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When Mega Millions Goes To $2/TicketReply
I do not see why they have to switch to $2 a bet becuase mega millions is fine at $1. People still like to play for $1 and so do I. As you can see mega millions is growing just fine with $1 ticket sales. But if they do change I will play just my one line and hope for the best.-weshar75
Feb 23, 2012, 4:12 pm - weshar75 - Lottery Discussion Forum

$325 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot increased before draw dateReply
Not necessarily. If someone wins Powerball on Wednesday at its starting jackpot, I would CONSIDER playing Powerball on every draw in the run starting next Saturday (but obviously not next Saturday itself, since the jackpot would still be $40 million, and Thursday is the 16th, Friday is the 17th, Saturday is the 18th, and none of those dates end in 0), until that run produces another jackpot winner. However, say Mega Millions is won in back-to-back draws, I would automatically play Mega Millions
Feb 12, 2012, 1:03 am - ryanm - Lottery News

$2 for a $1 mega millions ticket
Someone tried to charge me $2 today for a MM ticket. Usually buy my tickets in another state by my job. Today, since car is in the shop, stopped at the local grocers and they tried very hard to charge me $2.00 for a ticket. Talk about mark up.... Wonder how many people are gullible enough to pay it not realizing that it is still $1 ?
Feb 7, 2012, 9:39 am - zinniagirl - Lottery Discussion Forum

megamillions past numbers from 1997 to currentReply
Mega Millins replaced The Big Game in May of 2002. From Wikipedia: The Big Game Mega Millions New York and Ohio joined The Big Game on May 15, 2002, when the game was changed to its second name, The Big Game Mega Millions, temporarily retaining the old name and its gold ball logo. The Big Money Ball became the Mega Ball. After the game's name was altered, the yellow ball in the new Mega Millions logo read The Big Game. The first (The Big Game) Mega Millions drawing was held on May 17, 2
Feb 4, 2012, 1:36 am - Coin Toss - Lottery Systems Forum

Why the difference in payout between Powerball and MegamillionsReply
CDanaT, From the Powerball website FAQ page: WHY IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CASH PAYOUTS IN THE POWERBALL AND MEGA MILLIONS GAMES? A fixed percentage of every Mega Millions and Powerball ticket sold goes into its CASH jackpot. The cash jackpot is all the money that the lottery has on hand from the sale of tickets in the game. If a player chooses the cash option, then the lottery will pay the entire cash amount to the winner (less income tax withholding amounts required by federal
Jan 16, 2012, 10:17 am - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery stop loss limit=$60 annually with three playing methods starting in 2012Reply
I feel that powerball jackpots will go to $100 millions and $200 millions so fast that we are not going to have any chance of playing mega millions.By the way the new powerball odds will be lower than current mega millions odds.Take a look at it on the questions and answers section in the powerball website.
Dec 31, 2011, 1:49 pm - THRIFTY - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery stop loss limit=$60 annually with three playing methods starting in 2012Reply
Mega millions jackpot jumped from $12 millions to $15 millions on last night drawing.That's the problem with high odds and low starting jackpots games.It takes a long time to push those jackpots higher. Mega millions will have a hard time competing against powerball $40 millions starting jackpot next month unless they increase the starting jackpot to $40 millions too or merge with powerball to create a national lottery.Can you imagine a national lottery with a $100 millions starting jackpot and
Dec 31, 2011, 8:59 am - THRIFTY - Lottery Discussion Forum

Iowa $16.5M Hot Lotto winner claims prize with two hours to spareReply
I now hate NY...they are owning the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots this year. Hoping for some change in 2012...that winds of lady luck will blow on Illinois and that Illinois have multiple Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners!
Dec 30, 2011, 10:02 am - OldSchoolPa - Lottery News

$206 MILLION: Mega Million lottery jackpot soarsReply
This is from USAMega.com: Why is the Powerball cash value less than Mega Millions? You may have noticed that when Powerball and Mega Millions have the same annuity jackpot amount, the cash value for Mega Millions is higher. But from an accounting perspective, you are looking at it backwards. Most people think of the cash value as something that is calculated based on the annuity amount, but in fact the lotteries start with the cash value. The advertised annuity jackpot amount is calculated
Dec 24, 2011, 1:42 pm - Guru101 - Lottery News

Lottery stop loss limit=$60 annually with three playing methods starting in 2012Reply
Mega millions might disappear or become a $2 game next year. I feel that things are heading towards a national game. The powerball jackpot is going to reach $100 millions so often that you might not have a chance for mega millions to reach $40 millions to play.The reason they will increase the powerball starting jackpot to $40 millions and the regular $200,000 second prize to $1 millions next year is because there was a big gap between the second prize and the starting jackpot.
Dec 19, 2011, 6:47 pm - THRIFTY - Lottery Discussion Forum