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Texas Lottery Approves Mega Millions ChangesReply
Quote: Originally posted by MPJO on March 14, 2005And besides if you win a big jackpot and you feel it's to big you can always share it with the members on this site.Nobody ever felt the jackpot they won was too big, just the jackpots won by others.
Mar 14, 2005, 1:50 pm - RJOh - Lottery News

Mega Millions Matrix Change Coming SoonReply
Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on March 13, 2005I will be surprised if any prize is boosted more than 15%. I'm surprised, according to: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/109509.htm Higher Starting Jackpots: The starting grand/jackpot prize amount will change from $10 million to $12 million.Higher Payouts For Second And Third Tier Prizes: The second prize level will change from $175,000 to $250,000 and the third prize level will change from $5,000 to $10,000.RJOh
Mar 14, 2005, 1:42 pm - RJOh - Lottery Discussion Forum

Texas Lottery Approves Mega Millions ChangesReply
I am just one who is not fond of the big Jackpots but if they did change it. My gosh the odds are overwhelming now at 1:135 million to change it to 1:175 million wow I am sure that there would be some huge JPs. But my opinion is of little value as I am sure the lure of big JPs will win out which is OK. I am fortunate enough to live in an area that borders a Power ball state so I shall just put that extra into power ball rather than Mega Millions
Mar 14, 2005, 12:03 pm - fxdwg - Lottery News

Time to change PowerballReply
I don't see why PB needs to change. More people are becoming millionaires and I like that. It somehow makes me think I have a better chance of winning and that low jackpots are able to be won. I'll gladly take a $12 million ANNUITY. :-)
Mar 9, 2005, 12:50 am - Annual Payments - Jackpot Games Forum

To INCREASE sales REDUCE the PB MatrixReply
A middle game could happen by a small change to Hot Lotto. Odds of hitting Hot lotto are now 1:10.9 million. It already has pick 1-39 plus pick one of 1-19. If people want to compare sales between the two it's no contest (or it used to be no contest) when powerball had bigger jackpots it had far more sales than hot lotto.
Mar 8, 2005, 1:51 pm - dvdiva - Jackpot Games Forum

Someone hit mega - needs a fixReply
I guess the question is what percentage of total combinations are covered when the low jackpots are hit, and how much have the number of combinations covered increased for the first few drawings after a jackpot is hit. The lottery probably wants to keep the percentage covered about the same as TX and CA are added. But I personally find the odds of 135 million to 1 sufficiently brutal, and might decide it's just too brutal to get a ticket unless the jackpot is over $200 million.
Mar 8, 2005, 9:21 am - tg636 - Jackpot Games Forum

Someone hit mega - needs a fixReply
The average jackpot would have to be in the middle. It sometimes gets hit between 10-20 million sometimes around 50, 100 etc.I don't mind the low jackpots getting hit. What I mind is when every jackpot is low. I think in order to rarely see a low jackpot won it would have to be over 250+ million but I'm sure they can calculate it out so players who play every game are still satisfied.
Mar 8, 2005, 2:23 am - dvdiva - Jackpot Games Forum

To INCREASE sales REDUCE the PB MatrixReply
Sure Powerball should decrease their odds while megamillions should increase it's odds. That way all the whinners would finally have a chance to see what things like sales and high jackpots are important to lotteries. As it is Powerball would be the game to play if I played in the 10-20 million jackpot range since that's where it seems to be staying. Anyways the nearest Powerball state to me is Oregon and they have a 9% state income tax.
Mar 8, 2005, 2:10 am - dvdiva - Jackpot Games Forum

Powerball to change in JulyReply
Personally, I hope the game remains as is. We had 19 individual draws of $100 Million or more jackpot level in the mid and later portion of year 2003 and that seems like a nice balance. Even with more players in the game, 53 with 42 and a little roll-over luck can still produce record setting jackpots.
Mar 8, 2005, 1:07 am - golotto - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega BillionsReply
635.6 million to one odds!!? Are you f**king crazy!!? There's almost no way anyone can win that! The only people who want $1 billion jackpots are the lottery folks so they can make more money off of people's stupidity.
Mar 7, 2005, 1:46 pm - ryanm - Jackpot Games Forum