New multi-state lottery game launches Sunday

Comment #131

Tami333 — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 04:11:19 GMT

Friday, October 24 Results

7 - 12 - 17 - 38 - 44

Property# 9 - States Avenue

Congrats to any winners!

(Don't forget as Todd mentioned, if you won a prize you need to enter your Webcode before cashing in your ticket. I have the brown cyan set completed and 6 Game show entries just from the purchase of 3 tickets. I only won $5 on tonight's draw, EP matched 2 of 5

Comment #130

dr65 — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 01:36:10 GMT

I know but I got 2 picks...I wanted to give it a try.

My properties are Pacific Avenue and Virginia Avenue.

EDIT -

ok just read that when you have all properties and when a full set is entered on the website, then you

are in the running (earning entries) for a chance at a 5day/4night trip plus hotel..etc.

You have to win the trip to be able to possibly be a contestant on the game show.

Comment #129

savagegoose — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 06:35:48 GMT

i should have replied $5 is way for too much for a ticket with almost no chance of winning $1M. they should tweek it for the 2nd prize to be paying 1 million also and $5 would be a dammed good deal

a 2nd prize payin 1 mill would still be millionaires that maybe the odds could be 1 in 5 mill. surely the top prize would still be hard too win and jackpots would still be built. i really dont feel 500k then tax, as your only chance at 1 mill when the jackpot goes off, and paying $5 a week for... [ More ]

Comment #128

Tami333 — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:14:00 GMT

I feel lucky too since the majority does not want to play, but we need more players to build the Jackpot! My property is (02) Baltic Avenue (The cheapest lot, ha ha!). I might buy one more ticket Friday, rolling the dice for Boardwalk Park Place.

Comment #127

atoz — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 09:54:31 GMT

I just dont understand people sometimes. So you hope Oregon doesnt get the new game because you dont like it. So what if you dont like it....dont play it....no one forcing you too. But I am sure there would be many in Oregon that would like to have it and play it.

Comment #126

weshar75 — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 06:01:31 GMT

Oregon has powerball and mega millions but we do not have this new game and I hope that we do not get it either. I think $2 for mega millions and $3 for powerball is enough of my money to play or when I get really crazy $6 for powerball and $4 for mega millions. But usually it is $2 and $3 route for me.-weshar75

Comment #125

Stack47 — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 04:23:04 GMT

You figure Powerball does about the same so we are talking 300 to 400 million dollar winners each year combined.

Those 50 millionaires won their prizes during a three month run that included six drawings with sales over $40 million and ended with a $414 million jackpot. Since then every drawing had sales under $40 million. The probability of a MM ticket matching 5 + 0 is one ticket in 18,492,204 and 33 of the 60 drawings since 3/12 had sales less than $18 million.

Do you have the actual n... [ More ]

Comment #124

mightwin — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 01:41:38 GMT

There have been over 270 2nd place prizes for powerball so far this year. Which means over 270 millionaires have won. So there have been way more winners than just the jackpots that have been won. I'm sure the same goes for mega. But I guess spending 5 dollars to have more millionaire winners sounds like a dream come true to some....lol

Comment #123

savagegoose — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:10:58 GMT

$5 is way too much.

Comment #122

GiveFive — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:01:26 GMT

To say this is a tricky/complicated game is an understatement.

I watched the video posted in the Jackpot Games forum in the Monopoly Millionaires Club thread that shows how the game show will work/be played.

If I'm right, to win a million on the TV show, you must first win the most money playing the various games, and then be willing to risk it all for a chance at winning the million dollars. If you're the person that is willing to risk all of what you previously won, and it's the highest... [ More ]

Comment #121

Long Odds — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:52:48 GMT

Thanks, LottoMetro.

IMHO they got it wrong. If there is no top prize winner, I believe that should trigger the opportunity for players to win the million dollar prize not vice versa so at least there is a million dollar winner possibility. I think they will go many drawings with no top winners so for $5 play, I get the chance to win a $100,000 max prize on any given drawing- very poor payout for dollar risked. I can play the NYS take 5 drawing for $1 for chance to win $65,000+/- top prize wit... [ More ]

Comment #120

rcbbuckeye — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:23:19 GMT

While I hope to win the jackpot, I would also be ecstatic to win the million dollar second prize. You are right, there are million dollar winners every MM and PB draw. For $2 I have a shot at up to $5 million in MM.

Comment #119

RedStang — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 05:29:47 GMT

Played two games on one play-slip and the raffle numbers were four apart. Guess their selling a bunch of tics. Entered 1 ticket and won 16 entries including all 4 RRs. Surprised you can't play the game separately.

Comment #118

Gambler4Life — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:55:45 GMT

Good luck!! When in doubt, gamble.

Comment #117

LottoMetro — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:55:05 GMT

The difference is that you don't have to match any numbers to win the $1 million prizes. All the tickets are basically thrown together and they choose X number of winners from them. So unlike PB/MM, where you may or may not have second prize winners, these ones are guaranteed.

Your concerns have been echoed before. I don't see the point of having a jackpot either but obviously it serves as a trigger for the million dollar prizes. I also don't see why they couldn't have just tweaked the struct... [ More ]

Comment #116

Gambler4Life — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:51:20 GMT

When in doubt--gamble.

Comment #115

Gambler4Life — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:44:29 GMT

I'm in Texas my property is B O, too.

Comment #114

Gambler4Life — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:42:42 GMT

Thankfully, there are no state taxes in Texas

Comment #113

Gambler4Life — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:34:05 GMT

Likewise.

Comment #112

Gambler4Life — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:30:42 GMT

Got my ticket yesterday. Feeling like dice in a gambler's hand--LUCKY

Comment #111

Teddi — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 03:55:41 GMT

I feel like I'm dense too. If they're going to rollover the number of million dollar winners anyway, why wait until there's a jackpot winner? If a person matches the numbers, just give them that money. You're spending $5 on a ticket which has zero chance of winning unless someone claims the jackpot?

For that matter, if the only point is to create more small millionaires, why even have a jackpot? Or why have it as high as $25million? That's higher than the starting jackpot for Mega Millions.... [ More ]

Comment #110

LottoMetro — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:04:55 GMT

Correct.

This creates more winners because the number of available $1 million prizes increases every draw there isn't a top prize winner. It's just like rolling jackpots except with $1 million prizes. Once the top prize hits the cap ($25 million), all new funds in the jackpot pool go to additional prizes. Conceivably, the more drawings that roll, the more millionaires, which means a cold cycle could result in over 100 millionaires being created in a single drawing. These are guaranteed prizes... [ More ]

Comment #109

Long Odds — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:18:43 GMT

Because I'm dense I need clarification. If no one wins the top prize, then no one wins the $1,000,000 prizes. Is this accurate? If yes, there could conceivably be many drawings with no winners at all? How does this create more winners? Am I missing something

Comment #108

RJOh — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 20:03:38 GMT

Same here in Ohio but my curiosity will be satisfied by reading what happened in the other states that have it. I'll be surprised if this game is still around a year from now.

Comment #107

maringoman — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:35:17 GMT

I'm not getting a ticket because MA is not in it. If I happened to be in a state that carries the game then I could buy one ticket to satisfy my curiosity. The game costs too much and worst of all is that it's computerized. Good luck sir.

Comment #106

veganlife125 — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:47:02 GMT

We've heard for years, 'Why should one person win $100 million? Why don't 100 people win $1 million a piece?' So that's exactly what we're creating, Hargrove said.

The reason that won't happen is because you can't fund it.

Many times when we do research people ask us, 'why not give away a lot of million dollar prizes? Rich said. And i think that's where this game began.

Mega Millions Powerball already gives away alot of million dollar prizes each year. In fact most draws have million... [ More ]

Comment #105

THRIFTY — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:40:33 GMT

Did you buy a Monopoly Millionaires's Club $5 Ticket? I donated $5 to it; I hope that they spend it on kids education like the lottery promised.

Comment #104

maringoman — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:47:13 GMT

No cries whatsoever. Lottery is sold to adults so it's assumed they know what they're doing. My comment was meant to remind admin to update his report on lottery report card.

As far as lottery addiction I think it's a good thing because income taxes and sales taxes would be sky high if the lottery revenues in their billions didn't exist.

Comment #103

THRIFTY — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:27:07 GMT

Americans are so hooked on the lottery that your cries will never be heard. USA lottery generates $70 Billion per year on revenues.Computarized drawings or Balls drop drawings, the lottery always picks the winners and losers.

Comment #102

THRIFTY — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:22:17 GMT

Spend $5 once, and do not play again until next year. What do you think

Comment #101

THRIFTY — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:19:36 GMT

Playing the lottery everyday does not increases your chances of winning a lottery jackpot Someday. How about spending $5 monthly? How about spending $5 yearly on the lottery? Buy a lottery ticket someday. It is okay to dream.

Comment #100

THRIFTY — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:15:16 GMT

You have a 99% chance of losing that $1 by playing Mega Millions.

Comment #99

maringoman — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:10:41 GMT

Perhaps it's time to downgrade the lotteries that have added this computerized drawing game to reflect the true position of things in the State Lottery Report Card.

Comment #98

numberpulse — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:54:11 GMT

Whats is this they have? a property number? Does that work like a bonus number or something?

I might play this if the ticket was less than $5. I might also likely play it if the results weren't computerized either.

Comment #97

HaveABall — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:34:49 GMT

In comparison, that is a $1, twice a week habit vs. a $5, once a week habit.

Comment #96

Gleno — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 03:00:37 GMT

You just might be right on your analysis of this game. Only time will tell.

Comment #95

Gleno — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 02:53:41 GMT

Instead of trying the new Monopoly Game opted for Mega Millions at $1.00 a game. Only need one to be in it.

Comment #94

rcbbuckeye — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 01:43:57 GMT

The only RNG aspect with PB and MM is the selection of the powerplay number, and megaplier number. The 5 main numbers and the powerball number and megaball number are mechanically drawn.

Comment #93

En ReVal — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 01:38:36 GMT

I purchased a ticket here in Texas and was given the B O Railroad plus 15 game entries. The only way how I can see this as a good game, when nobody hits the top prize for a month or two. When this happens, there could be over 50 $1 million tickets per game until it is one. If it takes 3 months for someone to hit the top prize, it is being advertised as several hundred $1 million winners.

We will see

Comment #92

helpmewin — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 01:30:49 GMT

Good Luck

Comment #91

atoz — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 01:23:59 GMT

Is power ball done by RNG now.....what about MEga million is it RNG or ping pong balls.

Comment #90

Tatototman65 — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:14:34 GMT

Thanks, I didn't know this until now.

Comment #89

LottoMetro — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:12:38 GMT

That's because Power Play does not have an equal pool of the multiplier numbers. There are more 2's than 5's to draw from etc.

Multiplier Odds

5X 1 in 10

4X 1 in 10

3X 1 in 3.33

2X 1 in 2

Comment #88

helpmewin — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:01:36 GMT

Yes Sir i plan to get 5 Tickets per week wish me Luck

PS:there is another number on the other website 23- 26- 38- 42-51 (unknown) -----property number

Comment #87

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:54:03 GMT

You spent $10 for 2 chances to win $15 Million.Mega Millions and Powerball officials must be going crazy.Good Luck.

Comment #86

Tatototman65 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:52:46 GMT

I know nothing about Hot Lotto, 2 by 2, Wild Card, or All or Nothing, but for Powerball's Power Play the RNG hardly seems that random at all (to me). For the last 40 draws the Power Play has been (2) 20/40 times, with (5) having been chosen ONLY 5/40 times.

Comment #85

helpmewin — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:50:17 GMT

Well i just entered 2 tickets playing the game and i got all the railroads Total 32 drawing entries

Comment #84

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:49:22 GMT

Would you go to LAS VEGAS, if you are chosen as a contestant in Monopoly Millionaires' Club game show

Comment #83

LottoMetro — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:40:39 GMT

BTW it uses the same exact RNG as Powerball's Power Play, Hot Lotto, 2 by 2, Wild Card, and All or Nothing.

Comment #82

helpmewin — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:06:18 GMT

I got me 2 QP AND I'm gonna also try the numbers they have on their website Video what is the odds of them hitting?

14- 18- 19- 48- 51 (unknown)

4- 11- 24- 28- 32 (unknown)

Good Luck everyone

Comment #81

Todd — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:04:21 GMT

I just picked up a few Monopoly tickets this evening, and the tickets have an interesting note on the front. It says:

ATTN: Cashed tickets cannot be returned. Enter your webcode prior to claiming a prize.

That's a good point: you need to be sure and enter the webcode printed on the ticket on the playmmc.com website before claiming a prize you may have won in the drawing.

Comment #80

Stack47 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:03:18 GMT

It's a raffle game where $20 a month gets four chances on an all expenses paid trip to Las Vegas and win a possible top prize of $1 million. And get 4 chances of winning the jackpot or winning one of the at least 10 chances of winning a $1 million.

If it's about which game gives the best chance of $20 winning $1 million, the odds are irrelevant and the players will make those choices.

Comment #79

helpmewin — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:02:16 GMT

Comment #78

helpmewin — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:01:40 GMT

i know a Lady live down the street buys $500.00 Rolls every week

Comment #77

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:28:43 GMT

LOTTERY GAMES ARE NOT RANDOM.

Comment #76

JamesMelony — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:27:26 GMT

No point for me to play. Computerized draws mean we can't see the code and how random it is. Cost of the ticket would be fine if the odds were better overall. Right now even the second place prize has worse odds than some other draw games. I might play once the odds get better for second place, but there will have to be quite a big increase in odds to play for second place. Wait for a few draws to happen before you throw money into this game as there will be a better chance for second place then... [ More ]

Comment #75

Tatototman65 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:13:50 GMT

You posted-

Is it ball dropped????????? Or computerized?????

My response

Every part of this game is computerized. It starts with the randomly computerized property number (easy pick players won't care), to the the actual drawing, to the millionaires club drawing, as well as the 2nd chance drawing. Below is a link where I found the 'computerized' drawing information from.

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/279345

Since I don't support computerized drawings, this is the wor... [ More ]

Comment #74

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:08:34 GMT

BUY A MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB TICKET SOMEDAY. IT IS OKAY TO DREAM

Comment #73

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:54:42 GMT

YOU ARE A MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB MEMBER.

Comment #72

Tatototman65 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:53:16 GMT

As a die hard Monopoly fan, it's a shame I won't be buying a single ticket.

Comment #71

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:51:42 GMT

YOU WILL NEVER QUIT PLAYING THE LOTTERY IN YOUR LIFETIME.

Spend the $5 and enjoy the feeling of winning.

Comment #70

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:46:24 GMT

You will be spending $1,040 yearly on MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB.GOOD LUCK.

Comment #69

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:37:23 GMT

Lottery players can afford to spend $5 everyday on the lottery $1,825 yearly.

Lottery lottery players do not mind spending money on Instant Scratch Games that cost $5, $10, $20, $30 and $50.

Lottery players will be spending $5, $10, $15, $20 and more on Monopoly Millionaires' Club.

Comment #68

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:31:25 GMT

Don't worry about market saturation. Like Atlantic City as Americans savings and earnings dwindle the rake becomes less and less until finally the gamblers have no money left and the casinos close down. The same will happen with lotteries as more and more Americans go broke less and less money will be spent on lotteries and they will gradually fade away. This is why they keep creating new lotteries the politicians haven't scraped all America's savings into their hands, but that day is coming clo... [ More ]

Comment #67

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:26:32 GMT

I have seen lottery players spending $5, $10, $20, $30 and $50 everyday on Instant Scratch Off Games.

Monopoly Millionaires' Club $5 ticket will not scare lottery games big spenders.

Comment #66

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:20:47 GMT

You will save $5 by not playing. I am donating $5 to this game to help schools.

Comment #65

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:14:52 GMT

You are a smart lottery player. Spending $5 to win $1 million makes economic sense. You might hit the jackpot while trying to win the smallers prizes. I will be happy winning a $15 Million or $25 million jackpot.

Comment #64

Number 23 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:50:47 GMT

OUT

Comment #63

helpmewin — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:25:59 GMT

so what you saying are you in or out

Comment #62

helpmewin — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:16:13 GMT

$20.00 -$25.00 a week won't break the bank

Comment #61

Number 23 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:29:24 GMT

What a joke this game is. Based on a $1 play the odds of winning top prize is 1 in 363,854,400. They are guaranteeing more millionaires. The number of randomly chosen $1 million winners will also depend on the size of the jackpot. If the jackpot is $15 million 10 will be selected; at $18 million, 12 are chosen; at $21 million, 14 people will win $1 million . If someone hits the maximum $25 million jackpot, 16 additional $1 million payouts will be awarded, lottery officials said .So for the first... [ More ]

Comment #60

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:28:29 GMT

PLAYING THE LOTTERY LESS OFTEN IS THE BEST STRATEGY TO WIN A LOTTERY JACKPOT SOMEDAY.

Your chances of developing a gambling addiction are greater by spending $1 on the lottery versus $5 or $10.

You will be playing the lottery more often, because it will be easier to spend $1 versus $5 or $10 on the lottery.

I do not mind spending $5 for a lottery game that allows me to win the smaller prizes more often.

Winning the smaller prizes more often allows you to play for free.

Powerball a... [ More ]

Comment #59

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:31:44 GMT

Your chances of developing a gambling addiction are greater by spending $1 on the lottery versus $5 or $10.

You will be playing the lottery more often, because it will be easier to spend $1 versus $5 or $10 on the lottery.

I do not mind spending $5 for a lottery game that allows me to win the small prizes more often. Winning small prizes more often allows you to play for free. Powerball and Mega Millions small prizes are so hard to win that playing those games very often is insane.

LOTT... [ More ]

Comment #58

dr65 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:41:04 GMT

Nice they made the ticket convenient to purchase 4 draws at an easy $20. I don't like the quick pick portion or

the prize structure. I'll play a few times at the start and a few times when the jp is high. As far as being a game

I'll look forward to each week..I'll stick with Cash 5 here in PA or Treasure Hunt. I do like Match 6 too, 3 lines for

$2 and multi ways to win.

Gl all in whatever you choose.

Comment #57

jarasan — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:04:08 GMT

If the lottery TRULY wanted to make a game that gave more prizes they would make it like a classic $1/$2 lotto 6/6 with true pari-mutuel payouts for all greater than 3 match tiers for each drawing and having the jackpot grow slower. Of course the state/states making the percentages work for profit making it possible to fund the children's schools, right?

As far as losers winners go, there will be many more losers than winners in this new Monopoly game. For eg. for the $20,000 prize....odds ar... [ More ]

Comment #56

RJOh — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:10:20 GMT

It will be interesting to see how well it does in Ohio if it ever comes there.

Odds of winning top prize in its Classic Lotto which starts at $1M are 1/14M = odds of 1/14M per dollar spent.

$5 will buy five chances at those odds.

Comment #55

gatorsrok — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 03:05:46 GMT

To answer a question that some people asked...the jackpot prize is a graduated annuity over 30 years or lump sum of a reduced amount - per the Florida lottery website: http://www.flalottery.com/mmc-howToPlay.do (look under How to Win ). The rules/payouts will be the same for all states.

I'll play for a few drawings, but honestly, the top prize being paid over 30 years as a graduated annuity is not a that great especially if there is more than winner. Then the top prize is split among all top... [ More ]

Comment #54

Think — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 01:57:01 GMT

Ha! You are forgetting the 3.8% extra tax that kicks in at $200,000 or $250,000 to pay for Obamacare.

You would get about $560,000 in Michigan before local income taxes and before the 3.8% Obama tax.

Comment #53

Grammy3 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 01:19:45 GMT

Lottery is out pricing tickets. I will not be playing

Comment #52

atoz — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:18:04 GMT

referring to your last sentence....I would, to me thats better odds than the other big pots. I think what the problem is with all the negative response to this game is you got a bunch of losers that have no positive attitude. what else can i say.

I read all these post and all were not negative but the negative ones gave their certain reasons why they not playing which is fine, everyone is entitled to their opinon. But I am starting to suspect a lot cant afford to spend 5 bucks and blame it on... [ More ]

Comment #51

LottoMetro — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 23:39:21 GMT

The maximum of 16 $1 million prizes is based on balancing the draw of offering a lot of $1 million prizes with the requirement to fund them.

There is no maximum on the number of $1 million prizes. Haven't you read the press releases touting the possibility of hundreds of millionaires in a single drawing ? My info comes direct from the lottery's internal sources (MUSL). Or am I misunderstanding you? Once the jackpot is maxed out, the prize pool shifts exclusively to $1 million prizes. There IS... [ More ]

Comment #50

KY Floyd — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 23:22:12 GMT

Your estimate of tickets sold to $1 million prizes available is highly underestimated. If they sold 24 million tickets the number of Club prizes would be greater than 10 or 12 (closer to 23-24).

The number of $1 million winners will depend on how big the jackpot is. At the maximum jackpot of $25 million there will be 16 $1 million winners. That's the maximum possible number of $1 million winners. As far as how many tickets are sold, that's gong to vary, but the fewer they sell the less likel... [ More ]

Comment #49

LottoMetro — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 21:55:35 GMT

The problem with that is by advertising dynamic odds, the odds would inherently change. If a player sees odds of 1 in 2 million and decides to buy a ticket then that would subsequently change the odds (and on and on). It opens up the lottery to liability with false advertising etc. Plus, it would have the same effect as the rolling jackpots. Players would just wait to play until the odds are good (much like they wait until the jackpot is big enough). For the lottery it is just simpler this way.

Comment #48

RJOh — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 20:52:19 GMT

I would be surprised if the website of states offering this game doesn't put up some guesstimations of those odds. Surely they wouldn't expect their average players to calculate those odds on their own.

Comment #47

Gleno — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 17:59:06 GMT

Sunday 10/19/14 2:04 PM

Forgot to mention that we need to enter the Webcode prior to claiming a prize. Tickets cannot be returned

May reconsider my original thought about not wanting to pay $5.00 a ticket...

Comment #46

LottoMetro — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 17:53:56 GMT

Because winning a club prize is conditional on the top prize being hit, it varies by sales. The formula is a little sophisticated but basically you calculate the probability of any winner(s) given the number of tickets sold and divide the result of tickets divided by prizes by that value to get the odds. For example, with $20 million in sales (4 million tickets) and 10 second-prizes, the probability of the top prize being hit would be about 5.35%, which gives $1 million prize odds of 1 in 7,478,... [ More ]

Comment #45

RedStang — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 17:37:44 GMT

If these are for the Top prize, what are the odds for the second chance raffle when someone wins the TP. With two chances, each play should really only cost $2.50.

Comment #44

Gleno — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 17:32:31 GMT

Info from the betting slip:

Match 5 of 5 and property number,Top Prize based on a pari-mutuel basis, odds 1: 72,770,880

Match 5 of 5, prize of $100,00 odds 1: 2,695,218.

Match 4 of 5 + property number, prize of $20,00, odds 1:309,663

Match 4 0f 5, prize $500, odds 1: 11,469

Match 3 of 5 and property number, prize $250.00, odds 1: 6,732

Match 2 of 5 and property number, prize $25.00 ,odds 1:449

Match 3 of 5, prize $20.00, odds 1:249

Match 1 of 5 and property number, priz... [ More ]

Comment #43

jjtheprince — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:16:46 GMT

$5 for a chance to win a jackpot that amounts to chump change?

No thanks.

Comment #42

Todd — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:03:04 GMT

If all you are looking at is the top prize, then this is valid. However, this game is not designed to just have an over-the-top jackpot. It is in response to a ton of people saying they want a game in which MANY people win SMALLER prizes.

I know this personally because I get e-mails just about every day from people saying they want such a game. During big Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot runs I can sometimes receive a dozen e-mails a day from people complaining about the big jackpot going t... [ More ]

Comment #41

TnTicketlosers — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 14:50:50 GMT

Good post faber,Im going to Georgia Saturday ,it's the only way I find to any luck in my life.I look forward to my husband saying,ready to take a trip,I know what he means,I start screaming ,when when....he is off work this coming weekend,I cant wait...you talk about the excitment we have.I love Georgia scratch offs.

Comment #40

faber98 — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 12:58:59 GMT

don't think people on here are all that excited about winning only a million dollars maximum for playing a 5.00 ticket. they will accept winning 1 million as the 2nd tier prize in the other big games but this one will struggle after the novelty wears off as 5.00 a line is just too much. also not a lot of interest in flying to vegas to sit in a studio audience for a remote chance to win more. people just don't want to do that. have you tried to fly lately. surly, untrained security forcing you to... [ More ]

Comment #39

qutgnt — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 04:48:32 GMT

This lottery is a bit of a step in the right direction with the payback percentage increasing to 60%. It plays more like a scratch off. Remember though that on a per dollar basis this jackpot is HARDER to hit vs mega or powerball as the odds are over 70 million to one. Which makes per dollar odds of 350+ million to one. The proper way to play this game is to quite frankly save your bullets for when it hits 25 million as you want to maximize your chance of coming home with a million. Instead of p... [ More ]

Comment #38

LottoMetro — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 02:14:20 GMT

Your estimate of tickets sold to $1 million prizes available is highly underestimated. If they sold 24 million tickets the number of Club prizes would be greater than 10 or 12 (closer to 23-24). Right now they're projecting less than 5 million tickets sold for each of the first 10 drawings.

I think your odds on the PB prize are off.....if the odds for one are 1 in 5,153,633 then a pair of tickets would be about 1 in 2,576,817. Or did you count the ability to win $2 million as two tickets... [ More ]

Comment #37

jarasan — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 01:20:38 GMT

Absolutely

Comment #36

KY Floyd — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 01:15:15 GMT

you can't buy a $1 dollar Monopoly ticket so the point is moot per dollar spent.

So compare the odds if you're going to spend $5. For $5:

You could have a 1 in 87.5 million chance of winning tonight's $100 million PB jackpot, and either have a dollar left over or get powerplay on one of the two games you've played You could have a 1 in 51.6 million chance of winning the current $200 million MM jackpot You could have a 1 in 72 million chance of winning no more than $25 million.

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Comment #35

jarasan — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 01:08:21 GMT

Million dollar prizes after the irs, state, and local taxes are left with $660,000 for most of us....... minus any unpaid child support, back taxes, tickets, etc...for others. You have to wait 2 weeks for that money. Is it ball dropped????????? Or computerized

Comment #34

Stack47 — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 00:45:16 GMT

IMO, the difference is the extra millionaire drawings making this game more of a player preference than which game has the better odds. Do you think when the more populated states win more $1 million prizes someone on LP will say they are cheating

Comment #33

Gleno — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 00:16:44 GMT

Great concept for smaller jackpots but won't be spending $5.00 to buy one ticket.

Comment #32

LottoMetro — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 23:02:59 GMT

Comparing by odds is not a very good comparison. It doesn't do you much good to have a 75% chance of winning if you only win 1 dollar. Instead, you should divide the prizes by cost and compare the probability-weighted payoffs (EV). People think EV is useless but mathematically speaking it is the most accurate comparison.

With that being said, the new game really IS awful for the cost, but if the Millionaires' Club prizes get into the hundreds then the game will be a far better bet than many s... [ More ]