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Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
MM was unlucky in that, for their highest jackpot annuity win of $980 million, there was an 8% chance someone would win (based on number of tickets sold since the previous drawing), and someone did win. The same thing happened in the two previous jackpot wins since the rule change, and MM was even more unlucky in that they sold fewer tickets and someone won it. With slow ticket sales and outrageous odds of winning, on average the number of rollovers will be much higher.
Dec 28, 2025, 5:48 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

No winner again: Powerball jackpot hits $1.6 billion in longest-ever rollover runReply
Haven't you been paying attention? Interest rates, ticket sales. Not complicated.
Dec 21, 2025, 2:53 pm - Think - Lottery News

$1.5 BILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot fuels rush for ticketsReply
Can't get anything past you, can I? Except sarcasm. Along with the lower interest rate and a magically increased cash value, the sales estimate was revised downward from $312 million to $288.5 million. The estimate for the funded annuity was also revised downward from 1.502B to 1.475B. The only reason the posted cash value was raised is because the previously posted cash value can't buy a big enough annuity to match what they've advertised. It's hardly the first time. For at least a cou
Dec 20, 2025, 12:42 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

$1.5 BILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot fuels rush for ticketsReply
That is incorrect. The cash option is not a calculation, it is a direct estimate based on actual + estimated remaining sales. The cash value going up means more tickets were sold to this point than were anticipated to be sold at this point. The annuity certainly changed too, based on the updated cash amount, but likely not enough to change a 1.xx billion precision format.
Dec 19, 2025, 7:33 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
Right... FF5 is the best bet among Fla online games. That's why I play it. When the lottery added the midday drawing ticket sales immediately went way down. That can be attributed to just one thing - player reaction by voting with their dollars and walking away from the game. Added to that that, these days, people are feeling the effects of higher prices on many things (inflation) and probably have cut back on lottery spending as a result. IMHO even if inflation is coming down, and pla
Dec 18, 2025, 6:43 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

$1.1 BILLION: Powerball jackpot increased in longest-ever winless streakReply
Yes, that would be much simpler and fairer. Taxes should be built into the price of the ticket, although I understand each state has different taxes and you wouldn't have a flat ticket price. Let's be honest, unless you take the actual cash and stuff it in a mattress, the winnings will be spent or invested and thus taxed at every stage - profits, dividends, interest, stamp duties, sales taxes etc etc etc. Here in Australia our Powerball jackpots are obviously much lower given our population
Dec 15, 2025, 4:55 pm - Barramundi - Lottery News

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
https://lite.cnn.com/2025/12/13/business/powerball-billion-dollar-jackpot-mega-millions But since Mega Millions 150% price hike in April, Powerball ticket sales have pulled way ahead. Mega Millions has sold 495 million tickets since the April 8th change, bringing in $2.5 billion in revenue. During the same period Powerball has sold just over 2 billion tickets, bringing in $4.1 billion, according to numbers compiled by lottery watchdog snip using official reports. This post has been
Dec 14, 2025, 10:05 am - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Michigan man wins $1 million Super Raffle prize with ticket purchased at "luckiest store"Reply
Over the years I have noticed that some stores are just lucky and some aren't. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with sales...if they are going to sell winners they are going to sell winners. Congrats to both the winner and the store.
Dec 9, 2025, 1:44 pm - Think - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery Director Khalid R. Jones appointed as Mega Millions Lead DirectorReply
The ultimate power lies with the players, and many players took their purchasing power elsewhere. The boycott is working. I haven't played MM since the $5/line cost. I recommend lowering the ticket cost back down to $2. MM will continue to lose sales to competitors like Powerball until then. The people playing one line per draw MM and losing $200 in the run up will get tired of bleeding $500/year at a 96% losing rate.
Dec 8, 2025, 10:40 am - Wavepack - 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