$900 MILLION: Powerball jackpot rises, but sales miss in last draw makes for small increase

Comment #73

jimbo72 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 22:39:46 GMT

I think it's all rigged!!!! Reminds me of a local drawing a few years ago, for a local charity fundraiser. same setup with the balls bubble. Only this time my friend was there as a an active member. He told me before the balls were drawn, commitee members painted a clear magnetic film on the balls they wanted to win... When the event got to the draw, they fired up the balls in the bubble opened the vaccum tube to extract the winning numbered balls. My friend was on stage and said when they opene... [ More ]

Comment #72

hearsetrax — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:44:35 GMT

well ......

I called it and here we are yet again

SMH slams my fist upon my desk

Comment #71

JoeBigLotto — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 06:13:19 GMT

it is not the Rollover that counts but the volume played. If players play alot one billion will be reached in five rollovers

Comment #70

Suzy-Dittlenose — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 05:14:02 GMT

I sold my grandkids to the traveling circus just so I could buy some lottery tickets.....grin....

Comment #69

Suzy-Dittlenose — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:58:11 GMT

On 13 Jan 2016, it took 19 rollovers for the PB jackpot to reach $1.5 Billion.

On 17 July 2023, it took 37 rollovers for the PB jackpot to reach $900 Million.

Rollovers are not producing the results it once had. 37 rollovers should have created a $3 Billion jackpot.

Comment #68

Petrust99 — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:55:36 GMT

Now you get into $ 300 million range

Comment #67

Poo Nanny — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:10:58 GMT

Well I guess I was wrong. Thought for sure that number combo would be hit

Comment #66

BBLL — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:07:07 GMT

Congrats

Comment #65

EnReval — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:02:06 GMT

Not

$1bil

I had 5,41 and the 21

Comment #64

Poo Nanny — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:00:45 GMT

I think someone is going to hit that low set of numbers

Comment #63

TwoMillion — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 03:50:08 GMT

i agree. that was an unusual pattern, especially 8-9, then you added number 5 on top of it.

I think there's a good chance that the jackpot is going to roll again.

Comment #62

SoCola — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 03:40:53 GMT

Yeah those numbers are just ugly.

Comment #61

EnReval — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 03:27:18 GMT

Numbers pretty low

Comment #60

PrisonerSix — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:59:07 GMT

I went looking for it and what happened is kind of odd. When I searched it on my phone in the Google Play store, it was nowhere to be found. When I went to the website, both on my phone and on my PC and clicked the link to Google, I got an error message.

Has it been taken off Google temporarily or is the Android version being discontinued? I wonder.

Comment #59

JustMaybe — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:33:53 GMT

Everything is big in Texas - so I hear

Comment #58

JustMaybe — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:31:43 GMT

As the name suggests, the guy was a little tipsy and obviously Confused.

How else would they call you Confucius

Comment #57

Brock Lee — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 23:54:45 GMT

confucius say: never trust man who know neither his birthday nor shoe size.

Comment #56

Wildbill78 — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 23:53:10 GMT

The Texas Powerball estimate showing 1 billion for Wednesday if no one wins. I got my 1 auto pick willy Wonka ticket with the power Play option. I have a feeling we're about to see a 2 billion jackpot soon. It starting to seem normal for these kind of levels. Very fishy

Comment #55

JustMaybe — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 23:39:13 GMT

I have my $3 PB ticket - QP of course - don't know when I was born so can't use birthday dates. Also one foot is longer than the other - so shoe size is not consistent.

If I wake up and I have the JP winning ticket, I will sleep for an extra ten minutes then get my ass to work

Good luck to all LP players.

Comment #54

mightwin1 — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 23:06:13 GMT

Good luck to everyone tonight

Comment #53

Kandiapple — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:38:27 GMT

I agree! It's just something fun I play occasionally

Comment #52

dickblow — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:49:43 GMT

well whoever wins this good luck

Comment #51

CDanaT — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:02:21 GMT

OH well, so they were off a bit and it's now in the $900M range with $465M cash value...That take home is going to be enjoyable for the remainder of my time on the planet, as well as a few family members and close friends.

Sorry JJ, ya didn't make the cut, no matter how easy it is to win.

Comment #50

Think — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:01:03 GMT

Wow! I didn't realize that stuff was getting that expensive! $900 million and thats all you could buy with it?

Wow! Expensive!

I would get my car fixed and have everything working and then I would buy a good used second car. After that I would have lots left over.

Comment #49

JohnGalt3 — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:48:48 GMT

Because in today's America people lie and get away with it:

The virus came from a wet market.

Masks will prevent the spread.

If you get the vaccine you can't give the Wuhan/Fauci Flu to anyone else.

If we lock everything down it's over in a few weeks

If you are hospitalized then a snip tail of drugs that will kill you but make Fauci a lot of money is the answer.

There is no such thing as election fraud.

No offense, but sometimes you actually have to think for yo... [ More ]

Comment #48

Nhan — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 07:49:57 GMT

No offense then why are you here? Doesn't make sense at all. It's not like everyone knew BTC or Tesla was going to HUGE.

Comment #47

KY Floyd — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 04:48:52 GMT

The PB worksheet on the TX lottery website still shows the initial forecast for sales of about $197.5 million (and an annuity of 875) for Saturday's drawing, but that was based on increasing from 750 to 875 million. The actual increase to just under 830 million suggests sales were actually about $126 million. The sales forecast for Wednesday is listed as just under $98 million, so the actual increase was a hair over 28%.

That would suggest that Monday's jackpot would increase by about $103 m... [ More ]

Comment #46

Droptop209 — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 03:48:23 GMT

Goodbye 1995 Honda Accord. Hello Maserati GT

Comment #45

wander73 — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 02:47:12 GMT

It's ridiculous. Then watch no one hit and $2.6 billion dollars. They know what they're doing .

Comment #44

Petrust99 — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 01:32:20 GMT

Yeah,unfortunately US lotteries aren't the one that you get what you see.And I never count on advertised number like 900,1billion Jackpot, it's just less than 1/3 of it.They must be honest to put the cash option amount instead...

Comment #43

JustMaybe — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 01:23:54 GMT

Hahaha you can't live life doing math like that.

If you go down that route you open up a lot of similar instances of wastage

All the money spent on beer

All the money spent of cigarettes

All the money spent at Starbucks

All the money spent on insurance and your car, house, boat etc has never been involved in an insurance event.

The idea is to spend from your entertainment bucket - not from your investment bucket.

Have some fun but not at the expense of your investmen... [ More ]

Comment #42

Wavepack — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 01:14:33 GMT

Total all the losses that you've had playing State lotteries.

Now calculate how large your bank account would be had you invested all of that lottery ticket money into bitcoin or Tesla stock.

Comment #41

JustMaybe — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 01:11:55 GMT

Edwin, his household and relatives should be banned from playing any lottery for the next 30 years

Comment #40

Unluckyone — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 01:00:19 GMT

If you actually want to have $900 million in cash then you better wait until the jackpot annuity hits $3 Billion, taxes and the cash option will reduce any prize by over 70%.

Comment #39

Brock Lee — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:24:09 GMT

it's not working. release the hounds.

Comment #38

wander73 — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:11:57 GMT

The jackpot should be 1.2 billion at least

Comment #37

wander73 — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:09:34 GMT

The Covid stuff I agree

Comment #36

DMarshal — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 23:53:38 GMT

I agree. I always go in with the mindset of it will happen when it's meant to happen. I also know many are putting it all on the line and coming up short. I remember when I won a few grand back around 2010, then now I haven't haven't even gotten the Powerball or Mega in weeks. I'll keep my mindset though because negativity breeds desperation and desperation breeds recklessness, and that's not the direction I nor anyone need to be going.

PS: You're welcome. I'll take the good karma I get fro... [ More ]

Comment #35

jjtheprince14 — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 22:07:40 GMT

It won't be won until EVERY possible number combination has been sold. We have technically ran out of winners.

Edwin Castro should play, he would win easily.

Comment #34

Brock Lee — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 22:01:33 GMT

wow

Comment #33

BBLL — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 21:58:44 GMT

Welcome to the best forum

Comment #32

PrisonerSix — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 20:09:06 GMT

Same thing happened to me. Even so, I will keep trying and hoping for the best.

In addition to Powerball and MegaMillions, here in Louisiana, Lotto has gotten to $1million and Easy 5 to $240,000. They don't often get hat high either so I wonder if not as many of those are selling either.

I got some tickets today and may get some more tomorrow. Can't win if if you're not in it.

Best of luck to all.

Comment #31

JustMaybe — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 19:56:38 GMT

That's the spirit CDanaT that's what I love to see.

I had my ticket too, three to be exact - matched zero numbers on all of them lol .

That's now in the past, waiting for Monday and give it another shot.

I wish you luck too - a little less luck so that I can have more luck left for me

Comment #30

hearsetrax — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 19:51:44 GMT

Comment #29

JustMaybe — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 19:42:02 GMT

I think going into any drawing with the notion of a guaranteed win is where people get it all wrong.

Imagine if everyone that desired to win, won?

Thank you for not playing on Monday, now I have two chances of winning, my chance and your chance

Comment #28

JustMaybe — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 19:34:49 GMT

From most of the comments - I think people are getting both financially and emotionally invested in the lottery a little more than they should and this should not be the case.

Every time after the drawing is made and when you check your numbers you won nothing ....

If you say Today was not my day, will try next time then you are good.

However, if you feel any form of pain and get angry that you did not win. Then I think you are going down the wrong path.

The lottery is supposed t... [ More ]

Comment #27

Rman313 — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 19:15:35 GMT

With a 900 Million I can have a 69 Camaro built, buy a restored 72 Cutlass 442 W30 Oldsmobile and build my 95 Camaro Z28 the way I want

Comment #26

Wavepack — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 19:10:20 GMT

Losing fatigue with Powerball is a thing since the overall odds of losing is ~96%. Same with Mega Millions.

The weather is horrendous in Phoenix now (low of 93F + high humidity, high of 118F + humidity), and no online purchasing from AZ State -- people are staying indoors at home and avoiding the outdoors.

Comment #25

BBLL — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 18:51:11 GMT

Good luck to you as well

Comment #24

DMarshal — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 18:44:41 GMT

Good luck to everyone playing on Monday. I always skip it. Tuesday and Thursday are buying days. Monday just seems a bit much. I can also see why the sells dropped. The lack of second place 5/5 number matches is disconcerting. People need a reason to put up their money especially in this economy. But again good luck to those playing Monday, just not more than my luck for the rest of the week.

Comment #23

Think — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:57:13 GMT

Another record Jackpot and only Three second prize winners! It's hard to get excited when nobody wins.

I have one ticket for Monday when I may have had ten on previous versions of the game that had Jackpots up to $400 million.

For me it is losing fatigue and watching the number of second prizes plummet over the cliff.

Nobody wins and everyone is starting to notice finally.

Comment #22

Nhan — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:32:21 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this website. It's crazy if you Win the Jackpot for about $900 million dollars and if you if take the lump sum it's barley touches $300 million dollars after taxes

Don't get me wrong it's still a lots of money but wishes it was like Canada where you actual received the actual advertise jackpot.

I know a lots of you will say oh I be happy if I Win $1 million well good for you. I play the lottery to Win Big One because live is to short to be a Mediocr... [ More ]

Comment #21

Petrust99 — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:53:06 GMT

Powerball is a coward compare to Megamillion

Comment #20

noise-gate — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:38:43 GMT

* For once, let it not be said I don't like Monday's.

Comment #19

JoeBigLotto — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:53:51 GMT

Thank you for all your Mathematical calculations but it actually does make Sense. Because they have not stolen the rest of the Jackpot they are holding on it to use it to increase the Jackpot later to $1.1 Billion Dollars How else do you think they plan to give you Lottery Fever They will use it later tonight or Tomorrow to Hit you in the head so you buy more tickets lol They are like Hookers and Hookers don't show you all at once lol

Comment #18

BBLL — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:52:52 GMT

I understand

Comment #17

Armanijoyce — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:03:43 GMT

Inflation is bad. But what inflation doesn't stop is ppl HABITS N DREAMS.. Even when Alcohol was illegal PROHIBITION. The mafia n boot leggers made RECORD SELLS. Even when Marijuana was illegal again dealers was selling it . During the great depression, GAMBLING HOUSES, HORSE TRACKS, AND PROSTITUTION HOUSES NOT ONLY MADE MONEY. THEY WERE GETTING RICH. THATS WHY THE GOVERNMENT TOOK OVER THE LOTTERY IN THE FIRST PLACE... GAMBLING IS ECONOMY PROOF. IT WAS STARTED BY LIL SMALL TIME BLACK HUSTLERS in... [ More ]

Comment #16

Armanijoyce — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 14:50:15 GMT

I don't Believe that FOR 1 SECOND. Just like they REDUCED the jackpot to 20 million during COVID, but Never raised it back. Just Added another day. Monday. It's ALL A SCAM.

Comment #15

Ranett — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 13:55:13 GMT

Didn't play last night, wont bother with Monday either. These games have become too unappealing.

I do have tickets for Tuesday Friday for Mega though.

Comment #14

CDanaT — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 13:42:30 GMT

Didnt win and didn't have the PB on any ticket. That's okay, onward we go. C'mon Monday

Best of luck to each participating LP member on this nice run.

Comment #13

dickblow — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 13:37:15 GMT

here we go again high jackpot than only one winner tommorow it happen

Comment #12

Bleudog101 — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 13:37:00 GMT

That app was OK, but in reality not needed when you think that most establishments sell lotto tickets in lottery participating states. Here in this town of 2300 there are four places to play all in a 3km or so area, an easy walk.

Last night used the Ottolball and played @ the store. Now just manually put them in on-line play. Usually don't play on Sundays but what the heck!!

When Primm lotto store in CA opens in a couple or so hours will check to see if they have live-feed, don't th... [ More ]

Comment #11

GiveFive — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 13:27:10 GMT

I agree... and less discretionary income due to high inflation could be a reason why ticket sales aren't what they once were.

Adding to the fact that inflation is high, and that extra large jackpots probably aren't seeming all that out of the ordinary to people might be why lottery officials overestimated ticket sales for the next jackpot. G5

Comment #10

JohnGalt3 — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 13:19:58 GMT

This makes no sense. I keep track of ticket sales.

For Wednesday's July 12th drawing $107,649,307 in ticket sales - Powerball + Powerplay sales $750 million jackpot

For last Saturday's July 15th drawing $167,822,992 in ticket sales - Powerball + Powerplay sales $829 million jackpot

For next Monday July 17th jackpot = $900 million

So from Wednesday to Saturday the jackpot rose $79 million but is only rising $71 million after ticket sales went up by 56% - that makes no sense.... [ More ]

Comment #9

ZeroCool — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 13:04:10 GMT

With inflation people don't have extra money to buy lottery tickets. Plus, after last big jackpot drawing being a mess, a lot think its rigged.

Comment #8

wander73 — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 12:43:40 GMT

I don't believe it. Notice they didn't announce last night too. Something weird.

Comment #7

BBLL — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 12:14:14 GMT

I had that same issue with the lottery app. I switched back to iOS( mainly for work). Maybe you can reach out to your state for assistance. My state helped me get on my android phone, it was the dmv who messed something up on my license in the database.

Comment #6

EnReval — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 12:07:38 GMT

I think it's going to take some time to get to ova bil

u got 2 jkpots

Comment #5

deborahl — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 12:04:53 GMT

Over 10 years ago I wrote what I would clear by winning the lottery way before the jackpots were big. I haven't consistently played the lottery like I use to since the Hot Lotto fraud scandal. I chalked up me buying lottery tickets as a way to fund those sharp criminals that find a way to collect money from the poor.

Since I was reminded a few times of my goal recently it gave me the urge to play again. Here I am, I will try my luck 1 more time. If it works good if not it will certainly remi... [ More ]

Comment #4

hearsetrax — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 12:01:47 GMT

anything is possible, but highly unlikely

but then considering, I've never applied the multiplier to any ticket I've bought........

Comment #3

Bleudog101 — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 11:57:23 GMT

Lottery places app still not working on the Android phone just now.

Perhaps because both MM PB are sky high folks are having lottery fatigue?

What I'd love to see JUST ONCE is PB take all the X2 balls out for Powerplay as a reward to its loyal customers (insert laugh).

Comment #2

Infraredsight — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 11:43:39 GMT

Wow. That previous estimate was way off. People just aren't buying them like they used to at these amounts. Anyways, I buy my tickets the very same. Good luck to us all for life changing results.

Comment #1

hearsetrax — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 11:08:10 GMT

best of luck to us all

$900 MILLION: Powerball jackpot rises, but sales miss in last draw makes for small increase

Lottery Post — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 10:41:34 GMT

By Todd Northrop

Powerball lottery players might be wondering this morning why the jackpot only increased by $25 million after nobody won last night's $875 million grand prize.

The answer is that the last jackpot was estimated too high. During the live drawing it was announced that after all proceeds were counted, the final jackpot tally came to $829.4 million $45.6 million shy of the expected amount. Likewise, the cash value that was initially estimated to reach $452.2 million only in f... [ More ]