New Mexico ticket wins Powerball's first $1M second prize

Comment #42

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:05:46 GMT

Congrats to the winner/s........................................

Comment #41

mcginnin56 — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:53:17 GMT

For a dollar more they could have doubled their win to $2,000,000; plus the distinction and honor of being the first second prize winner.

Comment #40

HaveABall — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:34:02 GMT

What a shame that this, new prize amounts, first 2nd place winner hadn't used the PowerPlay mode in their ticket to instead win the NEW, exciting, $2M amount

Comment #39

RJOh — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:28:12 GMT

That's similar to the position I've taken too.

When Ohio replaced its Super Lotto game with Lot'O Play which had similar odds and payouts but cost $2 per play, I only played its last game when they decided to discontinue it and split the jackpot among the lower tier winners if no one won it.

PowerBall will have to sell enough tickets to have starting jackpots of $40M and increases of at least $10M after each drawing or they will have to make a similar decision and I'll be ready if they ev... [ More ]

Comment #38

haymaker — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:17:54 GMT

its at 100 mil now,but megamills is at 60,given the odds are nearly the same i'll stick w/ mega

Comment #37

Cletu$2 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:27:21 GMT

Well,I won't argue the point anymore.Suffice it to say that I don't like the new Powerball game at all.I will never like it.I will only play it when the jackpot reaches $100,000,000.We'll just have to agree to disagree on how great the new Powerball games is.

Comment #36

RJOh — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:44:46 GMT

I'm retired and on a fixed income too and I spend a little on lottery tickets for entertainment too. I don't buy the expensive ones and complain about their price, I only buy the ones that are reasonable priced for the risk I want to take. Just because there is a market for $20 raffle and scratch-off tickets and $2+ a board lottery tickets doesn't mean I have to buy them. If I can't afford them I don't buy them.

Comment #35

psykomo — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:30:46 GMT

They jeest tri'n 2 give us a bigger better MOE MONY$$$$$$$$$$$$

POWERBALL MONY MAK'G LOTTERY MACHINE

MONY IN THEIR BANK robbing D poor PEOPLE

Comment #34

KSplayer — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:20:02 GMT

Bought my first $2 ticket last night i figured after we got a phone call saying our atv that was stolen 2 months ago was found in a search at an illegal kennel that i would try my luck at powerball again

Comment #33

Cletu$2 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:06:56 GMT

As long as there are people that lay down and accept being gouged by the lottery,or any entity for that matter,they will continue to gouge the public at will.How long will it be before MegaMillions looks at what Powerball did before they decide to follow suit?How long will it be before Powerball thinks that $2 per ticket isn't enough and decides to charge $5?The odds of winning didn't double,they are still astronomical against you winning,yet they did double the price.I don't know about you,but... [ More ]

Comment #32

RJOh — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:39:46 GMT

If your state is like most states that are still selling MegaMillions, Pick6, Pick5 and other games for a dollar, they won't care what you think if they are selling plenty of PB tickets. Not buying PB tickets will be more effective.

Comment #31

mcginnin56 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:23:42 GMT

Excellent ROI!!! That's why I opt for Powerplay as well.

Comment #30

weshar75 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:19:07 GMT

I think $3 for $2million is a nice exchange don't you!!-weshar75

Comment #29

mcginnin56 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:54:13 GMT

I'm with you on that one weshar, $2 million is a game changer. Would also like to have that distinction

Comment #28

mcginnin56 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:27:46 GMT

Good luck to you as well sandia.

Comment #27

mcginnin56 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:17:27 GMT

Thanks Todd.

Mortgage almost paid off; would be nice to get a newer Mercedes, help out some family members, retire.........

Comment #26

dpoly1 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:22:43 GMT

Thank you fearless leader

Comment #25

dpoly1 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:21:16 GMT

I got $100,000,000 winner a few minutes ago! 2 quick picks near Picksburgh

Comment #24

rdgrnr — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:42:15 GMT

I used to play the lottery in New Mexico.

I had terrible luck there.

Felt like I was in a desert.

Wait a minute...

I was in a desert...

Never mind.

Comment #23

savagegoose — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:32:55 GMT

wasant power plays a state ran thing, so the extra $1 went to state coffers, not the multi state lotto pot, so it was a way for states to cash in on the popularity of powerball,?

anyhow thats how i thought power play started,. and now its all part of the pb structure or is it still a state revenue stream

Comment #22

Coin Toss — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:05:00 GMT

I agree, Cletu$2.

I don't think the idea of playing a jackpot game is to won $7, $14, or even $200.

The $7 and $14 payoffs will undoubtedley go right back into the lottery anyway.

A 0 or 1 Powerplay is notthing but marketing hype.

Comment #21

Cletu$2 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:59:51 GMT

Thats true.Now I'll just write and complain about the price increase,which sucks.The only people that benefit from the price increase is the state lotterys.

Comment #20

sirbrad — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:54:18 GMT

Most will just lose $2 now instead of $1. But there will eventually be some anonymous winner that we never know about.

Comment #19

RJOh — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:41:01 GMT

At least now you won't be writing to your state lottery complaining about a situation that doesn't exists.

Comment #18

Todd — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:21:38 GMT

In case anyone forgot, the complete set of changes made to Powerball can be found in this news story: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/240864

The changes to Power Play (including the fact that there are no more Power Play draws) are included in the story.

Comment #17

Todd — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:20:34 GMT

Hey, that's really cool, congrats on the $200,000 win! A nice chunk of change to pay off a mortgage or something.

Comment #16

Cletu$2 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:10:47 GMT

I was going by the fact that the powerplay number was 0 in last nights drawing.After looking at your graphics,I like it even less.The two top tier prizes are just fine but the lower tier prizes appear to only pay 2 times or 3 times the prize money.I don't like that at all.

Comment #15

RJOh — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:46:21 GMT

Where did you get your information? According to these graphics posted on Ohio's website, the Power Play looks like it's a fixed amount or each prize level.

Comment #14

OldSchoolPa — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:28:14 GMT

I actually like commercial number 2 (Washington). It just fit with the NW's laid back style and I got it even though the ad didn't portray the red ball. My thought though is just imagine how many people passed up those $2 pair of pants?!!! Likewise, I find it interesting how many people pass up even having a chance to win when they say they only play when the jackpot exceeds, say 100 million dollars. I believe in hope and opportunity, but one can't have any hope of winning big if you have not av... [ More ]

Comment #13

Cletu$2 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:16:58 GMT

Did anyone else notice that they added the number 0 and the number 1 to the powerplay option?NEITHER of these two numbers will multiply a prize.When they first started the powerplay option they had the number 1,after a few months and I'm sure a lot of complaints they decided to drop the number 1 from their RNG machine.I'm going to write to my state lottery and complain.You should do the same if you if you feel this is unfair.You might also mention that you don't like the RNG machine drawings of... [ More ]

Comment #12

THRIFTY — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:07:49 GMT

I ALSO WON $4. I ALREADY BOUGHT MY 2 QUICK PICKS FOR SATURDAY POWERBALL.

Comment #11

TheRightPrice — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:52:49 GMT

I once dropped an Expired Florida Lotto ticket into the toilet to see what would happen. Surprisingly, the paper is water retardant. Some other states use different papers and doesn't last for long

Comment #10

TheRightPrice — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:49:52 GMT

Out of the 3 commercials, I prefer #3

Comment #9

sandia — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:30:29 GMT

Thank you for your response, Peppy. Two varied yet valid opinions from you and mcginnin. It depends on the individual and what he/she is willing to spend. The heart might be willing but the pocketbook, dictates.

The best of luck to you Peppy and the rest of the LP family.....

Comment #8

peppy007 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:25:21 GMT

Correct Sandia. 100M is hard to ignore. I just can't afford to now pay 10 bux for each drawing to buy 5 plays. I love playing the lottery and will never stop unless of course I hit the big one, but I'm not trying to go broke either.

Comment #7

sandia — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:19:52 GMT

Thank you mcginnin. You are absolutely right, the cost of living is on the rise. Lol

I just wanted to hear people's opinions, I myself bought a quick pick out oc curiosity and, I still found out that people were purchasing with gusto.

Once again, thank you for your response and good luck to us all.........

Comment #6

weshar75 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:07:04 GMT

I play my $2 ticket with powerplay so on saturday I would like to be the first $2 million winner since the game change. That would make my year!-weshar75

Comment #5

mcginnin56 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:50:11 GMT

A $1.00 increase should not detour you from your dreams. It's inevitable that all things will go up in price, be it gas, groceries, mortgages...... does that mean you will never buy these items again?

If you were to ask any major lottery winner if they had regretted spending the sometimes thousands or more to achieve their win........enough said.

Comment #4

mcginnin56 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:41:42 GMT

Darn!!! I wanted to be the first. In August 07 I hit the second prize for $200k in NH, my redemption would be for that cool $1,000,000.000

Oh well.....chin up......march my buns back to my local supermarket and keep on playing. This Saturday

Comment #3

sandia — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:41:20 GMT

So, I take it the increase in the price for the powerball ticket, does not necessarily hinder purchase just, quantity, right?

So, folks still played albeit, not the same amount at half the price. Like you said peppy, now that we are in the $100 territory, $2 is not a hinderance anymore.

Hmm, let's see other commenters' take on this.

Thank you for your responses in advance.

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Comment #2

dpoly1 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:22:26 GMT

Congrats to the winner!

I won $4 last nite, I'm going to get 2 Quick Picks for Saturday's Powerball ..........

and I didn't drop my ticket into my coffee, like my Mega Millions ticket!

ROTFL and I didn't lose $20 on a $1,000,000 Raffle Prize !

Todd Vader IS our fearless leader

Comment #1

peppy007 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:39:36 GMT

Congrats the winner. Now that the jp is 100m I'll try my luck. But instead of spending my usual 5 bux I'll now spend 4 which is just good enough for two plays.

New Mexico ticket wins Powerball's first $1M second prize

Lottery Post — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:10:19 GMT

Includes video report

By Todd Northrop

Last night the Powerball multi-state lottery held its first draw using its new prize structure, and a New Mexico Lottery player has the distinction of winning the first non-multiplied second-prize ticket worth $1 million.

The winning ticket matches the white ball numbers of 6, 29, 34, 44, and 50. The ticket missed the red Powerball of 28 for the night's $80 million jackpot.

This is the nation's first $1 million Powerball prize following Sunday's... [ More ]