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Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by the minimum $10 million to $120 million. It is estimated the current jackpot is under funded from sales by about $8.3 million. In the previous Mega Millions run, the jackpot went from $110 million to $122 million. That is, it was fully funded and did not increase by the minimum. The Mega Millions jackpot is growing slower than last time because it is being over shadowed by the much larger Powerball jackpot. The Powerball jackpot is almost three times larger
Jul 23, 2025, 12:17 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Nooooooooo, shame on you for thinking that !!! And yes I saved $5 and yes it was another $10M increase.... 2 for 2...Not bad
Jul 16, 2025, 11:18 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Will I be saving another $5 tonight by not playing my chosen numbers ??? I am leaning towards......... YES, I will. Good luck to all participants and thanks to donating for another $10 million increase.
Jul 15, 2025, 10:44 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Well I can only buy half as many cookies and no cupcakes now. I can also see why lottery sales could increase in a bad economy since more people become desperate for hope and a prayer, that cost more than twice as much now. But we're still at the beginning.
Jun 18, 2025, 1:27 pm - SoCola - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
They didn't come up short. They just didn't get to skim the full 50% they normally would have. Total sales for the run were a hair over $117 million. Of the $58.5 million that goes to prizes just over 44.7% is for lower tier prizes, so they'd need about $26.2 million for the smaller prizes. Add in the cash value of $41.9 million and the total prize payout is about $68.1 million. That leaves them $48.9 million instead of the $58.5 million target. Of course the lottery is playing the long game
Dec 3, 2025, 3:34 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
My contention is that this run is already at the 40/41 rollover point because of the $50M starting point as opposed to $20M. I don't think anyone's arguing against that, including the people at MM. Unlike some people here the people at MM probably don't care, even if they wish it had grown faster. For about 35 of those drawings revenue was up compared to the $2 price, and only the last few drawings have seen revenue drop relative to the $2 tickets, but MM is playing the long game. The curre
Nov 12, 2025, 2:14 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

classic questions on lottery forumsReply
Playing lotteries is about maximizing your probabilities not getting guarantees. Studying past draws is a waste of time. Each drawing is an independent random event. The only way to increase the probability of winning is to buy more tickets. That being said, if you buy an enormous number of tickets, you can increase the probability of winning a lower prize by ensuring your picks are spread out over the matrix. The downside is that if you do win a lower prize, it's less likely you'll win
Sep 11, 2025, 2:07 am - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by $15 million to $346 million after 21 rolls. The smaller than normal increase is due to a drop in interest rates and a slight drop in estimated sales. There is an estimated 2.1% chance the Mega Millions jackpot will be won in the next draw whereas it is 4.3% for Powerball. The Mega Millions jackpot is growing slower than the Powerball jackpot. The Mega Millions jackpot is $174 million larger than the Powerball jackpot. A week ago, it was $179 milli
May 30, 2026, 8:32 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by $15 million to $311 million after 19 rolls. The smaller increase in the jackpot is due to a drop in interest rates and an estimated drop in sales. There is an estimated 2% chance the Mega Millions jackpot will be won in the next draw whereas it is 4.1% for Powerball. The Mega Millions jackpot is back growing slower than the Powerball jackpot. The Mega Millions jackpot is $180 million larger than the Powerball jackpot. A week ago, it was $191 milli
May 23, 2026, 8:06 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Measly Millions Cash Value increase of $6.7M( After-tax take home $4.29M) is a plus. Kudos to all the non jackpot winners Congrats to the 2 PB Jackpot winners and 89 2nd place winners... L.A. resulted in a spend $5 and won $5 back...
Apr 30, 2026, 9:22 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum