Mega Millions sets a new record

Reply #18

prob987 — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 01:04:31 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on August 02, 2004Quote: Originally posted by prob987 on August 01, 2004Typically the sales figures for a $10,000,000 jackpot are around $11,000,000.This corresponds to roughly a 92% chance of a rollover, roughly 1 in 23. Thus the results are consistent with the probabilities.How does $11,000,000/135,145,920 possible combinations, 92% and 1:23 relate to results that are consistent with the probabilties?RJOhAs always, I rely on my poisson spreadsheet to calculate... [ More ]

Reply #17

RJOh — Mon, 02 Aug 2004 04:29:53 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by prob987 on August 01, 2004Typically the sales figures for a $10,000,000 jackpot are around $11,000,000.This corresponds to roughly a 92% chance of a rollover, roughly 1 in 23. Thus the results are consistent with the probabilities.How does $11,000,000/135,145,920 possible combinations, 92% and 1:23 relate to results that are consistent with the probabilties?RJOh

Reply #16

prob987 — Sun, 01 Aug 2004 13:52:10 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Jake649 on July 28, 2004The Mega Millions lottery set a new record.The July 27 draw was the first time the jackpot was won at the $10 million level.There was also a surprisingly large number of second prize winners at 34. The record number of second prize winners is 56 on Feb 20, 2004 when the jackpot was $239 million.Good luck,JakeTypically the sales figures for a $10,000,000 jackpot are around $11,000,000.This corresponds to roughly a 92% chance of a rollover, rough... [ More ]

Reply #15

Jake649 — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:09:10 GMT

Further to my previous note, the July 27 draw was the first time that the number of 5 match winners was greater than the number of 4 + Mega ball winners. There were only 18 4 + Mega ball winners.This is probably due to the small regular numbers and large Mega ball number.Good luck,Jake

Reply #14

Jake649 — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:10:08 GMT

The Mega Millions lottery set a new record.The July 27 draw was the first time the jackpot was won at the $10 million level.There was also a surprisingly large number of second prize winners at 34. The record number of second prize winners is 56 on Feb 20, 2004 when the jackpot was $239 million.Good luck,Jake

Reply #13

Jake649 — Sun, 25 Jul 2004 01:15:17 GMT

The Mega Millions lottery set a new 5-roll record for the July 23 draw with its $47 million jackpot. The previous 5-roll record was $45 million. The Powerball 5-roll record is $52 million.Good luck,Jake

Reply #12

prob987 — Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:57:30 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Jake649 on July 17, 2004The Mega Millions lottery set a new 4-roll record for the July 20 draw with its $37 million jackpot. The previous 4-roll record was $36 million. The Powerball 4-roll record is $42 million.I estimate that the Mega Millions lottery will set a new record with each new roll until it is won.Good luck,JakeDuring the earlier phases of the last run-up to the $290 million jackpot, both Texas and New York, two of MM's biggest states had large jackpots in... [ More ]

Reply #11

Jake649 — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 11:25:05 GMT

The Mega Millions lottery set a new 4-roll record for the July 20 draw with its $37 million jackpot. The previous 4-roll record was $36 million. The Powerball 4-roll record is $42 million.I estimate that the Mega Millions lottery will set a new record with each new roll until it is won.Good luck,Jake

Reply #10

Kristin — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 23:48:51 GMT

I don't think we have seen so many large Jackpots for Mega Millions before Texas had joined in on the game. By saying that, I think this is one of the main reasons for the rappid growth of the Jackpot prizes. It will only continue to grow and set new records, since more people are now playing it and that Texas is a large State. I am sure we will see another huge Jackpot before the summer is up, or one for Christmas again.

Reply #9

Jake649 — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:27:14 GMT

The Mega Millions lottery set a new 3-roll record for the July 16 draw with its $29 million jackpot. The previous 3-roll record was $28 million. The Powerball 3-roll record is $33.2 million.Good luck,Jake

Reply #8

prob987 — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 09:25:29 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Tx_Mega_Player on June 30, 2004Quote: Originally posted by prob987 on June 30, 2004It's way too early, but would anyone care to speculate on the ultimate jackpot size should it rollover one more time?I made this prediction in a different forum, but I will repeat this here. I predict that this run has one roll left. I think that it will be won on 7/6, by a single ticket, and the jackpot will be 450 million.As I calculate it there is roughly a one in twelve chance of th... [ More ]

Reply #7

Tx_Mega_Player — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 03:26:01 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by prob987 on June 30, 2004It's way too early, but would anyone care to speculate on the ultimate jackpot size should it rollover one more time?I made this prediction in a different forum, but I will repeat this here. I predict that this run has one roll left. I think that it will be won on 7/6, by a single ticket, and the jackpot will be 450 million.

Reply #6

weshar75 — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 02:19:02 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by prob987 on June 30, 2004It's way too early, but would anyone care to speculate on the ultimate jackpot size should it rollover one more time?My guess is it would pass the previous total of the old Big Game lottery of 363 at some where around 370. If Friday's draw is at least 300+ and rolls.

Reply #5

Kristin — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 02:13:10 GMT

Even without a rollover, I think the Jackpot will rise with the amount of people playing it, and the amount of cash people put on the game. Like last time, the jackpot was more after someone had won. So, I think we should see a increase in the prize amount before the draw, and after.

Reply #4

prob987 — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 02:02:59 GMT

I estimate that even if the lottery ultimately rises to $340,000,000 on this draw, it will still have a roughly 1 in 4 chance of rolling over again (right now its roughly 1 in 2). As we know being gamblers, 1 in 4 is definitely a possibility. It's way too early, but would anyone care to speculate on the ultimate jackpot size should it rollover one more time

Reply #3

Kristin — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 23:26:11 GMT

Oh, Well, either way, they still had two huge jackpots. But, thanks for letting me know.

Reply #2

CASH Only — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 23:22:34 GMT

Kristin:Mega Millions began in May 2002.

Reply #1

Kristin — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 23:19:26 GMT

This is the second largest Mega Millions Jackpot. Mega Millions did have the first largest Jackpot since the last draw of last night. Before the $325 million dollar mark, Mega Millions rolled over 19 times. in 2002. Tuesday, April 16, 2002 07-10-25-26-27 +23 $325,000,000Friday, April 12, 2002 06-13-14-17-41 +06 $220,000,000Tuesday, April 09, 2002 01-15-17-21-41 +04 $155,000,000Friday, April 05, 2002 08-21-35-47-50 +15 $117,000,000Tuesday, April 02, 2002 34-37-38-39-42 +21 $92,000,000Fri... [ More ]

Mega Millions sets a new record

Jake649 — Wed, 30 Jun 2004 20:23:50 GMT

The Mega Millions lottery set a new 15-roll record for the July 2 draw with its $280 million jackpot. The previous 15-roll record was $183 million. The Powerball 15-roll record is $221.5 million.This is also the largest Mega Millions jackpot.Mega Millions has never rolled more than 15 times. The Big Game 15-record was $116 million and its maximum number of rolls was 19. Under the previous format for the Powerball lottery, the 15-roll record was $150 million and it also rolled a maximum of 19 tim... [ More ]