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What will happen to California Super Lotto Plus?
Before MegaMillions was introduced in CA, SLP was huge. The jackpot amount easily reached 40~50 millions in a few weeks. I really miss that time. California is on the brink of bankrupcy. It's really bad in every part of the public sectors. And I don't like it when the lottery got hit, too. See, MM doesn't guarantee a winner in Califonia every time. And I think lottery commision doesn't really care as long as people are buying the tickets. Now SLP is practically an afterthought. Gone are
Feb 13, 2009, 1:25 am - ambelamba - Jackpot Games Forum

Indiana convenience store sells winning $163M Powerball ticketReply
Here's the full story: The player who purchased the winning $163.2 million-winning Powerball ticket in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. has claimed their riches through GMTR Investments, LLC. GMTR Investments, LLC was represented by Attorney Tim Michaels. His clients elected to take the cash option and received a one-time lump sum payment of $97,966,541 before taxes. They [the winners] are a group of individuals from Cincinnati, said Michaels. From what I understand, they like Powerball better than
Feb 3, 2009, 4:45 pm - LouieTheCat - Lottery News

Buying lottery tickets at Corp./District officesReply
I don't mess with scratch-ifs even though I have been at my favorite lottery playing convenience store on two occasions when two other patrons (at different times) had bought winning scratch-ifs in the amounts of $10,000 and $500 (the $500 winner happened last night as I was buying my pipe dream for the Mega Millions drawing). Nor do I mess with Pick 3 or Pick 4 even though I have also been in stores where people came in to claim their P3 winnings (Straight P4 winners have to go to lottery of
Jan 31, 2009, 11:42 am - OldSchoolPa - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery Pool/ClubReply
Todd, you appear to be missing the point on many levels. 1. Winning a million dollars is exactly the point. And that is after a pool split and after taxes. 2. The risk reward is best under two conditions. One, large jackpots (winning money contributed in previous draws) and two, playing in a pool. 3. The only way to improve ones chances is to buy lots of tickets. Best way and most economical way is to play in a pool. 4. Large numbers and slim odds does not make it a different balgame
Jan 19, 2009, 12:48 am - Mario38 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Calif Fantasy 5 strategiesReply
Latte, The pairs you have are ALL pairs. The ones jackpot is talking about are ones that only end in 0, 3, 6, 9 or when a number is added together that equals 3, 6, 9, or 10 10 ends in a zero From your numbers above the only pairs in jackpots system are. I didnt look at the 2 X's list. 3, 6 3, 10 13, 18
Jan 18, 2009, 3:52 pm - Oncilla - Pick 5 Forum

Calif Fantasy 5 strategiesReply
Welcome Latte, Glad to have another brain and pair of eyes to help pin down winning the fantasy 5. I had a play in November that I got 3 tickets with 4 numbers. I was using a hot, cold, skip, and pattern tracking system. It all boiled down to I had guessed those numbers right on that day and wheeled a 50 play pattern. I also got several 3 number matches and a ton of free replays. I ended up with a little over 1700 dollars. After that, I could never get past 3 numbers matched. Now I am co
Jan 18, 2009, 3:47 pm - Oncilla - Pick 5 Forum

Many states' lottery sales are rising in recessionNews Story
Even in these tough economic times, many people are feeling lucky. More than half of all states with lotteries have reported rising sales over the past six months, and some researchers say financial insecurity might be driving people to risk more of their money than usual on $1 and $5 instant scratch-offs and other daily games in hopes of a big payoff. Someday somebody is going to win and I hope it is me, said Albert Atwood of Nashville, who spends $100 weekly playing the Pick 5 and Lotto
Jan 12, 2009, 8:49 am - Todd - Lottery News

Countdown to Powerball in FloridaReply
I sense that 2009 is my year, so it doesn't matter how they change PB. Heck, I even dropped the extra buck or two on the Florida Lotto's new increase the jackpot scheme a couple of times (when I happened to be passing through Florida). Right now, I have a buck riding on future draws for PB (until this Saturday, then I will play max advance play...will seriously consider powerplay now that 2nd tier prize is guaranteed $1M before taxes), MM, Florida Lotto, and Illinois Lotto (it is now at $25M.
Dec 30, 2008, 12:19 pm - OldSchoolPa - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega at 207 - cash prize is still 68%Reply
The destruction of the financial system by the scammers in the Bush administration has implications in this case, since interest rates are low on government bonds. This is because they are considered as safe compared to say, stocks, or corporate bonds. They are not safe, but they are considered so. Back in 2007, the annuity to cash ratio was more like 59%, meaning that the cash prize in the current drawing would have generated a marketing claim of a $239 million jackpot. I always rely on t
Dec 10, 2008, 11:30 pm - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

If you won a jackpot, how mcuh would you give to your parents?Reply
People have great intentions with fantasies of winning jackpots and giving away part of them, but thye must really look into this kind of thing before they make a move. You may want to give away over a million, but if you find out it may cost you anywhere from $50,000 to $200,000 to do so you may have second thoughts. In the book Infinite Financial Freedom: What to do Before and after You Hit the Lottery, the author, Bob Sanford, give examples of one winner who just gave money away, and an
Dec 2, 2008, 6:01 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum