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Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
There was a $2M winner in Texas, no doubt they are glad they played three dollars instead of two.
Apr 7, 2026, 2:07 am - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
Last summer I was in Texas for vacation, I bought a 15 draw Texas Lotto ticket, the jackpot was in the 30M range. I did not win the jackpot . But you are right, at $1 a draw even with the odds it feels ok. Where I live the state doesn't tax the lottery, so a 1M win would be 630K, which is a very decent win. I add the extra $1 for the power play to make it 1,260,000 after taxes, now that sounds very good Good luck on your upcoming draws and Happy Birthday in advance.
Apr 25, 2026, 6:27 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Help Me Understand This 😭Reply
It might have something to do with the fact that 3 of the states that win the other 2 jackpot games don't have Millionaire for Life. Florida, Texas, and California. So there are probably a lot fewer tickets being sold.
Apr 19, 2026, 11:48 am - HoLeeKau - Lottery Discussion Forum

Is the Annuity payout safe?Reply
this actually happened in illinois a decade ago. https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-comptroller-the-state-will-stop-payments-to-lottery-winners-if-budget-stalemate-drags-on/ but they eventually resumed paying people. in illinois's case, it was a budget problem. in texas's case, you got a lot of cranks in the texas state legislature who want the lottery shut down all because some out of state bulk buying group won a jackpot. in any case the state will still have to pay out prizes they s
May 20, 2026, 2:40 pm - Brock Lee - Lottery Discussion Forum

It looks as if the $5.00 MM ticket is doing poorly.Reply
It took 40 draws, 5 months, to generate an annuity jackpot still sub billion. This is the longest series of rollovers ever recorded for Mega Millions. The Texas lottery, using an estimated sales figures translated into what are presumably Poisson distribution calculations, indicated that the probability of forty rollovers was less than 35%. It follows if one does simple math that more than 40 rollovers would be required to reach annuity jackpots over a billion dollars, and thus is unlik
Mar 10, 2026, 4:24 pm - Prob988 - Lottery Discussion Forum