SC Lottery offers refunds for some multi-draw tickets

Comment #15

Utahplayer — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 08:45:15 GMT

Hi, my name is Shawn from Utah. Been a looky loo for several years but wanted to put my two cents worth about the changes. While I agree with everyone about the reduction in starting jackpot, I also understand why it had to temporarily happen. I, for, one am ok with the price of tickets being the same though. Imagine them dropping it to a dollar, that means they are in another conundrum. 20 million start for a dollar and sales are still down. By that logic they'd have to drop it to ten million.... [ More ]

Comment #14

noise-gate — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 01:06:13 GMT

l need to learn that trick of yours, what you ask? You talking but not saying anything.

Comment #13

noise-gate — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:53:59 GMT

My thinking exactly Tmm. l mean l don't see signs saying Play the lottery here or else.. .....

Comment #12

Stat$talker — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 22:53:33 GMT

I think that any player seriously protesting PB,MM 180 degree turn in one-sided rules, shouldn't play either for at least a yr...

The only thing that will get their attention is for you to WITHHOLD your Financial participation...!!

Then you'll see change...

They're a bunch of lying GREEDY f**kers..!

-Stat$talker

Comment #11

dpoly1 — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:18:38 GMT

Economics 101 teaches us that a business should count their opportunity costs before making a decision.

Powerball does not understand this concept.

I won't play Powerball until it reaches $60,000,000 cash value and then I will only play $2

Comment #10

noise-gate — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 21:31:06 GMT

Comment #9

VenomV12 — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 21:26:21 GMT

Have they disclosed the financials and the math that justifies their decision, obviously sales are down but they should have to fully disclose everything that shows why the initial jackpot is now half and the increases are down also and why. In other businesses if your sales are down you run specials and lower your prices, they effectively want to keep winning by charging the same amount for the tickets but reducing the prizes. Like I said there hasn't been any real explanation why both lotterie... [ More ]

Comment #8

Stat$talker — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 15:23:11 GMT

The subliminal problem is this...

When PB, MM increased their respective starting Jackpots... the additional numbers in the pool was THE CRITERIA, along with the bump up in the price of each ticket to $2.TO SUPPORT THE HIGHER RESET JACKPOT...

Now, they're claiming low ticket sales, to justify a 50% reduction in the starting Jackpots.. but NOT in the price of each ticket OR their number pools..!! ?

How can anyone not see that as them giving we players the short end of a stck AGAIN..... [ More ]

Comment #7

FULLYBLESS — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 13:30:47 GMT

Well all I have to say is Happy 1Year Anniversary to me today for keeping in the same set of numbers on the Palmetto Cash 5 but not hitting the jackpot yet...#TheSkyIsTheLimit

Comment #6

rcbbuckeye — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 13:28:24 GMT

Understanding that people are unhappy over the changes. But, the bottom line is that sales...sales...drive the jackpots. If sales are so low that they are unable to support the $40 million jackpot, and to keep increasing the jackpot each roll by $10 million, they did the only thing they could do. They can't keep bleeding. They are a business, not a charity. And those jackpot amounts are the annuity amounts, not the cash amounts.

While I stopped playing, it's because I'm not working. But even... [ More ]

Comment #5

VenomV12 — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 13:06:14 GMT

The statistical odds any of us will hit the jackpot are astronomically low so in reality we are playing for lower tier prizes anyway so like I said if you bought tickets for a multi-draw why would you not play them? Also $20 million is $20 million at the end of the day assuming you miraculously hit the jackpot. My personal opinion is they should be made to bring back the old games with less numbers and charge $1. Finally I find it strange they both immediately went to $20 million from $40 millio... [ More ]

Comment #4

TheMeatman2005 — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 08:53:05 GMT

I, for one, am still going to play my one ticket per drawing. Although, I do think they should lower the ticket price back down to $1 until things get back to normal .

I would prefer to win a higher jackpot, but would not refuse a jackpot of any amount of millions.

Comment #3

VenomV12 — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 05:00:00 GMT

That's cool they are doing this but what idiot would get a refund? Even though I think what Powerball and Megamillions is doing with the jackpots is not cool, the only prize being affected is the top prize. I mean are you really going to be mad if you spent $2 and won $20 million instead of $40 million

Comment #2

Bleudog101 — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:11:42 GMT

This has to be the most transparent lottery in the good old US of A. Didn't they have a nice big old expensive refund for a malfunction or something last year?

All I can say other lotteries should lead by their example. They could have said 'Too bad, so sad', or been like some businesses and no reply @ all

Comment #1

Cassie8620 — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:06:32 GMT

I'm glad South Caro are doing this. I think it's only right. Good for SC!

Good luck, to all of my fellow LP players, with your lottery games, and stay focus,

healthy + safe out there.

SC Lottery offers refunds for some multi-draw tickets

Lottery Post — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 16:32:07 GMT

The South Carolina Education Lottery is offering to refund the cost of some multi-draw Powerball and Mega Millions tickets purchased prior to game changes announced last week.

Going forward, the starting jackpot amounts will no longer begin at $40 million. Instead, the amounts will be announced after each jackpot is won. Increases will be based on game sales and interest rates.

Powerball players who purchased a multi-draw ticket on or before April 2 are eligible for a refund for drawings h... [ More ]