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Winner of $877,800 Idaho Cash jackpot is infamous bulk buyerNews Story
Idaho legislation moves along bill to ban bulk lottery ticket purchases By Kate Northrop The Idaho Lottery's initial suspicions that a bulk purchaser was at play during a jackpot run that resulted in an $877,800 Idaho Cash win were correct when it was confirmed that an entity known for executing jackpot buyouts came forward to claim the prize. In response to restless national sentiment surrounding the nature of jackpot buyouts and a recent $877,800 Idaho Cash win, Idaho state legisla
Feb 25, 2026, 6:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.8 billion Powerball jackpot won by a single lottery ticket sold in ArkansasNews Story
Christmas miracle: Arkansas ticket holder wakes up to $1.8 billion present By Kate Northrop One lucky lottery player in Arkansas woke up on Christmas morning with bragging rights to winning the second-largest lottery jackpot in world history worth a tearjerking $1.8168 billion. On Christmas Eve, the 47th consecutive drawing in the latest Powerball jackpot run finally delivered the Christmas miracle that millions of players around the country have been crossing their fingers for.
Dec 26, 2025, 2:43 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions $5 price increase and game changes take effect this weekendNews Story
One last drawing tonight before game overhaul By Kate Northrop Tonight will mark the last and final Mega Millions multi-state game drawing before ticket prices increase from $2 to $5 and the major anticipated game changes take effect. The Mega Millions multi-state game overhaul is just around the corner, with increased ticket prices, larger starting jackpots, and improved odds. The new version of the game will take over upon the completion of the drawing on Friday, April 4, 2025,
Apr 4, 2025, 7:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.7 BILLION: Will Powerball create a Christmas billionaire?Reply
One thing I truly miss is bump up to the jackpot like in the good old days. Gone for good I'd say. Considering that they've done it 4 times in the last 4 months it hardly seems like it no longer happens. Changing to 3 drawings per week has a minor effect, but the real issue is that lottery sales per drawing are generally slower than they used to be. Even so, the current PB run is a rare exception (as of now) for not bumping some of the jackpots for runs that made it past the billion dollar
Dec 24, 2025, 12:32 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Florida's Fantasy 5Reply
I think you're correct and I too think it backfired on them big time. To me the obvious question becomes (provided they want to make as money off the game as they used to) So why not return to one evening draw per day??? These days, if there is one winner in each drawing on any given day, both jackpots total to approximately $155,000 to $160,000. Prior to adding the midday draw, the lone evening drawing produced a $200,000 jackpot. (If just one winner) That can only mean one thing, and that
Dec 15, 2025, 9:35 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

Powerball jackpot hits $1 billion after building for monthsReply
Is $50 to much to spend or u go by ur heart? It's not too much if you save the money from all the drawings offering less than $1 billion and spend it on the first drawing for $1 billion or more. What happens if it rolls, though? PB only reached $1 billion once this year up until now. The first time there were 4 drawings for $1 billion or more. So far this run has been slower to get the big increases, and based on the most recent worksheet there's a 56% chance it will roll 3 more times*, so
Dec 13, 2025, 2:08 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
[Again] After millions of people threw away $5 on the new game format, I wonder how many of them will come back for more punishment Including the sales forecast for Tuesday's drawing MM is reporting revenue of a hair over $72 million for the first 3 drawings of the current run. That's 12.5% more than the $64 million in revenue for the first 3 drawings of the last run. That said, it may not be indicative of what we'll see after another few drawings because whenever the jackpot gets to about
Nov 23, 2025, 3:11 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
At least the new Measly Millions jackpot has broken into the top 25 Annuity jackpots of all time. PB - 14 winners MM - 10 Winners(1 new Pending) https://www.lotterypost.com/news/355949 The following is a list of the Mega Millions jackpots and where they are on the top 25 List: #4) Mega Millions: $1.602 billion, Aug. 8, 2023 ( 31 rollovers, starting at $20 million ) - Florida winner #6) Mega Millions: $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018 ( 25 rollovers, starting at $40 million
Oct 29, 2025, 11:52 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Millionaire for Life multi-state game coming in 2026Reply
The initial knee-jerk reactions are predictable. When people are actually in the store buying tickets and comparing this to other games they will realize that this is a decent game. There are some states where that may not be true but from Michigan I can tell you it looks good compared to everything else we have. I don't like waiting years and years for the 6/xx jackpot to get big and the Fantasy 5 here has never been over a Million since it started 20 or 21 years ago. Also in the years
Oct 23, 2025, 2:48 pm - Think - Lottery News

Texas Lottery Commission votes to ban lottery couriersReply
Worse, the jackpot creeps up by $10 million a draw. We'll get to $1 billion by 2026 at this rate. MM may have to go back to the $2 dollar rate if it takes that long to reach a billion. Don't hold your breath. The lottery only cares how much revenue they can generate, and the higher price has basically offset the lower sales. Even if the usual revenue is down a bit they won't care, because they're looking for the revenue that results from the big jackpots. It sounds like we've got some
May 1, 2025, 5:02 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News