Georgia Lottery's Jumbo Bucks Lotto to be discontinued

Comment #21

Wavepack — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:51:16 GMT

The Georgia Lootery Corporation waited until the jackpot was high and then pocketed the jackpot! Legal beagles need to scrutinize this.

Comment #20

Lotologist — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:14:23 GMT

Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts was supposed to flag them during yearly review. Maybe the reviews were vague

Comment #19

EnReval — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:10:18 GMT

What kind of losses, I want names, if thatz the case, u shld hv ended yrs ago when you had a deficit

they meant for no one to win

Comment #18

rcbbuckeye — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 17:50:32 GMT

Was wondering that myself. Sure, there are costs to running it, salaries, etc. But...Stat has a point.... a Duerty Rat coverup..!!and misappropriation of fundz..

Comment #17

Brock Lee — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 17:29:34 GMT

how the hell do you go into debt running a lottery? that be some .

Comment #16

Stat$talker — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:28:29 GMT

Over the years, the game has incurred losses, Reddick told Lottery Post. The cash collected for purposes of this jackpot will be used to offset these losses.

Whut about OUR / PLAYER'Z lossez over the Yearz..

How izzit that LOz git to uze the Leftover proceedz to cover their @$$e$?

Soundz like a Duerty Rat coverup..!!and misappropriation of fundz..

Comment #15

Think — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 03:06:13 GMT

Spoiler alert! The commission spent it all on booze and hookers...surprise

Comment #14

Todd — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 00:45:21 GMT

The story has been updated with an explanation about what happened to the huge amount of money left over from the final jackpot. You might be a little (or a lot) surprised.

Comment #13

Clarkejoseph49 — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:40:02 GMT

Couldn't they roll it down to the second prize tier

Comment #12

Stat$talker — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:28:49 GMT

My friend had an issue at welcome center in Savannah and couldn't get me tickets forcing me to fly down from Philly.

LOz are hopin traveling citizenz get their money tied up in thoze Airport machinez... Chancez are you wouldn't want to fly back for such a cauze , compared to the price of an Airliner ticket.. coincidence?.. I THINK NOT..

Comment #11

Lotologist — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:18:26 GMT

If Georgia doesn't say anything voluntarily, they will have to in 20 business days.

The lottery shop at Term B in Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson is joke. Their revision date on back of ticket is still in 2010. I have one as recent as 2014 and did not have latest holiday instant tickets available. Their player activated terminal is very frustrating to navigate. My friend had an issue at welcome center in Savannah and couldn't get me tickets forcing me to fly down from Philly.

Comment #10

Stat$talker — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:13:00 GMT

We did ask the Georgia Lottery about what would happen to the $12.9 million jackpot

Notice how they never answered Kate's question..!! Whyyy Ole Stat$ think they should pay it to MEEE, for az much az they've intentionally dodged my numberzzz..!!

And Thank You Kate ...

Comment #9

EnReval — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:07:01 GMT

Hi Kate

an you advise where it was posted abt the new game update? Is it the W!N?

wonder is this a draw game

Comment #8

Kate — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:59:01 GMT

Hi all, we updated the news story, namely with info pertaining to the reasoning behind the discontinuation as well as a new game update for Georgia players. We did ask the Georgia Lottery about what would happen to the $12.9 million jackpot beyond the increased secondary prize payouts, so we will update the story if and/or when we get a response.

Comment #7

Stat$talker — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:34:19 GMT

May have to file a FOIA with Georgia courts .

You dont have to go to trail to get a FOIA...You just go to Ga Lottery Hdqrts and ask for the form to fill out..if they claim they don't have one, then by Law , a citizen can by handwritten request ( on a blank sheet of paper ) get the info..

Comment #6

Lotologist — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:15:26 GMT

Georgia is being very evasive with how they will divest the money. May have to file a FOIA with Georgia courts.

Comment #5

EnReval — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:07:52 GMT

Yes that was a horrible game and no winners for over a year

they shld hv multiplied by 10

Comment #4

EnReval — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:59:21 GMT

Exactly

I was able to win cple hundred dolllars a few weeks ago

I tried hard to win that jkpot, I won $300 from the $100 spent, made $200 profit by them multiplying x5

unbelievable nobody won in over a year

Comment #3

Stat$talker — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:59:20 GMT

Aand whyy just THIZ JaCkPoT?... They're ALL up my alley..!!

Naah joe , I passed, they're endin it cauze they're tired of running..!!

But, I'm gonna keep itz Database records az exhibit A

Comment #2

cottoneyedjoe — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:20:44 GMT

Excellent question. I'm also skeptical multiplying all the lower prizes by 5 is equivalent to redistributing the entire jackpot. The lower tier prizes are very low and there are usually fewer than 10,000 winners total. For example, in the previous drawing there were 3 winners of $500, 223 winners of $50 and 4164 winners of $5, for a total lower tier prize payout of $33,470. Let's say the typical total payout for lower tier prizes is around $50,000 per drawing. Then multiplying that by 5 would on... [ More ]

Comment #1

Lotologist — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 23:12:33 GMT

Isn't a lottery supposed to divest the jackpot to lower prize levels? 5X the payout is issuing a mere few thousand. Where is the $12.9 million going

Georgia Lottery's Jumbo Bucks Lotto to be discontinued

Lottery Post — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:07:36 GMT

One more drawing tonight then it's gone for good

UPDATE: What happened to the huge leftover jackpot money

By Kate Northrop

Georgia players have just one last chance to play Jumbo Bucks Lotto before it's gone for good, with the final drawing taking place tonight.

After tonight's drawing, the Georgia Lottery's Jumbo Bucks Lotto draw game will be discontinued permanently. Players should buy tickets soon if they want one last shot at the progressive jackpot.

According to an anno... [ More ]