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CA and Mega Millions
CA paid only $1 for matching only the Mega ball in the recent (Nov 18) Mega Millions draw. Normally the payout is $2. The $1 payout has happened a total of 8 times out of 43 draws. In each case the Mega ball was 11 or below. Interesting to note that 3 out of the 8 times, the Mega ball was 11. This may be a favorite number in CA.A good strategy for CA players is to choose larger numbers for the Mega Ball to get at least a $2 payout.
Nov 19, 2005, 1:22 pm - Jake649 - Jackpot Games Forum

Mega Millions Sets A New RecordReply
Mega Millions again did not set a new 15 roll record for the Nov 11 draw at $262 million. The current record is $294 million. The 15 roll record for Powerball is $221.5 million.The current Mega Millions 15 roll record was set prior to the matrix and odds change. In the previous set of Mega Million rolls, the 15 roll jackpot was $258 million and was won at that level.At 15, this is the largest number of Mega Millions rolls. The Big Game, though, rolled to a maximum of 19 times. Powernball also ro
Nov 9, 2005, 8:35 am - Jake649 - Jackpot Games Forum

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $147 millionNews Story
The multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot is growing to $147 million for Friday's game after there was no big winner in Tuesday night's $128 million drawing.No tickets matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball.There were six second-prize tickets: 1 from Georgia, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball to win $250,000.50 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers,
Oct 26, 2005, 1:27 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot rises to $128 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery has grown to $128 million.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $108 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were nine second-prize winners: 2 from California, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, 1 from Ohio and 1 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000. The California second-prize winners will receive
Oct 24, 2005, 9:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Forget Powerball - Go for Mega Millions
Like everyone, I have been caught up in the Powerball frenzy. Why forget about the Mega Millions? It is sitting there at $90M maybe someday money and $53M real money. How much do I really need? I'm thinking that $53M, minus some chnage for taxes, would go a long way to finding Uptopia. Besides that, with a win, I could sneak in, under the radar of all the Powerball hoopalah, and no one would know I even exist. Is there something unclean about $53M? No one seems interested in it.
Oct 18, 2005, 10:11 pm - Chewie - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $77 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $77 million Tuesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $65 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were eight second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Georgia, 1 from Maryland, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Texas, and 2 from Virginia. Each ticket matched five numbers, but not the Mega Ball number, to win $250,000.Another 23 p
Oct 12, 2005, 10:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

"Mr. Lucky" Wins Quarter-Million DollarsNews Story
Grady Weaver is so lucky that friends refer to him as Mr. Lucky. True to his name, Mr. Weaver recently won $250,000 playing Mega Millions.Mr. Weaver matched the first five winning numbers in the September 16 Mega Millions drawing and won a quarter-million dollars.The winning numbers for the Sept. 16 Mega Millions drawing were: 5-16-41-46-50 and the Gold Mega Ball was 1.Mr. Weaver and his wife will use a portion of the winnings to pay bills. They are still deciding what they will do with the r
Oct 6, 2005, 12:12 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot rockets to $172 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the mult-istate Mega Millions lottery grew to $172 million when no one hit Tuesday's jackpot.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $150 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were eight second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 2 from Massachusetts, 2 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from Ohio, and 2 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000.Also
Sep 7, 2005, 8:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Have you cutback with longer odds?Reply
In a way, I have cut back. Under my old ticket buying system, I played both Powerball and Mega Millions, although not both at the same time. I always played whichever one had the higher jackpot and bought two if the jackpot was >= $75 million ($90 million for MM after they went to 1 in 175 million) and three if the jackpot was >= $200 million. However, since both games increased their matrices, I'm playing only Powerball (since I live in Iowa), and its jackpot now has to be >= $100
Sep 5, 2005, 8:12 pm - ryanm - Jackpot Games Forum

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $150 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $150 million this morning, when no tickets in Friday's drawing won the jackpot.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $131 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were seven second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 2 from California, 1 from Illinois, 3 from New York, 1 from Ohio, and 2 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball n
Sep 3, 2005, 9:01 am - Todd - Lottery News