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Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
We are also skipping Mega Millions this week. Waiting for the jackpot to get a lot bigger. At least bigger than Powerball. My reasons are very different than MM's reasons, but I'm hoping that we'll see a ridiculously large jackpot in 3 months or so. By that time PB will either have been won or be well beyond the current record. Either way, at $5 per ticket for essentially the same odds I think it's foolish to buy a MM ticket unless it's substantially bigger than PB. Regardless of what PB is
Jul 26, 2025, 1:39 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Why do some people call this gambling?Reply
Ah okay! Makes sense now. But, seriously, who does that!!!?! I mean in 2025, why risk losing money even if there's a 50/50 chance that you might not win. Even the odds for some games are 1:1,000 Even politicians know that you don't put money into the stock market unless you're sure of a return. LOL. And half of them knew were unmasked for insider trading . Which further proves my point, lol.
Jul 14, 2025, 2:24 pm - Il2c - Lottery Discussion Forum

Arizona Lottery bans Fast Play bulk ticket purchasesReply
Aren't the Fast Play tickets only computer generated? Or am I missing something? The problem with bulk purchasing like in case of Lotto Texas came from a group buying up individual combinations which were manually entered. On the contrary, Fast Play tickets are computer generated so there's no way to ensure an individual or group can actually cover all the combinations. So while it helps to some extent to even out the odds, it doesn't really make any significant difference like the AZ Lo
Jul 7, 2025, 12:23 pm - johnnyBlaze - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases
They told us that the jackpot would grow faster with the matrix change. That doesn't seem to be the case. The latest jackpot increase is $14MM. The odds of winning the jackpot better than before. I don't see how we are going to get bigger jackpots. It is clear fewer people are playing.
Jun 14, 2025, 10:42 am - JWBlue - Lottery Discussion Forum

is it luckier to buy tickets on the rich side of town?Reply
The better the odds , the better your chance to win. The ONLY thang that will tell ya THAT Texez 2 Stepper izz .... PROBABILITY MATH then , it duzzn't matter which Game 9/3/21 Cauze , You can SHUT'EM DOOWNN -Stat$talker
Jun 3, 2026, 10:30 pm - Stat$talker - Lottery Discussion Forum

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
A lot of players talk about or are thinking about value when buying a lottery ticket. That's fine if that's important to a player. Given the odds of winning any jackpot, the value is always a negative. I respect the length people go to when calculating that value it would be interesting to see the same approach towards the purchase a pack of cigarettes or beer When I buy tickets all I'm thinking about is What could/would I do with it if I won a big pile of money? I am with you
Apr 26, 2026, 7:37 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
A lot of players talk about or are thinking about value when buying a lottery ticket. That's fine if that's important to a player. As for me personally, because of the ridiculous odds against players, I don't give value any thought at all. When I buy tickets all I'm thinking about is What could/would I do with it if I won a big pile of money? I know and accept the fact that I'll probably never actually have the pleasure of making that decision. My attitude is if I don't win, it's no bi
Apr 26, 2026, 9:38 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

DC 5 Lottery needs to be audited immediately. The same thing that happened to Tennessee in 2007Reply
I contacted them thru their web site a couple of days ago. I received this response this morning. Dear Friend: Thank you for your email inquiry. All outcomes are randomly generated for all draws that occur. For complete details regarding prize structure, odds, and promotional terms are outlined in the official game rules for Lotto America and other games, which are available on our website and at authorized retail locations. You can complete a FIOA request online at ( I remo
Apr 21, 2026, 11:34 am - jimjwright - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
We're surprised there was no fan fair press release or some news event about the one year anniversary of MM's change to: The more expensive $5.00 per play wallet raiding, Anticlimactic Non-Billion dollar jackpot winning, Spectacular bigger odds than the jackpot, singular and only x10 on 5 + 0 events disappointing, Unsurprising non-exciting $10 Million beginning draw, weeks long rollover jackpot choking, Online Lottery game that has been my pleasure to never play. Eve
Apr 16, 2026, 2:12 pm - JADELottery - Lottery Discussion Forum

Probability of winning with multiple ticketsReply
2 out of 100 5 out of 100 And before you say these can be calculated as 1 out of 50 1 out of 20 they cannot as there are always 100 combinations. If you buy a combination, that does not mean there are 99 left. Someone else can also buy the same combination as you because there are always 100 combinations available. In your example, the probability of winning is always X out of 100. You should remember that the probability (chances) of winning and odds of winning
Mar 29, 2026, 6:09 pm - MartyMcNuts - Lottery Discussion Forum