Texas Two Step likely to move to new days

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CASH Only — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 18:10:42 GMT

I was wrong about Match-6...Tue Sat seemed awkward.TX 2-Step and FL Mega Money are both 4+1 games. However, Mega Money will undergo a format change. The biggest difference in the new version in FL is that the jackpot will be ANNUITIZED.Assuming TX 2-Step is retained, the jackpot should stay ALL-CASH, especially since TX has _not_ adopted the 60-day window in which jackpot winners can choose cash or annuity AFTER winning.

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CASH Only — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:25:06 GMT

I doubt they are considering Tuesday-Saturday, like the PA Match-6 will be.

Texas Two Step likely to move to new days

Lottery Post — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 08:17:23 GMT

Texas Two Step lotto games probably will be moved to new days because of a loss in sales to Mega Millions, the multistate game new to the state.Drawings for both games are on Tuesday and Friday nights, and Reagan Greer, the lottery's chief administrator, said Thursday that average weekly ticket sales for Texas Two Step have slipped below $1 million for the first time.Those sales, which previously averaged $1.5 million, dipped to an average of $936,091, he said.Mr. Greer told lottery commissioner... [ More ]