State misses the jackpot with Mega Millions

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fja — Wed, 10 Sep 2003 00:34:31 GMT

Yea,,, people dont spend like they used to for a meager 35 million. of course if they had a couple more winners I'm sure it would have picked up steam.

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sbrown112 — Tue, 09 Sep 2003 17:52:02 GMT

I think if megamillions went more here in washington state then more people would play this game, but considering that it went only once over here for the 90 mil, then i can understand why people just don't bother playing it. also I heard that lotto plus is getting rid of the gold ball, now thats a big plus

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Todd — Tue, 09 Sep 2003 17:35:17 GMT

Thanks for reminding me CO - I've got to play in the last historic drawing of Lotzee

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CASH Only — Tue, 09 Sep 2003 15:45:15 GMT

My suggestions:1. Return Lotto to the traditional format (6 of xx, single drum);2. Replace Quinto with a pick-5 all-NUMBER game;3. dump Lucky for Life (same format as NJ's Lotzee, which will be gone this weekend).

State misses the jackpot with Mega Millions

Lottery Post — Tue, 09 Sep 2003 08:01:26 GMT

Mega Millions, Washington's foray into the world of multistate lottery gambling, has been a mega-disappointment. The state, one of 10 partners in the country's largest jackpot game, had about $51 million in sales during its first year of participation, which ended last week. That's less than half the $117 million originally projected.Proceeds for education and school construction, originally predicted to be $32 million, turned out to be $13 million.Lottery officials attribute the disappointing p... [ More ]