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• Deezy

  

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  In December I hit 4/6 numbers including the megaball playing MM.

   

  What about yall?
• sully16

  

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  3 AND 0 FOR ME

   
• Longarm

  

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  3 and 0 for me, too (Mega Millions).  But that's actually pretty close, three of six is half way to the jackpot 
• RJOh

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by Longarm on Feb 10, 2010

  3 and 0 for me, too (Mega Millions).  But that's actually pretty close, three of six is half way to the jackpot 

  Getting half way to winning the jackpot in a jackpot games doesn't count for much.

  MegaMillion  2+1=$10  3+0=$7
  PowerBall  2+1=$7  3+0=$7
  Ohio Classic Lotto  3/6=$2

   * you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones * 

         
  
• cope

  

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  I don't know if the Texas Cash 5 is considered a "big jackpot", but I've hit 4 of 5 numbers at least six times in the past few years.

   

  I also hit 4 of 6 in the Texas Lotto last year.

   

  My moment in the sun is rapidly approaching.

   

  Good luck to all.

  BE JOYFUL ALWAYS, PRAY CONTINUALLY, AND GIVE THANKS IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.
• ThatScaryChick

  

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  These are the closest that I have been. I won $35 dollars on the Powerball and $50 dollars on the Hot Lotto ticket. (If I had put the 21 instead of 24 on the Hot Lotto ticket, I would have won $10,000.) Too bad close doesn't really count.

   

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• Hermanus104

  

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  Mega Millions: 1+1

  Win for Life: 3 of 6 (Valentine's Day 2009 with numbers from a fortune cookie. The first 3 matched the numbers I played).

  Today's winning 3-ball is going to be a number between 000 and 999.

  In a lot of states, lotteries benefit education. That makes the REAL winners the only people who can't play!
• Jazi76

  

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  June 2008: 3+1 MegaMillions
• Todd

  

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  <Moved to Jackpot Games forum>

  Please post in the appropriate forum ... thank you.
• Old Eagle

  

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  5 of 6 in the state lottery, many years ago.

  "To most people, the sky is the limit.  To those who love to fly, the sky is home"
  
• Prob988

  

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  I've had 4 of 5 twice in Powerball, once in MM, the last just two weeks ago.

  Even though that's nice, you can't help thinking "if I only had one more number!"
• rojo1

  

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  In Powerball, I had 4 White Balls and the Powerball with a x4 multiplier.
• rcbbuckeye

  

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  In the 1980's I hit 5 of 6 in the Ohio Lotto for $998. The 6th number was off by a couple digits. I can't remember what the jackpot was then, but nothing like jackpots are now.

  CAN'T WIN IF YOU'RE NOT IN

  A DOLLAR AND A DREAM (OR $2)
  
• joker831

  

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  5 out of 6 numbers in Arizona State Lottery.  $2,000.00 payout.  9 months ago.

  The possibilites are endless.... might as well start at the begining
• grave

  

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  In response to sully16

  Quote: Originally posted by sully16 on Feb 10, 2010

  3 AND 0 FOR ME

  im with sully.....