Friday Mega Millions jackpot raised to $164 million

Comment #24

realtorjim — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:38:04 GMT

Snakes! Did you say snakes

Comment #23

mypiemaster — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 23:37:16 GMT

I'll take this property if it has a private lake, minus the snakes.

Comment #22

jjtheprince — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 19:47:06 GMT

Wow, huge ticket sales nobody won.

Why is Powerball way too easy to win MM is not anymore. I'm shocked that Tennessee did not win last night.

Comment #21

dpoly1 — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 15:33:14 GMT

Only $995,000 on 7.4 private acres

Comment #20

Toronto — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 08:50:40 GMT

There was nothing special about the sales on this drawing to warrant the bump. The last time it was near this level at $152 million headline, they actually sold more tickets than this drawing.

Also: it takes just as many rolls for the new Powerball to reach an equivalent level vs. the old matrix despite the higher odds. It really goes to show the people that end up in positions of power at the MUSL and State lotteries are only there because of politics and relations, not merit or intelli... [ More ]

Comment #19

KY Floyd — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 07:32:08 GMT

$5 million raise is relatively small on $159 million annuity.

Any raise at all is significant at that level, and in this case it's a 33.3% bump from the original increase. It might even be the first time they've done it for such a small jackpot.

Seems they're very desperate to drive sales.

Maybe. Lottoreport,com reports sales of $28.455 million. That would add just under $9 million to the cash value, and at the current cash/annuity ratio that's still not quite enough to raise the ann... [ More ]

Comment #18

Aaquib — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 04:50:28 GMT

I am not wasting my money until it gets to 250 plus million :DDD

Comment #17

realtorjim — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 02:05:27 GMT

I'm in! The 5 million raise does seem a bit strange at this level. Kind of like MM spitting on the ground and looking PB in the eye and saying I ain't the one

Comment #16

travelintrucker — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 00:13:13 GMT

Or in Three Rivers, MI where Julie Leach cashed in

Comment #15

jjtheprince — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 00:06:51 GMT

Oh FYI: the only way to win is buy your tickets in Tennessee. Preferably in the town of Antioch.

Comment #14

travelintrucker — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 00:06:40 GMT

I think it's two things at work here. 1. Powerball was won and people can buy twice as much in Mega than they could in Powerball. 2. Christmas is coming soon. Either way, it is getting pretty interesting.

Comment #13

jjtheprince — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 00:02:56 GMT

Records will be set for this drawing, it's on the local news here that people are waiting in lines for HOURS to get tickets everywhere they are being sold.

Comment #12

Bleudog101 — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 22:25:14 GMT

Notice how on the 'new matrix' PB the monies didn't go up exponentially fast? Nor did they up the ante during the last run like MM just did. Personally all I want/need is the MM five #'s with Megaplier.

Comment #11

C0w Pi3 — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 22:01:20 GMT

This is a very rare sub 300m jackpot raise.

Comment #10

HoLeeKau — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 21:55:51 GMT

I have my line of lucky numbers. That's it.

Comment #9

Ron5995 — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 21:50:49 GMT

A huge $5 million increase. Wow, better rush out and buy a bunch now.

Seriously though, $5 million raise is relatively small on $159 million annuity. Seems they're very desperate to drive sales. With that said, it's understandable the estimate would jump since PB was, presumably, hit earlier than expected. Players seeking a super-sized jackpot, for the time being, is relegated to Mega Millions...

On the bright side, MM only costs $1. Plus, the extra $1 megaplier multiplies all lower tier... [ More ]

Comment #8

lejardin — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 20:03:31 GMT

Me too, I'm in. Maybe get a few more before tonights draw. Good Luck everyone, we all want to win

Comment #7

Bleudog101 — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 19:33:43 GMT

Wish Puerto Rico would jump in on this too. They do have Powerball and have already had huge jackpot winners.

Comment #6

Bleudog101 — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 19:31:26 GMT

Me too.

Comment #5

hearsetrax — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 19:25:32 GMT

well I put in my $2 ..... but might get one more b4 the drawing

Comment #4

haymaker — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 19:06:52 GMT

Selling faster than expected aye ?

Are people spending their PB $ on this ?

Yea, I bought 1 also, and that was before I read this.

Comment #3

RJOh — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 19:02:57 GMT

Ditto, may even add an extra 5 lines to my normal 15 lines to cover all 15 mega balls when I cash in my 1+1 for $2 from Tuesday's drawing.

Comment #2

music* — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 18:40:51 GMT

This could be a result of Power Ball being won in Tennessee Wednesday night. Go Go Mega Millions

Comment #1

JADELottery — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 18:27:37 GMT

I'm In.

Friday Mega Millions jackpot raised to $164 million

Lottery Post — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 18:14:42 GMT

By Todd Northrop

Tickets for the Friday night Mega Millions drawing are selling faster than expected, prompting the state lotteries to raise the jackpot estimate to $164 million.

The previous estimate for the drawing, established early Wednesday morning, was $159 million.

Mega Millions offers two jackpot payment options: the $164 million annuity prize paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual graduated payments, or a lump-sum cash option. USA Mega estimates that Friday's n... [ More ]