5 + 0 out of 5 + 1

Reply #36

sweetbitterkiss — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:00:19 GMT

it will drive me crazy once i got 3+1 and the other 2 where so close i was so mad

Reply #35

rubberbandman — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:03:08 GMT

again ill be mad

Reply #34

RJOh — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:53:31 GMT

At least if you can't be happy winning less than the jackpot,you're making members of your family happy and they're probably looking forward to you winning a jackpot.

When that happens to me I usually buy more tickets until it's all gone. I've never gotten more than four numbers so it goes pretty fast. I'm still trying for a 5+0 or a 5+1.

Reply #33

lottocalgal — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:32:54 GMT

Wow

Rubberbanman,

I wish i were living that large where i could win and give away a couple of hudred of thougsands. Heck, if I win even $1k, I would do like ThatScaryChick says and give about $100 back to the lottery and pay a few bills with the rest.

Reply #32

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:17:34 GMT

You would give away $10,000-$200,000 because you think it is beneath you? You do realize that instead of giving away money that is worthless according to you, that you could put that money back into the playing for a chance at the jackpot since that is all that matters, right

Reply #31

rubberbandman — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:26:12 GMT

i only play to the jackpot and nothing less. I have won a couple hundred dollars before but for some reason i felt that it was beneath me so i gave them to my siblings and friends. If I won larger tier prizes but no jackpot like 10-200 thousand i think ill just give the tickets to my mother cuz ill still feel that they were worthless.

As i said before I only play for the jackpot and nothing less.

Reply #30

st.germain — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:40:55 GMT

lottocalgal: those payoffs are for the state of illinois only. Payouts are different from state to state for the megamillions game.

Reply #29

lottocalgal — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:46:29 GMT

what

Reply #28

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:59:27 GMT

I have no idea what this even means.

Reply #27

wantmoney — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:54:56 GMT

No matter how much it is, is our life ithink. GO ON, towards the sun is our life

Reply #26

lottocalgal — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:51:40 GMT

Is this your states lotto game amts or the MEGA Millions payoffs?

If those are your state's numbers thats fantantastic.

Reply #25

jarasan — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:38:07 GMT

I aim for the Mega or Powerball, so I get real cheeky with a Mball or Pball, anything after that is the icing. So 5 + 0 would be great but not hitting the MBAll Pball would drive me nanners.

Reply #24

dld1961 — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:09:13 GMT

Would be great! Have won a 5 out of 6 on the MSL for $2500.00 and was very happy. The jackpot would be awesome but am happy with whatever i win. God bless and good luck.

Reply #23

st.germain — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:42:16 GMT

In Illinois, The Megagame will pay $250,000.00 if you get 5+0...$10,000.00 if you get 4+1...then it is down to $150.00 for a 3+1 .

Reply #22

Coin Toss — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:02:51 GMT

Let's just say on some night when there's a drawing you have a ticket, are sitting home, you watch the drawing, and you get the first five numbers.

OK, at this point, you're on pins and needles waiting for that other number, right?

I figure either way, if it hits, or not, you're going to have some kind of wild reacion, no? Look at the way people react to a photo finish at a horse race track, and that's certainly not with bets that are going to pay millions.

On one of those lottery ducu... [ More ]

Reply #21

justxploring — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:25:34 GMT

I checked ask Alice

I think she'll know. LOL

I wouldn't mind winning $250,000 at all!! I'd be thrilled. My answer (if I played PB or MM) would be that it would depend on if I got a QP or used my own numbers. I've been 1 number away from winning Fantasy 5, but never gotten more than 4/6 in Lotto. I would be happy to win anything, but of course my first reaction would be OMG! thinking I won millions and then experience some disappointment. Still, as I wrote already, $250,000 would be v... [ More ]

Reply #20

LuckyLilly — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:17:37 GMT

Powerball 5+0 starts at $200K and goes to 1 mil if you purchase the Powerplay. Megamillions, I think is $250K for 5+0. We don't have that here, so I could be mistaken. I don't know of any in-state games that pay that much either.

Reply #19

lottocalgal — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:22:03 GMT

I was just looking at some of your states' lottery winnings for 2nd and they don't seem any better than our California Super. I really can't find a state with the 5+0 being around 200k. Could someone post the state with that kind of payoff? I was just curious. Unless I'm checking the wrong thing. I just looked at Fl and it said a little over $4,000 for 5+0, is that correct? And yes I really would be happy with any winning but to me I think getting that close should be a hire payoff. (like around... [ More ]

Reply #18

bigato1010 — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:42:32 GMT

I will do just fine with second price , this means i will get the opportunity to travel to other parts of the world like Australia , Norway and Israel. Will be happy happy happy.

Reply #17

tiggs95 — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:45:52 GMT

After I saw the check for whatever I'd get over it.....

Reply #16

tntea — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:20:48 GMT

I shoot for 5+0 myself... Anything more would be the icing on the cake.

Reply #15

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:03:59 GMT

Congrats on those hits Jake! How much did you collect for each of those wins

Reply #14

LottoAce — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:19:51 GMT

whether or not, I would be upset by hitting 5 numbers instead of 6, depends on my own personal actions.

If I had the missing number, meant to play it and didn't. or took a winning number out of my wheel and substituted it for a losing number. changed the number on a slip while filling out the wheel, or didn't play my numbers when I had an opportunity to do so...yes, it would haunt me...

but if I played the numbers and I didn't do anything stupid...no it wouldn't bother me at all. I would b... [ More ]

Reply #13

dingo — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:13:06 GMT

I only have to accetp the winning. I can't change.

Besides, it's nice to have some extra money to pay for my tuition.

Reply #12

Jake — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:06:50 GMT

I can only think of a response in this way: I hit 5 of 6 in Delaware's original lotto game 3 times (once wheeling and twice QPs), missing the biggest pot of 1+ million and 2 slightly lesser pots.

Given that experience, I would welcome any other 5 + 0 hit on any other game, especially PB since I always PowerPlay.

And how did 5 of 6 more than once make me feel? I try not to think about it other than giving thanks for the hit. I don't play DE Lotto games anymore except once in a Blue Moon.... [ More ]

Reply #11

pacattack05 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:00:46 GMT

This story isn't quite comparable to the subject here but just as aggravating.

My roomate in N.Y. told me this about 11 years ago. He said that he had a friend who was playing the NY lotto, and that one of his lines were just one number off on all of the six winning numbers.

So if the first number was 5, he had 6. The second was 12, he had 13...all the way to the last winning number...

That would definitely be outrageous.

Reply #10

fja — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:01:10 GMT

It wouldn't make me as crazy as a 4+1 for $10,000 would.....

Reply #9

bashley572 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:51:48 GMT

I will ALWAYS take winnings. If I can only hit wb's that is enough. On the NY Take 5 I hit 4 of 5 for $400, and missed the 5th # (I had # 25 and # 24 came OUT!!!) I missed out on $30k

Reply #8

benmas — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:04:42 GMT

guesser you should buy the POWER PLAY if you can guess 3 most of the time and since you are realistically aiming for 5+0 thats where the powerplay is really worth it...too bad that the MEGA doesnt have the powerplay option (except for Texas

Reply #7

guesser — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:27:31 GMT

All I aim for is the 5+0.

To 'expect' to hit a 5+1 is a bit more unrealistic, but I would obviously take it if I got it.

I got four 3-0's last night - with all five WB's.

9-12-36 twice, and 20-22-36 twice.

Reply #6

JimmySand9 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:15:28 GMT

When you look at the odds, hitting 5 of the white balls but not the bonus isn't really that close to hitting the jackpot. I'd be be jumping off of walls if I won $200,000 or $250,000. I could do a lot of great suff with that.

Reply #5

JackpotWanna — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:45:53 GMT

I voted It would make me crazy

Reply #4

colthmn — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:02:23 GMT

Nope, it wouldn't bother me either, because I intend to continue playing anyway. If I hit 5 #'s on Superlotto, that might bother me cause it's always so low. I play much less on super than on Mega, but a win on either game would give me a buffer. That's why I continually enrich myself with the winner's stories on this site and others, people do hit multiple times. In fact I think I'll win something soon

Reply #3

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:44:07 GMT

Nope, it wouldn't drive me crazy. Of course I would love to get all the numbers and would be upset that I missed the jackpot, but winning a second prize would be a blessing for me.

Reply #2

lottocalgal — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:18:40 GMT

I actually had to check other . Since I play the California Super Lotto, getting 5+0 gets you nowhere near $200,000 Or even $100,000. I think that's unfair. For instance the JP is currently $80,000,000 but getting 5 numbers will only get you $18,000! So my missing out on that small amt wouldnt kill me. But I would probably rework my numbers knowing that chances are, it would be a lifetime when those numbers would come back around again with only the MEGA different. But I guess I would be happy w... [ More ]

Reply #1

LuckyLilly — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:12:02 GMT

Under my current method of play, a 5+0 would get me $400K or $280K after taxes. Yeah, I'd be a little bit down about missing out on millions. But $400K is enough to allow me to move which would do wonders for my mental health, and would make me very happy. So yeah I'd have regrets, but it wouldn't make me angry or depressed or crazy. And I'd still play the lottery hoping to hit again.

5 + 0 out of 5 + 1

Coin Toss — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:03:09 GMT

What do you say? Would hitting 5 + 0, coming that close, eventually drive you crazy?

Sure, nice to have $200,000 and maybe a multiplier or $250,000 but that has to be nothing like making a score in the millions or tens or hundreds of millions?

Would the number you missed haunt you? And what if you missed it by one digit? (Granted, in this case a miss is a miss