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No winner again: Powerball jackpot hits $1.6 billion in longest-ever rollover runReply
Estimate was way off. They missed by even more in than MM missed back in October 2018 when they advertised a $1.6 billion jackpot and only managed 1.537. Depending on the metric you choose PB missed by almost 2 1/2 times as much as MM did. MM advertised an annuity increase of $600 million and missed by 10.5%. Powerball advertised a nominal annuity increase of $250 million and missed by 26%. Could be an indicator of lotto fatigue. Jackpot growth has definitely slowed down in general
Dec 22, 2025, 2:41 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
I am with you with the old-timed concerns. Here I was expressing ADDITIONAL concerns. I am used to see that the sales percentage increase v. the same day of the prior week should go up once the jackpot increases. If what they projected in the excellent file you linked https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Documents/jackpotestimates/mm20251104.pdf (thanks for the link, did not know it) is true, they would have a +13.3% in sales v. the prior Friday. The 4 prior dra
Nov 5, 2025, 10:41 am - positano - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Mega Millions game reports 300% increase in non-jackpot prizes in first monthReply
SoCola, you left out kind of an important stat...The starting point of both jackpots MM = $50 Million with 7 rollovers to get to $122 Million. No increase over $10M until the 7th draw PB = $20 Million with 8 rollovers to get to $123 Million. 1st increase over $10M on the 3rd draw There hasn't been a jump of $30 Million for the PB in the first 8 draws in at least the last 11 years. https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Games/Powerball/Estimated_Jackpot.html You wi
May 15, 2025, 3:00 pm - CDanaT - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery to swap out 5 Card Cash for new Pick 5 gameReply
My concern again is with Cashball 225, Pick 3 and Pick 4 going to CNG or RNG if that's what it is called. And why I posted the KY Lottery annual report that shows substantial increasing in pick-3 and pick-4 sales. Pick 3, which far and away continues to be the most widely played Kentucky Lottery draw game (more than doubling sales of any other terminal-based game), posted a 16.1% sales increase from the previous year. Sales for the game ended FY21 at $194.2 million, a $26.9 millio
Feb 3, 2022, 11:48 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Powerball ticket price to increase to $3 in IdahoNews Story
Every Powerball ticket sold in state will include Power Play option; begins in August By Kate Northrop The Idaho Lottery announced on Wednesday that it will be raising the Powerball ticket price to $3 per play beginning this August, by mandating that every ticket sold will include the Power Play multiplier option. Next month, Powerball fans in Idaho will have to shell out more cash to play the multi-state Powerball game, but there is a catch. Powerball is the most popular lottery g
Jul 26, 2021, 10:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

$900 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised just hours after initial estimateReply
That was the only time to my knowledge when they sold more tickets (440 million) than possible combinations. There were several other times that ticket sales exceeded the number of possible combinations before the PB record jackpot. The MM drawing for the 3/30/12 record jackpot had sales of almost $652 million. That was when tickets were just a buck and there were a lot less than 302 million combinations. The 12/17/13 MM drawing had sales of $336.5 million, also at $1 per ticket, for the $6
Oct 18, 2018, 1:37 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

UK National Lottery to increase Lotto game prizesNews Story
Raffle side game will be dropped United Kingdom National Lottery operator Camelot has announced it will be increasing the prize amounts for its Lotto game. From November, players who match five or more balls plus the bonus ball will win a fixed 1 million (US$1.28 million). Five balls will win at least 1,750 and four 140, both increases from their current estimated values, and three balls will net 30, up from 25 now. This is up from an estimated 50,000 which is currently based on sale
Sep 4, 2018, 8:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

WV Lottery Director resigns day after sports betting goes liveNews Story
The director of the West Virginia Lottery has resigned. Alan Larrick's resignation became effective Saturday, Gov. Jim Justice said. After the successful launch of sports gaming at the Hollywood Casino in Charles Town yesterday (Thursday), Alan Larrick informed Gov. Jim Justice that he would step down as the director of the West Virginia Lottery effective Sept. 1, 2018, the release from the governor's office said. Justice appointed Larrick in January 2017. Larrick, a Beckley native, wa
Sep 2, 2018, 4:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery kicks off Green Ball promo MondayNews Story
Increases Pick 3 prizes by 20% By Todd Northrop The Texas Lottery Monday is bringing back the Pick 3 Green Ball promotion, which gives Pick 3 players a chance to increase their prizes by approximately 20 percent. Pick 3 has consistently been one of our most popular drawing games, and we believe this promotion will only increase the excitement around this game, said Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director Gary Grief. The promotion begins Monday, April 4 and runs through Saturday,
Mar 31, 2011, 7:44 pm - Todd - Lottery News

The Sport of KingsReply
C. Work Outs: Be mindful of workouts a horse engages in. If there is a bullet by the workout it indicates that it was among the faster workouts of the day. Also, take note if the line says handily or breezing . Handily means that the jock had to coerce the horse to run and breezing means that the horse ran of it's own accord. First time starters should have at least 12 workouts before running a first race. Also, be alert for bulleted works for a horse that never showed a fast work out in it's
Nov 10, 2009, 4:12 pm - cypher - Gaming Forum