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Euromillions: How i feel
I feel that Euromillions need to stop been a several european countries lotto...Why, because it pays very little...If is going to be multi-countries like the way it is right now, it needs to be a 200 million dollar lottery starting jackpot...There is a different between trying to create a multi-state lottery and trying to create a multi-countries lotteries...We are talking about countries here not states...Euromillions needs to stop paying that pathetic little money if offers across countries..I
Oct 22, 2006, 11:04 am - pumpi76 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Poll - PB & MM vs a National LotteryReply
Coin Toss That is not true. We only have Powerball here in NC. No state numbers game. No Pick 3, Pick 4 or Pick 5. Maybe they will come soon, and there has been mention of a Carolinas Pick 6 for NC SC. But right now, nothing. Not to mention the states that have NO lottery whatsoever like Alabama, Utah, Nevada, and probably a few others. But you are right...it is about getting rid of the two multi-state lotteries to form one national lottery here in the U.S.
Jul 4, 2006, 10:31 am - cps10 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida LottoReply
Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on May 18, 2006Quote: Originally posted by Tnplayer805 on May 17, 2006Quote: Originally posted by rdc137 on May 17, 2006Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on May 17, 2006Florida Lotto has had only TWO matrixes, 6/49 and 6/53. Florida won't be going multi-state until next year. I will be leaving for Florida five months from today (10/17). Did Florida make an announcement on going multi-state? Why did they back out of Powerball a few years ago? Jeb B
May 18, 2006, 10:11 pm - JimmySand9 - Jackpot Games Forum

Bonus ball bounced by Lotto TexasReply
Survey after survey, respondents report I want to win more money more often - jackpots are nice but I want to win . California had a great result when they went to a two-field format.But in my experience, people really play for the big win. If you wnt to win more, smaller prizes, why would you ever play lotto games when you can buy scratch tickets? Brad is right - the norm is to lose netween 30 and 35% of in-state lotto sales when you bring in a multi-state game. Low annuity factors, the
Apr 21, 2006, 11:53 am - Drivedabizness - Lottery News

Record Powerball lottery jackpot claimed by 8 meat plant workersNews Story
The record $365 million Powerball jackpot has been claimed by a group of eight workers from a Nebraska meat processing plant. They all work at a ConAgra ham processing plant near the U Stop convenience store where they bought the winning ticket. It was the biggest jackpot on record for any lottery in the United States. The winning numbers drawn Saturday were 15, 17, 43, 44 and 48, with a Powerball number of 29, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association of Des Moines, Iowa, which
Feb 22, 2006, 11:49 am - Todd - Lottery News

Democrats trying to ruin Calif. Mega Millions lottery participationNews Story
Democrat lawmakers in California will convene an emergency hearing on what their attorneys call Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's illegal linking of California with the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game.Republicans say this is the latest Democrat obstruction, as the Governor continues his bid to rescue California from its fiscal and electoral problems.National and state anti-gambling groups said they would delay filing a lawsuit against Schwarzenegger's deficit-easing entrance into Me
Jun 17, 2005, 11:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Streak of jackpot winners is bad luck for Powerball lottery salesNews Story
Sales of Powerball lottery tickets across the nation are down drastically in recent months. The reason: People are too frequently beating the odds, which happen to be 1 in 120.5 million.In the past 12 weeks, players have won a record five Powerball jackpots, none larger than a mere $41 million.The streak of luck has meant the jackpots don't roll over enough times to build the huge prizes of $100 million or more. It's those giant amounts that bring out the lines of people who don't normally pla
Mar 16, 2005, 10:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Pittsburgh newsstand sold winning Powerball lottery ticketNews Story
Jackie Murray probably gave away $26 million Friday.The winning Powerball lottery ticket was sold at Nielsen's newsstand, at 2 PNC Plaza in downtown Pittsburgh, where Murray was working Friday. Store manager Bob Fulton said it is the first winning Powerball ticket sold Downtown since the multi-state lottery came to Pennsylvania in 2002.The winner hasn't claimed the prize, valued at about $26.4 million if the person takes the payout over 29 years. If the winner opts for a lump-sum payment, it's w
Jan 25, 2005, 1:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions winnings yet to be claimedNews Story
The winner of last week's Mega Millions jackpot has yet to come forward to claim the cool $52 million prize, Ohio Lottery officials said Monday.But a Miami County man who matched all winning numbers except the Mega Ball has come forward to collect the $175,000 consolation prize, said Marie Kilbane Seckers, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Lottery Commission.Friday's jackpot brings to three the number of Mega Million jackpot winners in Ohio, which provides about 10 percent of the multi-state lottery's
Aug 24, 2004, 8:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery fever hits mega heightsNews Story
Paul Singh had customers lined up at the door at 4 a.m. when he opened his convenience store Thursday on South Main Street in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.With the multi-state Mega Millions jackpot reaching record heights, a steady stream of customers are stopping in to buy a ticket that for one lucky player could be the answer to all their dreams. Most people we get are from Pennsy, Singh, owner of Paul Mart, said.While Pennsylvania participates in the 26-state Powerball lottery, locals stricken w
Jul 2, 2004, 8:51 am - Todd - Lottery News