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Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
For the value, PB at $4 for my 1 ticket is better because you get to add the multiplier and the double play as opt in add ons, not forced. Even for a week... $10 for MM, one line, one draw, two drawings $12 for PB , one line, two draws, three drawings $35 for M4L, one line, one draw, seven drawings I am sticking with the PB. I did like the old cash 4 life at $2, could care less about the M4L, I don't even bother tracking the history.
Apr 25, 2026, 8:09 pm - hypersoniq - Lottery Discussion Forum

Balancing Odds and Cost 😁Reply
A lot of players talk about or are thinking about value when buying a lottery ticket. That's fine if that's important to a player. As for me personally, because of the ridiculous odds against players, I don't give value any thought at all. When I buy tickets all I'm thinking about is What could/would I do with it if I won a big pile of money? I know and accept the fact that I'll probably never actually have the pleasure of making that decision. My attitude is if I don't win, it's no bi
Apr 26, 2026, 9:38 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKReply
You are conflating two different issues.. The lottery, and the tax on income. THe Lottery organisers don't pay the tax on winnings. They withhold an amount because the winner is liable for income tax. Then the winner pays any extra they might owe... Americans get to pay up to 37% because that is the top rate of a set of variable rates... nonresident aliens get to pay 30% on any winnings over $500 (or is it $600)... That is a flat rate.. If I won $50,000 in a US lottery, I w
Apr 17, 2026, 6:25 pm - kao1632 - Lottery News

We analyzed 41 states — 17% of scratch-offs on sale right now have zero top prizes left
Been running ScratchSmarter for 15 years, pulling daily prize data from official lottery sites across 41 states. We just published a full analysis on something we're calling the Dead Zone games where every top prize has been claimed but the lottery keeps selling them at full price. The national number: 579 of 3,348 active games (17.3%) are in the Dead Zone right now. Worst states: - Wisconsin: 54.5% (55 of 101 games) - Oregon: 53.1% (51 of 96 games) - Vermon
Apr 1, 2026, 8:34 pm - ScratchSmarter - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Tell that to the Millions that lost $5 as opposed to the 6 jackpots that have been won since the 150% price increase beginning on 4-08-2025. https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Games/Mega_Millions/Estimated_Jackpot.html As Rcbbuckeye has in his signature, JUST LOOK AT THE ODDS OF ANY JACKPOT GAME, THAT WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW If the new price tag is such a great deal why is it taking 40 draws to reach $980 Million ? If the new price tag is such a
Apr 4, 2026, 12:43 pm - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Retired North Carolina farmer played "in every drawing" for 10 years, wins $2M Powerball prizeNews Story
A decade of consistency: loyalty finally rewarded By Kate Northrop A retired farmer from North Carolina said he's played in every Powerball lottery drawing for the last ten years, and his consistency came to a head when he finally won a $2 million prize. Dietrich Kilpatrick's dedication to the lottery is unwavering, telling North Carolina Lottery officials that he's participated in every Powerball drawing for a decade. And while it may not have been the jackpot, his persistence w
Mar 23, 2026, 10:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

Louisiana lottery winners collect their "Night of Millionaires" Powerball prizes of $1 millionNews Story
Pattern on play slip triggered nationwide windfall as Louisiana ranks third in wins By Kate Northrop Lottery winners who struck it big in the Powerball Night of Millionaires drawing that awarded nearly one hundred players a second-tier prize of $1 million or more have been lining up to collect their prizes, one after the other. In what was dubbed the Powerball Night of Millionaires by lottery officials, Louisiana was the state that came in third for the greatest number of second-tier
May 26, 2026, 4:20 pm - Todd - Lottery News