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Probability of a MegaMillions rollover.Reply
I have played with some numbers again, and modeled the current MM run using a linear extrapolation of the previous run to try to model what a very large run might look like starting from where we are now. The first column is the size of the advertised annuity jackpots we would see (obviously they're too precise) The second colum gives the odds that jackpot of that size would rollover again. The third column gives the probability that all the jackpots, including that one would rollover. Thus w
Nov 1, 2005, 10:46 am - Prob988 - Jackpot Games Forum

Recent MM and PB jackpots a fluke?Reply
I think so. And in turn the jackpots get bigger and more people come out to play.
Oct 24, 2005, 2:05 pm - bellyache - Lottery Discussion Forum

Recent MM and PB jackpots a fluke?Reply
lol Isn't the whole point of increasing the number of combinations to produce record setting jackpots?
Oct 24, 2005, 1:00 pm - ryanm - Lottery Discussion Forum

Forget Powerball - Go for Mega MillionsReply
When either PB or MM jackpots get around $300M, even people who don't regularly play the lotteries like to have a ticket just to be in the game.
Oct 19, 2005, 12:17 am - RJOh - Lottery Discussion Forum

The RIGGED Jackpot (PB & MM) Computers!Reply
Correct me if I'm wrong. I'm under the impression that QPs win a majority of the jackpots.Jack
Oct 17, 2005, 4:50 pm - Rip Snorter - Lottery Discussion Forum

Record Jackpots
Record Jackpots of the World by cash prize (in millions of US dollars):Rank: Cash: Annuity: Date: Winning ticket purchaced in: # winning tickets: Game:1. 180 363 May 9, 2002 IL, MI 2 The Big Game (Mega Millions)2. 176.7 331 April 16, 2002 GA, IL, NJ 3 The Big Game (Mega Millions)3.
Oct 12, 2005, 6:48 pm - dvdiva - Jackpot Games Forum

lotto south pollReply
Lotto South is a text book example of a high matrix game not delivering desired jackpots. Players have seen jackpots in both Mega Millions and Powerball raised by matrix increases, making odds of winning far more difficult. However, these two games came out of the chute as high jackpot games. Players knew they would be more difficult to win and spent accordingly.Lotto South has been a very poor substitute for Lotto Georgia which was discontinued due to a drop in ticket sales when Georgia got P
Oct 8, 2005, 8:34 pm - konane - Jackpot Games Forum

your favorite lotteryReply
Match 6. Oodles of fun, and big cash jackpots (well, some of time anyway).
Oct 7, 2005, 10:23 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Old NY Lottery Annual Reports
http://nysl.nysed.gov/uhtbin/cgisirsi/67kDGqhBST/250710019/503/10247This has all the annual reports from 1995-2000. And I found out a lot of interesting stuff, such as:Like Lotto, Take Five used to only pay 40%. It went to 50% in 1995.Lotto used to have seperate jackpots for the Wednesday and Saturday draws. The Wednesday draws started at $3Mil, and increased by about $6Mil with every draw. The Saturday draws started at $4Mil, and increased by about $10Mil with every draw. In 1996, the jackpots
Sep 28, 2005, 8:12 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Probability of a MegaMillions rollover.Reply
I think MM will break $300 million within a year from now, but before then, we'll see one or two winners of jackpots under $100 million.
Sep 24, 2005, 12:21 pm - ryanm - Jackpot Games Forum