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• HoLeeKau

  

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  Sep 26, 2021, 11:16 am

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  Megamillions is only at 22 million, so nobody is putting extra money there chasing that jackpot.

  But the Powerball jackpot only went up 16.2 million after last night's draw!

  I was expecting 50 million.  At this rate, there won't be a surge in sales till it hits a billion.  What the heck is affecting Powerball sales now?
• MsBee18

  

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  The lottery doesn't know how players will behave on today and Monday. 16M is a safe estimate where sales will land by draw time on Monday. If it's higher they will tweak the amount at draw time. Do you plan on buying a ticket?
• HoLeeKau

  

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  And again it only increases by 21 million.  I admit I don't have a great memory, but doesn't it usually increase by 3 times that amount when the jackpot is over 500 million?
• KY Floyd

  

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  Was Monday's final total 549? The 570 was already planned about half a day before they had the final total, and they probably have a policy of never  changing the initial amount once they make a forecast.

  I suspect that typical jumps between jackpots will be smaller now that there are 3 drawings instead of 2. Some people won't spend the extra 50% or they'll wait for an even bigger jackpot before they start playing, and I imagine some people still aren't used to having a drawing on Mondays. That last has to be even more true for the occasional players who only buy a ticket when the jackpot reaches some threshold. It should be easier to see common buying patterns when the jackpot resets to $20 million.

  That said, I can't see anything about  switching to 3 drawings that can explain an increase from 545 to just 570 for a Wednesday drawing. The last two times they advertised a jackpot  close to 545 it went from 550 to 640 (1/16/21) and 550 to 625 (3/23/19). Of course we night see a bump around mid-day tomorrow, and it's possible that the other two jackpots were initially advertised as a smaller increase.
• CDanaT

  

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  There we go.....Nice increase on this next draw....bout darn time !!!!

  Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.
• HoLeeKau

  

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  In response to CDanaT

  Quote: Originally posted by CDanaT on Sep 30, 2021

  There we go.....Nice increase on this next draw....bout darn time !!!!

  Finally!