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It looks as if the $5.00 MM ticket is doing poorly.Reply
While there are games that cost more than $5..... $10 scratchers, $20 scratchers, $50 scratchers, $20 raffle tickets, etc., the difference is that in those games, you have a vastly higher chance of winning a large amount of money. The problem with the new $5 MM is that they didn't change much of anything. It includes the multiplier for lower prizes (instead of giving you a choice to pay the extra $1). They included a 10X possibility but re-arranged the other multiplier odds to give you preci
Mar 14, 2026, 9:36 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Ohio: 2/1 - 2/28/2026Reply
Happy Birthday, Bobby! Here is a little information gift for you on your Sun Star. On this day, the Sun measures from 327 to 328 degrees of celestial longitude as he transits the ecliptic. Without an exact time of birth I can't be certain which belongs to you, but if one of those two measurements means anything to you, such as a date in time, an address, or the birth date for someone close to you, then the chances are high that one is the correct one. Anyhoo, I use my Sun's measurem
Feb 16, 2026, 10:54 am - TheseStars - Pick 3 Forum

I am getting harassed by family over a $5,000 lottery win. :(Reply
not so fast. not many people know what to do. 3, 2,1 a $5,000 jump in annual income could put you over your next threshold and count against you for the next 12 months and be very costly. It's hard to write posts about tax issues that aren't filled with nonsense when you misunderstand the basic concepts. Almost every state with an income tax has multiple tax brackets and regardless of which state you live in you'll also have federal taxes to deal with. Each state's brackets kic
Jul 11, 2026, 2:22 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Maine Lottery adopts rules to ban bulk ticket purchasesNews Story
Maine joins growing number of states defending against jackpot buyouts By Kate Northrop It's official bulk lottery ticket purchases are illegal in Maine, making it the latest state to adopt laws in defense against organized groups aiming to buy jackpots. The Maine Lottery has adopted new rules to ban bulk ticket purchases for any of its games. Maine has now become part of the growing number of lotteries across the country taking steps to curtail ticket buying behavior that inten
May 12, 2026, 7:16 am - Todd - Lottery News

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKReply
Someone Above said if someone in Uk wins the lottery they can take the money and run away and not pay complete Federal tax later. And am thinking Now how can you run away in the first place when they gave you no Lump sum option only annuity. If you run away they freezes the rest of your Annuity Payments Ok when people win Powerball the top tax is like 37 percent. There are two ways to pay federal government. One way is the player pays 37 percent and the other way is l guess each sold t
Apr 18, 2026, 1:07 am - Powerball765 - Lottery News

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKReply
I love this - was looking forward to it. Change is good - keeps things interesting. I think it should spread to Australia, Canada and Europe as well. I like that they will keep the ticket cost at $2 in the US. Hope for an increase in the jackpot reset amount. I would have liked if they scrapped the taxes on the US side of things if the game won't be taxed on the UK side. I hope that on the UK side the annuity does not get affected by the death of a jackpot winner since th
Apr 14, 2026, 8:44 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery News

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Powerball's increase of $8.8 Million is pretty consistent with a Monday drawing. We like Powerball's transparency with Jackpot changes. Below we can see the change in Annuity, Cash and the Sales values all move fairly well with each other. Powerball doesn't give a false perception of Jackpot growth. Mega Millions, however, we can see the disconnect of the Annuity changes relative to the changes in Cash and the Sales for each drawing at the beginning of a Jackpot Run.
Apr 12, 2026, 11:54 pm - JADELottery - Lottery Discussion Forum

It looks as if the $5.00 MM ticket is doing poorly.Reply
What would have sales been, had the ticket prices remained at $2 over the last 11 1/2 months ? Would there have been more/less than 6 jackpot winners since the restart at $50 million ? Would the jackpots have reached $1 Billion + just one time at the $2 price, instead of taking 40 draws to reach $980 Million(7/01 - 11/14/25) ? ( 4 months 13 days ) https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Documents/jackpotestimates/mm20251114.pdf During this run in particular, that jac
Mar 30, 2026, 10:51 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Wyoming Lottery plans to begin accepting debit card purchasesNews Story
Lottery working with retailers on rollout, timeline TBA By Kate Northrop The Wyoming Lottery announced that it is working through formal steps to begin allowing ticket purchases with debit cards. Wyoming lottery players will be getting access to a new payment method, albeit with some delay before implementation. Earlier this year, Wyoming legislature passed SF0024 during the 2026 budget session, which amends a law that states what payment methods are either allowed or prohibited.
Jul 14, 2026, 1:20 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Millionaire for Life multi-state lottery game to replace Cash4Life and Lucky for Life in FebruaryReply
I haven't paid any attention to this game nut I just saw it on the NY lottery's home page for the first time. Obviously everybody gets to decide whether or not they want to play, but here are a couple of thoughts. The first is largely about playing this or playing PB (or MM) when the jackpot is still small. Generally, at least 8 to 10 million people (5 to 7 isn't unusual for Monday drawings) spend $2 when the annuity is $20 to $30 million (even if you die before the drawing) and the cash val
Feb 23, 2026, 3:50 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News