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Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Even though Powerball is clearly winning this race, the Powerball jackpot is growing at much lower rates than its record runs. Lottery sales for the big national games are down. This is probably the main reason the Mega Millions game was recently changed. Many of the Powerball records were set when the draws were held twice a week. When they went to three draws per week, naturally sales per draw went down. The current Powerball jackpot at $426 million was reached after 27 rolls. But, the 27
Aug 3, 2025, 4:38 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by $22 million to $368 million after 22 rolls. There is an estimated 2.2% chance the Mega Millions jackpot will be won in the next draw whereas it is 3.3% for Powerball. The Mega Millions jackpot is growing slower than the Powerball jackpot. The Mega Millions jackpot is $174 million larger than the Powerball jackpot. A week ago, it was $176 million larger.
Jun 3, 2026, 8:21 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

89 second prize winners for the powerballReply
I would say most winners are self picks if your state lottery powerball play slip was organized with 5 rows of numbers per ticket for the white balls for an easy pattern to play. Lots of Keno players play patterns so not unusual. Someone should tally all the state powerball play slips that won and see how many have 5 rows of numbers for easy pattern play. Look at Florida Powerball play slip which is the anti play slip for pattern selection with lots of rows for white ball selection.
Apr 30, 2026, 2:06 pm - jimjwright - Lottery Discussion Forum

Once in a blue moon powerball X10
The once in a blue moon Powerball X10 multiplier was a big win for the 5 players that had the power play on their ticket. From $50K to $500K - their new year is indeed jolly.
Jan 1, 2026, 2:20 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Fall 2026 Powerball changes
Has anyone found any details yet on the proposed fall 2026 changes to Powerball? I just looked again and didn't find what they are yet but maybe one of you is better at the Googlie than I am
Dec 25, 2025, 11:45 pm - Think - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
I just noticed there is a change in plans for our pool. The pool bought both Mega Millions and Powerball tickets this time. Mega Millions for Friday and Powerball for Saturday. That would really be something if the pool won both games on the same weekend. There would be one heck of an investigation. The Mega Millions tickets had one 5 times multiplier and one 4 times multiplier. No multiplier option selected for the Powerball tickets.
Nov 13, 2025, 5:05 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
That is exactly what I was thinking would happen. I suspected that although people are upset about the price increase for Mega Millions tickets, if the jackpot reaches $1 Billion, almost every lottery player will buy at least one MM ticket. If that happens, Mega Millions will make enough of a profit (at least comparable to previous years) that not only will MM keep selling tickets at $5 price, but honestly, I actually think Powerball will eventually follow suit. I stopped playing Mega Millions a
Oct 28, 2025, 2:21 pm - rundown99 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Powerball jackpot is $815 million after 37 rolls. Jackpot fever has not taken hold yet. In the past, when the jackpot was this large, the increases would be over $100 million per draw. Whereas now, they are half that amount. Therefore, there is a very good possibility Powerball will break the record number of consecutive rolls. The current record stands at 40. The Powerball jackpot has to roll just 4 more times to break the record.
Aug 26, 2025, 6:48 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by the minimum $10 million to $120 million. It is estimated the current jackpot is under funded from sales by about $8.3 million. In the previous Mega Millions run, the jackpot went from $110 million to $122 million. That is, it was fully funded and did not increase by the minimum. The Mega Millions jackpot is growing slower than last time because it is being over shadowed by the much larger Powerball jackpot. The Powerball jackpot is almost three times larger
Jul 23, 2025, 12:17 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Probability of winning with multiple ticketsReply
Excellent observation. The probability of winning the jackpot with one ticket is equal to the probability of matching all five white balls times the probability of matching the Powerball. There are 26 Powerballs, so the probability of matching the Powerball is 1/26. Let X be equal to the probability of matching all five white balls. Thus, the probability of winning the jackpot is X*1/26. The probability of winning a million dollars (5+0) is the probability of matching all five white
Apr 11, 2026, 12:54 am - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum