Why haven't Mega Millions and Powerball gone back to $40M starting jackpots?Prev TopicNext Topic

• JWBlue

  

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  May 2, 2022, 6:29 pm

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  People seem to be spending like before the pandemic.  Why shouldn't the starting jackpots go back to $40M?

   

  Can anyone check the sales before 2020 and now?
• cottoneyedjoe

  

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  May 3, 2022, 11:21 am

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  Quote: Originally posted by JWBlue on May 2, 2022

  People seem to be spending like before the pandemic.  Why shouldn't the starting jackpots go back to $40M?

   

  Can anyone check the sales before 2020 and now?

  They realized there are enough players who are dumb enough to play these games even if the starting jackpots are $1.