Now that a jackpot is over $1 billion...

Reply #9

Coin Toss — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:38:52 GMT

spicydavid2005,

The printer from Chicago that said he'd keep working

Reply #8

savagegoose — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 23:58:06 GMT

i think once this is over people will lose interest in jackpot fever. meaning longer and possibly slower jackpots building

Reply #7

Guest — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:44:30 GMT

People love to see Record be broken. It's like Star Wars Broke Avatar All time Record in box office in USA.

It use to be 300 million is a big deal. Now it raise the bar once again. 1 Billion dollars Jackpot will became normal in the next 5 Years.

This guy name MIke Wittkowski. He use to get death threat and became famous winning the largest lottery jackpot. He only won 40 million dollars in 1980

Reply #6

eddessaknight — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:33:54 GMT

Hi Coin

SAD ANSWER:

When they realize that the only reliable way to predict the future is to create it - i.e. a managed losing proposition for the players?

Fortuna

Eddessa_Knight

Reply #5

Romancandle — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 05:13:02 GMT

Yep... I'm guessing real soon... too soon

Reply #4

Original Bey — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 04:28:32 GMT

It might hit the 2b mark this lap. There are 3 more days of play. We'll soon see

Reply #3

Coin Toss — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 04:23:35 GMT

LottoMetro,

All that you said is true.

I was thinking of the greed and ego factors.

If I couldn't be the first to win $1B then I'll be the first to win $2B .......that kind of thing.

Reply #2

LottoMetro — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 01:00:06 GMT

I think there will be a point of diminishing returns.....players will get tired of standing in lines, pouring money into a game that doesn't pay out.

Then again, I'm sure many thought $100 million or even $500 million was the magic number.

I know that jackpot fatigue is a real concern for lottery officials and it is my understanding they are planning jackpot management for future changes. More than likely they will cap the pot at some arbitrary level (i.e. $2 billion) and have a cascading... [ More ]

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GYM RICE — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:55:56 GMT

I think a billion was the magic number. Anything over that really doesn't matter much imop. Although a billion cash option is probably the next milestone people would want to see...

Now that a jackpot is over $1 billion...

Coin Toss — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:46:02 GMT

...at what point are people going to want to see it go to $2 billion