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$250 Million PowerballReply
Actually, at any jackpot above 340 million, it will increase only by $25 million per draw, but the jackpot cannot roll by more than $25 million to go over $365 million either. In other words, if the jackpot is $315 million and rolls, and sales can support a $380 million pot, the jackpot will be only $365 million, with the excess cash going to the match 5 bonus pool. However, if the jackpot is at $365 million and rolls again (unlikely), the jackpot can go to $390 million, again with the extra c
Feb 9, 2006, 3:51 pm - ryanm - Lottery Discussion Forum

$250 Million PowerballReply
I thought that once it hit 365 Million it would only increase by 25 mill per draw.....Or does it literally hit a wall at 365?
Feb 9, 2006, 12:52 pm - fja - Lottery Discussion Forum

Euro Millions rolled to £100MReply
The jackpot determined for 1/20 drawing was $155M, roughly $25M increase from the previous one. Also, as one could see, advertised EM jackpot for next drawing (1/27) is 146M($177M).So, a rule of thumb suggests that the amount of jackpot for 1/27 drawing would easily reach $180M, as far as ticket sales remain the same. Based on what I could see so far, ticket sales for the last drawing were approximately 180M (at 2 euros, about 90M tickets). If one assumes the same level of ticket sales as, or
Jan 20, 2006, 7:09 pm - anonymous77 - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Idea - Jumbo Bucks
Jumbo BucksThe bigger the jackpot gets, the bigger the other prizes get.$2 per playPick 6 Out Of 44Jackpot Level<$5 Mil$5-$10 Mil$10 Mil>Match 6 PrizeJackpot (30% Of Sales)Jackpot (20%)Jackpot (10%)Match 5 PrizeAvg. $2,610Avg. $3,915Avg. $5,220Match 4 PrizeAvg. $56Avg. $84Avg. $112Match 3 PrizeAvg. $7Avg. $10Avg. $14Match 2 PrizeFree TicketFree TicketFree TicketOverall Odds are 1 in 5.5Now naturally the percentage of sales that go to the jackpot would decrease as the jackpot grows, but sal
Jan 7, 2006, 10:28 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Breakfast buddies file suit over lottery ticketReply
Lottery pools do not increase your chances of winning big games like Powerball or Mega Millions all that much, and commonly introduce problems if you win.
Dec 29, 2005, 10:24 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery misunderstandings could derail bondsReply
Our worry is that the public will see the lottery as being this great boon and will say, 'Well, we don't need to vote for this bond. The lottery will take care of it,' said Margaret Arbuckle, director of the Guilford Education Alliance, a business group that is a booster for public schools.Maybe the voters in those school districts they're worried about in FL just decided they weren't getting enough bang for the buck when they passed bonds to raise their own taxes. Maybe they're the leading
Dec 27, 2005, 7:00 pm - Rip Snorter - Lottery News

Lottery: Promises and pitfallsReply
I agree.The other thing that happens is that money that was previously going to education is diverted to some other entitlement program, so the net result is that more money is wasted, and education becomes almost solely reliant upon lottery revenues.That, in turn, makes the lottery revenue critically important to the state budget, which ultimately makes the lottery go to extreme lengths to keep revenue increasing from year to year. Think about what happened in Texas, with the lottery director m
Dec 26, 2005, 9:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

Macros in excelReply
I want to automate my spreedsheet a little more. I usually enter all the dates with find and replace useing last months but, want to know what formula would I use to do this:02/01/0502/02/0502/03/0502/04/0502/05/0502/06/0502/07/0502/08/0502/09/0502/10/0502/11/0502/12/0502/13/0502/14/0502/15/0502/16/0502/17/0502/18/0502/19/0502/20/0502/21/0502/22/0502/23/0502/24/0502/25/0502/26/0502/27/0502/28/05 That is Febuary. I want to have a formula that will start with 03/01/05 and then increase across each
Dec 16, 2005, 6:41 am - powerplayer - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball
How come Powerball only went up 12 million ?? At 100 plus you would think larger increase.
Dec 11, 2005, 11:22 pm - Fraserm - Jackpot Games Forum

N.C. computerized drawings - who will guard against?Reply
The best and only way to control or stop losses (and increase profitability) if you are the State is to put a computer in charge of your lotto drawings.Why?One, a computer (i.e., the person doing your software) can screen all the combinations before the drawing to make sure there are no winners, OR to make sure there are LESS winners than found in purely random drawings.Two, your computer can hence increase the profitability of the State through the lotto by making sure fewer winners or no
Nov 19, 2005, 1:47 pm - Greg - Lottery Discussion Forum