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Texas Lottery Commission votes to ban lottery couriersReply
Worse, the jackpot creeps up by $10 million a draw. We'll get to $1 billion by 2026 at this rate. MM may have to go back to the $2 dollar rate if it takes that long to reach a billion. Don't hold your breath. The lottery only cares how much revenue they can generate, and the higher price has basically offset the lower sales. Even if the usual revenue is down a bit they won't care, because they're looking for the revenue that results from the big jackpots. It sounds like we've got some
May 1, 2025, 5:02 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Mega Millions $5 price increase and game changes take effect this weekendNews Story
One last drawing tonight before game overhaul By Kate Northrop Tonight will mark the last and final Mega Millions multi-state game drawing before ticket prices increase from $2 to $5 and the major anticipated game changes take effect. The Mega Millions multi-state game overhaul is just around the corner, with increased ticket prices, larger starting jackpots, and improved odds. The new version of the game will take over upon the completion of the drawing on Friday, April 4, 2025,
Apr 4, 2025, 7:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by $37 million to $533 million after 27 rolls. This sets a new 27 roll record for the current format of the game; an increase of $13 million over the previous record. There is an estimated 2.6% chance the Mega Millions jackpot will be won in the next draw. The larger than normal boost in the Mega Millions jackpot was due to an increase in interest rates. Sales are not projected to increase for the upcoming draw despite the much smaller Powerball jackpot at
Mar 7, 2026, 1:05 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions constant $10 million increasesReply
A $2 prize (times whatever multiplier, so $4 to $20) for matching two white balls would add 18% to the value of all non-jackpot prizes in total. That's a lot for such a small win. More accurately a $2 prize for matching 2 white balls would reduce the money that goes to the jackpot by about 14.6%. That would reduce the current cash value of $67.9 million to $58 million. For those who believe the advertising it would reduce the current $150 million annuity to $128 million if they abandoned or
Aug 4, 2025, 3:19 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lucky For Life price increase coming?
Hey LP LFL Players - Delaware is polling players about increasing the cost of a LFL ticket to $5 - shades of MM uptick. If I missed the memo here, if old news, my apologies. Just wondering if players in any of the other 21 states are getting any insight? The polling does not state definitively that they will increase the cost, but rather how I feel (as a player) about the cost increasing locally or nationally. Of course, the prize structure is changing blah, blah, blah. Just wondering.
Jun 12, 2025, 12:56 pm - Jake - Pick 5 Forum

It looks as if the $5.00 MM ticket is doing poorly.Reply
Sales are lower. But they are making more money. Do to the price increase. Just one data point, but the first 3 drawings for 400+ had sales of $105 million compared to $117 million for the first 3 drawings for 400 the last time it got there before the price increase. That's just hair under 90%. Looking at PB sales for 3 drawings at 400+ at roughly the same times the more recent run had sales of 88% of the previous sales. Again, that's a limited set of data but it looks like lower MM sal
Feb 28, 2026, 4:01 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Bill could increase lottery prize payouts to Pennsylvania playersNews Story
Legislation would free up funds for bigger prizes By Kate Northrop A Pennsylvania bill that would effectively increase lottery prize payouts to players is awaiting final approval on the Governor's desk. Pennsylvania lottery players may be raking in larger prizes if House Bill 1058 passes, which would reduce the required profit margins the Pennsylvania Lottery is required to take in for state programs. House Bill 1058 has officially passed both the Senate and House, now awaiting a
Jul 14, 2025, 11:38 am - Todd - Lottery News

Did the tax threshold just increase?
I know that the limit for hand pays on casino slots went from 1200$ to 2000$ on January 1st but did the limit on lottery go from 500 to 2000 this year also? I keep getting AI gibberish when I search so I'm not sure.
Jan 16, 2026, 12:59 am - Think - Lottery Discussion Forum

MM and PB jackpot increases.Reply
MM went up $25M and PB$ 13.7M yet MM is the one that gets criticized for smaller increases. MM is offering a bit more than twice as much money, not counting the larger non-jackpot prizes. M is also putting about twice as much money toward the jackpot for each ticket thanks to the $5 price. Powerball has a lot more regular players who are not addicts. Maybe. Ignoring the current run because initial sales are always bigger than normal after a run that reaches $1 billion or more, the
Oct 16, 2025, 2:58 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Here is further evidence Powerball is still winning the race. ... After 5 Mega Millions draws .. PB has fairly consistently grown faster than MM, including under the $2 per ticket format, because of the 3rd weekly drawing, with short variations when MM has a really big jackpot. The consensus seems to be that Sunday drawing are unlikely, so MM has to work with just the 2 drawings per week. The differences you're comparing are advertised jackpots of 358 vs 20 and 474 vs 145. Over those drawin
Oct 2, 2025, 2:05 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum