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$1.3 BILLION: Powerball jackpot soars to 5th-largest in game historyReply
I simply load the last cash value, and subtract the previous cash value (generally off the Texas Lottery site) and use the cash/sales ratio to estimate sales . And in this case you got garbage out because you put garbage in as a result of data that wasn't updated. In this case it looks like you used the $498.4 million cash value for the originally announced $1.1 billion jackpot. The actual cash value at drawing time was about $46 million higher, so they needed almost 70 million fewer ticket
Sep 4, 2025, 3:37 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Wyoming Lottery plans to begin accepting debit card purchasesNews Story
Lottery working with retailers on rollout, timeline TBA By Kate Northrop The Wyoming Lottery announced that it is working through formal steps to begin allowing ticket purchases with debit cards. Wyoming lottery players will be getting access to a new payment method, albeit with some delay before implementation. Earlier this year, Wyoming legislature passed SF0024 during the 2026 budget session, which amends a law that states what payment methods are either allowed or prohibited.
Jul 14, 2026, 1:20 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Millionaire for Life multi-state lottery game to replace Cash4Life and Lucky for Life in FebruaryReply
I haven't paid any attention to this game nut I just saw it on the NY lottery's home page for the first time. Obviously everybody gets to decide whether or not they want to play, but here are a couple of thoughts. The first is largely about playing this or playing PB (or MM) when the jackpot is still small. Generally, at least 8 to 10 million people (5 to 7 isn't unusual for Monday drawings) spend $2 when the annuity is $20 to $30 million (even if you die before the drawing) and the cash val
Feb 23, 2026, 3:50 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

80-year-old UK man's £2.4 million lottery win bankrolled drug empireNews Story
Elderly man arrested after using prize to finance 288 million drug operation By Kate Northrop An elderly lottery winner was jailed after using a 2.4 million (US$3.3 million) windfall to build a 288 million (US$394 million) drug empire. An 80-year-old lottery winner ran a counterfeit drug ring from the quiet, rural comfort of his home after he reinvested a 2.4 million prize in the endeavor. John Eric Spiby, 80, won 2.4 million in the National Lottery in 2010. Rather than invest in
Jan 31, 2026, 7:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery discontinues Lotto, introduces new MO Millions draw gameNews Story
New draw game coming this week for Missouri lottery players By Kate Northrop The Missouri Lottery's Lotto game was discontinued over the weekend, but there's a new game coming this week to replace it: MO Millions. Saturday marked the last and final Lotto drawing in Missouri, but lottery players in the state will soon get to try out the newest game in the lineup, MO Millions. The first MO Millions drawing will take place this Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Players who participate in th
Oct 21, 2025, 9:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois lottery winner uses numbers from old, forgotten ticket and wins $1 million in PowerballNews Story
Those numbers might come in handy someday By Kate Northrop An Illinois lottery player rediscovered an old, forgotten lottery ticket sitting in his drawer and decided to repurpose them for another Powerball drawing, winning a $1 million prize. An Illinois resident wasn't about to pass up the chance to play for a billion-dollar lottery jackpot, so he dug out an old ticket from his drawer and decided to put it to use. The winner, who calls himself Rex to Illinois Lottery staff, does
Sep 29, 2025, 1:50 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$1.7 BILLION: Powerball jackpot juggernaut keeps rollingReply
This Jackpot has heavy momentum, and could land well beyond the $2 Billion and change Castro won Castro, like almost all sensible people, took the $997.6 million cash. There's a tiny chance that with the help of higher interest rates the inflated annuity value could reach $2 billion, but unless people absolutely lose their minds there's zero chance that Saturday's total will be even close to Castro's haul. Even if it rolls on Saturday it may not be big enough. I need a winning strategy
Sep 5, 2025, 2:34 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Ireland National Lottery removing two numbers from Lotto and adding new weekly drawingNews Story
Some prize amounts increased, odds improved, other tweaks to the game By Kate Northrop For the first time in eight years, the Ireland National Lottery's Lotto draw game is set to undergo several improvements this fall, including better odds, an additional drawing, and some larger prizes. Irish lottery players are getting an overhaul to their Lotto draw game later this year to create more millionaires across the country. On Thursday, the Irish National Lottery announced an exciti
Jul 22, 2026, 9:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball lottery tickets go on sale in the UK on July 21Reply
-- My Point: Sooner sooner creates more 10X You nailed it. They focused on the jackpot hitting $150M faster, but completely ignored the reset. Think of it like a pendulum: Their Argument Your Counter (Correct) Jackpot hits $150M faster = 10X turns off sooner Jackpot resets to $20M faster = 10X turns back on sooner Fewer drawings with 10X More total drawings with 10X because resets happen more often The Math: If the jackpot grows faster due to UK sales, it might tak
Jul 11, 2026, 7:04 am - Powerball765 - Lottery News

Powerball drawing produces huge number of big winners, including two who split the jackpotNews Story
Numbers drawn corresponded to patterns on play slips By Kate Northrop There was an unusually large number of winners in last night's Powerball drawing, including Indiana and Kansas winners who split the $143.4 million jackpot, and 89 tickets that won the $1 million second-tier prize. Wednesday's Powerball drawing was a frenzy, with 89 winners across the US raking in a second-tier prize and two jackpot winners sharing a $143.4 million jackpot. The April 29 draw produced results 3,
Apr 30, 2026, 3:02 pm - Todd - Lottery News