Mass Mega$uck$

Reply #28

CASH Only — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 20:43:40 GMT

tom:Hopefully you gave up Megais bad$ until they offer a cash option.

Reply #27

tom.s — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 01:12:45 GMT

i stopped playing mass megabucks after i got 5 out of 6 numbers four times. i would say i struck out many times and i stopped playing after the fourth strikeout. anyways i live in Massachusetts and it dosen't surprise me that games like cash winfall or megabucks would start crapping. There isn't a game that interests me in mass anymore, the scratch tickets as i said in another post all seem to go to the eastern part of the state, and mostly in the town of lowell. Springfield a city in Western ma... [ More ]

Reply #26

CASH Only — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:35:24 GMT

As expected, Megais bad$ lost.

Reply #25

CASH Only — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:57:58 GMT

Megais bad$ will lose to PA Match-6.

Reply #24

CASH Only — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 17:28:56 GMT

I've seen 26 annual payments without a cash option (eg Super 7 and Keystone Jackpot).

Reply #23

DoctorEw220 — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 21:37:41 GMT

i do agree that MA needs to add a cash option, but they also need to increase the starting jackpot and annuity period. $400,000 over 20 years is $20,000 a year. now if you win, there's no retiring early. increasing the annuity period will make for a bigger annuitized jackpot.

Reply #22

CASH Only — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 21:30:31 GMT

Moved to the front of the line.

Reply #21

CASH Only — Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:22:40 GMT

Mass Megais bad$ better not go to three drawings a week until they add a cash option.

Reply #20

CASH Only — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 14:38:47 GMT

That's why there's New Hampshire.

Reply #19

codmander — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 22:35:15 GMT

ahhh good ol Taxachussetts nothing would plese me more than to hit this state where it hurts most -the wallet actully got my state tax refund today a whole 11$ parlay it?! yes conn. also has otb along with others im sure nothing like taking the wife shoppin and head over to the track till shes done --------dam i miss that

Reply #18

CASH Only — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 20:44:03 GMT

cod:I live a short walk from OTB...and I'm not in NYC

Reply #17

codmander — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:27:44 GMT

lol i only get 1 for giggles mass lottery in general has issues no doubt has to be one of the toughest ststes to hit in and than claim a ticket in! if you look here at the statistics you'll notuce mass at the bottom of the hits even for major players! I sure would love to beat mass at thier own game megais bad does just that......suck cash windfall their best game i sure miss otb in nyc loved the race horses on a crappy day was great

Reply #16

CASH Only — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:53:18 GMT

cod:Mother Nature is telling you not to play Megais bad$.

Reply #15

codmander — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:18:46 GMT

the big question is how the heck do ya get to the store to buy a ticket snow is up to my neck ooooooooooooooooooooo noooooooooooooooooo i bet anything my numbers pop and i can't get em inthis is my luck always has been always will be lmaositting here waiting on a snow plow

Reply #14

CASH Only — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:34:45 GMT

The lack of a cash option is the worst thing about this game.

Reply #13

JimmySand9 — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 08:23:32 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by tg636 on January 4, 2005 Along with a cash option, the best thing Megabucks could do is go back to the 6/36 number grid it had when it started. There is no jackpot excitement anymore in the age of $200 million MegaMillions jackpots, and there never will be again, so the longer 6/42 odds don't build jackpots and help sales like they did in the past. Why continue the long winless slogs week after week when no jackpot amount will increase sales? I'd like to see more winn... [ More ]

Reply #12

tg636 — Tue, 04 Jan 2005 22:05:58 GMT

Along with a cash option, the best thing Megabucks could do is go back to the 6/36 number grid it had when it started. There is no jackpot excitement anymore in the age of $200 million MegaMillions jackpots, and there never will be again, so the longer 6/42 odds don't build jackpots and help sales like they did in the past. Why continue the long winless slogs week after week when no jackpot amount will increase sales? I'd like to see more winners.

Reply #11

JimmySand9 — Tue, 04 Jan 2005 07:45:08 GMT

And another thing, I'm sure that Mass. lottery will offer a cash option soon seeing that they got sued for not offering it previously. McDonalds was sued for making someone fat (idiot), that case was thrown out of court real fast, but they still did away with Super Sizing to prdvent that from happening again. But, the case with the Mass. lottery went all the way to a verdict, and while the lottery won, I'm sure they're not gonna take a risk of getting sued again, because unlike the case with Mic... [ More ]

Reply #10

JimmySand9 — Tue, 04 Jan 2005 07:40:45 GMT

Free tickets are a way of giving away some kind of prize for free, at least with a pari-mutuel game. You see, the worst that could happen would be that they would divide the prize pool one more way. They're not giving away any more in total as if they never gave the free ticket away.

Reply #9

tg636 — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 20:44:54 GMT

It's a free ticket only - in other words a worthless piece of paper with the lottery keeping your dollar. Quote: Originally posted by Annual Payments on December 31, 2004It would be unfair? No, it wouldn't. If you played a game by the current rules and won then the rules change you're binded by the rules they were when you played and won. If they offered the cash option then that's what everyone would choose. If they did that they might as well take the annual payments option away. I always... [ More ]

Reply #8

CASH Only — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 15:05:44 GMT

AP:I will continue to boycott Mass Megais bad$ until there is a cash option.

Reply #7

Annual Payments — Fri, 31 Dec 2004 21:30:12 GMT

It would be unfair? No, it wouldn't. If you played a game by the current rules and won then the rules change you're binded by the rules they were when you played and won. If they offered the cash option then that's what everyone would choose. If they did that they might as well take the annual payments option away. I always wondered this about the free ticket prize: Is it just what it says, free ticket , or can it be taken as $1? Cash Only, would you be mad if you decided not to boycott Me... [ More ]

Reply #6

CASH Only — Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:20:36 GMT

My boycott of Megais bad$ continues...

Reply #5

tg636 — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:28:08 GMT

It's not an argument, just what I read somewhere. I'm hoping someone out here knows more.

Reply #4

JimmySand9 — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 01:36:50 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on December 7, 2004 Mass Megabucks IMO needs a cash option...I've said this before.I think all games should offer both cash and annuity. Different strokes for different folks. No lottery wants Gary Coleman to say Whatcha mean no cash

Reply #3

CASH Only — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 01:00:46 GMT

At least Mass Millions bit the dust.

Reply #2

CASH Only — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 21:03:32 GMT

tg:I heard that argument from you before on why there's no cash option.

Reply #1

tg636 — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 15:02:04 GMT

I read about 8 months ago that changes were planned for Megabucks, which I'm sure would include a cash option. So far, nothing more. I guess they are too busy panicking about how lousy Winfall is doing and what cars to give away to boost sales that they have no time to do something about Megabucks. Maybe sales picked up after Mass Millions ended and they decided not to do anything?It needs more than a cash option - it needs increased lower prizes too. It needs to get rid of the insulting free... [ More ]

Mass Mega$uck$

CASH Only — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:52:00 GMT

Mass Megabucks IMO needs a cash option...I've said this before.