Time for Illinois lotto to fall

Reply #7

cooldude — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:27:04 GMT

So ture there.... But back when the jackpot climbed all the way up 69.9 million back in 1989 drawings were one night a week. So I think they climb faster back then than do today with 3 draws a week...

Reply #6

RJOh — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:02:32 GMT

That was true but today more people playing means jackpots are won sooner and don't have a chance to roll to the larger amounts as often. In those days, more people playing resulted in larger jackpots and not more winners necessarily. I have no way of knowing for sure but I think the percent of players winning something has increased in games with the same size matrix so states have reduced the sizes of their prizes.

Reply #5

time*treat — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:47:52 GMT

More players now have local jackpot and other games to choose from.

For many years Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio lotto benefitted from Indiana not having lottery and people making the trek to buy tickets. If you have to drive that far, usually you're going to buy more than a few.

Reply #4

RJOh — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:50:52 GMT

But still a long way from the record of 69.9 million which was in april of 1989..

When you look back at some of the games in that era with similar matrix sizes that produced jackpots that size, you have to wonder how such large jackpots were ever generated.

Ohio had a 6/44 game for 50 ('86-'89) and later a 6/47 game for $1 that generated jackpots of $20M - $70M often, even players from other states came to Ohio to play. Are players playing smarter today the reason those size matrix can't g... [ More ]

Reply #3

cooldude — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:00:34 GMT

Good luck to all who plays tonight 27.3 million jackpot

Reply #2

cooldude — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:09:10 GMT

Well tonight is the largest jackpot in Illinois since it was 33 million in 2001. But still a long way from the record of 69.9 million which was in april of 1989.. So I got some tickets for tonight but withn odds of 1:34 to match 3 numbers to win $3 dollars not getting my hopes up..

Reply #1

RJOh — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:20:31 GMT

A week ago I thought the same about Ohio's Classic Lotto. Its jackpot was higher than MM and PB and the odds of winning it was 1:14M, but it didn't happen.

No one has won it since last year on 05/03/2010 and with 176 drawings since has rolled to $34.9M. Those better odds of winning the jackpot can be deceiving, it gives one the impression it's easier to win than PB or MM but with only local people playing, there could be several more MM and PB jackpots won before it falls.

Time for Illinois lotto to fall

cooldude — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:57:41 GMT

Its been far to long since somebody hit the Illinois lotto. 60 draws to be exact!!!! So good luck to who play tonights 27 millon jackpot