New Powerball feature coming to some states

Comment #30

TheOtherOne — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 01:50:33 GMT

Sadly , no.

on the tn lottery site it says The Double Play top prize will be divided equally among all winning top prize plays.

Comment #29

TheOtherOne — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 01:47:50 GMT

Is she seriously the world lottery president?

she has to be the most overpaid and under-useful lottery president ever. She literally does nothing and the tn lottery website continues to be the lousiest of all the lottery sites I've used.

the tn lottery app is more of a joke.

as for this Pb option, it's clear I'm not the only one who is confused. I'm so close to finally quitting powerball.

Comment #28

ieatdirt — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:36:52 GMT

Judging by what's going on (or isn't) obviously PB needs to concentrate on running the draws they already have and worrying less about introducing new crap.

Comment #27

HoLeeKau — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:18:05 GMT

We wouldn't get the huge jackpots if they reduced both white and red numbers.

For years I've been advocating the idea to decrease the white numbers to make it easier to win the million. It's been ages since anyone won even that in Idaho. Many people would be happy with a million, and I'd be more likely to add the multiplier if there were a better chance of doubling that to 2 million.

But increase the red numbers to make it harder to win the top prize, thus giving us the humongous jackpots... [ More ]

Comment #26

ncantoral — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:05:44 GMT

if we have a system for the lottery and we need an accurate record of the lottery history, do the double play numbers count towards the powerball history of drawings

Comment #25

play4shekels — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 13:56:02 GMT

Why would anyone spend an extra buck to try and win 10 million with the same (1/292,000,000) odds as the big jackpot? The lotteries preach responsible gambling ( no such thing) and then call us all fools in the same breath.

Comment #24

CDanaT — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 16:22:17 GMT

I was a bit curious on this new double play option....soooooooooooooooo,I meander on over to our new and improved site,here in the great volunteer state. Course we have the undubious privilege of having the world lottery president as our state lottery prez and ceo ....Anyways..... I have attached the newsroom link for your viewing and pleasure. https://tnlottery.com/newsroom/

Soooooo, I hit the search button and type in powerball august 23,2021 and here is what appears....https://tnlottery.co... [ More ]

Comment #23

GiveFive — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 13:16:13 GMT

Whenever I play PB, I add The Power Play option, but I don't play very frequently. When I do play, I'm actually playing for the second place prize of 2 million simply because it carries 11 million to 1 odds versus 292 million to 1 odds to win the jackpot. Yes the second place prize is fixed at 2 million dollars, but I buy three lines containing the same set of five numbers. (The three lines on my ticket are identical and it costs me $9.00) So theoretically, I could win six million dollars if my... [ More ]

Comment #22

Bleudog101 — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 12:09:50 GMT

Powerball Product Group. What are they? A consortium between Iowa and where it is drawn in Florida?

Just a thought hit a few brain cells. IF THEY had dropped the 1-69 from to 1-50 and Powerball # from 1-26 to say 1-20...then it might appeal to more players. None on LP I'm sure. But no, good old greedy PB kept it the same, so the idea sucks. It'll probably fizzle out.

Next thing you know they'll close FL draw site and just go to RNG.

Comment #21

Bleudog101 — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 12:02:22 GMT

Yes, there are times that your secondary prize is higher than states with Powerplay/Megaplier. But when it is won for a paltry sum my head shakes for those players. Case in point, last night's Mega Million secondary prize just over $140K---ugh.

Comment #20

weshar75 — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 04:16:50 GMT

If it costs $2 for one ticket and then $1 for Powerplay then what a $1 for Double play too. That is alot of money for no winnings because I play one or two lines usually and that is $8 to win nothing because I can go months without winning a single prize here in Oregon. I know that Oregon does not offer this option and I hope that it never comes here because I would be just making powerball rich and no winnings to show for it.-weshar75

Comment #19

MsBee18 — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 03:27:47 GMT

I anticipate the price of a standard ticket increasing from $2 to $3. All in favor of increasing those jackpots.

Comment #18

Rexer90 — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 01:36:26 GMT

A one second delay would have seen her get a different set of numbers.

Comment #17

positano — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 01:14:47 GMT

mhmhm.

With $1 Double Play, in the unlikely even that you win the top prize, you win $10M cash.

I would not complain .....

In the much more likely event that you win one of the subsidiary prizes, you win much more than in the base game (for example the two bottom prizes are $7 for a $1 wager, instead of $4 for a $2 play).

So, you get a second chance to win a life changing prize (at least $10M for me would be life changing) and at the same time you win much more than in the base game... [ More ]

Comment #16

EnReval — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 22:57:43 GMT

There's no guarantee that the lady who allowed her to cut in line would've won either.

tkts are printed every second

Comment #15

Droptop209 — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:26:20 GMT

I like CA parimutuel odds. No extra money for added features uncapped 5+0 prize. CA PB 5+0 prize last draw was 4 million and still growing.

Comment #14

PHIL85 — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 16:58:49 GMT

You'd have to be stupid to play the $1 Double Play option since the top prize is set at a reduced amount of $10 million. Better off buying a second regular ticket and go for the full jackpot.

With that said I'm already being pushed out of playing the lottery due to increased costs. Already stopped playing Lucky For Life because they took the game daily - If I can't afford to cover every draw I don't play.

Comment #13

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 16:30:17 GMT

A lot of Utahans cross the border into Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado or Arizona to buy lottery tickets. Not that suing would do any good. Each state follows their own rules with their lotteries and as long as PB and MM goes along with it, not much anyone can do.

Comment #12

db101 — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:44:39 GMT

There's nothing illegal about one or more states offering a lottery game that is not available in other states. People in Washington cannot play Florida Lotto, and people in California can't buy the multiplier option on PB and MM. Life goes on.

You live in Utah where there is no lottery anyway, so where exactly are you going to sue

Comment #11

Speler — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 13:16:37 GMT

How many machines do they have? One, two or more? Is the same machine used for the second drawing?

Isn't that becoming to much, playing more often

Comment #10

noise-gate — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 12:31:41 GMT

Playing the same set of numbers for years is no guarantee you going to win Utahplayer. Years ago a 80 something woman from Florida named Gloria MacKenzie was allowed to cut in line to purchase a qp. She ended up being the only winner of a $500 + mil jackpot.

Some at the time felt that had Gloria not cut in line, the winner of that jackpot would have been this person who allowed Gloria to get her ticket ahead of her. Others were saying Gloria should have compensated the person for her kind act... [ More ]

Comment #9

Clarkejoseph49 — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 10:10:51 GMT

At least the states that are offering PowerBall DoublePlay are still offering the PowerPlay.

Comment #8

Utahplayer — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 06:01:52 GMT

They need to be served with an injunction to prevent this.

It's only available in 13 states. So if a person has been playing the same sets of numbers for years, and our numbers come up in double play, and we weren't able to play because our jurisdiction doesnt offer it, we have essentially been giving them our money all these years with no hope of winn8ng..chances that my number s come up on double play and a second time in regular draw are extremely slim. I am looking into this...will u... [ More ]

Comment #7

Fish7568 — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 03:04:00 GMT

Another cash drop of powerball to add 1 dollars ticket option.

You are better off buying crypto currency like dogecoin, Bitcoin and other coin strikes rich playing extra 1 dollars tickets

Comment #6

Mata Garbo — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:03:09 GMT

Thanks Kate for the info on the USA MEGA website. I had never heard of it. Sounds like that will quickly become my SECOND favorite Lottery website. .....lol.

Comment #5

Daaceospadez — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:42:03 GMT

It was originally like that and right after COVID hit they took that away in a split. It has been mind numbing. Every state has also said that they have taken in record revenues. So its just a big FU to the players.

Comment #4

Coin Toss — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:41:56 GMT

Union Plaza casino Las Vegas, changed its Keno games to red game / green game for another dollar, sounds familiar huh

Comment #3

Bleudog101 — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:58:15 GMT

Comment #2

cottoneyedjoe — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:35:42 GMT

Players have let us know they want to play for bigger jackpots and cash prizes, and we want Powerball to deliver on their expectations.

I really would love to read these focus group reports and unsolicited communications from players to MUSL that show that players are clamoring for sh1t odds, higher ticket prices, and lower starting jackpots. I'm sure these reports and communications from real players totally exist and are not completely fabricated by the marketing department.

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 19:34:17 GMT

So why not give the players what we really want:

1) Starting jackpots of $40 million and minimum increases of $10 million between drawings.

2) My big pet peeve...make the secondary prize comparable to the Powerball #. If 10 is drawn (rare) or anything over two, the secondary prize still stays @ $2 million (except for California).

Glad KLC is not participating, even if they did I'm out.

New Powerball feature coming to some states

Lottery Post — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 18:55:00 GMT

By Kate Northrop

The Powerball Product Group announced Monday that a new add-on feature will accompany the game in some states when it launches its third weekly drawing, starting Mon., Aug. 23.

The feature is called Double Play, and it gives players in certain jurisdictions another chance to match their Powerball numbers in a second drawing with a top cash prize of $10 million, a press release says.

America's jackpot game is picking up the pace to keep up with player demand going fr... [ More ]