Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?

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JustMaybe — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:09:37 GMT

One of these days you may get lucky and score the jackpot.

My worry is that close to 300K people would have access to a picture of the ticket, though not the full picture.

I wonder if some of them would head over to the lottery HQ and claim to be part of a pool that won and they have a picture to validate the claim.

They may not necessarily win the law suit, but then as the winner you would have to hire a legal team for the case, a ton of money going out of the door for the defense.

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KY Floyd — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:38:44 GMT

So a slow climb to a billion is arguably the game working as designed, not underperforming.

Not really design, but I think MM was hoping that ticket sales wouldn't have dropped as much as they did. They're making more money on each drawing for a given jackpot, but it has now been over 18 months since their last jackpot over $1 billion. While I think they hoped for more ticket sales, I think both games are designed to occasionally produce the larger than average jackpots that results in unus... [ More ]

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rcbbuckeye — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:47:02 GMT

I can spend more, but Im now 72. A 2 Step win would be plenty for my remaining years. I do play TX Lotto, still only a buck for ticket. But the odds on that game is pretty bad. Not MM or PB bad, but....

2 Step would take care of me for the rest of my life along with a couple IRA's I have.

I used to spend 2k a year or more. Yeah, I won more, but nothing really noteworthy.

One game I played a lot back then was All or Nothing. $2 a ticket. I would play 5 tickets of the same numbers,... [ More ]

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NumberCruncher2 — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:08:41 GMT

This might be the most honest breakdown of why people actually play that I've read on here. The 2x I can get for $3 on PB, but a 3x+ feels worth the $5 line is a real, rational threshold, and it's exactly the kind of thing the lottery's pricing team is betting you won't calculate but you did. And just because I can afford it does not mean I have to buy it is a healthier relationship with the game than most. I lean hard on the math myself, but I'll fully admit the math doesn't capture the plannin... [ More ]

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NumberCruncher2 — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:08:19 GMT

Just look at the odds of any jackpot game is honestly the cleanest filter there is. Everything else is noise on top of a number that basically doesn't move. And your point about Tx2Step is the one people miss: the smaller state games have dramatically better odds for prizes that would still genuinely change a regular person's month. A few hundred thousand at 1 in 1.8M beats a fantasy at 1 in 290M, especially on a fixed budget. Sounds like you already ran that math a long time ago. Do you find th... [ More ]

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JustMaybe — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:14:21 GMT

Curious where the regulars land: is the multiplier value enough to justify 2.5x the ticket price, or does it just price out the casual players who drove ticket volume?

I would consider myself a regular MM player.

I do not focus a lot on the crazy odds of winning, that doesn't help me

I am driven more by the fun of planning for a win, the immediate impact that would have on me and my family line and also a desire to prove to myself that not all lottery winners are dumb losers .... [ More ]

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rcbbuckeye — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:27:14 GMT

Back in the old days when I was making pretty good money, I spent hell bent for leather $$$ on several lottery games, MM included. Now, not so much. I'm on a strict budget, and the $5/ticket is not worth the odds of the game regardless of the jackpot. I even cut way back on PB also. At my age, just winning a few hundred thousand on the little Tx2Step would be quite fine.

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NumberCruncher2 — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:16:01 GMT

Voted Very Little myself. The $5 price fundamentally changed the value math, and I don't think enough people have run the numbers on what you're actually getting for the extra $3.

The jackpot odds barely moved: the big prize went from 1 in 302,575,350 to 1 in 290,472,336 with the removal of one Mega Ball. That's about a 4% improvement. Statistically real, practically meaningless when you're that deep in the hundreds of millions. So you're not really paying $5 for better jackpot odds.

Whe... [ More ]

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JADELottery — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:24:31 GMT

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JADELottery — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:07:17 GMT

We've done a comparison between the last attempted Billion Dollar run and the current Jackpot run.

Seems this time around, the Jackpot is lagging below the last time it tried to make the Billion Dollars.

Might be 40+ Rollovers before it gets to a Billion.

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sam9009 — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:28:47 GMT

Let's go lottery gods!

I need Lagavulin whisky and Cohiba cigars.

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CDanaT — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 01:39:42 GMT

Finally got some consistency in the double digit cash increases. Kudos to the dedicated players in making that happen. Good luck to all participants of this $5 fee.

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TMan007 — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:10:28 GMT

At the odds and the payouts, you are lucky if you win $$, a free ticket that is won never seems to pay off, EVER!! And my intuition tells me, under deeper scrutiny, we might find these funds being laundered into our political party system. Sorry, I'm still not over the Powerball security debacle, with a delayed drawing that was pushed to 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The next morning, the winning store's security tape had the news van in the parking lot next door at 4:30 a.m., waiting for the owner to... [ More ]

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Stat$talker — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:37:53 GMT

2 39 44 46 56

Mega Ball: 23 Well, you had 2 correct numberz on 1 ticket

Prolly did az good az dat RRR gang..

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Stat$talker — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:07:13 GMT

I need Jim Beam bourbon and Camacho cigars.

I saaye Give that Maaan a Cigarr

But, I'm afraid I'm impartial to Bulliet Bourbon

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sam9009 — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:21:29 GMT

Let's go lottery gods!

I need Jim Beam bourbon and Camacho cigars.

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Prob988 — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:50:19 GMT

I wouldn't worry too much about it. The guy or gal really can't help it as he or she insults himself or herself whenever he tries to do math.

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Coin Toss — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:58:47 GMT

KY Floyd, No I'm not uneducatable but I do know how to post without insulting others, something you need to look into.

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Prob988 — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:48:55 GMT

Yeah, well whatever. I can see the numbers, as can anyone who bothers to look intelligently . If one is unintelligent, that's another matter. It is something called a fact that the $5 version of Megamillions ran for 40 draws without producing a billion dollar (annuity) jackpot. It is also a fact that the pretax expectation value has never gone beyond 0.5, something Powerball, as well as the $2.00 MM did a number of times.

If one looks at expectation values, it's immediately obvious to anyone... [ More ]

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Coin Toss — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:06:46 GMT

Just because anyone is willing to pay more for a lottery ticket than you are doesn't make them an idiot.

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Tucker Black — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:41:49 GMT

Normal businesses consolidate or have sales when business slows.

The dummies at MUSL did the opposite. They should have consolidated PB and MM and dropped the price to $1.

Unlike almost everything else in life, the price of a lottery ticket is not goods or services. You're buying a chance to win. A more expensive chance to win should equal a higher probability. Not with MM. 2.5 times the price for the same (approximately) chance of winning.

I'll never understand why MM sales didn't d... [ More ]

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KY Floyd — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:01:50 GMT

MM went for 40 draws under the $5.00 ticket to produce a jackpot of $485.2 cash/$980 annuity.

If you can do math, that's 5 months.

And? How long it takes is irrelevant to the probability of happening. Given your username I'd think it should be easy enough to understand.

play all ya want, no one is gonna win till the breaks the billion dollar mark

Somebody could win this Friday, but it's more likely that it won't be won until they sell about another 145 million tickets. If... [ More ]

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CDanaT — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:31:09 GMT

Great call Rcb....let both of them rot in LBW land.

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sam9009 — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:30:48 GMT

Let's go lottery gods!

I need Lagavulin whisky and Camacho cigars.

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rcbbuckeye — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:17:50 GMT

I'll prolly skip PB also along with MM.

Just focus on 2 Step and Lotto. $1 games.

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Coin Toss — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:10:37 GMT

CDanaT, Ironic that you keep calling MM 'measly millions . Maybe the only real measly is so many people's reluctance to bet a 'measly' $5 for a chance at winning hundreds of millions.

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Prob988 — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:06:04 GMT

Thanks. The graphic demonstrates how awful the new format is. The marketing claim that it would produce bigger jackpots faster has been shown to be nonsense.

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JADELottery — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:33:12 GMT

Weekly total sales for PB tends to run about $3.66 Million more than MM from the start and increases at a rate 2.61% more than MM.

The graph shows the current jackpot run as we posted earlier.

Given PB $2 / $3 ($2.2 average) at 3 draws and MM $5 at 2 draws, you'd think MM would have the advantage.

If we played 1 line per draw a week, that's $6 to $9 ($6.6 average) for PB and $10 for MM... hmm, seems a bit off.

Let's not forget, MM has yet to produce a Billion Dollar jac... [ More ]

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hearsetrax — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:18:19 GMT

time will tell soon enough I reckon

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CDanaT — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:47:00 GMT

Speaking of the Powerball..... I see on the main page that the launch in the UK is July 21st ..... Might be time for a new topic/pole on how we are sending our lotteries to other countries. See how folks feel about that and if the participation rate declines or increases.

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JADELottery — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:49:41 GMT

Looks like PB's Jackpot run is faster than MM's.

PB over takes MM before their 2 nd week run.

Also, PB is entering its 9 th week and is at $416 Million; while MM was only at $296 Million in its 9 th week.

Below are the tables of data we used.

Mega Millions

Index Week Run Date Days Year Month Day Weekday A B C D E MB Annuity Cash Sales

0 0 0/7 740060 2026 3 20 Fri 11 20 51 55 63 04 $50,000,000 $22,600,000 $19,875,885

1 0 4/7 740064 2026 3 24 Tue 04 13... [ More ]

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JADELottery — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:01:33 GMT

We've updated our MM PB History pages.

http://www.jadexcode.com/MM-Wins-02.html

http://www.jadexcode.com/PB-Wins-05.html

We're working on a compare of the current jackpot runs.

Good Luck Everyone.

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Stat$talker — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:40:28 GMT

Ain't played it since the Xzorbitant switch.

They'll have to spread Manuka Honey on dem ticketz B4 I'll git anymore...

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hearsetrax — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:49:01 GMT

play all ya want, no one is gonna win till the breaks the billion dollar mark

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Justing618 — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:44:56 GMT

Every one excited for tonight? Picked up my tickets yesterday for the next 2 draws 5x on both draws....This is the first time since the switch for me. Usally it's x whatever. Then the second ticket is always x2. First time for everything I guess. But anyways. Good luck if your playing tonight

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CDanaT — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:58:36 GMT

Good luck to all of those participating in tonight draw

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NumberCruncher2 — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:44:24 GMT

Completely done with them! They screwed themselves by jacking up the price

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JADELottery — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:10:47 GMT

Interesting race going on.

We'll have to do some compare analysis when we get back from our business / training trip next week.

Good luck everyone whatever you're playing.

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CDanaT — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:35:35 GMT

I was looking at the Measly Millions today and saw that the cash value was at a $10 Million increase for last nights draw

https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Documents/jackpotestimates/mm20260623.pdf

WHOA NELLIE, Stop the presses !!! First time in 27 rollovers that has happened. I almost even considered adjusting the name to Mediocre Millions. But alas, they didn't fail me. The next projected Cash value increase for Friday June 26th dropped back to $9.9 Million...

Pe... [ More ]

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Prob988 — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:43:53 GMT

MM went for 40 draws under the $5.00 ticket to produce a jackpot of $485.2 cash/$980 annuity.

If you can do math, that's 5 months.

The pretax expectation value was 0.49 using a Poisson distribution for probable prizes. At that time there was a 8.15% probability of one winner, 0.36% for two winners, and a 0.01% chance of three winners.

Perhaps you're expecting rollovers for a year in predicting an expectation value greater than or equal to 1.0.

It's not likely... [ More ]

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Coin Toss — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:20:00 GMT

In your mind, not mine. I don't consider the price of the ticket altering the jackpots.

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Tucker Black — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:02:24 GMT

When PB is 300, MM should be 750. Just multiply by 2.5. Or 5 to 2 in dealerspeak.

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Coin Toss — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:03:41 GMT

MM JP $452M, PB JP $302M and the$452M is measly? In your mind maybe but NOPE.

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CDanaT — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:07:29 GMT

Let's see if the Measly can break a $10 Million CASH value increase on a rollover, for the dedicated souls forking out $5 a shot. OR will it be won??

It did come close with a $9.8 Million Cash increase for tonights draw(#27)....... Good luck to all that are participating

https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Documents/jackpotestimates/mm20260616.pdf

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JADELottery — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:40:46 GMT

Symmetrical Counter Parts

MM - 66 67 68 69 70 + 19

PB - 65 66 67 68 69 + 21

Combinatorial Symmetry

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THRIFTY — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:24:54 GMT

1-2-3-4-5 + 6

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KY Floyd — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:23:17 GMT

Historically, albeit rarely, MM would occasionally approach pre-tax expectation values of greater than 1.0. This is sure to never happen with the $5 ticket.

It's entirely possible that the current format could reach 1.0 before taxes. In fact, it's even more likely thanks to the $5 ticket price, and 4 of the top 5 MM jackpots show that it's possible.

The five biggest MM jackpots all exceeded a pre-tax 1.0 expectation value (about $605 million cash), with cash values of $877.8 million, $7... [ More ]

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Prob988 — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:36:32 GMT

The pretax expectation value for MM even at the current cash value is barely over 0.3. This is lower than PB which is just under 0.4 as of this writing.

A person who knows math might demonstrate as much by playing two PB tickets and no MM tickets and putting a dollar in their pocket.

Historically, albeit rarely, MM would occasionally approach pre-tax expectation values of greater than 1.0. This is sure to never happen with the $5 ticket.

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THRIFTY — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:35:57 GMT

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Albert Bundy — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 01:09:38 GMT

Power Ball is finally above $250 million, so I can play it again.

It seems in all of 2026, it has not gone above $250M, so I have remained a spectator for a long time.

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CDanaT — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:04:47 GMT

Measly Millions has rolled again !!!! Sorry to hear that for the participants that are doling out $5 a pop... BUUUT, the good news is the jackpot is rolling along. DILLY DILLY

Draw #25 for 6/12/26 was at a whopping $182.6 Million Cash Value.

Draw #26 for 6/16/26 will be at a mind altering $191.2 Million Cash value. An projected increase of $8.6 Million CASH .

What were those 3 previous Cash increases again ???..... $9.8M , $ 9.7M and the last was $9.3M . Now the projected is back

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Coin Toss — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:20:44 GMT

KY Floyd, My don't you like to criticize. 1977 to 1993 is 17 years pus four more on riverboat casinos makes 21 years. Since you like to be so critical of others 1977 to 1993 is 17 years since I was working in casinos in 1977. I'm not whining and would not begrudge someone who won with one ticket. You jump to a lot of conclusions and you don't know half of what you think you know. Judging by your posts it sounds Ike you were in a career that did a lot of talking. KEEP YOUR TRANSMISSIONS CLEAR AND... [ More ]

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KY Floyd — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:37:47 GMT

before you tell us the MM is 'Measly' compare the MM and PB jackpots and consider taking a remedial math course.

The measly millions nonsense has been tired for a while already, and MM is growing at about the same per-drawing rate as PB. For their 18th drawings in the current run (as far as PB has gotten so far) PB is offering $115 million (in actual cash) while MM offered $120.4 million.

As for a remedial math course, it probably wouldn't help you, but if it did you might actually lea... [ More ]

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Coin Toss — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:22:38 GMT

If I worked in a casino like you do? Hello, from 1977 'til 1993 I worked in Vegas in seven different casinos and four more years on riverboat casinos. Get real and put your ego in in park. Buy some memory pills and you stop whining.

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Tucker Black — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:19:31 GMT

That's how progressive jackpot games work. You would know this if you worked in a casino like I do.

I've seen a bank of slot machines grow a progressive and then somebody wins and the other players whine that they've dumped a bunch of money into it. Stop whining.

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CDanaT — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:28:14 GMT

Well folks, another rollover(#24) is now completed for the Measly Millions. Special thanks to all of you who participated.

The Cash Value increase you ask ???

** 6/12/26 Draw #25 $182.6 Million up $9.3 Million from the previous draw.* ------ Projected

DILLY DILLY

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JADELottery — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:54:35 GMT

For us to even remotely consider looking at the chance of thinking about reviewing the possibility of plopping down our hard earned $5.00,

the Jackpot Annuity would have to be greater than or equal to $32,000,000,000.00; that's $32 Billion Dollars or about $16 Billion Cash.

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Coin Toss — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:34:50 GMT

So you want others to build up the jackpot until it gets to where you want it and then you think you'll buy a ticket and win it. Good luck with that. You seem to be obsessed with a game that you've posted about not playing.

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CDanaT — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:09:35 GMT

Just a little FYI comparison on the Measly with the new $5 fee and the old Mega Millions $2 fee.... Good luck to all participants..... See you at the $500M CASH value

Source : https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Games/Mega_Millions/Estimated_Jackpot.html

$5 fee Jackpot Run: STARTS AT $50 Million ANNUITY/ $22.4 Million CASH

3/20/26 - Present 24 Draws $392 Million Annuity/ $173.3 Million CASH

12/05/25 - 3/10/26 28 Draws $533 Million Annuity/ $244.2 Million CASH

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CDanaT — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:27:31 GMT

Haven't looked at the Measly Millions Cash Value increases lately...So here we go.... https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Documents/jackpotestimates/mm20260605.pdf

WHOA ...By crackey...they are coming along for the $5 participants. Dilly Dilly

5/26 Draw # 20 $136.4 Million up $7.8 Million from the previous draw.

5/29 Draw #21 $145.2 Million up $8.8 Million from the previous draw.

6/02 Draw #22 $153.8 Million up $8.6 Million from the previous draw.

6/05 Draw... [ More ]

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Justing618 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:22:11 GMT

Thanks for the reply. As for me I'm going to stick with it. I play the same number. So I do not think it will affect me. But im definitely not happy about it. Good luck and have a great day

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CDanaT — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:15:07 GMT

On Page 3 of this thread I said, I will probably play when the CASH VALUE is at $500,000,000 + , referring to the new $5 MM ticket price. Now, the PB is playing their gormless games...SO....If this UK thing happens ?? I will most likely develop the same starting point--$500 Million CASH VALUE. PB leadership has shot themselves in the foot(IMHO) with their failing to restart the jackpot at $40 Million due to Covid mess in 2020-2022. That medical problem has been subsided now for 3+ years but the

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Justing618 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:44:07 GMT

I know this is a mega millions thread. But I'm wondering. Are you gonna play pb when it starts in the u.k

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Coin Toss — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:35:19 GMT

oh2betraveling, Luck was with me in April and May, won $80 on the Mega number with 1X, 4X and 10X. Good Luck with what you do play.

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oh2btraveling — Sun, 31 May 2026 19:44:57 GMT

I stopped and just play Pick 3/4 and occasionally Lucky Day Lotto/Show Me Cash (Pick 5 numbers). This from someone who was part of a $10,000 winner in a Mega group pull. Just doesn't seem to justify the added expense winning under $25 in wins.

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JADELottery — Sat, 30 May 2026 12:58:30 GMT

Occurrence Interval Draws Jackpot

Index Date Days Year Month Day A B C D E MB Annuity Cash Sales

99 740060 2026 3 20 11 20 51 55 63 04 $50,000,000 $22,600,000 $19,875,885

100 740064 2026 3 24 04 13 52 53 69 10 $60,000,000 $27,000,000 $19,353,580

101 740067 2026 3 27 13 27 28 41 62 16 $70,000,000 $31,500,000 $19,755,795

102 740071 2026 3 31 18 35 45 60 65 17 $80,000,000 $35,600,000 $19,621,740

103 740074 2026 4 3 31 45 62 63 68 15 $90,000,000 $40,100,000 $20,800,875

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CDanaT — Sat, 30 May 2026 11:45:08 GMT

The Measly Millions has rolled over(#21) once again, which is a good thing for all MM players.

The projected new Cash Value increase from the previous draw is $8.6 Million. That is down from the previous increase of $8.8 Million on 5/29/26.

*See attached link for Cash Value increases/decreases. Numbers don't lie folks.

https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Documents/jackpotestimates/mm20260529.pdf

With the recent poll taken on 5/08/26, A resounding 80% of voters opte... [ More ]

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Coin Toss — Sat, 30 May 2026 04:40:57 GMT

MM increased $15M, up to $346M. PB is $172M. CDanaT before you tell us the MM is 'Measly' compare the MM and PB jackpots and consider taking a remedial math course. Good Luck in whatever you do play.

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Coin Toss — Thu, 28 May 2026 23:17:12 GMT

Got a 5X QP for Friday draw. Hope the 5X does something. Somehow once in a while I hit the Mega number and the X is nice (three times for $80 in April and early May). The last time I won anything on PB was when we had to go to another state to play it. Won $110 and so did the guy in the gas station I played the same ticket for.

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CDanaT — Thu, 28 May 2026 13:53:30 GMT

Present run @ $5 per play: 21 draws $331 Million / $145.2 Million Cash Started at $50 Million / $22.6 Million Cash

https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Documents/jackpotestimates/mm20260526.pdf

7/01- 9/05/25 @ $5 per play: 20 draws $336 Million/ $151.3 Million Cash Started at $50 Million / $22.6 Million Cash

https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Documents/jackpotestimates/mm20250905.pdf

1/21 - 3/25/25 @ $2 per play: 19 draws $344 Million/ $159.1 Milli... [ More ]

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CDanaT — Thu, 28 May 2026 12:47:12 GMT

Just completed 17 months of sobriety from the Measly Millions.(12/26/24) Thank you you MUSL MUNL for that.

Good news that the last rollover. An increase by $8.8 Million Cash value was projected for the upcoming draw(#21) tomorrow,5/29/26. The previous draw on 5/26/26 was at an increase of $7.8 Million Cash Value. Good luck to all if you are a participant in this game.

Good luck to the entire LP family on your next lottery purchase

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Brock Lee — Thu, 28 May 2026 01:13:17 GMT

i haven't bought a mm ticket since they raised the price. not my cup of tea.

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JADELottery — Wed, 27 May 2026 19:16:46 GMT

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CDanaT — Sat, 23 May 2026 15:31:54 GMT

I see the Measly rolled again..... No up tick from the $8.2 Million Cash value from the last draw. Down turn to $7.8 Million after the 19th consecutive rollover.

Annuity CASH

20) $311,000,000 $136,400,000 * up $ 7.8 Million Cash ----------- Projected

https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Documents/jackpotestimates/mm20260522.pdf

Good luck to all that are participating in this game next Tuesday 5/26/26.

Have a great Memorial Weekend

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JADELottery — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:50:58 GMT

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JADELottery — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:48:33 GMT

Played $11 LA $4 PB

Got $6 LA $0 PB

On to the next one.

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CDanaT — Thu, 21 May 2026 12:40:09 GMT

0/5 on the LA But, it's at 12

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JADELottery — Thu, 21 May 2026 01:26:32 GMT

Gots LA PB for our Jackpots Wins, tonight's.

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CDanaT — Wed, 20 May 2026 20:34:26 GMT

LA is getting close to 12. Got mine for tonight. Good luck to all

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JADELottery — Wed, 20 May 2026 16:27:39 GMT

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CDanaT — Wed, 20 May 2026 14:19:32 GMT

Good new on the MEASLY MILLIONS front... The cash value ticked up a projected $100K for Friday 5/22/26. Perhaps it's a sign of Bigger, Faster jackpots that the participants were advised of. Good luck to all that are players of this game.

ANNUITY CASH VALUE

14) $195,000,000 $86,300,000

15) $215,000,000 $95,200,000 * up $8.9 Million CASH

16) $232,000,000 $103,800,000 * up $8.6 Million CASH

17) $251,000,000 $112,300,000 * up $8.5 Million CASH

18) $277,000,000 $120,400,000... [ More ]

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rcbbuckeye — Tue, 19 May 2026 18:55:11 GMT

Well, reminds me of Norman Vincent Peale.

The power of positive thinking....naw.

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CDanaT — Tue, 19 May 2026 16:43:41 GMT

Have faith Andy...Good luck with you MM purchase...

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justAndy1970 — Tue, 19 May 2026 02:30:53 GMT

I play one line for the whole month as always. Except this time I got a 5x multiiplier in stead of the normal 2x or 3x. So what does all of that mean? I'm not gonna win sh$t for the month.

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Coin Toss — Tue, 19 May 2026 02:02:44 GMT

And me for you.

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JADELottery — Tue, 19 May 2026 00:34:15 GMT

Great, we hope all the best for you.

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Coin Toss — Mon, 18 May 2026 18:59:05 GMT

JADELottey, Good for you on the savings. I don't play that heavy, only $10 a week. Of course I hope to win but but don't have any real expectations of winning.

Reply #1,408

JADELottery — Mon, 18 May 2026 12:59:00 GMT

Yep, says it right there: Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?

One of the choices: No - None

Nearly 57% of players are not playing Mega Millions.

Great to see many not buying in to it.

Hopefully, you're like us and choosing a less expensive alternative like Lotto America or Powerball.

We've been saving hundreds; possibly thousands, by not playing Mega Millions.

Reply #1,407

JADELottery — Mon, 18 May 2026 12:50:12 GMT

You know, they retied the penny, 1.

So, your 2 would have to be two nickels 5, or 10; up 8.

The cost of opinion is inflating, too.

Huh, we played at $2 a line, is now $5 a line.

Seems we can chew on that a while...

It's Magically Delicious...

Reply #1,406

Coin Toss — Sun, 17 May 2026 00:16:40 GMT

For those who play multiple tickets and others who truly can't afford $5 tickets I get it. For others who can afford it but don't play MM this thread hints at an out break of massive $5 a ticket phobia. Just my $.02

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Tucker Black — Sun, 17 May 2026 00:03:30 GMT

This thread is anti-MM and has been from the very beginning. The first post reads:

I've stopped playing Mega Millions completely.

The automagic multiplier does not impress.

The odds are a mess.

I'll play the others for less.

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Coin Toss — Sat, 16 May 2026 22:20:15 GMT

Thanks? I know that, I was being sarcastic. I think JADE Lottery started the thread and then he and CDanaT turned it into an anti Mega Millions conversation.

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KY Floyd — Sat, 16 May 2026 17:40:31 GMT

Silly me I thought this is a Mega Millions thread.

Don't let the title of the thread fool you. The thread is really a place to whine, but as in all threads some posts will wander away from the main topic.

Reply #1,402

CDanaT — Sat, 16 May 2026 10:50:31 GMT

I see the Measly Millions rolled again.

Annuity Cash

18) $277,000,000 $ 120,400,000 * up $8.1 Million Cash --------------Projected (After tax value of $5.1 Million Cash)

https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Documents/jackpotestimates/mm20260515.pdf

**3rd consecutive drop in cash value after 17 rollovers.

*** Started with a $22.6 Million Cash Value Jackpot 17 rollovers later now at $120,400,000. Total increase of $97. 8 Million Cash Average Cash rollover of

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Coin Toss — Sat, 16 May 2026 04:36:29 GMT

Missed the Mega number by 1 on a 5X ticket, oh well. Silly me I thought this is a Mega Millions thread.

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JADELottery — Sat, 16 May 2026 04:11:37 GMT

Made our Bio-Quantum Picks for Sat, a $12 Bonus Feature Play for The Win.

That's $30 in MM dollars, an $18 savings and the multiplier equally applied.

Good Luck Everyone.

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CDanaT — Fri, 15 May 2026 12:30:57 GMT

Won $0, spent $5. That darn 4 showed up AGAIN ........Onward we go for Saturday

Reply #1,398

JADELottery — Fri, 15 May 2026 00:31:11 GMT

Won $8 yesterday ($20 bonus play).

Saved $30 not playing MM.

Used our Bio-Quantum Computer to pick the numbers.

Reply #1,397

CDanaT — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:58:18 GMT

* I meant to type 1/4 instead of 1/2 in the previous post.... Forgive me for the typing error.

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CDanaT — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:23:43 GMT

I see the Measly Millions rolled last night. Congrats to all the players that participated.

Just some FYI for those that are dedicated souls to playing this game of chance.

Rollovers

ANNUITY CASH

14) $195,000,000 $86,300,000

15) $215,000,000 $95,200,000 * up $8.9 Million CASH

16) $232,000,000 $103,800,000 * up $8.6 Million CASH

17) $251,000,000 $112,300,000 * up $8.5 Million CASH ------ Projected

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