world is going to dramatically change this week. Although I would be quite happy with the MegaMillions jackpot in my investment and bank accounts, I would be just as satisfied with either Powerball or Illinois Lotto...a few mil is enough but $200 million is just RIGHT!!!

Good luck to the players...and when I win.....OH HAPPY DAYS

Comment #10

kyokushin187 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:16:13 GMT

Got my 4 dollar ticket.If I do win u can expect to hear that my trust has cashed the ticket for atleast two months giving time to.let all the hoopla die down about who has the winning ticket and those pesky reporters away.

Comment #9

S157855 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:02:32 GMT

Im hoping for a roll tomorrow, since i only bought one line. Good Luck

Comment #8

delS — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:57:32 GMT

Lol! Ironically, I just left Safeway here in my state, and the lines were longer than I ever can remember. If it is not won by me tomorrow, or anyone else. Yeah, it will top $400,000,000. I'd love to see the frenzy increase at least til Tuesday, so we all can witness a record-breaker. I just hope whomever wins, exercises some common sense and wisdom, and live happily ever after.

Comment #7

TonyZinc — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:55:07 GMT

Not 312m,just 136m.Euro Millions is more bigger,188m.

Comment #6

starchild_45 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:54:20 GMT

personally i would like to see it roll one more time to go for the record and then let me win. if i win i might go down to the safeway store and buy me some white castle burgers out of the freezer. YUM. I am buying another multi draw ticket tonight for the next drawing. i am buying another one for powerball too. i can live 125 million. uhmmm white castle.

Comment #5

freeobama — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:42:31 GMT

MINE ALL MINE

Comment #4

Guru101 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:07:45 GMT

It only needs to roll one more time for a record. If nobody wins tomorrow night, it will go to over $400,000,000. Fortunately, that's not going to happen because I got the $312,000,000 winner in my wallet.

Comment #3

grave — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:52:12 GMT

me too.......but i hope it rolls at least 2 more times so we can set a new record

Comment #2

delS — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:51:04 GMT

I knew it would. I expect it to end up around $325,000,000

Comment #1

Abdi — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:39:06 GMT

surely,their is no more better time to play the mega millions than this week.I will advice you to play many combinations so that you increase your chances of winning.

Beleive I had a dream last night,and that I was shown that the Mega Ball shall be No.7

$312 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised again

Lottery Post — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:30:52 GMT

By Todd Northrop

Mega Millions lottery players across the United States are pulling out the stops and lottery tickets are being snapped up at a furious pace nation-wide for the Friday evening drawing, which has been raised mid-week to $312 million.

By the time ticket sales close Friday night, the jackpot may be even higher.

The estimated jackpot for the March 25, 2011 Mega Millions drawing was raised Thursday from $304 million to $312 million because of heavier than expected sales in al... [ More ]