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80 MIL avg. ???Reply
Rob,I definitely agree with you, and that is the reason I think The Big Game should have started their jackpots at $20 million or $25 million. Now THAT would be an interesting game!-Todd
Apr 10, 2002, 5:11 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

80 MIL avg. ???Reply
Rob,After reading that same material I thought that it's really going to be tough to justify buying any amount of tickets for the smaller jackpots. I wonder if having such high odds might actually work to slow the progression of a jackpot from the 10 or 30 million range to the 80 or 100 plus range. I think alot of people who are willing to slap 5 or 10 bucks down for a 30 million jackpot might hold off and wait because of the larger odds. Just a thought
Apr 10, 2002, 3:33 pm - someday22 - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Official Big Game name?Reply
MegaMillions? Well, considering we may see a 500 MIL jackpot someday ... and 100 MIL jackpots will be a lot more common ... I'd say the name fits!I was lobbying for Goliath or JumboLaya or The Jumbo or El Gordo (like the Spanish Lotto)On the subject of the Mass. Lottery ... they'd do themselves good by combining MegaBucks/MassMillions/MassCash and creating MassLotto or their own version of SuperLotto or SuperLottoPlus. Maybe have one game but, three drawings per week.
Apr 4, 2002, 4:52 pm - Guest - Lottery Discussion Forum

MUSL "Hot Lotto" begins Sunday
The Powerball group launches a smaller version of its game this weekend. Seven of its members will sell Hot Lotto initially- IA, MN, MT, NH, SD, WV, and Washington D.C. Jackpots for this 5/39 + 1/19 game (odds 1: ~11 million) will start at $1 million; 25 annual payments or in cash. Lower tier prizes range from $10,000 to $2 (nine ways to win as in Powerball).
Apr 4, 2002, 9:53 am - Guest - Lottery Discussion Forum

OFFICIAL: New BG odds 1:135 million!!Reply
Does anyone have any thoughts on whether a lottery game where the odds are already astronomical needs to madeeven more astronomical? Would it be awful if they actuallyhad a winner every week or two, instead of 1 person winningan absurdly huge amount of money? Yes, I know the statesmake more with huge jackpots but this sounds like too much -too much money in the jackpot, too small odds of winning,too greedy for both states and players. Count me out if they do this.
Apr 3, 2002, 9:37 am - Guest - Lottery Discussion Forum

OFFICIAL: New BG odds 1:135 million!!Reply
Well ... we have Big Game adding 2 new sizable states. Plus we have a shuffling with the games matrix and the subsequent jacking of the odds. Jumbo Jackpots ( and more often) are in the future.What is the next move?Will PowerBall try to sign up the remaining states? Will they uptheir odds??Or how about this ............ California, Texas and Florida teaming up to form their own personal multi-state game?Rob
Apr 2, 2002, 2:43 pm - Guest - Lottery Discussion Forum

OFFICIAL: New BG odds 1:135 million!!Reply
I'm not sure the jackpots will get much larger than $500 million or so. Consider when the jackpot was a record $363 million. There was something like 90% of all possible combinations covered. Even if the odds were 1:135 million, a jackpot of $500 mil. would sell so many tickets that most of the combinations will be covered.-Todd
Apr 2, 2002, 2:13 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Which States Keep Pick 5 & 6 Winners Names SecretReply
In Ohio there have been made several jackpots claimed using some kind of a trust arrangement where only the law firm representing the winner is known. If you win a big jackpot I'm sure a good lawyer would be more than willing to discuss your options. A group of workers in Columbus won the Powerball jackpot in Indiana over a year ago used a similar arrangement and only the members who talked to the press were known. There are some people who want the world to know about their good fortune. RJOh
Mar 19, 2002, 3:24 pm - RJOh - Lottery Discussion Forum

NEW ORDER SITE DOWN!Reply
Well since playbiggame.com site is down for who knows when is there any other legitimate online place where someone can purchase online lottery tickets or have any idea when these people will have their site up again, the big game is getting awful high and I believe that it is fit to get really high be it and powerball which is getting high to, hasn't had huge jackpots in awhile.
Mar 18, 2002, 10:12 pm - therock - Lottery Discussion Forum

Protest Changing the Big Game!Reply
I agree with you Jack. Playing the lotteries is gambling and if you don't like the odds, you shouldn't play. It's in the states' best interest to manage the jackpots and odds of winning to attract the most players.RJOh
Feb 20, 2002, 6:34 pm - RJOh - Lottery Discussion Forum