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Fantasy 5 payouts are garbage now!Reply
That'z bcuz, Fla haz alot of People in itz State, thuz moe Lottery Playaz.. so, when Fantasy5 iz won, It'z split btween alot moe winnerz than normally in other States...reducing the para mutual payout... Plus , it also makez it eazier to win, cauze itz numbaz pool is only 36 , which iz really hard to find elswhere comparatively speakin...az utha State'z Fantasy5 'z numbaz pool iz 39, or 42. -Stat$talker
Jul 31, 2025, 2:08 pm - Stat$talker - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
I did not day I did not know how many are in the pool. Second, I trust the guy running the pool. And third, I am only spending a few bucks. It is not the end of the world. I am just in for the fun of it.
Jun 18, 2025, 11:48 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
You and I are doing similarly. I played 4 tickets with no duplicated numbers and received zero cash for my efforts. Two tickets had no hits. One ticket had 1 hit. One ticket had two hits and missed the powerball by 1. I had 21 and needed 22 for $25. As Agent 86 would say: Missed it by thaaaat much. It was my fault entirely, I picked the 21 powerball so I can't complain that the lottery terminal shafted me on that one. The Saturday draw was as close as I have ever been for the win. Th
Aug 26, 2025, 3:13 pm - IAmABadOne - Lottery Discussion Forum

Probability of winning with multiple ticketsReply
Tucker, thank you for the very concise explanation. I agree with you 100%. Unfortunately, the people that already did not believe what you wrote will probably not be convinced. They do not want to admit they were once mistaken. Improving the odds is exactly why I only buy tickets as a member of a pool. I never buy a ticket on my own. Yes, I could win a pick 3 game but winning $500 is not very exciting for me. Winning the Mega Millions or Powerball games is nearly impossible when buying y
Mar 29, 2026, 3:57 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

It looks as if the $5.00 MM ticket is doing poorly.Reply
Another thing that's not rocket science. They're not in the red, but when the winner chooses the cash value of $27.1 million there's only going to be about $12 million in the prize pool. The non-jackpot prizes require about 22% of sales revenue, so that's about $9.5 million of the $42.7 million they took in for the two drawings. Add the $27.1 million and they get to pay out about $36.6 million. That's roughly 85% of revenue, and about $15 million more than they planned.
Mar 27, 2026, 7:25 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

ideal lottery pool sizeReply
Just me. One time I tried to join a very small lottery pool (total two people) but the other person forgot to purchase the ticket before the cut-off time.
Mar 13, 2026, 3:28 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

ideal lottery pool sizeReply
I ran a pool at the furniture store I worked at several years ago. Had 8-10 people. I would buys tics and text a pic of the tics to the members. Any winnings went back into buying extra tics. Alas, never had any large wins.
Mar 13, 2026, 9:59 am - rcbbuckeye - Lottery Discussion Forum

ideal lottery pool sizeReply
If you run a pool make copies of the tickets and hand them out to each member before the drawing. It avoids all the drama if someone wins with their own ticket.
Mar 13, 2026, 9:16 am - grwurston - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The pool is going to wait until one of the jackpots gets much larger. We start playing when the jackpot is at least $150 million cash. It makes a difference since the plan is to split the jackpot many ways.
Mar 12, 2026, 9:10 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
That sucks! I hope you're pool scores a winner next go around. Good luck! And have a fantastic day/night!
Mar 4, 2026, 5:21 pm - Justing618 - Lottery Discussion Forum