A Tale of Two Lotteries

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LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 05:47:31 GMT

i've always thought that mega millions was better,too bad i live in a powerball state....

Reply #1

ryanm — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:08:08 GMT

Yeah, it seems like no matter how high Powerball jacks up their odds, the players still keep winning! I'll bet we'll still see a lucky streak of winners even after Powerball changes their matrix this autumn.

A Tale of Two Lotteries

JAG331 — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:18:41 GMT

Powerball and Mega MillionsThe Lottery of the Heartland vs. The Lottery of the MetropolisThis summer we will see the changes to Mega Millions and in autumn we'll watch the new Powerball.For a few years, the two seemed as equals. Both games would climb over the $100 million mark and occasionally $200 million. Then Mega Millions started to gain a slight edge on jackpot rollover amounts. Powerball tried to one-up the cosmopolitan lottery by landing the Florida contract. 'No dice,' said Governor... [ More ]