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Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Hiya, hiya! I am going to cry if you snatch the jackpot away from me before it is big enough for me to buy in with my savings... :) I believe it is reaching the point now that the jackpot is going to start getting much bigger much faster as more people jump on the bandwagon. And, thanks for the invite to your pool. I am up to my ears with my own Private Powerball Pool right now but may be interested when the MM jackpot gets up there to a really large amount. When that happens I will PM y
Jul 17, 2025, 7:58 pm - IAmABadOne - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Thanks for the info. It was just my curiosity (and not judgment) about your pool compared to what I am doing (and my plan for a Pool) and nothing more. I read in an earlier post and understand that your organizer had a formula for each member to get 1 Mil on a big win. I think that is a good plan and sounds like it will not cost a fortune to execute. What I am doing *sounds* a bit rich but it really isn't. Since the end of March when PB MM were won back to back and reset to their minimum
Jul 27, 2025, 9:49 pm - IAmABadOne - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Good luck when that time comes If I was to ever manage a pool, I would take contributions even when we are not playing, that way when it's time to play, we have a bigger war chest and members don't feel the strain of contributing. I know that would be a logistical nightmare keeping track of all the contributions. I doubt I would want to manage that unless it's a very small pool of say 10 friends.
May 25, 2026, 9:31 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

ideal lottery pool sizeReply
I enjoy belonging to a pool since it gives me far more chances to win the lottery than I ever could get playing on my own. I never want to organize one though. I do not want the responsibility nor do I want to hunt people down for payments. The one thing I really like about the one I currently belong to is the fact I do not have to worry about how big it gets since I can buy multiple shares. This way I can control how much I am trying to win. It seems an ideal way to organize a pool.
Mar 17, 2026, 8:42 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

ideal lottery pool sizeReply
Right now am in this weird pool. We never seem to agree what to buy, when to buy, how to buy and how, if we win the jackpot, we are going to split the winnings. And it's just me in the pool. Can you imagine if it's more people than that
Mar 13, 2026, 6:40 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Holiday Raffle!Reply
While I was living in New York, I couldn't wait for The PA Millionaire Raffle to be announced in October. It was about an hour's drive over to PA for me to buzz across I-84 and buy them. For multiple years I made many trips to PA. I organized a pool and the pool bought quite a few of them. None of the tickets I bought ever won a dime. On one trip to PA, I bought a bunch and decided to sell them to people I knew. I sold one of the tickets to my brother. (I held them in my hand like a fan , a
Jan 9, 2026, 9:31 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Our pool did not win anything in the Saturday Powerball draw. Trying again in tonight's Powerball draw. The pool is buying tickets for every draw until the jackpot is won. Then it may switch to buying Mega Millions. Hopefully the jackpot will be large enough by then. Good luck to everyone that is playing tonight.
Nov 24, 2025, 4:22 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
We have our pool tickets for the Tuesday draw. The best we did was a 3 times multiplier. This is two draws is a row where the highest multiplier was a 3. The Powerball jackpot is also large enough for our pool to play. So when the Mega Millions jackpot is won, we can switch to playing Powerball. We have played the Mega Millions game 15 draws in a row. Good luck to everyone that is playing.
Nov 2, 2025, 9:02 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Our pool buys tickets in California. With no state tax, that leaves more money to divide among members of the pool in the event we win big. But with that comes some bad news. The prizes are parimutuel. In all other jurisdictions, the second place prize is at least $2 million. In California it varies based on how often it is won. In the next draw, second place prize is only about $0.5 million. We have to take the good with the bad.
Oct 6, 2025, 4:20 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

MM $5, PB $2, Powerplay $1IReply
If a lottery pool buys Powerplay, it means the last 1/3 of the pool's money has a zero chance to win the jackpot. The purpose of a lottery pool is to maximize the participants' chances of winning the jackpot. Throwing away the last 1/3 of the pool's money on Powerplay will not change the amount of each participant's share should they win, but will reduce their chances of winning by 1/3. That makes no sense. There is a way to guarantee a $2 million win for second prize (assuming this is n
Oct 2, 2025, 4:55 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum