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Otherwise Good Games with Fatal Flaws
There are a lot of great games out there, more than you might think. But there are some games that would fantastic, if not for just one problem. And these aren't minor complaints, but big problems. I can think of a few games that have one major, and in some cases unforgiveable, flaws. Here are some I can think of.New York LottoBig jackpots, and 2 plays for a buck?! That's what New York Lotto offers. And while that might be the end of it, it's not. As we hear from CASHOnly over, and over, and ov
May 31, 2005, 9:50 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Winners of $208 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot step forwardNews Story
Ralph and Mary Stebbins of Port Huron, Michgan have always wanted to travel, so they're using part of their third-largest-ever Mega Millions jackpot to buy a recreational vehicle.And then there's the cow.While mulling their options after winning the $208 million jackpot, Mary Stebbins mentioned her wish. She said, I want to buy a cow.' She just wants to buy a cow -- a show cow, said Bob Kolt, a media specialist from Okemos representing the family.Ralph Stebbins' wish list includes a garage to
Apr 29, 2005, 6:42 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball Lottery States Vote to Change GameReply
Quote: Originally posted by ayenowitall on April 9, 2005Quote: Originally posted by ayenowitall on March 19, 2005https://www.lotterypost.com/news/109635.htmMaybe MUSL should create a game with astronomical odds that increase exponentially from draw to draw. That would virtually guarantee an ever increasing super-sized jackpot that would be highly unlikely to be hit. Certainly that would placate all the giant jackpot fans.JAG,It was just a mildly sarcastic joke when I made the above comments in a
Apr 11, 2005, 1:31 pm - JAG331 - Lottery News

mega millions and powerball jackpot pollReply
Mega Millions May Raise Jackpot, Lower OddsState lottery officials have proposed changing the Mega Millions game to offer an increased jackpot but lower odds of winning.The Texas Lottery Commission discussed the changes, including increasing the starting jackpot from $10 million to $12 million, at a public meeting Thursday. Lower-tier prizes would also be raised under the plan.Bobby Heith, spokesman for the Commission, said the group of states that participate in Mega Millions agreed to the chan
Apr 8, 2005, 4:13 pm - Maverick - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery software development ideasReply
Quote: Originally posted by Rip Snorter on April 1, 2005Bigloooooser:I'll tell you what, man. That would be one sorry system if it can only pick jackpots 90 or 95 percent of the time instead of 100 percent. A man who wanted to win 10 drawings would feel he'd been screwed if he only won nine of the ones he figured on.I don't know much about this stuff, but at least one person has already said there are hundreds of systems out there able to do what you say yours will do. Even if the numbers for
Apr 1, 2005, 12:04 pm - paul762 - Lottery Systems Forum

Lottery software development ideasReply
Bigloooooser:I'll tell you what, man. That would be one sorry system if it can only pick jackpots 90 or 95 percent of the time instead of 100 percent. A man who wanted to win 10 drawings would feel he'd been screwed if he only won nine of the ones he figured on.I don't know much about this stuff, but at least one person has already said there are hundreds of systems out there able to do what you say yours will do. Even if the numbers for the drawing tonight are all in that group you gave, nob
Apr 1, 2005, 8:34 am - Rip Snorter - Lottery Systems Forum

Missouri Lottery faces downturn in salesNews Story
The Missouri Lottery faces a $3.5 million budget cut that could force layoffs of a fourth of the agency's workers plus another General Assembly-ordered retreat from advertising.This will be the fourth year in a row we're taking a significant budget cut, director Jim Scroggins told Lottery Commission members last week.We are struggling to understand that and to understand how we are expected to grow business and increase sales.Despite more than $6 million in advertising cuts the past three years,
Mar 22, 2005, 8:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

First WV lottery winner gets final annuity checkNews Story
A Wood County man who was the West Virginia Lottery's first jackpot winner received his last of 20 payments on Wednesday.Russell Husk, a private man who doesn't do interviews, was a a 24-year-old maintenance worker for a Parkersburg restaurant when he won $3.74 million on March 20, 1986. He won the money after spinning the lottery wheel on the weekly televised Grand Prize Show.The lottery at that time only offered instant tickets and spinning the wheel was how players could win jackpots. Husk ha
Mar 18, 2005, 11:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Streak of jackpot winners is bad luck for Powerball lottery salesReply
Quote: Originally posted by Maverick on March 17, 2005Personally, I still find it ironic that some people get disappointed when there are no big jackpots, as if it's so easy for them to win. But as long as they play what they can afford, everything should be okay. I am with you on that Maverick I just don't see it. But it looks as if I am going to have to change my thinking a little. Someone stated over in the Mega Million thread on this same subject that they will continue to play because the
Mar 17, 2005, 4:43 pm - fxdwg - Lottery News

Mystery lottery winner claims $3.8 million jackpotNews Story
Michigan law allows lottery winners to remain anonymous, and the man who cashed in a winning WinFall ticket this week took full advantage of it.The man turned in the winning ticket from the April 10, 2004 drawing, which offered a $3.8 million jackpot. He opted to take a lump-sum payment good for $1.4 million after taxes.The man would not let lottery officials identify him publicly or provide his age, hometown or place of employment, said Andi Brancato, a lottery commission spokeswoman. He was a
Feb 4, 2005, 9:44 am - Todd - Lottery News