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• SoCola

  

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  It currently takes about 15 weeks.
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  I would stick with the 13 to 15 week window.

  There could be players that stop playing MM or reduce the number of plays to stay at their current budgets.

  I believe winning the lottery jackpot is a 💯 % factor of luck.

  May Fortuna, goddess of chance or lot vindicate me.
• SoCola

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by JustMaybe on Apr 2, 2025

  I would stick with the 13 to 15 week window.

  There could be players that stop playing MM or reduce the number of plays to stay at their current budgets.

  I considered having an "all year" option because people might put the money they were using for mm to pb. But people would choose that one from being mad. 
  
  I don't see people who used to spend $20 now spending $40 though and that's what it would take to grow a lot faster but a lot of people might jump in at $500M to start pushing up sales. 

  The second tier prizes do look good but it's going to be interesting to see if it grows a lot faster and higher like they're saying or if too many people stop putting their money in mm and it takes a long time to grow.
• lakerben

  

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  I bought  three tickets today.

  Win!

   

  
• Justing618

  

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  Wow it jumped from 54 to 72 million surpassing powerball. But look at that drawing. Lotta zeros ones and sixes. That's  what I'm talking about when I say "patterrns"
• SoCola

  

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  I was surprised it went to 72. I thought it would only go to 64. The powerball goes to 82 if it isn't hit tonight tho. 
  
  

  I think because the powerball gets 3 drawings a week they're going to stay pretty close.
• Justing618

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by SoCola on Apr 9, 2025

  I was surprised it went to 72. I thought it would only go to 64. The powerball goes to 82 if it isn't hit tonight tho. 
  
  

  I think because the powerball gets 3 drawings a week they're going to stay pretty close.

  I dunno man. I was on Facebook checking out Mega millions posts. And people seem out raged. But we are definitely going to see who out paces who. In the next couple of weeks. And people seem to not be happy about the bonus  x amount  being already printed on the ticket too. It's gonna be very interesting to see how this goes. I'm curious to see the numbers on Friday. Cause if I see more grouped numbers like I did on Tuesday. It's gonna be a huge red flag 🚩 for me.
• SoCola

  

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  For Mega last night 4/11 there were 5,257,815 tickets sold. So about half as many tickets are being sold but at $5 instead of $2 they are bringing in a couple million $ than before the increase. Doesn't look like people are changing their budgets. 
  
  

  my guess is the regular players will stay in with their previous budgets and people that stay on the sidelines will come in at 600 or 700M jackpots instead of the 300 or 400. But with half as many tickets being sold the jackpot will prob only be won closer to a billion.
• Justing618

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by SoCola on Apr 12, 2025

  For Mega last night 4/11 there were 5,257,815 tickets sold. So about half as many tickets are being sold but at $5 instead of $2 they are bringing in a couple million $ than before the increase. Doesn't look like people are changing their budgets. 
  
  

  my guess is the regular players will stay in with their previous budgets and people that stay on the sidelines will come in at 600 or 700M jackpots instead of the 300 or 400. But with half as many tickets being sold the jackpot will prob only be won closer to a billion.

  That sucks. I was hoping staggering sales. And a switch back. Good news though. It looks like there taking more of a % in the cash option.  I was always curious where the cash option money goes. And if mega millions takes a cut of the tickets sold. Guess I'll start doing some digging around to see if I can find out. 🤷
• Justing618

  

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  Everyone ready and excited for tonight's drawing? I'm super curious to see the ticket sales tomorrow. If anyone gets them please post.  Or please tell me where to look.
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  Quote: Originally posted by SoCola on Apr 2, 2025

  It currently takes about 15 weeks.

  Why are you assuming it's going to go to a billion juat becuase the ticmkets price went up?

  Those who run the lotteries love it when players look for consistency in something that's designed not to have any. So many systems, so many theories, so few jackpot winners. 

  

  There is one and only one 'proven' system, and that is to book the action. No matter the game, let the players pick their own losers.
• Droptop209

  

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  LOL 17 million jump.  5 bucks for that
• Justing618

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by Droptop209 on Apr 16, 2025

  LOL 17 million jump.  5 bucks for that

  So if i divide that by 2. That is the total number of tickets sold?
• SoCola

  

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  I'm not assuming. The lottery officials whole push for increasing tickets to $5 was because they wanted bigger jackpots more frequently. This poll isn't assuming it will go to a billion during THIS run. It's a poll about when it does have another run to a billion, how many weeks will that take.

  And when you consider they are selling half as many tickets now that it's $5 and bringing in more money than before it's a lot more probable for it to get to a billion before it's hit. Sure sometimes the jackpot is hit at 20M right after it rolls over when sales were lower but it's usually hit when more tickets are sold.
• SoCola

  

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  For Mega last night there were 5,211,327 tickets sold so multiplied by $5 sales were $26,056,635. 

   

  in 3 drawings so far it's been pretty consistent at about 5,200,000 tickets sold.