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No, I have never and would not consider that. I don't want to try my limits just kidding. Nway, I really would not consider that. If someone gifted me a ticket, that is on them, am not giving any ticket to anyone, neither am I playing as part of a pool. And that does not mean am selfish either.
Dec 22, 2025, 1:12 am - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Answer Me This...Reply
I realize that from a Florida Fantasy5 players perspective going to two draws per day flat out stinks, and that me posting all of the hidden benefits for the Florida Lottery doesn't make it any better for players. However there is one more thing I'd like to say and then I'll stop my long winded rants. I think in 2020 (not sure if that's the correct year or not, but if it's not 2020 then it's close to 2020) The New York Lottery implemented two drawings per day for their Pick5 game, Take5. Tak
Dec 16, 2025, 1:56 pm - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
I realize that from a FF5 players perspective going to two draws per day flat out stinks, and that me posting all of the hidden benefits for the Florida Lottery doesn't make it any better for players. However there is one more thing I'd like to say and then I'll stop my long winded rants. I think in 2020 (not sure if that's the correct year or not, but if it's not 2020 then it's close to 2020) The New York Lottery implemented two drawings per day for their Pick5 game, Take5. Take5 is close t
Dec 16, 2025, 1:46 pm - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Answer Me This...Reply
Just like you, I'm sure many players would think they'd make more money from extra ticket sales, but to answer your question requires me to ask you a question. That question is - WHAT extra ticket sales? Today's Florida Fantasy5 jackpots are way down. The winners prize pool contains 62% of all ticket sales for the sales period of the upcoming drawing. Single winner jackpots are now approximately $110,000 when prior to going to two draws per day they were approximately $200,000. 62% of $
Dec 15, 2025, 10:38 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Canadian man charged with theft, fraud after claiming $1M lottery prize meant for three winnersReply
You raised some interesting views there my friend but I think claiming a prize from off of the winnings of the Encore play and not saying a word to his fellow participants imho is just str88 up greed. Plain and simple! Now at his age and stage in life look at all the drama and publicity he has put himself through for a lousy third of the prize pool. What I'm wondering is whether or not his friends had a copy of the original ticket with the encore number printed on it and they not noticing t
Dec 9, 2025, 5:00 pm - Mobile Merchant - Lottery News

One Georgia ticket wins $983 million Mega Millions jackpotReply
Why do you have to make those stupid comments about disgusting sandwiches all the time? TBI? do you get a check for a specific amount like $453,609,211.74 or do they round it off Even if the prize is only one million it doesn't matter if you don't get the last 89 cents, but the official rules specify the percentage of revenue to goes toward the jackpot prize pool. Unless there's a specific rule stating that actual payment will be to the nearest dollar or rounded down to a whole dol
Nov 21, 2025, 7:47 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Wow, good luck with the x10. Just the x10 puts so much pressure to match even the mega ball. That how I felt when I had a x5, I can only imagine having a x10. Since it happens so rarely, I feel that one should get a free pass and match the mega ball Good luck to the pool. I got a x3 for my ticket, fingers crossed
Sep 29, 2025, 11:32 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Thank you for that explanation, KY Floyd. It would be nice if calottery.com explained this. They don't. Here's what they have to say about it in fine print: In California, POWERBALL prize amounts are pari-mutuel, will vary depending on ticket sales and number of winners and will differ from the fixed prizes shown on the POWERBALL website. Prize amounts will vary ... really! The only thing I could figure was that there was a prize pool for non-jackpot prizes that got distributed to
Sep 20, 2025, 12:47 am - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Oh well, my plan at a perfect race did not work out. I am glad that your pool can dip its toes into the water now. Did not match any number on the draw yesterday. I got my MM ticket for Tuesday. Hoping for the best
Sep 13, 2025, 3:26 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

$1.7 BILLION: Powerball jackpot juggernaut keeps rollingReply
I believe last time I checked with the guy running the pool on our total return up to end 2020 he said it was like $1200 To give you an idea of a reasonable minimum, the current odds (with some minor rounding) for the last two prizes are 1 in 92 and 1 in 38. If you've got 80 people spending $5 per drawing you're playing 600 tickets per week. Probability says you should expect to win 6 8th place and 15 9th place prizes each week. That's $84 per week, and $4368 for a year. For prizes with hig
Sep 6, 2025, 4:48 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News