Do you play PB & MM despite the jackpot size or..

Reply #26

Hermanus104 — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 04:06:17 GMT

I refuse to play Powerball or Mega Millions, and will continue to refuse to play them, until lower-tier prize payouts are substantially increased. With many of their lower-tier prize payouts, I can win more with better odds playing Pick-3 or Pick-4.

I think the last time I played Mega Millions or Powerball was in January 2011, and that was only because my birthday coincided with a record or near-record jackpot.

Reply #25

JeetKuneDoLotto — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 03:02:23 GMT

I generally wait for the JP to reach 1 billion dollars before I play because I dont like to pay $2 for a lottery game that is supposed to cost $1.

If the JP is 0.5 billion and I have to pay $2, then I really feel like I am being ripped off.

If the JP is 1 billion and I have to pay $2, then I really feel like the reward finally is worth the risk.

After all I dont want to be too consumed by,

I will not be playing PB or MM for a while, because the JP has been low lately because f... [ More ]

Reply #24

GiveFive — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 11:39:17 GMT

I buy PB tickets regardless of the size of the jackpot, because I'm much more interested in winning PB's second place prize than I am a jackpot.

PB's second place prize carries odds of about 11 million to one. I live in Florida. Florida Lotto's odds of winning a jackpot are double that of PB's second place prize (they're almost 23 million to 1) and many times it's jackpot is less than 5 million. Just like PB, Florida Lotto is drawn on Wednesday's and Saturday's, costs two dollars per line, a... [ More ]

Reply #23

noise-gate — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 22:17:24 GMT

It takes a leap of faith. The astronomical odds mean nothing to those that believe they could win. I would wager that there must have been many people who dissuaded Columbus to take on the expeditions he looked forward to. Sometimes, you just have to go for it.

Reply #22

Unluckyone — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 20:26:50 GMT

I understand your logic about buying a ticket as the jackpot no matter the size would be fine with 99% of us but once you factor in the ridiculous odds it doesn't make sense to many as there are many other draw games that offer prizes similar to second offered in both MM and PB.

Reply #21

TheMeatman2005 — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:29:16 GMT

I buy at least one ticket for each drawing, no matter what the jackpot is.

On Sunday, I buy a 2-draw ticket (including multiplier) for MM and PB as well as NY Lotto.

A jackpot (at any amount) or second prize win would be fine with me

Reply #20

db101 — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 23:43:15 GMT

It's a sucker's bet. I play only when the jackpot cv is north of 500M so I can tell myself I may be a sucker, but not the biggest one. Let bigger suckers than me fund most of those rollovers.

Reply #19

OhSoClose — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:49:57 GMT

Agreed. I'd think at the very least, you'd be encouraged to stop playing those same numbers. I don't recall if he did that or not. A near miss can be maddening.

Reply #18

Unluckyone — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:42:12 GMT

Being so close would entice many to keep playing, I'm not sure how I would react as missing out on $2mil by a single digit sounds like an omen to stop due to the overwhelming odds of repeating

Reply #17

Unluckyone — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:34:20 GMT

I have similar thresholds

Reply #16

Unluckyone — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:32:09 GMT

I'm with you on this But generally I will participate in smaller draw games and wait until the jackpot in MM and PB get interesting

Reply #15

OhSoClose — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:49:15 GMT

That amazing you'd say that. It's exactly what my buddy said at the time, word for word.

Reply #14

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:14:00 GMT

Personally, I've considered what you say here in Texas. The odds of hitting 5+0 in MM or PB are approximately 1 in 12 million to 1 in 13 million (depending on the game). The odds of hitting the Lotto jackpot in Texas are approximately 1 in 26 million. Right now the Lotto jackpot (cash, not annuity) is $3.99 million. Of course, the biggest difference is the cost of a ticket. $2 for MM and PB ($3 with multiplier), $1 for Lotto.

The Texas 2 Step occasionally will roll to a million plus, and the... [ More ]

Reply #13

KY Floyd — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:55:27 GMT

I'm playing for a second place win.

Then why bother playing PB at all? Most states have multiple games that offer prizes of $1 million and often a bit more, and they frequently offer a better deal. Win for life gives you almost twice the chances of winning $1000/week for life (close to annual income from a safe investment of the after-tax 2nd place PB prize) for only $2, about half the chance to win $1000/day (much better than the 2nd place PB prize), and you also have $1 left over. The same... [ More ]

Reply #12

hearsetrax — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:50:40 GMT

$200 is better then a poke in the eye

Reply #11

OhSoClose — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:34:43 GMT

Buddy of mine used to play every draw, regardless of jackpot size and always included the powerplay option. One ticket, same numbers every time. Never really paid attention to what the payoffs were. So he checks his numbers one day and realizes he's hit 4 out of 5, missed the powerball, and the multiplier is 2x. He starts doing the happy dance, figuring that the jackpot was well over 100 million, so 4 of out 5 should be pretty sweet, especially since it's times 2.

He goes in to cash the ticke... [ More ]

Reply #10

GiveFive — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:15:55 GMT

You can include me in that group. I rarely know what the jackpot is because I never pay attention to it. I'm playing for a second place win.

Whenever I play, I play the same line multiple times on my ticket and add The PowerPlay option. Doing that creates what I call a double multiplier . If you match the PowerBall and one or two white ball numbers you can win a nice prize. I once matched The PB and two white ball numbers and The PowerPlay number was 4. Because I had played the exact same lin... [ More ]

Reply #9

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 01:35:32 GMT

Those playing for 5+0 usually kick in the extra buck hoping for a multiplier.

That would be me

Reply #8

Coin Toss — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 23:56:54 GMT

Those playing for the jackpot often wait for the jackpot to grow (well I want other people to build it up for me?)

Those playing for 5 + 0 usually kick in the extra buck hoping for a multiplier.

Reply #7

CDanaT — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 19:41:54 GMT

Wait for the cash value to reach at least $100 - $125 Million . After $150M I play every draw. That $2 per ticket greed aspect a few years ago resolved my desire to play.

Reply #6

hearsetrax — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 19:29:25 GMT

I play when the mood strikes most of the time

Reply #5

noise-gate — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:18:04 GMT

*l wish l knew when they going to get it back to a $40mil start HiFi.

*l think everyone who plays the lottery wants to know.

Reply #4

HiFi — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:02:06 GMT

I wait until it grows a little bit. The mega and powerball are supposed to start at 40 million. They told us it was going down to 20 million because of the pandemic. It is now one and a half years later, when is it going back to 40 million

Reply #3

MsBee18 — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 17:41:49 GMT

I play regardless of the jackpot amount. However I do skip a draw every now and then.

Reply #2

rcbbuckeye — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 17:31:34 GMT

I generally play every draw for both games though I did skip MM for a draw or 2 last couple weeks.

Reply #1

Win$500Quick — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 16:00:18 GMT

No! I buy 1 ticket every draw. Sometimes I don't know or remember what the jackpot is.

Do you play PB & MM despite the jackpot size or..

noise-gate — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:53:58 GMT

Do you wait for it to reach a certain number before you put your money down