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Oregon lottery kept my $1500 winning ticketReply
I heard this for 2026 Starting January 1, 2026, the federal jackpot tax reporting threshold increases from $1,200 to $2,000 I assume this applies since the huff n puff I have played in casinos is a video slot machine. So should not be reported via W-2G. I guess it's up to you on whether you report the earned income. It might be an interesting poll if the $500 Pick 3 Winners report as income. I would expect most people if they itemize deductions would show a gambling loss for the yea
May 19, 2026, 4:17 pm - jimjwright - Lottery Discussion Forum

UpVote or Down Vote?Reply
Why start a poll on the topic if you are not bothered by this option? I realize some members are not tech savvy but I am sure Todd monitors for duplicate accounts. I have seen people get down votes of 8 or more. It is the internet. Who has such low esteem to even care about this non issue? Do you all whine when you get a response comment or emoji to something you post online? It is interesting that the men whine about this and the women ignore it. I find it useful but did not even pa
Mar 4, 2026, 5:55 pm - Artist77 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
I hear ya MsBee.... I always thought it was nice having 2 options at the same price to have the jackpots rise at noticable rates. The MM is a big yawn and isn't creating the interest that it used to just 10 months ago. Look at the increase for the run for the last Billion dollar jackpot that happened last December 27,2024: https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Documents/jackpotestimates/mm20241227.pdf It got to the $619M Annuity on Tuesday and the next draw skyrocketed to $6
Oct 15, 2025, 1:28 pm - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
The cash value is only running at 10% of what it would be when it was at $2.00 a line. 90% of all other cash jackpots were much higher by this time in the jackpot run. This may be reflective of this poll where nearly 60% are not playing. Has nothing to do with the price of the game. Cash v. Annuity value only depends on the expected return of US 30-yr bonds. The lottery starts with the actual funds they have (=cash value) and then advertise the annuity multiplying the cash value
Aug 1, 2025, 12:52 pm - positano - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
The Measly Millions has rolled over(#21) once again, which is a good thing for all MM players. The projected new Cash Value increase from the previous draw is $8.6 Million. That is down from the previous increase of $8.8 Million on 5/29/26. *See attached link for Cash Value increases/decreases. Numbers don't lie folks. https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Documents/jackpotestimates/mm20260529.pdf With the recent poll taken on 5/08/26, A resounding 80% of voters opte
May 30, 2026, 7:45 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Sorry my friend....Coming up with a reasonable projection for the $5 cost value will be a wild guess(at best) if and when the traditional frenzy would start. There has been no run to reach the $1B mark for a gauge. Past practice has shown, in my opinion, that the frenzy starts roughly around the $735- $750M point($2 ticket). If this jackpot gets up to that point ? I think the advertised annuity jackpot is going to have to be another $75 million higher, somewhere around $815 - $840 range for the
Sep 22, 2025, 11:15 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
The cash value is only running at 10% of what it would be when it was at $2.00 a line. 90% of all other cash jackpots were much higher by this time in the jackpot run. This may be reflective of this poll where nearly 60% are not playing. Here's some data since the $5.00 a line change. Peculiar, the change in annuity and cash don't follow each other for many drawings at the beginning of the jackpot run. Mega Millions Jackpot Values at $5.00 a Line Index Date Amo
Jul 24, 2025, 9:59 am - JADELottery - Lottery Discussion Forum