Search

Lotteries hit record profits last yearNews Story
Lottery sales are strong, but there are points of weakness By Todd Northrop Government-sponsored lotteries are continuing their broad expansion as income-producing entities, as many lotteries reported record profits in the last fiscal year. Reports of record profits from the lotteries come despite continuing high unemployment and an economy that has been flat or downward-trending for the past two years. Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich says he believes the lottery does well in a bad econo
Jul 25, 2011, 1:19 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan man claims record $32.9 million Lotto 47 jackpot with numbers he's used for 20 yearsNews Story
First purchase after multi-million-dollar win? A new pair of shoes By Kate Northrop A dedicated Michigan lottery player won the biggest Lotto 47 jackpot in history at $32.91 million with numbers he's used consistently for 20 years. The Michigan winner of the record $32.91 million Lotto 47 jackpot has never strayed from playing the same sets of numbers for 20 years, and it finally paid off. The 73-year-old, who chose to remain anonymous when collecting his record-breaking prize, m
Jan 13, 2026, 9:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.7 BILLION: Will Powerball create a Christmas billionaire?Reply
PB will claim they set a new record if the annuity is more than the current $2.04 billion record, but to beat the $997.6 million cash value of that jackpot the annuity needs to be 2.17B, assuming the interest rate doesn't change. The PB worksheet posted on Monday afternoon suggests that a rollover on Wednesday will give us a Saturday jackpot of about $2.11 billion, but I'm not sure the people behind that estimate really have a better idea than anyone else. They came up over $60 million short on
Dec 23, 2025, 2:19 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

No winner again: Powerball jackpot hits $1.6 billion in longest-ever rollover runReply
Funny how some of us want to see a new pb jackpot record ..... but I would venture to say those same people wouldn't want to be the new record holder because with that comes media attention ie everyone here knows of Edwin Castro. No, I'll take 1.7 or even 1.999 bil over besting E.C.s record for the sake of maintaining anonymity. Have a shaggy day! ShagE3
Dec 23, 2025, 1:41 am - ShagE3 - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot has increased by $65 million to $965 million after 39 consecutive rolls and is the largest Mega Millions jackpot since December 2024. This is largest jackpot increase since the launch of the new format. There is a 6.2% chance the jackpot will be won in the November 14 draw with projected sales of $94.9 million. This is also the highest sales since the launch of the new game. A new Mega Millions roll record was set at 39 consecutive rolls of the jackpot. The jackpot
Nov 12, 2025, 2:40 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot has increased by $57 million to $900 million after 38 consecutive rolls and is the largest Mega Millions jackpot since December 2024. This is largest jackpot increase since the launch of the new format. There is a 5.3% chance the jackpot will be won in the November 11 draw with projected sales of $80.1 million. This is also the highest sales since the launch of the new game. A new Mega Millions roll record was set at 38 consecutive rolls of the jackpot. The jackpot
Nov 8, 2025, 8:13 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot is $80 million and again increased by the minimum of $10 million. It is estimated the current jackpot is under funded from sales by about $23.7 million. With the Mega Millions jackpot now larger than the Powerball jackpot, the jackpot may soon start increasing by more than the minimum. The Mega Millions jackpot set a roll record three draws in a row, This time, it did not. The Mega Millions 3 roll record jackpot is $97 million and the Powerball 3 roll record jackpo
Apr 30, 2025, 8:38 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot is $70 million and increased by the minimum of $10 million. It is estimated the current jackpot is under funded from sales by about $29 million. The Mega Millions jackpot is lagging well back from the Powerball jackpot at $168 million. The Mega Millions jackpot will probably increase by only $10 million for a few more draws while the Powerball jackpot remains much larger. The Mega Millions jackpot set a new record after 2 rolls. The previous record was $69 million.
Apr 26, 2025, 12:29 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Powerball jackpot has taken a slight lead with a $113 million jackpot compared to the Mega Millions jackpot of only $112 million. The heavy advertising for the new Mega Millions game may be starting to wear off causing sales to drop off. Also, since the last update, Powerball has had 2 draws versus only 1 draw for Mega Millions. Both games are well off their respective records. The Mega Millions record jackpot for 6 rolls is $178 million set in the April 19, 2024 draw with a starting jac
Apr 16, 2025, 8:30 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Million jackpot is now $96 million surpassing the Powerball jackpot by $14 million. It is beginning to appear the Mega Millions price increase may prove to be successful. Powerball now has two draws in a row. It has the opportunity to pass Mega Millions. Despite the large increase in the Mega Millions jackpot, the current jackpot is far off the Mega Millions record jackpot for 5 rolls. The record stands at $148 million. It is much larger than the Powerball 5 roll record of $124 mill
Apr 12, 2025, 9:19 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum