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• dvdiva

  

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  Oct 18, 2003, 7:48 pm

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  i think its irrelevant if they steal powerball's idea on that. i never play a multiplier for smaller prizes because im not playing for the smaller prizes another dollar is another chance at the jackpot as far as i'm concerned.
• RJOh

  

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  It's not like the Texas players are getting something for nothing.  Among the Powerball winners, less than 10% include powerplay, must be that 90% of the players rather spent their extra dollar$ for extra chances.

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

         
  
• vincejr

  

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  Oct 19, 2003, 6:41 pm

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  The whole reason TX is starting MM with a multiplier is because of the research that came out regarding PB and PP. If a state begins a jackpot game and then later adds on an extra multiplier, customers think of the game as a $1 game with an option. However, if, as in SC, the jackpot game begins WITH the multiplier in place, customers automatically think of it as a $2 game. TX knows that by starting with multiplier, their "take" will be larger than if it added it later.

  It's all about the $$$$.
• RJOh

  

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  Oct 19, 2003, 9:39 pm

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  Well it will still be a $1 game with a $1 options.  That story I saw on PBS the other night about Texas schools must be true if they expect most of the people to fall for that.

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• dvdiva

  

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  i still think texas would be better off pushing for 53 white balls in mega instead of a multiplier. sales in multipliers is always very low and falls fast after introduction. i think the take will be very small even 3 months after introduction since most people can figure out that it doesnt multiply the jackpot and thats what they are buying the ticket for in the first place.
• megamillionaire

  

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  Oct 21, 2003, 4:39 pm

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  A man must consider what a rich realm he leaves when he becomes a conformist.
• mken35

  

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