Mega Millions after CA joins

Reply #13

CASH Only — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:33:49 GMT

Let's see what happens.

Reply #12

CASH Only — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:33:57 GMT

I worry that a hike in the Mega Millions odds will mean a migration back to NY Lotto (and its terrible prize return).

Reply #11

mken37 — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:21:04 GMT

I agree too....

Reply #10

tg636 — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:48:02 GMT

You have to define broken . It is true that the MA lottery website has this quote:Did you know..... Jackpots for The Big Game - Mega Millions are expected to reach up to a Mega $500 Million. And they have haven't even gone past $300 million. And with Texas added, are even more unlikely to do so. So the lottery bean counters may be disappointed, but I don't think the players or winners are disappointed in $50-$150 million. It is interesting that even before Texas was added, the lottery expect... [ More ]

Reply #9

CASH Only — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:37:31 GMT

MI:Yes, but the Big Game started as annuity-only.

Reply #8

MichiganHopeful — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:15:17 GMT

I long for the good old days when it was called The Big Game and there were only 6 states! There has not been a winner from Michigan for a very long time now.

Reply #7

ryanm — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 04:47:48 GMT

How is Mega Millions broken? Its jackpot runs broke $100 million twice in a row recently

Reply #6

dvdiva — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 03:35:03 GMT

We already have all the proof we need. Its broken. move on. Powerball just isn't smart enough to fix their game. If high odds and crappy prizes are what you seek you can just go to a powerball state and play that. I just am tired of two broken games.

Reply #5

ryanm — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:46:44 GMT

Yes, California might increase ticket sales 1.5 times, but that's not really enough to warrant an odds increase.

Reply #4

tg636 — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 21:01:11 GMT

I'd like to see the game and odds go unchanged for a year after California joins and then assess the situation. Then they would have proof that the jackpot was hit time after time between $10-40 million. Currently the odds are 135 million to 1. That means that even if they sold 100 million tickets a drawing there would be 35 million unplayed numbers, and if any one of them come up, no winner. I can't see that it's so dire it needs to be changed.

Reply #3

dvdiva — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 05:02:08 GMT

Anyone know when the changes happen or when tickets are to be sold in CA?It's like waiting for a broken car to get fixed.

Reply #2

weshar75 — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:09:41 GMT

1 in 240 million should be high enough of odds for california.

Reply #1

DoctorEw220 — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 23:34:28 GMT

they would have to increase it by quite a bit to accomidate CA.

Mega Millions after CA joins

CASH Only — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 23:32:20 GMT

Currently, MM is 1: 135+ million.