Texas signs contract with Mega Millions; game to begin soon

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dvdiva — Sun, 19 Oct 2003 02:17:15 GMT

strange they should force you to pick in wa. state its not even listed on the play slip anymore nor is it listed on oregon's playslip. the multiplier is a lame way to make a small amount of money. they should try to come up with a way of making a bigger pot - we even had a multiplier for the jackpot in on the wa. state lottery - that was the only time i got the multiplier - its worth it if it includes the jackpot. but the extra buck only doubled the prize and the funny thing was someone won it a... [ More ]

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vincejr — Sat, 18 Oct 2003 11:40:20 GMT

Virginia will most likely be shortly behind TX in adding the megaplier . There has been talk of doing this for a while, even before TX forced the issue.

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Lee — Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:59:24 GMT

I waited for this day most of my life.Going to have to celebrate thanks TLC,Texas players and Todd for the site and current lottery news and updates !!!Lee

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CASH Only — Fri, 17 Oct 2003 14:03:38 GMT

If TX were to dump Mega Millions and switch to PB, then MUSL presumably would force TX to allow the cash/annuity choice to be made the same as in all other MUSL jurisdictions.

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smd173 — Fri, 17 Oct 2003 13:50:40 GMT

Interesting that they noted the 6 month out clause. Makes you wonder if MM doesn't deliver in the first 6 months if TX will hop to PB.

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Todd — Fri, 17 Oct 2003 13:18:04 GMT

Yes, only Texas.

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CASH Only — Fri, 17 Oct 2003 11:09:07 GMT

Multiplier available only in TX? I bet Texas will join NY as the only Mega Millions states to require the cash/annuity choice to be made when you PLAY instead of after winning.

Texas signs contract with Mega Millions; game to begin soon

Lottery Post — Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:08:21 GMT

The Texas Lottery Commission on Thursday entered into a contract with the Mega Millions multistate lottery, which over the past year had average jackpots of more than $40 million.The commission next will begin purchasing equipment such as a random number generator to prepare for the launch later this year. The date hasn't been set, but executive director Reagan Greer said it probably will be after Thanksgiving.The long-term agreement has a six-month out clause, Greer said.The commission also... [ More ]