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Powerball lottery jackpot hits record $365 millionReply
Ryan has it right, and you do to, sort of. Ryanm's reference to any unexpected increase is about any sales beyond what it will take to generate the 365 that's advertised. If only $50 million is wagered they won't even come close to 365 because only 30% of tickets sales goes to the jackpot prize pool. The cash sum for the next drawing is almost 32 million higher than the previous draw, and requires almost $107 million in ticket sales. The annuity prize increase is limited to 25 million, whic
Feb 16, 2006, 2:58 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

TX Pick 3 Front Pair/Back PairReply
OK, I did it. I hope this helps. I also hope that if they ever do this, they won't change the larger prizes, like they did in Cash5. I started mentioning that point, but took it out so as not to give any bad ideas. Here's the letter I sent. Subject Line: Increase Players and Revenue for TX LotteryMerry Christmas!I was wondering. I have noticed that a lot of other States have a front pair, a back pair, and a split pair prize on the Pick3 games. I am of the opinion that if this feature were added
Dec 19, 2005, 5:34 pm - AmuzingP3s - Lottery Systems Forum

Anyone have any Pick Three betting schemeReply
Eddie, Here is the system :This a method to use to maximize your wins and minimize your losses if you find you are near-even or making a profit playing the game. I wouldn't recommend it for a newbie to the game or if the numbers have not been falling your way recently.Start out with a .50 straight / .50 box bet on each pick. If you win a box bet, increase your box bets by .50 for the next 40 picks (not draws) if it was a singles box, or 80 picks if it was a doubles box.If you win a straight be
Feb 15, 2005, 1:51 pm - Rick G - Pick 3 Forum

State plans to give lottery vendors prizes for ideas to increase salesNews Story
Illinois Lottery vendors can win prize money from a pot of $200,000 if they generate ideas on how to entice customers to buy more lottery tickets.Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration is hoping the move will increase revenue for the state, which has been battling a roughly $5 billion deficit. The state-run games of chance have seen flat or declining sales in recent years.There are two sessions, one in Hillside on Nov. 12 and another in Springfield on Nov. 20, in which vendors can enter drawings
Nov 5, 2003, 5:37 am - Todd - 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

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

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by $37 million to $533 million after 27 rolls. This sets a new 27 roll record for the current format of the game; an increase of $13 million over the previous record. There is an estimated 2.6% chance the Mega Millions jackpot will be won in the next draw. The larger than normal boost in the Mega Millions jackpot was due to an increase in interest rates. Sales are not projected to increase for the upcoming draw despite the much smaller Powerball jackpot at
Mar 7, 2026, 1:05 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions constant $10 million increasesReply
A $2 prize (times whatever multiplier, so $4 to $20) for matching two white balls would add 18% to the value of all non-jackpot prizes in total. That's a lot for such a small win. More accurately a $2 prize for matching 2 white balls would reduce the money that goes to the jackpot by about 14.6%. That would reduce the current cash value of $67.9 million to $58 million. For those who believe the advertising it would reduce the current $150 million annuity to $128 million if they abandoned or
Aug 4, 2025, 3:19 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lucky For Life price increase coming?
Hey LP LFL Players - Delaware is polling players about increasing the cost of a LFL ticket to $5 - shades of MM uptick. If I missed the memo here, if old news, my apologies. Just wondering if players in any of the other 21 states are getting any insight? The polling does not state definitively that they will increase the cost, but rather how I feel (as a player) about the cost increasing locally or nationally. Of course, the prize structure is changing blah, blah, blah. Just wondering.
Jun 12, 2025, 12:56 pm - Jake - Pick 5 Forum

Happy Birthday, INCREASE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Increase! Enjoy Your Day!
Oct 14, 2020, 10:08 am - Jorli D - Lottery Discussion Forum