I like the power play on both games myself ... unless the dollars get a little short and I cut that extra dollar off for a few plays ... still have the games covered though. I try to always have the extra dollar on Power Ball ... for two reasons (in my figuring odds) ... first, when PB changed the game some years back, adding more regular numbers but removing some PB numbers ... I figure the odds are a little better maybe just getting a PB hit with a multiplier to get some money back ... of course that's hoping for a 4 or 5 multiplier and not that lousy "2", that I always seem to get. I personally wish they would get rid of the "2" ball and replace it with more "3" balls. For the longest time I wouldn't play that extra dollar because of those #2 balls and how often they seem to come up. I have never "officially" checked all the numbers ... are there more #2 balls than the others or are they all the same number in the machine ... just one of each or 5 of each? I haven't watched a PB drawing since last year. Of course, odds are odds ... they are great for some people and others, they mean nothing. ... my second line of thought is that with just the regular $1 play on Mega Millions, five numbers will pay $250,000 ... $50,000 better than PB for the same $1.00 ... so I'm more likely to have just a dollar on the MM game ... if the dollars get a little short. If by chance I did get 5 numbers on MM without playing the extra dollar for that drawing, then I'd only be out $750,000 instead of $800,000 (PB) from the million dollar top prize ... It's all just figuring how best to spend your lottery dollars, if you only have so many to work with. ... GLTA
... can I ask you (and others) how many tickets you buy for each drawing? (MM /PB)