Lottery sales at retailers 'almost pandemonium'

Comment #53

kanadjanka — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:59:27 GMT

Mega million ce 4-8-19-27-34-10 ilson vandu... noumero

Comment #52

TheGameGrl — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 12:08:07 GMT

1.6 billion$$$$

Yeah that is quite the roll

Comment #51

CDanaT — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 19:20:01 GMT

Bout time for a new increase isn't it ?? ..... Been over 2 hours

Comment #50

BuyLow — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:01:30 GMT

WOW!!! I see that now

Comment #49

Bleudog101 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:50:20 GMT

It's there now...near 12 p.m. just as I had predicted. Another lunch hour interrupted for Todd and I know he's loving it

Comment #48

BuyLow — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:48:04 GMT

WHERE'S MUH ONE BILLION DOLLARS

Comment #47

Bleudog101 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:17:28 GMT

Comment #46

CDanaT — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:01:05 GMT

All 250 have the same identical numbers 1,2,3,4,5 6 as the Megaball

Comment #45

Revolution777 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 14:46:21 GMT

Free tickets are guaranteed losers! lol

Comment #44

Bleudog101 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 14:33:13 GMT

WTG KY lottery. Today they have ten free tickets to win on Powerball.

Just now they announced 250 free Mega Millions @ the KFC Yum! Center @ 12:30...I won't be going though. Can just imagine all the madness.

Comment #43

Revolution777 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 14:31:36 GMT

WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE THE BUMP TO $1B? Did they fix the flaw with the lottery signs where it can't go past 999M? HAHA

Comment #42

Kyle7824 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:33:18 GMT

Last draw was all odd numbers, bet you they would do it again...

Comment #41

Binkyandsnow — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:27:50 GMT

In prediction user name bono has number 033 for Virginia today it should be 330 exact that how it can last time

so I played it multiple times, I won this way before on another number this is for all Virginia players GOOD LUCK I FOLLOW BENIR4U,CATSRULES, BOBP THEY HAVE EXCELLENT PREDICTIONS I HIT LAST NIGHT BY FOLLOWING THEM I COMPARES THEIR NUMBERS IN THEIR PERFORMANCE

Comment #40

Original Bey — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:09:01 GMT

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Bleudog101 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 11:39:48 GMT

TheGameGrl, you are to be commended on your patience. Had it been me my states lottery would have been notified. I know the call gets routed to Rhode Island, not Louisville, but still my concerns would have been voiced and they would have most likely called the # they have.

Comment #38

TheMeatman2005 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 11:24:29 GMT

chauffeur - a person employed to drive a private or rented automobile.

late 19th century (in the general sense motorist ): from French, literally stoker (by association with steam engines), from chauffer to heat.

Comment #37

TheMeatman2005 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 11:16:36 GMT

I don't think it will rollover 2 more times before being hit, but one more roll would certainly displace Power Ball from it's throne

MM PB MM PB

Comment #36

TheGameGrl — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:25:42 GMT

the one lottery retailer that is a block away from my home decided to by pass the madness. They unplugged the machine and have a sign outside saying: Sorry Lottery not working. Try XYZ. (insert near lottery store).

The cashier at the store said...These people don't even come in to buy other things, the line got long and deterred our other paying guest. So the manager made the decision. I conveyed back. To my recollection the PERSON is BUYING - a Lottery ticket, you get a cut win or lose. SO u... [ More ]

Comment #35

Petrust99 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 05:38:59 GMT

Nobody will tell their salary, are you going to tell me your salary

Comment #34

Groppo — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 04:59:20 GMT

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Todd, I'm surprised that you actually go out for your tickets, instead of have someone go out and get them

for you. What if something happens to you while you're out. Who then would provide site updates?

Who then would provide anything on your site?

Don't you have a shofur (sp?) Some blue-jacketed driver, that asks Home James? (in your case, Todd )

(the only other word i found was chauffer which is a noun with a French origin, defined as: a small, personal heater. huh? I'm sure... [ More ]

Comment #33

golfer1960 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 04:40:16 GMT

No lines to report here in Red Bank, NJ either.

Comment #32

PrisonerSix — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 02:35:50 GMT

I haven't seen any lines here in Baton Rouge and have been to 2 stores to get tickets. My wife picked up some tickets at a supermarket. There was no line when she went to the counter but after she was done there were 10 people behind her.

Comment #31

wander73 — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 01:56:44 GMT

Almost Pandemonium . LOL. Seriously. I was at a local wawa at about 2 hours ago and everything was fine. Still working on numbers I think will come out.

Comment #30

lowellm — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:44:00 GMT

I didn't intend to parrot you, Redd55, lol... You beat me to the same conclusions

Comment #29

lowellm — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:41:55 GMT

I've never had to stand in a line for a ticket, either. At least not longer than any normal day. I suppose many of these lines occur in massive downtown metropolitan areas, or along the borders of a state that doesnt allow for lotteries, or at certain retailers that are considered especially lucky due to past winners sold at that store. Just my $.02.

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ecnirP — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:40:54 GMT

True that. Border stores are a completely different animal. And that's what makes for good video for local, lazy, disingenuous reporters.

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Redd55 — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:40:29 GMT

Some people favor stores that have previously sold jackpots That's why most state lotto sites have that info available. That store in Calif on the border of Nevada often has lines several blocks long when there is a large jackpot. That's because winning tickets have been sold there before and because of it's proximity to NV.

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Tucker Black — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:38:40 GMT

The TV news people probably look for the most crowded stores. It's not hard to find at the California border with Nevada (and also Utah v Idaho).

Comment #25

ecnirP — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:30:24 GMT

In all my years of buying lottery tickets, I've never had to get in a line to do so.

Even this week, I've bought my MM tickets from several different places, and there wasn't any line at any of them getting these tickets. All were business as usual.

I think that people who are in these massive lines are going to the wrong places to make their purchases, or buying them at the wrong time of day.

My territory is the heavily populated Detroit metropolitan area, where you don't have to g... [ More ]

Comment #24

Artist77 — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 22:46:19 GMT

There was a former lp member who seemed to believe that Gloria cheated him out of a win.

Comment #23

Groppo — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 22:45:01 GMT

.

NAN HUNDIT, SEB'NTY MI'ON, DA'AG

Comment #22

CDanaT — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 22:29:15 GMT

Very true......some by a heavier sledgehammer, compared to others. They are entertaining though

Comment #21

hearsetrax — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 22:21:24 GMT

and some people are just plain touched in the head

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maximumfun — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:50:40 GMT

and this is yet one more reason we love Todd

Comment #19

Todd — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:40:26 GMT

When you tell someone your salary, are you careful to only tell them how much you make after taxes

Comment #18

Petrust99 — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:26:24 GMT

1 Billion JP ? Not really. It needs around 2.5 Billions JP to get 1 Billion ( Money you get after taxes ). So it needs at least 2 rollover and this may never happen. . .

Comment #17

s5thomps — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:08:12 GMT

The Jackpot will probably be hit on Friday. If it happens to roll we'll be looking at a all time record for Tuesday.

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Original Bey — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:23:09 GMT

The miracle is in the timing. For Quick Pickers at least.

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Six balls — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:17:41 GMT

Now just to find someone who'll let me cut in line in front of them...

Comment #14

LottoLucy — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:14:45 GMT

LOL! Saturday s cure is an elevated Powerball jackpot and another chance at the big bucks

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lejardin — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:06:57 GMT

Now THIS Hearsetrax I can agree, tons of people with heartache and depression! With either game.

Comment #12

dpoly1 — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:05:23 GMT

Nice one

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Bleudog101 — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:04:29 GMT

Todd, thanks for posting this from the KY lottery. I do believe we had visited that huge liquor store in Covington some months ago.

The lottery place app is great.

Comment #10

dpoly1 — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:04:11 GMT

No lines around here in rural PA

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hearsetrax — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:47:35 GMT

gonna be a lot of people in need of cure for this Saturday's Megamillions hang over

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Original Bey — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:38:44 GMT

Time to pull a 'Gloria

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maximumfun — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:19:00 GMT

looks like a 1+B$ jackpot is close. by tomorrow night it should definitely be there

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Todd — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:09:12 GMT

I am personally seeing a ton more lottery purchases even at the somewhat out-of-the-way stores I go to. Everyone knows about this, not just the regulars.

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Horsegeek40 — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:04:34 GMT

yes let's enjoy the show

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music* — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:02:44 GMT

If the 24 Hour news cycle is not covering these jackpots today than they will on Friday. A one billion dollar jackpot will grab everyone's attention.

What with Power ball coming up fast and behind MM we can enjoy the show.

Comment #3

Sorrento — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:02:05 GMT

Yes, get your tickets today as tomorrow will have long line ups everywhere. There already was more activity around the service desk at the local grocery store this morning. Last week machines went down when I went to buy mine. Went to the next place close to me, and the machine was down there too! Had to drive 4 miles out of my way and got lost, finding another lotto retailer. Didn't do much good anyway, won a few bucks, that's it.

Comment #2

paymentplan-man — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:00:58 GMT

If we get past a $1,045,000,000 Mega Million annuity then we will have the largest combined jackpots ever.

Comment #1

JADELottery — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 18:36:57 GMT

Lottery sales at retailers 'almost pandemonium'

Lottery Post — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 18:29:04 GMT

Are you dreaming about hitting it big with the lottery?

You're not alone. Lottery retailers are seeing a torrent of sales with $1.4 billion in lottery jackpot winnings up for grabs.

As of Thursday afternoon, the Mega Millions jackpot was at a jaw-dropping record high of $970 million with a cash option of $548.6 million. The next drawing is Friday night.

The Powerball jackpot continues to grow as well. It's at $430 million with a cash option of $248 million. The next drawing is Saturday,... [ More ]