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CALIFORNIA JOINS MEGA MILLIONSNews Story
Updated: Feb.8, 2005, 6:11pmThe California Lottery Commission today approved the California Lottery joining the multi-state lottery game Mega Millions.The Commission voted 3-0 Tuesday to approve the move. We are excited to enter into this partnership and look forward to providing our players with what they have asked for, jackpots in the $200-$300 million range, says Chon Gutierrez, interim lottery director, in a written statement.California has been considering joining a multi-state lottery ga
Feb 8, 2005, 5:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Will Mega Millions be the ticket for Texas?News Story
Multistate game debuts this week with long odds, mixed predictionsTexas' plunge into the multistate lottery market this week with its promise of mega-jackpots and new revenues for the state is a bit of a gamble, supporters and critics agree.Tickets for the Mega Millions game go on sale Wednesday (December 3, 2003), followed by one of the twice-weekly drawings two days later (Friday, December 5, 2003). Texas is the 11th state to join the game.Yet-to-be answered questions: Will players be turned
Nov 29, 2003, 9:29 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Florida Fantasy-5 PlayersReply
I normally don't like to be the bearer of bad news, but I've noticed something about FF5 that I think I ought to share. Total dollar jackpot amounts are at an all time low. Weekday jackpots are running at about $110,000 while Saturday jackpots are about $125,000. (Saturday is FF5's big day) For whatever reason, the most FF5 tickets are sold on Saturdays which causes higher jackpot amounts. Because of this I've been considering buying FF5 tickets in a different way. I usually buy tickets
Jun 26, 2024, 8:35 am - GiveFive - Pick 5 Forum

VIDEO: How are lottery jackpots calculated?News Story
By Kate Northrop Mega Millions and Powerball are the two biggest U.S. multi-state lottery games that offer players across the country the largest prizes imaginable, routinely holding the record for the largest jackpots in the world. But how do these jackpots achieve such historically high figures? What causes the jackpot to grow faster for some drawings? Why is the cash value different than the annuity, and why is it always a different percentage of the annuity? Perhaps you might have e
Apr 29, 2022, 6:00 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Nationwide, lottery jackpots keep getting biggerNews Story
Around the United States, lottery jackpots are continuing to grow larger, making the allure of picking up a couple extra lottery tickets ever-stronger. Leading the pack is the California SuperLotto Plus jackpot, which rolled to $76 million last night when no ticket won Wednesday night's $70 million top prize. The jackpots of both multi-state lotteries have rolled over again this week also, with grand prizes of $65 million for Powerball and $60 million for Mega Millions. Because Mega Mil
Feb 5, 2009, 7:05 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Indiana lottery ticket wins $540 million Mega Millions jackpotReply
I have an observation to share. In 2015 there were a lot more jackpots hit. For example: As of July 8th, 2016 there have only been 6 MUSL jackpots hit (3MM and 3PB). As of July 4th, 2015 there were 13 MUSL jackpots won (4MM and 9PB). The reason less PB winners? Because Powerball changed their Matrix on 10/7/15 to make larger jackpots and make it harder to win. Collectively there were 20 MUSL jackpots hit in 2015 (8MM and 12PB). I guess Powerball is realizing their dream of less
Jul 9, 2016, 10:20 pm - golfer1960 - Lottery News

if mm and pb roll 1 more time we have 2 semi-large jackpots for the 31st Multi-state boom growth
with about both semi-high, we could have 2 large jackpots in no time at all come along jackpots already startin to roll the high 100 range throwing gas on the fire of these jackpots come feb with all these new states and we could see these 100m range jackpots pop up to 300 in notime at all, what you guys think will mm and pb both roll, and how long you think they can keep rolling am hoping for new records this year, and i be happy if right form the get go we could set records on
Jan 28, 2010, 1:06 am - joshuacloak - Jackpot Games Forum

Maryland Lottery to replace classic Lotto gameNews Story
A million bucks doesn't buy dreams like it used to.The first Maryland lottery game to offer $1 million prizes seems likely to become extinct, a victim of players who opt to gamble instead on mega-jackpots.Introduced in November 1983 to help bail out financially strapped localities such as Prince George's County and Baltimore, Maryland Lotto once the lottery's flagship game is showing its age, according to state officials.In the past fiscal year, Maryland Lotto sales dropped 5 percent while e
Aug 4, 2005, 7:42 pm - Todd - Lottery News

mega millions pollReply
I read The payouts for second and third prizes will increase as well. The actual prizes depend on the number of people that play. What happened to the automatic $250,000 second prize? Now it depends on how many people play?Article >> Everything's Comin' Up 'MEGA' in California!Thursday June 2, 9:00 am ET New 'MEGA Millions' Lottery Tickets Go on Sale June 22 California Makes It an Even Dozen as It Joins the Nation's Largest Lottery GameSACRAMENTO, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- What would
Jun 2, 2005, 7:16 pm - Maverick - Jackpot Games Forum

Tennessee Lottery joins Powerball super gameNews Story
Jackpots average nearly $60 millionBy late spring or early summer, Middle Tennesseans won't have to make a trek to Kentucky to play Powerball. They will be able to get tickets at their nearest lottery retailer.Yesterday the Tennessee Lottery became the 26th lottery nationwide to join the super lotto game in which jackpots have exceeded $200 million.In this game, players choose six numbers, one of which is the Powerball, a red Ping-Pong ball that can boost a player's winnings into the millions of
Feb 17, 2004, 6:46 am - Todd - Lottery News