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Why do people try to pick numbers...Reply
Au contraire. That's just your opinion. These are the results of the Illinois Pick 5 game for 2008 and thus far in 2009, which I'm using as an example because there is a drawing every day. This includes shared jackpots. QP = Quick Picks, PS = Player's Selections. These were the 2008 results: 146 Jackpots 120 QP 82.19% 91 PS 75.8% 2009 To date: 144 Jackpots 121 QP 84.02% 80 PS 55.55% So for the last year and 11 months combined; 290 Jackpots
Dec 5, 2009, 6:08 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

America's multi-state lottery titans agree to ticket-selling partnershipNews Story
Even bigger, unified national game could be next They are the two marquee games in American lotteries: Mega Millions and Powerball. Each lottery state currently has one, but not the other. However, the Mega Millions consortium and Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) have reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in all U.S. lottery jurisdictions. The agreement means that lotteries from across the United States, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, will be able
Oct 14, 2009, 9:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

Site-wide improvements implemented last night and today
I hinted at it in an earlier post about an error message some people may have seen because of the upgraded text editor. I have been working very hard to wrap up the improvements installed and de-glitched over the past day. These are changes that have been in the works for months. It is not a simple task to keep a web site with this much traffic performing smoothly and quickly, which is why many of the improvements to the site are focused on performance and ability to handle more traffic. N
Jul 31, 2008, 3:16 am - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Too many players winning Powerball, lottery saysNews Story
The agency running the Powerball lottery might decrease the odds of winning the multimillion-dollar jackpot to stem a record-setting run of winners that is keeping jackpots small and, the agency says, causing ticket sales to plunge. To some extent, you try to ride it out. But I think we'll need to make some changes to the game pretty soon, said Chuck Strutt, executive director of the Urbandale, Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the game. We'll lose more than $400 milli
Mar 22, 2005, 7:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery-scamming brothers avoid asset seizures by transferring property to their motherNews Story
By Jason Clayworth Two brothers who were behind the largest lottery scam in U.S. history and owe more than $2.3 million in unpaid restitution and court fees recently transferred several properties they owned to their mother. The transfers from Eddie and Tommy Tipton have raised further questions about why four states Oklahoma, Kansas, Wisconsin and Colorado have yet to seize their properties. It has been about two years since the brothers admitted their role in a scam that hijacked lott
Apr 29, 2019, 9:50 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Colorado man who unwittingly split a $4.8M jackpot with scammer is fighting the Colorado LotteryNews Story
In 2005, three people won a Colorado Lotto jackpot worth $4.8 million, and Boulder's Amir Massihzadeh held one set of winning numbers. He accepted his prize of $568,990 after splitting the pot and paying taxes and moved on with life. Ten years later, Colorado Bureau of Investigation agents visited Massihzadeh to interview him about his winning number because they were investigating a criminal scheme to rig lotteries. They suspected the other two ticket-holders who split the prize with Mass
Apr 15, 2019, 10:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
MM increased $15M, up to $346M. PB is $172M. CDanaT before you tell us the MM is 'Measly' compare the MM and PB jackpots and consider taking a remedial math course. Good Luck in whatever you do play.
May 30, 2026, 12:40 am - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Illinois Lottery shells out $7.1 million after players win big with 7-7-7-7Reply
It depends on the state. Michigan had a big payout with the number 1028. If I'm not mistaken, the total prize won was over $9 million. I still think one of the biggest jackpots was on 1010. In February of 2010 the payout was $21.6 million.
May 13, 2026, 2:29 am - LottoNoobie - Lottery News

Annuity or Cash Value
Cash values of the MM PB jackpots are around 45% of the advertised Annuity. What would be your choice ?
May 8, 2026, 11:49 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball drawing produces huge number of big winners, including two who split the jackpotReply
Hmmm Two jackpots in a row won by two ticketholders each draw ..... I smell a $ 2.5 bil jackpot on the horizon. I play for the larger jackpots .... that's just my game ...... call me greedy but, that's how I roll. So what is y'all's take on which multistate game will reach one billion dollars first? Have a shaggy day! ShagE3
May 3, 2026, 5:49 pm - ShagE3 - Lottery News