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Virginia Lottery Director Khalid R. Jones appointed as Mega Millions Lead DirectorReply
The states are constantly leaning on those who run the lotteries to generate more revenue. I'm sure that's what led to them bumping up the cost and odds on the MM. States love it when jackpots are high and millions are pouring in each drawing because people who don't normally play are chasing the billion dollar payouts. I imagine a meeting after the last big jackpot got hit when the weekly revenues dropped back to normal levels. The question is asked how do we change things to get those big
Dec 7, 2025, 9:36 am - OhSoClose - Lottery News

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
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. One thing that's absolutely certain is that every one of the people who said they'll never play at $5 per ticket is a lottery player, and lottery players play lotteries. Sales are starting to grow and it's probably not because of the people who aren't really lottery players but buy the rare ticket when
Oct 29, 2025, 2:28 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

$1.8 BILLION: Powerball jackpot now second-largest ever as ticket sales surge across the USAReply
Betcha all you MM downers and naysayers will put down $5 - for a ticket next week We're not going to know who's playing, but players spent $49.89 million to buy about 9.998 million tickets for Friday's drawing. The forecast for Tuesday's drawing is $51.94 million and almost 10.4 million tickets. The last time MM offered a jackpot this big an advertised jackpot of $361 million resulted in players spending $33.75 million for almost 16.9 million tickets at $2 each. The run before that got sale
Sep 7, 2025, 2:02 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
I don't think it has ever been unusual for the first draw or two to be underfunded, but they need to offer some minimum amount or even the addicts might stop playing. MM is gambling that $50 million is the minimum advertised jackpot that will get enough people playing, while posing a minimum risk of paying a jackpot before it's fully funded. The most recent example I see is when MM was hit on the first drawing a couple of years ago. Total sales of $19,255,000 only funded $13,759,894 of the start
Jul 3, 2025, 10:13 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Three Illinois friends split $1.4 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpotReply
Yep, just found it on the blog, thank you Three Illinois friends split $1.4 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot https://www.smartluck.com/blog/previous-multiple-jackpot-winner-wins-anew-for-1-4-million/ For some reason,the link I posted will not display. In short,this is the summary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Nov 4th, 2024, Tom McGill, a longtime user of Smartluck software, won
Nov 27, 2024, 9:00 am - LottoBux - Lottery News

Mega Millions confirms ticket price increase to $5, other changes coming April 2025Reply
The changes are very enticing. I have always added the Megaplier and for me the addition will be from $3 to $5. A $2 increase as opposed to a $3 increase. I don't know if that makes it feel better but I love the 10X win - 10M sounds good. The 10M makes it match close to the PB Double Play which is available for $4 in some states. All in all, I like that the increased ticket price will cause larger-starting jackpots, as well as faster-growing jackpots. There will be no breakeven p
Oct 8, 2024, 3:14 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery News

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKReply
American money going to foreign citizens. The article points out that According to MUSL, more than half of every $2 Powerball ticket stays in the jurisdiction where it is sold . That the state's share of the ticket price and all of the non-jackpot prizes that are paid by the state to somebody who bought a ticket in that state (roughly another 16% of the ticket price) stays in the state should be a no-brainer. With all of the states that offer PB, varying populations, and the small number of
Apr 19, 2026, 4:40 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

New Mega Millions game reports 300% increase in non-jackpot prizes in first monthReply
l decided to get a second opinion from my Ai friend so this is what it thinks To estimate the potential **record jackpot** for the **Mega Millions** lottery (now **$5 per ticket**) by **Christmas 2025**, we need to consider: ### **Key Factors:** 1. **Current Mega Millions Jackpot Cap:** - The **highest Mega Millions jackpot ever** was **$1.602 billion** (Aug 2023). - **Powerball's record is $2.04 billion** (Nov 2022), but Mega Millions has different odds and growth rates. 2
May 13, 2025, 5:10 am - Powerball765 - Lottery News

Joan R. Ginther: RIPReply
Ginther touched lives behind the scenes by J. T. Strasner, Editor/Publisher, The Kingsville Record, April 18, 2024 Being born on April Fool's Day can apparently result in a fascinating life that is absolutely no joke. Bishop's own Joan Ginther passed away April 12 in San Antonio at the age of 77. The daughter of longtime and beloved Bishop physician Dr. Clark Ginther, Joan became famous worldwide for hitting multiple lottery jackpots. Specifically she is known to have won more t
Dec 5, 2024, 3:44 am - darthfury78 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lifetime laborer steps forward to claim $552 Mega Millions lottery jackpot in IllinoisNews Story
Hard working winner comes forward one week after scooping jackpot By Kate Northrop The winner of the $552 million Mega Millions jackpot, which was won by one ticket in Illinois last week , has stepped forward to claim the historic prize. The Illinois winner of the largest jackpot won online in U.S. history is a hardworking individual who has always dreamed of retiring early following a lifetime of labor. This morning, the Illinois Lottery announced that the sole winner is MEGA Mi
Jun 11, 2024, 2:44 pm - Todd - Lottery News