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Some information about PowerballReply
I never understood anyone saying it's fixed. State lotteries make more money now with video poker and other revenue streams than with tradtional lotteries. Megamillions and Powerball sales are relatively flat and unless the pot hits at least 100 million sales are low. If they rigged the games it just wouldn't make sense that they would rig it to have small jackpots and yet that's whats been happening for a while now. Lotteries are there to make money and small jackpots just don't sell that well.
Oct 8, 2004, 12:51 am - dvdiva - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball sets a new recordReply
If the jackpot is big enough, the area of sales will become larger, many of the winners of large jackpots are from out of the state of sale. When the jackpots are over $200M people are willing to drive farther or go on line to buy tickets to be in the game.RJOh
Oct 7, 2004, 4:41 pm - RJOh - Jackpot Games Forum

Lotto Texas.
I have to hand it to the people of Texas. Judging by the jackpots of Lotto Texas, it loks like sales haven't dropped to much. They haven't resorted to making the jackpots in increments on $500,000 yet.
Aug 25, 2004, 7:57 am - DoctorEw220 - Lottery Discussion Forum

UK Lottery faces shortfallReply
poor jackpots are what's not helping. they had a good rollover recently but euro millions has been in the dumps as far as jackpots are concerned
Aug 17, 2004, 4:03 pm - dvdiva - Lottery News

Oregon lottery posts record salesReply
Hot Lotto will never be changed in such a way to create $100 million jackpots, but IMO if states like Connecticut and Oregon are ever going to be interested, MUSL needs to make bigger jackpots possible.
Aug 10, 2004, 4:37 pm - CASH Only - Lottery News

What will happen when they get too big
Jackpot have reached over $300 million dollars over the the past few years. And lotteries are making the odds longer and longer to get these jackpots to grow bigger and bigger. The question is, when will the odds become too long? When will players find a game and just say Nobody can win this! and just not play. When will jackpots hit such high levels that chaos will break out?
Aug 9, 2004, 6:34 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Australian jackpots are tax free
Australia's lotteries, which, like US lotteries, are run by state governments. However, all winning are totally tax free. So, Australia is the real land of the free. And winners can also remain anonymous. SUCKERS!
Jul 24, 2004, 11:13 pm - southland - Lottery Discussion Forum

MM withdrawlReply
Each of the jackpots won in Powerball or Mega Millions this year were won by a single ticket. No matter how high the jackpots get, the odds always favor a single winner unless at least 250 million tickets were sold or something.
Jul 5, 2004, 12:55 pm - ryanm - Lottery Discussion Forum

SC has a Powerball Winner!!Reply
Just a little less than two months ago, the powerball (and not MM) was over 200 million. How soon we forget.One of these jackpots will dventually go over 300 million; it's a matter of time. Generally one would expect about 2 out of every 5 jackpots to rollover with a $200 million+ jackpot. This is a measure of how long the odds already are.
Jun 27, 2004, 5:27 pm - prob987 - Jackpot Games Forum

Vent your displeasure - CANADIAN 649Reply
more from Karnac:Huge jackpot reflects trend in state lotteriesFor your perusal......http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/06/19/big.jackpots.ap/index.html CNN PollWhat would you prefer from your state lottery? Better odds 89% 46678 votes Bigger jackpots 11% 5952 votes Total: 52630 votes Hmmm....interesting....I guess the 4500 polled [by Lotto649 staff] weren't American after all
Jun 20, 2004, 1:31 pm - lottoshlep - Lottery Discussion Forum