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Powerball in New YorkReply
I hope more states enter these two games adding more sales into higher jackpots, but the jackpots are being won fairly soon in PB without going over 200m even with those higher odds. I mean there were just five 2nd prize winners, and one of those had the correct powerball for the jackpot and the roll is done already. I think they need more drawing nights and maybe a third game between multi-state members just to keep more interest.
Apr 10, 2009, 9:12 pm - Dakota - Jackpot Games Forum

FinallyReply
I don't know why Florida insisted on holding the drawings in Florida before joining the Multi State Lottery,but I can live with it.I don't like the fact that they are changing the matrix and making it harder to win,but since the jackpots are predicted to be bigger,I can live with that,too.What I don't know is if they will continue to have live ball drawings or change over to RNG computer drawings.If they switch to RNG,I can't live with that.I'll quit playing Powerball and invest my money in the
Nov 20, 2008, 7:02 pm - MaddMike51 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Gap Strategy - MegaMillions 0916Reply
Bobby, you're right. People always want $100, 200, 300 million jackpots. I'm one of them. Their reasoning, for the most part, is if they wanted a smaller jackpot they'd play their state's individual JP game. The whole idea behind multi-state lotteries is to decrease the chances of the numbers being picked over a large population demographic, thus propelling the JP amount to levels well beyond local lotteries.
Sep 17, 2008, 2:16 pm - Jimhowlett - Jackpot Games Forum

I think Californians hate Super Lotto PlusReply
I don't think Californians hate SLP any more than any other state hates their in-state lotto. It's just the fact that players, the casual ones anyway, just go for the bigger jackpot. Odds mean nothing to them, they just play whatever is bigger. It happens every single time a state joins a multi-state game. Every single time.
Jun 29, 2008, 1:16 am - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Same Mega Ball three drawings in a row...Reply
Each state runs its multi-state games under its rules. That's the reason California has pari-mutual payouts and Ohio has fixed payout for the same game. In Ohio MM winners have only 6 months to claim their prizes while some other MM states will wait a year.
May 9, 2008, 12:04 pm - RJOh - Jackpot Games Forum

Californians to get a full year to claim Mega Millions lottery prizesNews Story
California lottery players originally had just 6 months to claim Mega winnings, while those in other states had 12. The change takes effect Jan. 1. Californians who keep their winning Mega Millions lottery tickets in their sock drawers will soon get an additional six months to dig them out and cash them in. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation Wednesday that extends the time for claiming a jackpot in the multi-state lottery game from six months to a year. The change, effective
Apr 24, 2008, 1:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News

buying lottery ticketsReply
If two of the jackpot winners bought their tickets in states that didn't allow anonymity there could be a question of was there really another winner in another state that said the winner wished to remain anonymous. It's the perception of the jackpot winners that didn't play in the other state and played by different rules. When we consider some of the things that happened with the Tennessee Lottery, asking for proof there was actually another winner in another state is a legitimate question.
Mar 16, 2008, 6:20 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega MillionsReply
I don't see how any of that makes sense. I don't doubt that alot of players buy tickets for the bigger jackpot, but states maketheir money from all of the sales, regardless of which games areplayed. If joining a multi state game reduces annual sales of a stategame by 250 million dollars because players start spending 250 milliondollars on the new multi-state game, the overall sales are exactly thesame. In reality I expect that overall sales would go up, because evenif most players switch comp
Feb 21, 2008, 3:59 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Colorado man wins lottery second timeReply
Cash-Did you know that the Powerball cash value is roughly just a little over 48% of the annuity. So the state lottery at 50% is giving its winners more cash then Powerball is to its winners. Mega Millions is the multi-state game that gives back to its winners over 50% of the annuity in cash value.-weshar75
Jan 12, 2007, 3:18 pm - weshar75 - Lottery News

How do you celebrate your Birthday when playing the LotteryReply
I did not doing anything special for my lottery play on my birthday. I just got two tickets with the multipliers on them for my state lottery and the multi-state lottery game.-weshar75
Nov 20, 2006, 3:08 pm - weshar75 - Jackpot Games Forum