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Powerball Jackpot Grows to $180 MillionReply
I would have to say I like the 180 million dollar jackpot....but the increase from the previous drawing was sure dissapointing. If the jackpot reaches record levels it will be interesting to see the cap come into play. Powerball really did lower the percentage of sales to go into the jackpot? Didn't that pretty much defeat the purpose of changing the annuity structure?Brad
Oct 3, 2005, 1:56 pm - Bradly_60 - Lottery News

Would you be happy or sad?Reply
I'm happy when I win or if someone chooses cash. I'm sad if they choose annuity of if they're forced to receive periodic payments.
Oct 3, 2005, 12:52 pm - CASH Only - Jackpot Games Forum

Colorado Lottery numbersReply
CASH O:Actually the cash option is a larger percents of the annuity amounts in recent years because annuities don't pay the higher interest they did years ago and now earn less.RJOh
Oct 2, 2005, 6:42 pm - RJOh - Jackpot Games Forum

Painter Hits it Big with $1 Million Scratch-Off Lottery TicketReply
I'm thinking maybe the reason the game is annuity-only is that the GA lottery head used to run the corrupt NY Lottery. Wonder if GA will come out with more scratches without a cash option.
Oct 2, 2005, 5:50 pm - CASH Only - Lottery News

powerball 16 th draw 180 millionReply
Maybe players are ticked off at the crummy amount of cash they are getting if they win this inflated annuity. I doubt anyone at MUSL is going to get that message however. At this rate it's going to take far more than three rollovers to break 300 million. Maybe five rollovers.
Oct 2, 2005, 2:54 am - dvdiva - Lottery Discussion Forum

powerball 16 th draw 180 millionReply
Yeah the cash value option should be at least $95 million, suggesting an annuity jackpot of $191 million. The last time the Powerball jackpot rolled fifteen times, the cash value option of the jackpot was over $102 million. It is true that the jackpot winner now receives only 30.2886% of sales, as compared to 32.6689% under the old matrix, but that shouldn't have THAT big an impact on the cash value option.
Oct 2, 2005, 1:30 am - ryanm - Lottery Discussion Forum

Probability of a Rollover in Powerball.Reply
If the cash value % stays below 50% of the annuity, a $340 million jackpot (which would trigger the Match 5 bonus) would yield a cash value SLIGHTLY LESS than what Jack won.
Sep 30, 2005, 4:05 pm - CASH Only - Jackpot Games Forum

Single winner for Illinois State Lottery Lotto jackpotReply
curt:IIRC Little Lotto replaced a 7-number annuity-only game in the late 1980s. Funny how NY's pick-5 has not changed except for the frequency of draws in its 13+ years.
Sep 29, 2005, 6:24 pm - CASH Only - Lottery News

CT Lottery - Is Jimmy Fun Or What?Reply
Dropping two numbers in Classic Lotto would result in the same jackpot odds as two other New England games, one with a bonus ball; the other still annuity-only. Maybe CT should partner with Rhode Island and offer the 6/44 in the Ocean State.
Sep 29, 2005, 4:35 pm - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum

CT Lottery - Is Jimmy Fun Or What?Reply
O.K. I figured out what to do with Classic Lotto.Connecticut Lotto. Now With More Winners!Pick 6 out of 42Minimum Jackpot : $500,000 20-Year Annuity Prize Odds Match 6 JACKPOT 1 : 5,245,786 Match 5 $1,500 1 : 24,286 Match 4 $75 1 : 555 Match 3 $2 1 : 37 Overall Odds : 1 in 34.4
Sep 29, 2005, 3:23 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum