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Impact of World Cup on Lottery SalesReply
I have a feeling they could be having better odds as well If there's no tax on winnings then the effective odds are almost certainly better. Without the federal income tax or 37% on a big win the same game odds would make a foreign jackpot of $100 million comparable to a US jackpot of (about) $150 million. Similarly, a foreign jackpot with odds less than 50% worse is effectively better than a US jackpot with the same (pre-tax) jackpot.
Jun 30, 2026, 2:11 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Georgia Team Players Post Pick Fours HereReply
those are MY best odds...LOL
May 9, 2026, 8:28 pm - soljoi - Pick 4 Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
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,
Yesterday, 9:47 pm - rcbbuckeye - Lottery Discussion Forum

is it luckier to buy tickets on the rich side of town?Reply
Not where you buy, but what game you buy. The worse the odds, the worse your chances to win. The better the odds, the better your chance to win.
Jun 3, 2026, 9:32 pm - rcbbuckeye - Lottery Discussion Forum

I Found 8 Profitable To Play ScratchersReply
You are 100% correct. Unfortunately when the odds get really good the tickets are often hard to find. States play games like this too when they just phase out tickets when the odds get really good. That being said I like to keep my eye out for the good ones, especially if I'm traveling and am passing through smaller towns/gas stations.
May 21, 2026, 6:37 pm - ScratchJack - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

New lottery number experiment pays off for North Carolina woman with $212,371 Cash 5 jackpotReply
Congrats to Dorothy on that sweet $212k Cash 5 hit, proof that shaking up your method can click on the first go, even if it's pure luck at 1 in 962,598 odds. Whatever her new approach was, blending 2-3 odds with evens and spreading across groups like 1-10, 11-20, etc., pops up in over 90% of draws historically, so it's worth tweaking if you're in a rut. Sticking to sums averaging 10-34 keeps combos realistic too, unlike all-low or sky-high shots that rarely land.
Apr 26, 2026, 9:09 pm - RichW - Lottery News

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁
The odds of winning the second prize on the games below are as follows: Powerball - 1 in 11,688,053.52 . A $2 wager will win you 1M and $3 wager will win you $2M Mega Millions - 1 in 12,629,232 . A $5 wager may win you between $2 and $10M Millionare For Life - 1 in 5,727,645 . A $5 wager will win you $2.2M. Based on the above odds and cost , what game would you play?
Apr 25, 2026, 3:35 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball lottery tickets go on sale in the UK on July 21News Story
U.S. ticket price and game odds remain unchanged as expansion milestone approaches Powerball officials announced this week that ticket sales in the United Kingdom will begin on July 21, 2026, marking the next step in the game's historic expansion across the Atlantic. Players in the UK will be able to play for the same Powerball jackpot available to players in the United States beginning with the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, July 22. By expanding the player base internationally, Po
Jul 8, 2026, 3:31 pm - Todd - Lottery News

The Florida Millionaire Raffle is back!Reply
The current raffle is capped at 2,000,000 tickets. But ticket sales have been so slow since March 1st when tickets first went on sale, there's no way they'll ever sell 2,000,000. As of yesterday they've only sold about 337,000. The sales cycle ends on June 30th, so the odds of them selling out 2 million tickets have a snowball's chance in Hell. Gotta love that if you're a player. In addition to the benefits you listed, it's guaranteed that there will be 10 winners of one million dollars. Th
Jun 22, 2026, 12:39 pm - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
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
Yesterday, 3:08 pm - NumberCruncher2 - Lottery Discussion Forum