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Mega Millions constant $10 million increasesReply
A $2 prize (times whatever multiplier, so $4 to $20) for matching two white balls would add 18% to the value of all non-jackpot prizes in total. That's a lot for such a small win. More accurately a $2 prize for matching 2 white balls would reduce the money that goes to the jackpot by about 14.6%. That would reduce the current cash value of $67.9 million to $58 million. For those who believe the advertising it would reduce the current $150 million annuity to $128 million if they abandoned or
Aug 4, 2025, 3:19 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lucky For Life price increase coming?
Hey LP LFL Players - Delaware is polling players about increasing the cost of a LFL ticket to $5 - shades of MM uptick. If I missed the memo here, if old news, my apologies. Just wondering if players in any of the other 21 states are getting any insight? The polling does not state definitively that they will increase the cost, but rather how I feel (as a player) about the cost increasing locally or nationally. Of course, the prize structure is changing blah, blah, blah. Just wondering.
Jun 12, 2025, 12:56 pm - Jake - Pick 5 Forum

It looks as if the $5.00 MM ticket is doing poorly.Reply
Sales are lower. But they are making more money. Do to the price increase. Just one data point, but the first 3 drawings for 400+ had sales of $105 million compared to $117 million for the first 3 drawings for 400 the last time it got there before the price increase. That's just hair under 90%. Looking at PB sales for 3 drawings at 400+ at roughly the same times the more recent run had sales of 88% of the previous sales. Again, that's a limited set of data but it looks like lower MM sal
Feb 28, 2026, 4:01 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Bill could increase lottery prize payouts to Pennsylvania playersNews Story
Legislation would free up funds for bigger prizes By Kate Northrop A Pennsylvania bill that would effectively increase lottery prize payouts to players is awaiting final approval on the Governor's desk. Pennsylvania lottery players may be raking in larger prizes if House Bill 1058 passes, which would reduce the required profit margins the Pennsylvania Lottery is required to take in for state programs. House Bill 1058 has officially passed both the Senate and House, now awaiting a
Jul 14, 2025, 11:38 am - Todd - Lottery News

Did the tax threshold just increase?
I know that the limit for hand pays on casino slots went from 1200$ to 2000$ on January 1st but did the limit on lottery go from 500 to 2000 this year also? I keep getting AI gibberish when I search so I'm not sure.
Jan 16, 2026, 12:59 am - Think - Lottery Discussion Forum

MM and PB jackpot increases.Reply
MM went up $25M and PB$ 13.7M yet MM is the one that gets criticized for smaller increases. MM is offering a bit more than twice as much money, not counting the larger non-jackpot prizes. M is also putting about twice as much money toward the jackpot for each ticket thanks to the $5 price. Powerball has a lot more regular players who are not addicts. Maybe. Ignoring the current run because initial sales are always bigger than normal after a run that reaches $1 billion or more, the
Oct 16, 2025, 2:58 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Here is further evidence Powerball is still winning the race. ... After 5 Mega Millions draws .. PB has fairly consistently grown faster than MM, including under the $2 per ticket format, because of the 3rd weekly drawing, with short variations when MM has a really big jackpot. The consensus seems to be that Sunday drawing are unlikely, so MM has to work with just the 2 drawings per week. The differences you're comparing are advertised jackpots of 358 vs 20 and 474 vs 145. Over those drawin
Oct 2, 2025, 2:05 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Anyone willing to guess the next increase on the Measly Millions when it rolls over tonight ? According to Jades chart up above, my best guess will be $23M.The TX lottery hasn't posted their projections for the next increase yet. Even with 4 days in between draws, I just don't believe it will do $24M+ for the next draw on 9/16. Could be wrong but the MUSL kids redesigned this toy for minimal increases. Good luck to all that have purchased a ticket for tonights draw.
Sep 12, 2025, 8:14 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by $24 million to $277 million after 17 rolls. This was the largest jackpot increase in the current run of Mega Millions. At $24 million, it also ties the largest jackpot increase in the previous run of Mega Millions.
Aug 27, 2025, 9:28 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Powerball is still clearly winning the race with a jackpot of $526 million. The increase was $25 million compared to the latest Mega Millions increase of only $16 million. But the Powerball jackpot is growing relatively slowly. The jackpot has rolled 31 times. The 31 roll record is over twice as large as the current jackpot at $1,066 million.
Aug 12, 2025, 9:59 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum