When did changes occur??

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pick4hawk — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:48:47 GMT

thankyou to everyone who replied.

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time*treat — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:52:46 GMT

source: usamega

The Big Game (January 12, 1999 and prior: first 5 numbers were 1-50 and Big Money Ball was 1-25).

The Big Game (January 15, 1999 to May 14, 2002: first 5 numbers were 1-50 and Big Money Ball was 1-36).

Mega Millions (May 17, 2002 to June 21, 2005: first 5 numbers were 1-52 and Mega Ball was 1-52).

Mega Millions (June 24, 2005 to present: first 5 numbers are 1-56 and Mega Ball is 1-46).

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RJOh — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:33:49 GMT

Previous incarnations of the Big Game and Mega Millions have had different matrices:

Date Pick 5 out of Pick 1 out of

September 9, 1996 (Big Game) 50 25

January 13, 1999 50 36

May 15, 2002 (became Mega Millions) 52 52

June 22, 2005 (current) 56 46

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scorpio — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:26:38 GMT

one can look under powerball,or megamillions on web,bring up old drawings,and see when past historys are changed.

When did changes occur??

pick4hawk — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:30:11 GMT

Does anyone know when the changes have occured for powerball and mega millions?

What were the limits from date to date? Like how many balls were in use before changes were made? Including max power ball size or mega ball size change.

While I dont play power ball because I live in illinois I'm trying to make program to make predictions for it anyway. On the net all the drawings are in drawn order for power ball. but I need to know how many balls were in play from date to date.

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