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Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
I think you're correct and I too think it backfired on them big time. To me the obvious question becomes (provided they want to make as money off the game as they used to) So why not return to one evening draw per day??? These days, if there is one winner in each drawing on any given day, both jackpots total to approximately $155,000 to $160,000. Prior to adding the midday draw, the lone evening drawing produced a $200,000 jackpot. (If just one winner) That can only mean one thing, and that
Dec 15, 2025, 9:35 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
I don't know if anyone has seen this or not but FWIW - My FF5 tickets have the following printed on the bottom of them, Through March 31, 2026, Fantasy 5 will feature a minimum of $100,000 top prize on every draw! So I took a look at the Top Prize Winners and Retailers Report. Since March 1st, there have been two Midday drawings (March 2nd and March 3rd) where the top prize was split between two winners, each receiving $50,000. There has been one Evening drawing (March 1st) where one wi
Mar 5, 2026, 7:51 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
What's earnings value ? Never heard that term used when discussing or reading about the lottery. Are you talking about earnings value from a players perspective or the lottery's perspective as it relates to running their business? Reduced jackpots are a direct result of reduced ticket sales. It's very hard for me to see how the Fla Lottery gets higher earnings value when they aren't selling as many FF5 tickets as they used to. G5
Dec 17, 2025, 3:58 pm - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
I'm sure they did it thinking it would increase sales but really it backfired. For some reason it split the players between midday and evening reducing that evening jackpot. I usually only play 2 sets (one set I've been playing for 20+ years) so I play both draws. Good Luck, Chris
Dec 14, 2025, 4:31 pm - chris632 - Pick 5 Forum

MD Pick 5Reply
I buy rarely now because of rng. I just wonder if people are doing better or worse with it. And i wonder if there sales are up or down. I noticed they never post pick 4 wins anymore. On there website. Seems kinda weird to me. Once they switched I basically stopped buying. I was trying to figure out patterns when it first started to. I eventuality gave up. I don't trust it. But I will stop rambling on. Good luck! And have a great day!
Jun 18, 2025, 2:38 pm - Justing618 - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
With much respect and appreciation towards LP member 'TOKECAP' and his fabulous expertise with AI , here is why The Florida Lottery went to two FF5 drawings per day. You and I think that stinks but we're definitely not as smart as The Lottery. G5 A. You re correct: players lost value From a player perspective: Expected value went down Jackpot growth was crippled Pool fragmentation favors the house Long-shot strategies became worse That s why many experienced Fantasy 5 pl
Dec 15, 2025, 12:25 pm - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
Right... FF5 is the best bet among Fla online games. That's why I play it. When the lottery added the midday drawing ticket sales immediately went way down. That can be attributed to just one thing - player reaction by voting with their dollars and walking away from the game. Added to that that, these days, people are feeling the effects of higher prices on many things (inflation) and probably have cut back on lottery spending as a result. IMHO even if inflation is coming down, and pla
Dec 18, 2025, 6:43 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum