$173 MILLION: Mega Millions is the hot ticket

Comment #39

jamella724 — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 11:41:36 GMT

Did anyone win this jackpot prize? I need to buy my tickets. I'm hoping to win a jackpot prize as huge as this one! I can think a lot of possible things I can do if I win this huge jackpot prize.

Comment #38

rdgrnr — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:49:42 GMT

Comment #37

IamTheWinner — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:33:45 GMT

#AJO

Comment #36

rdgrnr — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:39:34 GMT

THRIFTMEISTER!

I'm proud of ya, son!

I'da been a little prouder if you'da played the Megaplier though like I taught ya and won $450.

Listen to me next time and you'll be sittin' in the Catbird seat, son.

Comment #35

Goteki54 — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:28:26 GMT

That is one nice return on investment of $10 dolalrs!! Congrats Thrifty

Comment #34

Piaceri — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:01:37 GMT

Congrats!

Good luck tonight everyone

Comment #33

golfer1960 — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:42:01 GMT

Hey Jill, if I win the $173MM Jackpot and I wanted to live off the interest, how much money would I get per year? Invested conservatively of course.

Comment #32

golfer1960 — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:38:23 GMT

Wow Jon, that is some chart. Did you do that yourself

Comment #31

LottoMetro — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 23:03:49 GMT

Texas joined Powerball in January 2010 and didn't get their first Powerball winner until May of this year. Over 3 years. Their sales are about half that of Cali's so it could be next fall before you see one.

Comment #30

Jon D — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 22:58:32 GMT

Jackpot fatigue could definitely be setting in. Also, now that we are less than a month away from the new matrix, I wonder how much the dwindling advance play may be affecting the numbers. Of course, sales have pretty consistently turned the corner and went into overdrive only after the JP passed the $200M mark, and we're still a few draws away from that.

Comment #29

easygoing123go — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:13:24 GMT

I thought by now it woeld have increased to 200 million, I guess no one is playing, I did my part $20.00 unless get it up there so I can win....

Comment #28

noise-gate — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:28:54 GMT

Pretty impressive graph you have going here JonD- l am of the mind that Californians especially Californians are having 2nd thoughts when it comes to both the MM PB jackpots. Consider that PB was introduced to the State back in April a week before tax day and we have yet to get a winner or even a split for the top prize. Californians are impatient and perhaps the slow down in sales is one of the reasons for the dropoff, but then again l could be wrong.

Comment #27

brees2012 — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 17:24:14 GMT

Ready to Win The Mega Millions ..............

Comment #26

golfer1960 — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 17:15:59 GMT

Congratulations Thrifty!! Finally someone on LP has a win!!

I'd be more than happy with $173M MM. I don't need it to go higher than it is. I'm sick of these Mega Jackpots going to other people than me.

Comment #25

tnlotto1 — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 23:08:57 GMT

Thanks for the info Jon. You are correct a record jackpot combined with the new Mega Millions matrix would be very interesting.

Comment #24

Jon D — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 23:03:48 GMT

Below is a plot of the previous record MM JP of $656M on 19th draw, compared to current run which is much lower sales and is underperforming even more than expected. They seem to be expecting flat sales of around $31M for next draw,(#18) but that could change. This last big run is very erratic.

Orange lines is previous record run, blue lines is current run with projections:

If it makes it to the 25th draw, which is *possible* now with this new lower trajectory, that would be the Oct 22... [ More ]

Comment #23

HoLeeKau — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 22:59:02 GMT

Nice win Thrifty. Congrats

Comment #22

Jill34786 — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:32:57 GMT

You are correct.

The record $656 million jackpot took 19 drawings in which it had reached $290 million on it's 17th draw.

Comment #21

weshar75 — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 20:48:07 GMT

I got my $5 worth and I would like to be oregon's first mega millions winner. Come on oregon!-weshar75

P.S. Congrats thrifty on your win

Comment #20

Artist77 — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 20:41:34 GMT

Good job Thrifty! USE powerplay

Comment #19

hearsetrax — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:50:51 GMT

me thinks I'll wait till it breaks the $200million mark

Comment #18

psykomo — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:11:36 GMT

BEWARE D IDE's of OCTOBER

Comment #17

mypiemaster — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:35:33 GMT

Congrats THRIFTY. Remember THE MEGAPLIER..3X for this draw. Oh well, a little something, is better than a little nothing.

Comment #16

tnlotto1 — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:56:09 GMT

I wrote down that 656mill run at 18 drawings but I could be wrong. One more roll would have been 19 rolls and could have been above 900million. With the powerball being much smaller maybe the megamillions will pick up steam with more tickets purchased.

Comment #15

THRIFTY — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:51:59 GMT

PLAY THE LOTTERY SOMEDAY. IT IS OKAY TO DREAM!

THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY.

Comment #14

helpmewin — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:50:47 GMT

I'm definitely getting a ticket.

Good Luck everyone

Comment #13

tnlotto1 — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:44:45 GMT

Congrats Thrifty

Comment #12

Masone — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:16:51 GMT

I'm definitely getting a ticket.

But wow, 17 consecutive draws and it's only at 173 million? Wasn't the record 656m run at 19 drawings

Comment #11

EdG1955 — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:16:31 GMT

Mega Millions fever has not struck yet as the jackpot increase this time was smaller than last time. Probably some player burnout from the recent $400 million PowerBall jackpot.

Comment #10

LottoGuyBC — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:06:26 GMT

$173M+...me like

Comment #9

Anfang71 — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:48:01 GMT

Nahh A line from one my bruthuhs tickets gonne win so Florida can have first MM Jackpot win

hehehe

And congratultions Thrifty

Comment #8

hearsetrax — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:42:18 GMT

congrats Thrifty

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Saylorgirl — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:01:17 GMT

Congratulations

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dallascowboyfan — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:28:17 GMT

Congratulation Thrifty

Comment #5

Jill34786 — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:08:43 GMT

Congratulations Thrifty

Comment #4

IPlayWeekly — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:36:56 GMT

I'll buy my 1 ticket

Comment #3

THRIFTY — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:24:15 GMT

$150 WINNER.

Comment #2

dpoly1 — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:24:12 GMT

It is time for Pennsylvania's first Mega Millions Jackpot

Comment #1

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:15:26 GMT

$173 Million Woo Hoo

$173 MILLION: Mega Millions is the hot ticket

Lottery Post — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:44:23 GMT

By Todd Northrop

Lottery players across the United States are buying their Mega Millions tickets in preparation for Friday's massive $173 million drawing, after nobody won Tuesday's $160 million jackpot.

The cash value stands at a staggering $119.3 million. Lottery players typically think of the cash value as roughly half of the annuity estimate, but this Mega Millions cash value represents nearly 70% of the annuity estimate.

Friday's Mega Millions jackpot is the accumulation of 17 cons... [ More ]