Buckeye 5 to have jackpot

Reply #9

DoctorEw220 — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:20:51 GMT

any word on the lower tier prizes, or if they are pari-mutuel

Reply #8

DoctorEw220 — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 21:41:21 GMT

i think ohio is going for a pari-mutuel game to avoid the possibility of too many winners in a certain prize category.

Reply #7

RJOh — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 01:34:51 GMT

This was post at the Ohio lottery website: Big Winners: Three September 8 Buckeye 5 $100,000 winners sold at Hilltop Quick Stop, Williamsburg (manual pick), Pettit's BP Oil, Yellow Springs (manual pick), and Lews Express Mart, Austinburg (manual pick).Could it be that players who are using a system to pick their numbers are starting to win, prompting a need for a change?RJOh

Reply #6

RJOh — Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:21:02 GMT

The change in Buckeye5 could look like the new Fantasy 5 game that is due to start tomorrow in Michigan as reported in the news.Michigan Lottery players will have a chance at a daily jackpot of at least $100,000 with Fantasy 5, a new daily game that debuts on September 12. With Fantasy 5, players select five numbers from a field of 39. A matchof all five numbers wins the jackpot, which will start at $100,000. If thereis no winner, the jackpot grows by $5,000 per day until it is won. Averag... [ More ]

Reply #5

DoctorEw220 — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 22:32:34 GMT

i like the idea of a free quick pick for 3 of 6 with super lotto plus. i've had runs where i would match 3/6, and then the free pick would match 3/6 or would win something. also, i like the idea of a rolling jackpot pick 5 game.

Reply #4

RJOh — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:16:50 GMT

When Buckeye5 changes to a rolling jackpot game, don't be surprised if the $1 prize for a 2of5 is eliminated. The odds of a 2of5 is 1:9 which means for every $100K in sales, about $10K is paid out for this prize alone. By eliminating this prize and adding $1-$2K to the jackpot until it's won will save the State a lot of money. Also the game now pays up to ten $100K prizes with a cap of $1M when there are several winners, but with a jackpot style game the top prize will be divided equally amon... [ More ]

Reply #3

DoctorEw220 — Fri, 10 Sep 2004 04:30:12 GMT

i really hope the ohio lottery starts sunday draws soon. they could make so much more money just by holding sunday draws.

Reply #2

CASH Only — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:11:46 GMT

Jackpot starts at $100,000.

Reply #1

ONEDAY — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:00:10 GMT

anymore info..

Buckeye 5 to have jackpot

CASH Only — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 22:31:09 GMT

Rolling Cash 5 starts next month.