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Mississippi Lottery halts Cash 3 triple payout promotion one week inReply
Apparently the Mississippi Lottery doesn't employ anyone that understands a pick 3 game. Especially when syndicates are spending millions in some states to buy every lotto game combination for a guaranteed jackpot with the only risk of splitting it was other winning tickets. Mississippi players could spend $1000 and get a guaranteed $500 win. Most states have limits on the total amount the will pay out, but doesn't change the win for anyone wagering $1000 before the limit was reached. Lo
Nov 7, 2025, 4:46 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery triples all Cash 3 prizes for NovemberReply
i really wonder what their logic was when they came up with this promotion. some ideas: the ms lottery assumes that most players reinvest their winnings into buying more tickets, therefore the free money will just go back into the ecosystem. or... the ms lottery assumes that only a small fraction of players will make playing pick 3 their full time job and that the vast majority will not buy up all straight combinations every draw. i don't think the second one is a safe assumption.
Nov 5, 2025, 11:44 am - Brock Lee - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery announces Bonus Draws Daily 4 promotionReply
During the promotion month, Michigan lottery could be changing out the ball machines more frequently. Systems aren't useless. Using a system is better than playing blindly everyday such as a birthday. That's not what I said. It would not cancel out my ticket. That would be ridiculous! The entire process of pulling the winning number may be different. Its not an irrational conclusion when I see it for myself, dude. In July 2024, the system was working like a charm! Even though I wasn't wi
Aug 30, 2025, 12:59 pm - LottoNoobie - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery commemorates 40th anniversary with throwback ticket from 1985News Story
Iowa players can get a vintage taste of lottery wins By Kate Northrop To celebrate turning 40 this year, the Iowa Lottery released a special anniversary ticket that calls back to the original scratch-off game from 1985. The Iowa Lottery is commemorating its fourth decade with a new scratch-off game that allows players to get a vintage taste of what playing the lottery used to look like. Iowa players can stop by a lottery retailer to pick up a 2025 version of the Iowa Lottery's fi
Jun 18, 2025, 10:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

DC Lottery offers compensation for players affected by computerized draw errorNews Story
DC Lottery offers several pathways for remediation after programming error caused untold tickets to lose out By Kate Northrop After Lottery Post alerted the DC Lottery to a possible error that prevented tickets from winning in three of its local draw games for weeks, the DC Lottery has announced several different forms of compensation for players who may have been impacted by the computerized drawing glitch. Last week, Lottery Post reached out to the DC Lottery after Lottery Post mem
Apr 27, 2026, 7:22 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery halts Cash 3 triple payout promotion one week inReply
The point I was making was about a lottery stopping a promotion or even a game because the outcome was different than what they expected. I doubt any lottery would expect 3 trips to be drawn out of 60 drawings nor would any lottery stop their pick 3 drawings because of it. Over time, the lottery wins the house edge. The Kentucky pick 3 edge is only 40% because they pay $600 for a straight. And even with a lower house edge the KY Lottery managed to still get a 3% profit for a month wher
Nov 9, 2025, 11:28 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery halts Cash 3 triple payout promotion one week inReply
Those funds intended to pay out the prizes tells us that they knew the promotion would cost them money Those funds were apparently only enough for six days and not for the entire month of November they advertised. There is no specific limit on the number of Mississippi Cash 3 tickets an individual can purchase for a single drawing; players can generally buy as many as they want. Can't find if there is an aggregate payout limit, but if there is no limit, in another week players that
Nov 8, 2025, 5:12 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery halts Cash 3 triple payout promotion one week inReply
Those funds were apparently only enough for six days and not for the entire month of November they advertised. And? They expected to pay out some amount,but players won that amount in about 1/4 of the time the lottery expected. They ended up paying out 97% of all the wagers that month. Don't recall the KY Lottery saying because of an overwhelming player response they would stop sales of triples. And? Triples account for 1% of the possible results and get drawn 1% of the time as a l
Nov 12, 2025, 1:22 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Idaho man wins the lottery for the 18th time over 30 yearsNews Story
Repeat winner says his real luck has nothing to do with the lottery By Kate Northrop One man in Idaho has all the luck he's won the lottery a total of 18 times over the last 30 years. Will he make it to 20? An Idaho resident is on a hot lucky streak after he just recently netted his 18th significant win in the lottery. Does lightning strike 18 times? the Idaho Lottery said in a social media post. For Idaho Lottery player Robert Bevan... it just might. Bevan is no stranger to
May 25, 2026, 9:04 am - Todd - Lottery News