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Your State Now Having Both Powerball And Mega MillionsReply
The problem with both Powerball and MM is that they both draw moneyfrom the states' games--for those states that have jackpot games--asthe multi state games tend to develop higher jackpots. Less of thismoney stays within the state to support the programs funded by statelotterie Auntie, your just Wrong on so many levels will all due repect, 50% of pb and mm money GOES right to the state quote form powerball game: Someone buys a ticket for $1. We take that $1 and set aside
Feb 12, 2010, 9:42 am - joshuacloak - Lottery Discussion Forum

All Things Considered, Which Is The Better Game - PB or MM?Reply
Itseems that Powerball grows faster and I like the fact that you can payan extra buck and get a bigger payout for all but the Jackpot plays. i kind of notice what you mean by appears to be faster growth , its a all lie thro if mega millions and powerhad has the same cash jackpot, Powerball Would appear to be Mucher larger then MM jackpot thx to longer Annuity for Marketing! 30pb vs mm 25 years annuity trust me, with more money going to jackpot prize pool per tick
Dec 26, 2009, 10:48 am - joshuacloak - Jackpot Games Forum

Hits against combo in ExcelReply
Someone asked about making this a little more flexible, so I made a few changes to show the simpler way. I'd say print out both versions so you can compare side-by-side. I made the test draw numbers different. It's just easier to see which variable is doing what, that way. I bolded the changes. Now you only change the numbers at the top. As you can see, the more tricks you want it to do, the more code you're going to wind up with. ~~~ Sub Swed35c7__B() 'by time*treat' 'compar
Jul 14, 2007, 6:40 pm - time*treat - Mathematics Forum

Hits against combo in ExcelReply
with 1 worksheet called drawset and one called testset (in the same workbook), draw data starting at row 3 col 2 (leaving space for a date), and test data starting at row 3 col 1, to row 9 for each...the screen may wrap some of these longer lines, I like to indent. Make sure they are 1 line before you run it. Sub Swed35c7() 'by time*treat' 'compares test set of 35C7 numbers against' 'known 35C7 drawing and tallies subset counts' 'for the test__set matching the draw__set
Jul 13, 2007, 4:28 am - time*treat - Mathematics Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Good luck when that time comes If I was to ever manage a pool, I would take contributions even when we are not playing, that way when it's time to play, we have a bigger war chest and members don't feel the strain of contributing. I know that would be a logistical nightmare keeping track of all the contributions. I doubt I would want to manage that unless it's a very small pool of say 10 friends.
May 25, 2026, 9:31 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

ideal lottery pool sizeReply
I enjoy belonging to a pool since it gives me far more chances to win the lottery than I ever could get playing on my own. I never want to organize one though. I do not want the responsibility nor do I want to hunt people down for payments. The one thing I really like about the one I currently belong to is the fact I do not have to worry about how big it gets since I can buy multiple shares. This way I can control how much I am trying to win. It seems an ideal way to organize a pool.
Mar 17, 2026, 8:42 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

ideal lottery pool sizeReply
Right now am in this weird pool. We never seem to agree what to buy, when to buy, how to buy and how, if we win the jackpot, we are going to split the winnings. And it's just me in the pool. Can you imagine if it's more people than that
Mar 13, 2026, 6:40 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Holiday Raffle!Reply
While I was living in New York, I couldn't wait for The PA Millionaire Raffle to be announced in October. It was about an hour's drive over to PA for me to buzz across I-84 and buy them. For multiple years I made many trips to PA. I organized a pool and the pool bought quite a few of them. None of the tickets I bought ever won a dime. On one trip to PA, I bought a bunch and decided to sell them to people I knew. I sold one of the tickets to my brother. (I held them in my hand like a fan , a
Jan 9, 2026, 9:31 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Canadian man charged with theft, fraud after claiming $1M lottery prize meant for three winnersReply
All about Encore. https://www.olg.ca/en/frequently-asked-questions/lottery-games/encore.html If you ever run a pool you make copies of the tickets and hand out the copies to the participants before the drawing. That way it avoids any problems if someone wins with a ticket that they bought for themselves outside of the pool.
Dec 10, 2025, 1:34 am - grwurston - Lottery News

One Georgia ticket wins $983 million Mega Millions jackpotReply
California being allowed to make lower tier prizes parimutuel is a part of the official PB rules that all states follow. How sales revenue is apportioned to the various prize levels, and therefore the total amount of each prize pool is the same percentage for all members of the game, and unrelated to how that prize pool is used to pay winners. How or if winners' identities are publicized is based on state law or lottery rules, and generally isn't part of the PB rules. Strangely, the official
Nov 25, 2025, 1:36 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News