New Jersey Lottery sells the first Monopoly Millionaires' Club jackpot winner

Comment #28

zirabamuzaale — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 05:19:13 GMT

I am not impressed with this Monopoly Game. Maybe it is an attempt to introduce a national lottery, after all the authorities not long ago suggested that a national lotto game would cost a minimum of $5, though we were assured that the Powerball and Megamillons, the current leading multi-lotto games are not going away. The lotto game I am holding out is Cash 4 Life which is currently played in only New York and New Jersey. Other states may join the game next year. The prospect of winning one-mil... [ More ]

Comment #27

KY Floyd — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:21:43 GMT

If you know location doesn't affect your odds why would you think I'm trying to insult anyone? As for understanding you, maybe you should say something actually explains what your point is.

I have given up on this game after seeing what everybody else stated what would happen when the jackpot was won (the states that sell the most tickets would have the most $1 million winners which would be NY, CA, TX, FL)!!!

Why would the location of most winners have anything to do with your decision... [ More ]

Comment #26

PrinceRene — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 20:52:10 GMT

Comment #25

helpmewin — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:27:29 GMT

Congratulations to the unknown WINNER

Comment #24

HenryPatt — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:56:42 GMT

Congrats NJ winners! amazing

Comment #23

canyon — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 03:48:14 GMT

Apparently you don't understand what I was stating in the beginning! All those numbers/percentages/stats is missing the point!! I guess your Ph.D is clouding your mind!! This is why I don't normally post because you have people that think that their brain is so big but result to trying to insult someone's intelligence! Your Ph.D understanding of probability should know that. Never mind, you won't understand. You can't help everybody as I've already stated! Oh well.

Comment #22

canyon — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 03:31:22 GMT

Never mind, apparently you're not comprehending what I stated and you have to result to trying to insult someone's intelligence! I'm not referring to where anyone lives compared to their ticket being a winner! I'm not talking about Either you understand that the odds of your ticket being a winner have absolutely nothing to do with how many people live where what you've seen other people always mentioning! This is apparently over you head! Maybe you'll see when CA joins! Can't blame a person for... [ More ]

Comment #21

KY Floyd — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 23:57:26 GMT

What do you think will happen when CA joins???

Those other states will sell a smaller percentage of winners.

It's really simple. Either you understand that the odds of your ticket being a winner have absolutely nothing to do with how many people live where, or you're just another idiot who doesn't understand simple probability.

Comment #20

LottoMetro — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 23:32:15 GMT

Half (50%) of the 14 $1 million winners were in 3 of those states!

Yes, NY and FL had 3 winners each, but they also also had the largest share of the ticket sales. The third state could've consisted of any one of 8 different states, so including that is moot. If anything, PA should be complaining because they had nearly 19% of sales in the winning drawing but walked away with just 1 winner.

NY, FL and PA combined had ~42% of sales for the cycle. TX sales are not as high (~8.5%) as you wou... [ More ]

Comment #19

canyon — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:56:14 GMT

The last time I actually counted my tickets it was 13 and I believe I bought 2 more after that so I believe the total is 15. I haven't bought anymore and may only buy 1 a week possibly if any at all until I see how this drawing goes for the Vegas trip

Comment #18

canyon — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:51:15 GMT

I know that those states have more people (maybe you should read my post again) but that besides the point. The point is all about numbers! People outside of these states should be clear and understand the numbers. The 2nd drawing for the $1 million winners could be 100 winners and the majority of those 100 winners will be in those 4 states. Half (50%) of the 14 $1 million winners were in 3 of those states! What do you think will happen when CA joins

Comment #17

haymaker — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:50:41 GMT

I Went past that neighborhood just last week

Comment #16

JakpotRetiree2b — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:39:28 GMT

Does anyone have any idea when/if Monopoly is going to be added as a selectable option on the predictions page? I've been checking back regularly but still nothing...

Comment #15

PrinceRene — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 06:59:21 GMT

I hope the winner was someone from Marven Gardens.

Comment #14

GiveFive — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 06:13:05 GMT

The reason the states you listed (NY, CA, TX FL) have the most winners is because they have the most people!

More people means more tickets are sold in those states, which means more winners in those states.

NY, CA, TX FL are the top four states in the country in terms of population.

As of 2013 the top four states are:

CA has 38.3 million people

TX has 26.4 million

FL has 19.6 million

NY has 19.5 million

G5

Comment #13

RedStang — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 05:59:32 GMT

How ironic NJ won since the US board game version is based around Atlantic City.

Comment #12

PrinceRene — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 05:40:13 GMT

oh yeah. Got nothin' but love for the Garden State.

Comment #11

sully16 — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 04:12:23 GMT

Congrats to the lucky winners.

Comment #10

Growler — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 03:19:55 GMT

En ReVal, I realize this should really be in the other thread, but since I am so new here I suspect I am still not allowed to post any links without my account getting zapped. In any case, based on the calculations contained in that thread -- you've done really well! You should only have about 22 or so entries total (including your nice 15 pt. Community Chest bonus) based on the number of tickets you've bought. 37 entries for buying only 11 tickets is great. Best of luck in the drawing.

(ps..... [ More ]

Comment #9

En ReVal — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 03:05:45 GMT

I have 37 entries and have spent $55. I got 15 entries from my 1st initial property of Short Line. There are certain properties that trigger bonus entries.

Comment #8

En ReVal — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 03:04:02 GMT

Hello,

Try buying a ticket in a different area. I keep getting the same one but decided to buy one in an area I do not visit often. I got Marvin Gardens from a grocery store and Penn Ave.

Comment #7

Growler — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 02:15:15 GMT

Canyon, if you don't want to reply to this, no worries. But out of curiosity, how many tickets did you buy to reach 65 entries?

(as for your question, I have no idea. I do think they need to improve the playmmc website to show a national winners' list, ala the MegaMillions and Powerball sites.

Comment #6

canyon — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 02:03:05 GMT

Does anyone know if Monopoly will be added to the usamega page with mega millions and powerball? I have given up on this game after seeing what everybody else stated what would happen when the jackpot was won (the states that sell the most tickets would have the most $1 million winners which would be NY, CA, TX, FL)!!! Guess what you'll see when California joins??? I have 65 entries for the 1st drawing; got my fingers crossed. Otherwise, this sucker has been sucked out

Comment #5

Growler — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 01:01:16 GMT

Gatorsrok, there is extensive discussion of this aspect of the game in the Discussion section of the forums. LottoMetro did a great calculation of how much you'd need to spend, based on the odds, to accumulate a certain amount of entries into the game show drawing.

The one thing I can tell you is that the randomly-assigned properties on the actual tickets seem to be very close to the 1 in 28 odds you'd expect (you can derive that by looking at a winners' list from a participating state of who... [ More ]

Comment #4

gatorsrok — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:19:14 GMT

It was good to see that someone won the jackpot without the thing rolling over a dozen times. On a side note, I am entering the webcodes for the Las Vegas show and I almost feel like the system is set up to keep you from getting a monopoly. I am one property away from a monopoly for each property set (excluding the utilities) and every time I buy a ticket I get a duplicate property and the bonus happens to be one of the property I already own.

I hope other people are having better luck with

Comment #3

Gleno — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 23:35:16 GMT

congrats to the NJ winner. Given that there are 23 states in this game,at this time, it's good news for the other winners as well.

Comment #2

noise-gate — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 23:21:31 GMT

Yes indeed- just you wait until this game arrives on the West Coast, then talk of it being rigged will begin in earnest.

Comment #1

SammyJoe10 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:41:49 GMT

Congrats to all of the lucky winners

New Jersey Lottery sells the first Monopoly Millionaires' Club jackpot winner

Lottery Post — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:58:24 GMT

Triggers 14 additional $1 million prizes

By Todd Northrop

The Monopoly Millionaires' Club jackpot of $21 million was won in Friday night's drawing of the multi-state game by one ticket sold in New Jersey.

The fact that the jackpot was won triggered the award of an additional 14 $1 million winners.

One lucky player in New Jersey matched all five numbers plus one Property number in the Nov. 7 drawing, earning the ticketholder a Top Prize of $21 million. The lucky New Jersey ticket was... [ More ]