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Kansas Powerball lottery winner claims jackpot anonymouslyReply
Had to get the phone, so I couldn't edit...too late. Does anyone know how many PB or MM winners have actually chosen to take the annuity? The Washington Post reported this, but it was in 2003. I was curious and can't find the information. Everybody takes the money, says Powerball spokesman Mahoney. In all the years of mega-jackpots, he said, only one big winner has ever wanted the annuity. It's just that for so many years people have chosen the lump sum and out of all these people, I'
Oct 5, 2006, 7:27 pm - justxploring - Lottery News

To MUSL and the Mega groupReply
Both groups in the past have had surveys for players to express their feelings about spending more money for a ticket and they have alway decided to keep it at a dollar. As a system player I prefer to buy more tickets and improve my chances of winning when I spend more money. With PowerBall and MegaMillions in Texas, players can chose to pay $2 for their tickets and at least double their winnings if and when they win one of the lower tier prizes. Most losers alway feel they spent too muc
Oct 3, 2006, 1:36 pm - RJOh - Jackpot Games Forum

Large Jackpot for XMASReply
My modeling programs, for what they're worth, estimate that thereis a 15% of an MM jackpot over $200M annuity and an 11% chance of a Powerball jackpot of this size. Note that the Powerball jackpot would be worth much less money in cash terms. The MM jackpot has an even shot, roughly of getting to $100M but the PB has an even shot at only getting to $100M. It's all luck however. It is impossible to predict exactly. Anything could happen. Both jackpots could be huge by Christmas or
Oct 1, 2006, 2:09 pm - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

10 Worst Lotteries To PlayReply
pumpi76....it would probably be wise to check Marylands Multi match (a varience of the PA Match 6) They both pay out 20$ for the 4of 6. ANd the kicker is....PA's jackpots are CASH AMOUNTS starting at 500k. Marylands Multi match uses the annuity as its jackpot amount so their jackpot cash payout starts at 200k and only rolls about 10k in essence. Marylands Multi doesnt even start to payout til you hit 5 numbers on three lines! Yet PA allows 4 numbers on three lines.. I will say that LFL in PA
Sep 30, 2006, 8:13 pm - TheGameGrl - Lottery Discussion Forum

PB lower odds = greater payout than MM??
Not that it matters... The last 100 PB jackpots have paid out approximately 1.8 billion more than MM. That's an average of 18 million more per drawing! And MM's new matrix was touted as the game that could finally reach a 500 million dollar jackpot!?! Yeah, right!
Sep 28, 2006, 12:47 pm - m3g4m1ll10ns - Jackpot Games Forum

Here We Go AgainReply
I think MM is set for another long streak of low jackpots. It might get interupted by a pot just under 200 million but I doubt it. The MM group however will continue to do nothing about this failure of a game. Powerball might have another good roll towards the end of the year. It's also funny that the 2nd biggest jackpot is a 6/49 game with 24 million in tax-free cash. I remember when Canadians were complaining about the price moving to $2 but given the great prizes for a 6/49 game it woul
Sep 28, 2006, 9:36 am - dvdiva - Jackpot Games Forum

Whose head will explode if the next 5 MM draws are won?Reply
Last Tuesday was only the tenth time an opening Mega Millions jackpot was awarded since the inception of "The Big Game" in 1996. Only once has a BG/MM jackpot been awarded three draws in a row, and that occurred on July 18, July 25, and August 1, 1997 (BG draws were only once a week back then). Only seven opening Powerball jackpots have been awarded since the game went to a 5/49 + 1/42 matrix in November 1997, and again, only once has a PB jackpot been awarded three draws in a row, which occ
Sep 23, 2006, 1:08 am - ryanm - Jackpot Games Forum

Lottery DNAReply
I think it fares well...I receive email from them all the time...I recently received an email from them saying that DC customers were happy...And indeed if you look at the number of 5 of 6, 4 of 6 and 3 of 6 that DC customers got you would have been like whao!!!Don't remember but it think (not sure) it was like 200 or 2,000 3 of 6 numbers... is good but the question we need to ask is how many numbers total are they playing (i am talking like everybody combined)...The reason i haven't subscribe t
Sep 19, 2006, 3:26 pm - pumpi76 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Ga. maintenance man wins Mega Millions lottery jackpotReply
If there were more educated/prepared people playing the lotteries there would be more of them winning the jackpots. Educated/prepared people think playing lotteries is a waste of money so they have nobody but themselves to blame if they aren't winning more, besides the stock markets need players too. As for those system players spending a $100 per drawing, if they have that kind of money to waste they already have more money than they can handle. Lotteries aren't designed to make smart or
Sep 19, 2006, 3:18 pm - RJOh - Lottery News

Florida man claims $6 million Lotto jackpotReply
Thanks DD! I'm trying, I'm trying!! Publix is a big supermarket chain and their employees are trained well at the customer service counter..at least at my local store. I'm not here to promote a giant corporation, because I'd rather give my business to a small Mom Pop store, but their service is excellent. I guess buying a Lotto ticket while you're grocery shopping makes sense, since people are trying to cut down on their trips to the store to save gas. However, sometimes there is a long wai
Sep 12, 2006, 4:40 pm - justxploring - Lottery News