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If nobody wins PB on Wed, will Saturdays beat Gloria Mackenzie record?Reply
Here's what the increases have been for the record and for the current run: 116 +24 140 +25 165 +26 191 +31 222 +48 270 +94 364 +226 590 116 +25 141 +25 166 +30 196 +39 235 +72 300 +93 400 +? From the same starting point the increases were the same or very close, but then began increasing. Not counting the most recent (which will almost certainly change), the increases have been 25% and then 50% greater for the current run. If that trend continues we would expect the current adv
Aug 4, 2013, 3:15 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions multi-state lottery to get harder to win in Oct.Reply
I'm really surprised at everyone's reaction. I mean 1 in 175 million... If it was 1 in 10 being changed to 1 in 100,000 then I might be upset, but when it's already 1 in 175 million, what's a few more million? lol... It's not like you got a realistic chance because its 175 million and not 250 million. Basically they're both 1 in almost impossible . But now we have more opportunity to dream. more opportunity for bigger jackpots. In canada, the 6/49 is $2 per play, with a
May 20, 2013, 7:43 pm - yoho - Lottery News

$360 MILLION: Powerball jackpot raised on huge salesReply
i just noticed something funny about that number Mega Millions Jackpot for Tue, Mar 27, 2012 $363,000,000 or cash wise $260,000,000 that was MM jackpot right before it rolled and taken off to 600m range and here we here, spot on. thro with 231,700,000 cash , about 29m less if it rolls, it beat old powerball record for sure , come close to MM ,but not over even if it beats somehow the MM annuity, i doubt it can get more sales to beat cash record
May 15, 2013, 11:29 pm - joshuacloak - Lottery News

Tennessee to add Hot Lotto multi-state lottery gameReply
money came form Old reserves pools they always keep money in reserve for these large jackpot games aka say a jackpot gets won back to back in a roll , aka a first draw got won but there was not a Million plus in sales to support it? np, they had small % of money go to reserves thro out all draws over the years the reserve fund covers it they must of been sitting on some millions in reserves, went to hell with it,and made annuity jackpot into cash! great for us,
May 12, 2013, 1:09 pm - joshuacloak - Lottery News

TX Lotto players - Lottery Commission's sneaky rule change
Hello everyone, This is my first post here. Sorry to get on a soapbox right away. Texas Lotto players; On January 13, 2013, the Texas Lottery issued a News Release saying that effective April 14, 2013, they were adding an Extra feature to the game. This feature allows a player to pay an extra $1 per ticket and increase non-jackpot prizes. They also increased the annuity period from 25 to 30 years. What they didn't announce and you may have noticed now that two drawings have happened since
Apr 21, 2013, 8:19 pm - parkinds - Lottery Discussion Forum

$320 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot goes through the roofReply
Annuity Cash Powerball Jackpot for Sat, Mar 23, 2013 $320,000,000 $198,300,000 Gross Prize 30 average annual payments of $10,666,667 Lump-sum cash: $198,300,000 - 25% Federal Tax - $2,666,667 - $49,575,000 Subtotal $8,000,000 $148,725,000 - State Tax: http://www.usamega.com/powerball-jackpot.asp
Mar 22, 2013, 1:12 pm - helpmewin - Lottery News

$320 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot goes through the roofReply
Annuity Cash Powerball Jackpot for Sat, Mar 23, 2013 $320,000,000 $198,300,000 Gross Prize 30 average annual payments of $10,666,667 Lump-sum cash: $198,300,000 - 25% Federal Tax - $2,666,667 - $49,575,000 Subtotal $8,000,000 $148,725,000 - State Tax: http://www.usamega.com/powerball-jackpot.asp
Mar 21, 2013, 10:23 pm - helpmewin - Lottery News

Defense worker wins $217 million Powerball jackpotReply
If they got an extra $9 million its not being reflected on USA MEGA....... Annuity Cash Powerball Jackpot for Wed, Feb 6, 2013 $208,000,000 $130,700,000 Gross Prize 30 average annual payments of $6,933,333 Lump-sum cash: $130,700,000 - 25% Federal Tax - $1,733,333 - $32,675,000 Subtotal $5,200,000 $98,025,000
Feb 18, 2013, 11:25 am - Ronnie316 - Lottery News

I hate scratch offsReply
Lottery websites do show what has been won and what ones are still out. win up to $1,000,000 Prize Amount Prizes Unclaimed Total *$1,000,000Prize paid as an annuity or as a lump sum cash payment. 2 2 $5,000 176 200 $500 2,318 2,668 $100 19,214 22,119 $50 38,474 44,198
Jan 19, 2013, 7:57 pm - helpmewin - Lottery Discussion Forum

$550 MILLION: Powerball buying frenzy sparks another jackpot increaseReply
With current interest rates the cash value is about 65% of the advertised annuity. About 64 cents of each ticket goes to the jackpot. That means that the increase in the advertised jackpot is pretty close to the number of tickets they expect to sell, so the $225 million increase from the last drawing means they're confident that they'll sell 225 million tickets. If it climbs to 600 by tonight it would mean sales are closer to 275 million tickets. Here are some rough estimates of what percenta
Nov 28, 2012, 3:19 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News