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Why so much greed?
I've passed through this site on and off since Jack Whittaker. I finally decided to register today because of a disturbing attitude from some members here. I don't understand how adding the Match 5 pool to the ultimate jackpot winner does the lottery any good. One or two people here are positively foaming off at the mouth at the supposed 'rip off' of not allowing a new record to be hit ('it could roll to half a billion dollars!'), versus making more people winners of bigger cash amounts. I r
Oct 23, 2005, 2:13 pm - Iesha Kelly - Lottery Discussion Forum

Record Jackpots
Record Jackpots of the World by cash prize (in millions of US dollars):Rank: Cash: Annuity: Date: Winning ticket purchaced in: # winning tickets: Game:1. 180 363 May 9, 2002 IL, MI 2 The Big Game (Mega Millions)2. 176.7 331 April 16, 2002 GA, IL, NJ 3 The Big Game (Mega Millions)3.
Oct 12, 2005, 6:48 pm - dvdiva - Jackpot Games Forum

Just for the record. What a record !
The pick 3 game is full of 50 / 50 dvents. Mostly odd/even .....high/low ..... etc. etc. Just for the record........ the state of Kentucky has gone way over the edge and thumbed it's nose at the odds on several of these groups all at the same time. Please note the number of days in the last 30 the count came down each day with ...MOSTLY EVEN NUMBERS. Now for it's next magic trick look at the number of times the digit # 6 has hit during this time. Notice the number of times the Pair.....
Apr 10, 2005, 1:06 pm - WIN D - Pick 3 Forum

Kentucky Lottery has record sales over six monthsNews Story
Tennessee start-up clouds forecast for full fiscal yearTwo large Powerball jackpots and some high-priced scratch-off games helped the Kentucky Lottery post record sales for the first half of the fiscal year.But a possible dip in sales because of a new lottery in Tennessee makes a full fiscal-year forecast difficult, lottery officials said.Through Dec. 31, the lottery board paid the state about $90.million in dividends, compared with about $85.million for the first six months of fiscal 2002-03.Th
Feb 3, 2004, 5:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

Two record prizes claimed by Mississippi lottery players in one dayNews Story
A big day for the Mississippi Lottery record books By Kate Northrop Two Mississippi Lottery players scooped up two remarkable prizes in one day, setting a new record for the state's largest prizes won in two particular lottery games. One Mega Millions prize of $4 million and a nearly-$1 million Match 5 prize were claimed on Wednesday in Mississippi. The two prize claims set the record for the largest prizes won in both games in the state of Mississippi since the state started sel
Feb 12, 2023, 7:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by $20 million to $458 million after 24 rolls. This sets a new 24 roll record for the current format of the game; an increase of $7 million over the previous record. The overall Mega Millions 24 roll record is $1,100 million. The 24 roll record for Powerball is much smaller at $638.8 million. There is an estimated 2.4% chance the Mega Millions jackpot will be won in the next draw. The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow at a slower pace than the Powerb
Feb 25, 2026, 8:53 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by $22 million to $438 million after 23 rolls. This sets a new 23 roll record for the current format of the game; an increase of $15 million over the previous record. The overall Mega Millions 23 roll record is $940 million. The 23 roll record for Powerball is much smaller at $562.1 million. There is an estimated 2.3% chance the Mega Millions jackpot will be won in the next draw. The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow at a slower pace than the Powerba
Feb 21, 2026, 2:50 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by $21 million to $416 million after 22 rolls. This sets a new 22 roll record for the current format of the game; an increase of $16 million over the previous record. The overall Mega Millions 22 roll record is $785 million. The 22 roll record for Powerball is much smaller at $526.6 million. There is an estimated 2.3% chance the Mega Millions jackpot will be won in the next draw. The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow at a slower pace than the Powerba
Feb 18, 2026, 12:22 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by $10 million to $395 million after 21 rolls. The small increase was due to a dramatic decrease in interest rates. This sets a new 21 roll record for the current format of the game; an increase of $14 million over the previous record. The overall Mega Millions 21 roll record is $685 million. The 21 roll record for Powerball is slightly larger at $687.8 million. There is an estimated 2.2% chance the Mega Millions jackpot will be won in the next draw. The M
Feb 14, 2026, 12:35 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by $19 million to $385 million after 20 rolls. This sets a new 20 roll record for the current format of the game; an increase of $27 million over the previous record. The overall Mega Millions 20 roll record is $565 million. The 20 roll record for Powerball is much larger at $758.7 million. There is an estimated 2.2% chance the Mega Millions jackpot will be won in the next draw. The Mega Millions jackpot is currently growing at a slower pace than the Power
Feb 11, 2026, 8:43 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum