Couple of minor changes at USA Mega

Reply #5

sully16 — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:03:09 GMT

If they want to keep up with powerball sales they should. I play powerball over megamillions for just that reason. I wish mich. had megaplier.

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djklaugh — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:38:27 GMT

There are other states offering the Megaplier now - Oregon being one of them

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Todd — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:06:48 GMT

You have a sharp eye. I didn't bother mentioning the Texas Only label, but I'm glad that you noticed!

The tenths thing on the cash value dates back a long time, to when the game was still The Big Game . They used to always report the cash value as a whole number -- no tenths. If memory serves, I believe it was Ohio that first started reporting the cash value in tenths, and the official site followed some time later. (By that point the game was called Mega Millions.)

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Longarm — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:10:24 GMT

I had wondered why the Mega Millions cash value didn't show the tenths. The reason isn't really important; I just noticed because it was different from the Powerball display.

Another change that wasn't mentioned is that the Megaplier column on the Mega Millions previous results pages is no longer labelled Texas only.

Reply #1

sully16 — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:43:37 GMT

Thanks Todd , I can live with rounded millions.

Couple of minor changes at USA Mega

Todd — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:10:18 GMT

Just a quick update on the USA Mega web site:

The Mega Millions cash options are now shown in the exact amounts, as reported by the lotteries, as opposed to previously when they were show rounded to the nearest million dollars. Jackpot Alerts for Mega Millions also include the exact cash amount. The Megaplier is now included as part of the text news announcement that is posted immediately after the drawing takes place.

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