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NC joins PowerballReply
So this was the main reason.The commission also wanted a presentation from the operators of Mega Millions, the nation's other multi-state game, but that group declined. North Carolina lottery officials say Mega Millions does not want additional states to join right now. Executive Director Tom Shaheen also recommended Powerball because a large concentration of Tar Heel residents, especially in the Charlotte area, already play the game in South Carolina. The state of Virginia participates in Mega
Dec 19, 2005, 6:54 pm - Tenaj - Jackpot Games Forum

Mega Millions or Powerball?Reply
Florida could fit in either game. The more cosmopolitan Mega Millions would fit in South Florida, with South Beach and all that. And the more blue collar Powerball would fit up in North Florida, with it's more rural landscape. But what are we thinking. Florida won't have a choice. It's Powerball or start their own multi-state game.
Jun 10, 2005, 2:31 am - JimmySand9 - Jackpot Games Forum

Ideal Starting Jackpot.Reply
for an in-state game, $4-5 million seems right. for a multi-state game, somewhere around $15-20 million is a good starting jackpot.
May 2, 2005, 12:56 am - DoctorEw220 - Jackpot Games Forum

new york leaving mega millionsReply
Quote: Originally posted by LOTTOMIKE on April 30, 2005 well if they did somehow leave then i wonder if powerball would end up in its spot,something to think about.....In this unlikely scenario, I would suspect NY without a multi-state game for around a year. But would join Powerball reletively soon after realizing the drop in sales (which is inevitable when you drop a game of that magnitude without any replacement).
May 1, 2005, 1:21 am - JimmySand9 - Jackpot Games Forum

FL & CA
CA could announce joining a multi-state game any time now. And while FL will have to wait for Jebby to plunk his lottery-hating kiester out of the governorship, a multi-state game is also inevitable (even if it is the very last to do so). So, how do you think the Sunshine State and the Golden State will align?
Jan 20, 2005, 6:17 pm - JimmySand9 - Jackpot Games Forum

Yes, VirginiaReply
Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on December 28, 2004 Lotto VA was already a 6/49 when it became 6/49 Lotto South.FYI, it started as a 6/44 (i think). It lasted from 1989 until about 2000/2001. Then it went to 6/49 (and added 'Virginia' to it's name). Then just a year later, in an unprecedented move, they made their in-state lotto game a multi-state lotto game.
Dec 29, 2004, 12:17 am - JimmySand9 - Jackpot Games Forum

LottoSouthReply
remember that florida doesn't participate in a multi-state game, and therefore the only shot at becoming a millionaire is florida lotto. once florida joins a multi-state game, sales will go down for florida lotto.
Jul 18, 2004, 7:38 pm - DoctorEw220 - Jackpot Games Forum

Question for everyoneReply
There are no states with both. I think the last state to have both was Georgia, when it first created The Big Game. After it created that game, MUSL kicked Georgia out.Texas toyed with the idea of bringing both games to the state this year, but the multi-state lotteries were not receptive.
Sep 23, 2003, 6:01 am - Todd - Jackpot Games Forum

MassachusettsReply
TG:My guess is that the INSURANCE COMPANIES (or whatever sell annuities to the Mass. Lottery) want to keep making money off of players' winnings. If the 6/42, 6/49, and scratch game winners were allowed to choose lump sum, the vast majority would, and the annuity sellers would have fewer chances to make money.As to why Mass. winners of Mega Millions ARE allowed to choose cash, it has to be the fact that Mega Millions is a multi-state game.
Jul 21, 2003, 11:55 am - CASH Only - Jackpot Games Forum

OhioSuperLotoPlus....$29M
OhioSuperLottoPlus, a 6/49 +1 game in Ohio, jackpot in claiming at the same rate as Megamillions's jackpot, the multi-state game which is played in Ohio. If it payed better for the lower prizes, it might sell more tickets.RJOh
Jul 16, 2003, 5:31 pm - RJOh - Jackpot Games Forum