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Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
A high Powerball jackpot can increase sales for Mega Millions. Mega Millions produced two life changing wins last night: 3 million in Arizona, and 7.3 million in California.
Jul 22, 2026, 12:46 pm - MsBee18 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
$5 a shot for playing 1:292 M odds. everyone would have problem to get over the cost efficiency: it's not worthed it, and it's not fun (one would spend $1 buck to buy a dream)! Yes, Mega Millions ticket sales have dropped significantly since the price increased from $2 to $5 in April 2025 . Data from state lotteries indicates that the number of tickets sold has declined by roughly 24% to 30%. While casual players are less willing to buy tickets at the higher price, the 150% price increas
Jul 20, 2026, 10:09 pm - TwoMillion - Lottery Discussion Forum

Arizona Lottery adds $4.5 million to The Pick jackpot to celebrate 45th anniversary, new Pick 4 gameReply
Even though I don't live in LA, I emailed Louisiana lottery and I was told adding a second game would be too costly considering the player base. I told them that a second draw would increase demand. No one wants to play a game where there is only one chance to win.
Jun 21, 2026, 3:39 pm - LottoNoobie - Lottery News

Rising Gas Prices and the LotteryReply
Same here I'm blessed to have a union gig. And my job is approximately 15 minutes from my house. Even though I'm sick and tired of playing. I'm still fortunate enough and thankful to be able to buy tickets. I do feel sorry for the people who have been priced out. Due to the increase. Good luck everyone!
May 6, 2026, 7:56 pm - Justing618 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
The money sits there waiting for someone to win it in a future drawing. It doesn't increase because double play does not have a progressive jackpot contribution. That's why it's only $1 rather than $2.
Apr 26, 2026, 5:38 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKReply
Actually l support this idea 100 percent. And l tell you why. Powerball has two options raise Price like Mega million or increase players. This means one thing Powerball will grow faster and can eventually hit $3,000,000,000 to $4,000,000,000 to $5,000,000,000 all in two months instead of three months. Any Big Jackpot is perfect for JoeBiglotto Plus UK currency is always Neck and Neck with US dollars so perfect.
Apr 15, 2026, 12:36 am - JoeBigLotto - Lottery News

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
You're avoiding the question. Players are aware of the different prices, I'm asking why MM is criticized for jackpot increases of $10M and PB isn't for a $8.8M increase. Also not every PB player plays $2, some play $3, so there goes your two and a half times cost.
Apr 12, 2026, 11:41 am - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Impact of "Free Money" on Lottery SpendingReply
While you folks mention consumables, what I just noticed was the House Ins. increase over the last 5 years. It's doubled for us but the cost of the house sure hasn't. Maybe it's gone up 33 - 40% in value.
Apr 8, 2026, 6:11 pm - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
You've really got me wondering how a shrink would describe somebody with way less than $10M (all of us here) that refers to a )$10M jackpot increase or a lottery with a progressive jackpot (starting at $50M currently $90M) as 'measly millions'. I'm Just saying...... Happy Easter to you too.
Apr 3, 2026, 6:42 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

It looks as if the $5.00 MM ticket is doing poorly.Reply
They can't be very happy about the last win because they took a loss of about $15 million, but they're probably glad the win didn't interrupt a run that was just starting to see an increase in sales. While it might not be obvious to some, unless it was consistently losing money (as opposed to not making as much as they'd like) they could be desperately trying to come up with a better game/idea but they wouldn't simply shut it down without a replacement.
Mar 25, 2026, 2:27 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum