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Someone might have won MMReply
Damn the illinois Lotto is a bigger stack than $12M its hovering around $13M right now so its not even worth playing MM until the IL lotto is busted, odds are like 20 times better. You'd have to buy 20 times the tickets to get the same odds in MM than IL lottery. I thought i won for sure too, i had all the #'s and i remembered i had all those #'s and the same MB # but sure enough they were all split up into different tickets :(
Jul 23, 2005, 12:06 pm - stangme01 - Lottery Discussion Forum

$170M Mega Millions jackpot has Calif. Lottery officials scramblingReply
I agree with Bradly_60 on this one. My dad usually tells me to buy him just $1 to have a chance to win a jackpot for CA SLP and/or MM. I know that CA SLP has better odds with the same setup and structure. Besides, it only takes $1 to win the extra Mega Ball Number and all 5 numbers to win the extreme jackpot. MM has astronomical odds, but only $1 can possibly win the big jackpot.
Jul 22, 2005, 1:34 pm - Just6ntlc - Lottery News

$170M Mega Millions jackpot has Calif. Lottery officials scramblingReply
> The bigger the jackpot, the lesser your odds. It's the equivalent of being struck by lightning six times, said Fred Jones, an attorney for the Coalition Against Gambling Expansion.I can see being against the lottery, but it helps to use arguments that make sense. The bigger the jackpot, the lesser your odds ?
Jul 22, 2005, 11:56 am - tg636 - Lottery News

Crazy Jackpot Swing over next 2 DrawsReply
I agree. He hit $315 million with Powerball matrix odds of 120m:1. Someone, someday will hit the new Mega Millions 175m:1 odds for $450m.
Jul 21, 2005, 5:01 pm - JAG331 - Jackpot Games Forum

Connecticut Gov. considers dumping PowerballReply
So the odds go from next to impossible to incredibly impossible. So what. It's not the odds that determine my playing powerball. I hope they realize die-hard players will purchase their tix out of state anyway.I hope Ct doesn't do away with powerball.
Jul 17, 2005, 5:17 pm - sirius - Lottery News

Connecticut Gov. considers dumping PowerballNews Story
Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell thinks Powerball, the multi-state lottery game that offers huge potential payoffs, is about to become a lousy bet.The agency that runs the game announced the odds of winning will be a lot higher starting next month, and winners who opt for multi-year payouts will wait longer for the big money.Rell asked state officials to review the new lottery rules and decide if it is still a good deal for Connecticut lottery players. If we don't approve of the rules, in essen
Jul 17, 2005, 1:30 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Experiment - An Itch to ScratchReply
Interesting experiment indeed. The odds of winning something are printed on the ticket and posted to state lottery websites. Louisiana has recently put a section on their state lottery website detailing how many winning tickets for each amount for the various scratch games are still out there. In other words, it may be possible to determine approximate odds of winning from these numbers, but I haven't actually tried to yet.PrisonerSix
Jul 16, 2005, 9:43 am - PrisonerSix - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

More new instant tickets from TN??Reply
Yeah. The one dollar ticket odds have been steadly going up here as of late too. What happen to odds of 1:4.12? Now they are like 1:4.88. My favorite ticket is win for life and Mega Slots. I also play jumbo bucks on a weekly basis.
Jul 16, 2005, 12:34 am - Tnplayer805 - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

New NC Lottery
If and when it happens, here's what I would do if NC finally got it's lottery.Just your run of the mill pick-3 game.Just your run of the mill pick-4 game.Pick 6 from 48. It's just $1 per play. Draws Wednesdays Saturdays (if NC joins Mega) or Tuesdays and Fridays (if NC joins Powerball). Prize Odds Match 6 Jackpot 1 in 12,271,512Match 5 $2,0001 in 48,696.5Match 4 $751 in 950.2Match 3 $5 1 in 53.4Overall Odds 1 in 50.548
Jul 14, 2005, 4:02 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Judge Rejects Men's Claim To $100K Lottery PrizeReply
The odds of buying a winning ticket are pretty low to begin with, but people buy them!The odds of finding a winning ticket in the trash are even lower, but people find them!
Jul 11, 2005, 11:23 am - Raven62 - Lottery News