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I generally stick to the game individually for the number of samples. Pick 3, could use 100 draws, which gives each digit a fair chance to be drawn 10 times. Although I have found a better result when using 150 draws to be sure there is a non zero count for each digit. Same for jackpot games... number of white balls x 10... Cash 4 life (5/60 + 1/4) = 600 samples Mega Millions (5/69 + 1/24) = 690 samples Power Ball (5/70 + 1/26) = 700 samples One thing about using a small
Sep 7, 2025, 1:00 pm - hypersoniq - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
the Powerball jackpot is so high is because most people who previously followed Mega Millions completely stopped and switched over to playing Powerball. Yepp,.. Aaand LOz know thiz, that'z why they're gonna Milk PB for whut It'z werth...til they recoupe thoze massive MM lossez... Ole Stat$ tried to warn'em.. $5. izz waaay toooo high a price for lousy QP..!! Ya All gotta front- side seat, to a dieing Dino Game. Refrainment is increasin to 62%..!! I dont see a lot of peopl
Sep 6, 2025, 2:20 pm - Stat$talker - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
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
Jun 9, 2026, 10:09 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Powerball's increase of $8.8 Million is pretty consistent with a Monday drawing. We like Powerball's transparency with Jackpot changes. Below we can see the change in Annuity, Cash and the Sales values all move fairly well with each other. Powerball doesn't give a false perception of Jackpot growth. Mega Millions, however, we can see the disconnect of the Annuity changes relative to the changes in Cash and the Sales for each drawing at the beginning of a Jackpot Run.
Apr 12, 2026, 11:54 pm - JADELottery - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
the price hike could have been a response to slowing sales There's absolutely no question about it. Lottery revenue has been generally going downhill for years and the lotteries have been trying to stop the decrease or at least slow it down. One of the first huge jackpots was when MM reached $656 million in March 2012 on the 18th drawing. It reached 290 on the 16th drawing and then increased 73 363 and 293 656. A year and a half later in December 2013 it reached $257 million on drawing
Nov 27, 2025, 3:04 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Where are they putting the additional unexpected $2M in sales? They're putting it in the same places as every other $5 in sales. They skim half off the top and the rest goes into the prize pools. The ads are only for estimated jackpots, and higher sales increase it. They're not going to change the advertised amount unless sales are substantially higher than expected, and if you got those numbers from the site that shall not be named (which you must have, because the Texas worksheet doesn't
Sep 20, 2025, 12:35 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
is anyone going to bother with Mega Millions tonight? Even without PB being a bit more than 3 times as big MM is still well shy of my entry point, given the price and odds. I'm thinking some time in October is when I'll get in the game, assuming it's still rolling (and it probably will be). Under the prior ticket pricing structure I would have purchased my usual 1 ticket per drawing. Sorry to tell you but: They. Don't. Care. No tickets for me under any circumstances but am cu
Aug 26, 2025, 3:48 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
As of 2025-08-20 11:00 CT Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play? No - None 74 59.7% Very Little - One Line 26 21.0% Some - I Cut Back 5 4.0% Yes - Business As Usual 19 15.3% Total valid votes 124 Nearly 60% say no sale. Keep in mind this not the Clerk's not buying statement, it's the many, many customer's not buying that is the observation. This poll seems to be inline with that Clerk who sees many people, possibly hundreds to thousa
Aug 20, 2025, 12:07 pm - JADELottery - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Mega Millions From 2018-01-09 To 2025-03-25 $2/$3 a Line to Run $5.00 Translation 1 $50,000,000 2 $70,000,000 3 $98,000,000 4 $131,000,000 5 $169,000,000 6 $208,000,000 7 $249,000,000 8 $291,000,000 9 $335,000,000 10 $383,000,000 11 $434,000,000 12 $485,000,000 13 $536,000,000 14 $597,000,000 15 $659,000,000 16 $710,000,000 17 $776,000,000 18 $843,000,000 19 $912,000,000 20 $99
Sep 22, 2025, 11:55 am - JADELottery - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
We find it interesting that back in 2020 Powerball went from a $40 Million starting jackpot to a $20 Million starting jackpot, but yet, seems to be doing pretty well building up to that Billion Dollar prize with a $2.00 a Line Play and the Optional Added $1.00 Power Play . Powerball History Years Matrix Multiplier Price Jackpot Odds Jackpot Annuity Minimum Jackpot Maximum Jackpot Lower Tier Payouts Power Play 5 + 0 4 + 1 4 + 0 3 + 1 3 + 0 2 + 1 1 + 1 0 + 1 1992-04-22 to 1
Aug 26, 2025, 3:04 pm - JADELottery - Lottery Discussion Forum