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Mega Millions is waste of money.....
From now on, I am never playing Mega Millionsagain.......the game is a real money guzzler....and a waste of time....millions of people playing.....ridiculouspayout structure and odds.....I think we should not play andshut Mega Millions down for good.....take them out of business.I am now focusing on Fantasy 5 game here in Georgia.......which is pick 5 game.........odds for jackpot down considerablyto around 1 in 575,000.......and jackpot usually averagesaround $150,000 to $250,000........occasio
Nov 20, 2004, 10:12 am - gatekeeper - Lottery Discussion Forum

Texas store sells first winning Mega Millions ticketNews Story
Winning Mega Millions ticket sold at new self-service machineSomeone who purchased a Mega Millions lotto ticket at a North Texas store is $101 million richer as the state claimed its first jackpot winner in the multistate game.One ticket sold in Carrollton matched all the winning numbers from Friday night's drawing: 8, 10, 17, 24 and 39. The Mega Ball number was 52. We've been eagerly waiting for this day, said Reagan Greer, Texas Lottery Commission executive director. I hope the person or per
Oct 4, 2004, 3:44 pm - Todd - Lottery News

MM sets a new recordReply
Mega Millions does it again.It set a new 4-roll record for the March 19 draw with its $36 million jackpot. The previous 4-roll record was $35 million. The Powerball 4-roll record is $38.6 million.I predict that Mega Millions will continue to set records until the jackpot is won because sales in Texas (the last state to join Mega Millions) are starting to take off.Even though Texas has the largest population (22 milion) of all the Mega Millions states, its sales lagged behind many of the other st
Mar 17, 2004, 7:03 am - Jake649 - Jackpot Games Forum

'Amazing' Mega Millions Sales Pushes Jackpot to $230 MillionNews Story
Mega Millions players all over the country are lining up for a shot at tonight's mega-jackpot. In fact sales are so brisk that the estimated jackpot for tonight's drawing has been revised upward to $230 million.Tonight's drawing will be held in New York City's Times Square. This is an indication of how strong Mega Millions sales are today across the Commonwealth, says Virginia Lottery Executive Director Penelope W. Kyle. By revising the estimated jackpot upward, we are saying that the actual
Feb 20, 2004, 12:10 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Clamor for $177 million Mega Millions lottery ticketsNews Story
When the lottery's Mega Millions jackpot climbs into the stratosphere, people fork out the cash for tickets at local retailers, and the improving economy only helps the sales grow.Marcee Watson, a cashier at Mike's Party Store in Yale, Michigan, said that she expects people to begin flooding area convenience stores to buy tickets for Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing. The jackpot is expected to reach $177 million after a $150 million jackpot went without a winner Friday in each of the 11 st
Feb 16, 2004, 6:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Two Step likely to move to new daysNews Story
Texas Two Step lotto games probably will be moved to new days because of a loss in sales to Mega Millions, the multistate game new to the state.Drawings for both games are on Tuesday and Friday nights, and Reagan Greer, the lottery's chief administrator, said Thursday that average weekly ticket sales for Texas Two Step have slipped below $1 million for the first time.Those sales, which previously averaged $1.5 million, dipped to an average of $936,091, he said.Mr. Greer told lottery commissioner
Dec 19, 2003, 3:17 am - Todd - Lottery News

TEXAS JOINS MEGA MILLIONSNews Story
The Texas Lottery Commission voted today to join 10 other states in the multistate lottery Mega Millions. Lottery officials expect $324.5 million in game ticket sales in Texas over 10 months starting this fall.To begin participating in the multi-jurisdiction lottery, certain steps must be taken including entering into an agreement with Mega Millions and adopting game rules, said Reagan Greer, executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission. We are looking at a late fall timeline for having th
Aug 5, 2003, 9:23 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Club of Hudsonville $175,000 Mich
Sweet 16 Lottery Club of Hudsonville Stunned By $175,000 Michigan Lottery Mega Millions Win! LANSING, July 8, 2003 When the 16 members of the Sweet 16 Lottery club of Hudsonville pooled their money together to purchase Mega Millions tickets for June 20 drawing, they all dreamt of winning big! That dream became a reality for the lucky club members upon learning they had matched the first five numbers in the June 20 drawing to win a $175,000 Mega Millions prize! That days winning numbers were:
Jul 8, 2003, 6:42 pm - Kristin - Jackpot Games Forum

$314 million jackpot puts Powerball back in spotlightNews Story
By Todd Northrop Big lottery jackpot hunters will have a jumbo-sized target this weekend, as the multi-state Powerball jackpot has crossed the $300 million mark. In fact, the lump-sum cash value of Saturday's $314 million Powerball jackpot is the 17th-largest of all time: $202.9 million. The complete top-25 list of United States lottery jackpot cash values can be found at the end of this article. Saturday's Powerball jackpot is the biggest US lottery jackpot since the world went bonkers
Apr 28, 2016, 10:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

$636 Million Mega Millions jackpot split by 2 ticketsNews Story
Winners in California, Georgia Includes video report Winning tickets for an estimated $636 million Mega Millions jackpot, the second biggest in U.S. lottery history, were sold in San Jose, California and Atlanta, Georgia, lottery officials said late on Tuesday evening. There was no immediate word about who the winners were, but one winning ticket was bought at a retail location whose name was given as Jennifer's Gift Shop on Tully Road in San Jose, according to Alex Traverso, a lottery
Dec 18, 2013, 7:18 am - Todd - Lottery News