Ok, we went back to look the year before ($2/$3 per Play) and the year after ($5 per Play).
Also, we updated the MM History on our site so anyone can see/copy the data and analyze for themselves.
It appears lottery players don't have an endless sea of cash to play these ridiculous, over priced $5 games and it shows.
To get the number of Plays for the previous $2/$3 cost, we need to set a properly proportioned play price based on the average percentage ratio between $2 at 82% and $3 at 18% for the year before; which works out to be about $2.18 per Play.
Using $2.18 per Play we can derive the approximate Plays based on the Sales for that day.
Below we can see the Sales are close, but the actual number of Plays is less, way less.
On average, the year before, daily sales were about $36.7 Million and now, only $33.2 Million, a drop of about -$3.5 Million.
Looking at this as the number of Plays though, Whoa!
On average, the year before, daily plays were about 16.8 Million and now, only 6.6 Million, a drop of about -10.2 Million plays.
It's very clear, smart players have cut back on the number of plays and spending that directly affect sales.
Total sales this year are down about -$372.8 Million and Plays are down -1.07 Billion, yes, a loss of -1.07 BILLION PLAYS over the past year.
| $2/$3 per Play |
|
$5 per Play |
| Year |
Month |
Day |
Sales |
Plays |
|
Year |
Month |
Day |
Sales |
Plays |
| 2024 |
4 |
5 |
$33,071,626 |
15,170,471 |
|
2025 |
4 |
8 |
$26,231,975 |
5,246,395 |
| 2024 |
4 |
9 |
$31,938,130 |
14,650,518 |
|
2025 |
4 |
11 |
$26,289,075 |
5,257,815 |
| 2024 |
4 |
12 |
$29,630,848 |
13,592,132 |
|
2025 |
4 |
15 |
$26,056,635 |
5,211,327 |
| 2024 |
4 |
16 |
$29,646,322 |
13,599,230 |
|
2025 |
4 |
18 |
$27,339,640 |
5,467,928 |
| 2024 |
4 |
19 |
$30,390,172 |
13,940,446 |
|
2025 |
4 |
22 |
$22,541,550 |
4,508,310 |
| 2024 |
4 |
23 |
$31,158,104 |
14,292,708 |
|
2025 |
4 |
25 |
$23,100,550 |
4,620,110 |
| 2024 |
4 |
26 |
$31,573,106 |
14,483,076 |
|
2025 |
4 |
29 |
$23,467,810 |
4,693,562 |
| 2024 |
4 |
30 |
$31,686,202 |
14,534,955 |
|
2025 |
5 |
2 |
$25,299,180 |
5,059,836 |
| 2024 |
5 |
3 |
$32,787,390 |
15,040,087 |
|
2025 |
5 |
6 |
$24,939,915 |
4,987,983 |
| 2024 |
5 |
7 |
$33,564,294 |
15,396,465 |
|
2025 |
5 |
9 |
$26,867,925 |
5,373,585 |
| 2024 |
5 |
10 |
$35,386,340 |
16,232,266 |
|
2025 |
5 |
13 |
$26,171,245 |
5,234,249 |
| 2024 |
5 |
14 |
$36,522,116 |
16,753,264 |
|
2025 |
5 |
16 |
$26,033,440 |
5,206,688 |
| 2024 |
5 |
17 |
$37,145,334 |
17,039,144 |
|
2025 |
5 |
20 |
$25,409,220 |
5,081,844 |
| 2024 |
5 |
21 |
$38,877,364 |
17,833,653 |
|
2025 |
5 |
23 |
$26,082,235 |
5,216,447 |
| 2024 |
5 |
24 |
$39,694,300 |
18,208,394 |
|
2025 |
5 |
27 |
$24,743,515 |
4,948,703 |
| 2024 |
5 |
28 |
$39,071,272 |
17,922,602 |
|
2025 |
5 |
30 |
$26,623,875 |
5,324,775 |
| 2024 |
5 |
31 |
$44,367,916 |
20,352,255 |
|
2025 |
6 |
3 |
$29,775,515 |
5,955,103 |
| 2024 |
6 |
4 |
$46,444,542 |
21,304,836 |
|
2025 |
6 |
6 |
$30,951,580 |
6,190,316 |
| 2024 |
6 |
7 |
$19,786,268 |
9,076,270 |
|
2025 |
6 |
10 |
$31,553,240 |
6,310,648 |
| 2024 |
6 |
11 |
$18,592,666 |
8,528,746 |
|
2025 |
6 |
13 |
$32,903,445 |
6,580,689 |
| 2024 |
6 |
14 |
$20,701,202 |
9,495,964 |
|
2025 |
6 |
17 |
$32,368,950 |
6,473,790 |
| 2024 |
6 |
18 |
$21,163,554 |
9,708,052 |
|
2025 |
6 |
20 |
$34,365,670 |
6,873,134 |
| 2024 |
6 |
21 |
$22,161,092 |
10,165,639 |
|
2025 |
6 |
24 |
$34,781,190 |
6,956,238 |
| 2024 |
6 |
25 |
$22,360,272 |
10,257,006 |
|
2025 |
6 |
27 |
$35,747,975 |
7,149,595 |
| 2024 |
6 |
28 |
$24,295,842 |
11,144,882 |
|
2025 |
7 |
1 |
$21,362,490 |
4,272,498 |
| 2024 |
7 |
2 |
$24,496,140 |
11,236,761 |
|
2025 |
7 |
4 |
$21,702,465 |
4,340,493 |
| 2024 |
7 |
5 |
$25,489,202 |
11,692,294 |
|
2025 |
7 |
8 |
$20,927,680 |
4,185,536 |
| 2024 |
7 |
9 |
$26,969,784 |
12,371,461 |
|
2025 |
7 |
11 |
$21,971,200 |
4,394,240 |
| 2024 |
7 |
12 |
$29,668,646 |
13,609,471 |
|
2025 |
7 |
15 |
$21,489,810 |
4,297,962 |
| 2024 |
7 |
16 |
$30,535,394 |
14,007,061 |
|
2025 |
7 |
18 |
$23,491,645 |
4,698,329 |
| 2024 |
7 |
19 |
$31,142,620 |
14,285,606 |
|
2025 |
7 |
22 |
$22,857,670 |
4,571,534 |
| 2024 |
7 |
23 |
$31,567,678 |
14,480,586 |
|
2025 |
7 |
25 |
$23,294,330 |
4,658,866 |
| 2024 |
7 |
26 |
$33,526,718 |
15,379,228 |
|
2025 |
7 |
29 |
$22,952,415 |
4,590,483 |
| 2024 |
7 |
30 |
$34,320,830 |
15,743,500 |
|
2025 |
8 |
1 |
$24,492,395 |
4,898,479 |
| 2024 |
8 |
2 |
$35,969,442 |
16,499,744 |
|
2025 |
8 |
5 |
$24,019,680 |
4,803,936 |
| 2024 |
8 |
6 |
$35,823,628 |
16,432,857 |
|
2025 |
8 |
8 |
$24,827,525 |
4,965,505 |
| 2024 |
8 |
9 |
$37,845,084 |
17,360,130 |
|
2025 |
8 |
12 |
$25,383,490 |
5,076,698 |
| 2024 |
8 |
13 |
$40,101,704 |
18,395,277 |
|
2025 |
8 |
15 |
$26,710,625 |
5,342,125 |
| 2024 |
8 |
16 |
$42,837,654 |
19,650,300 |
|
2025 |
8 |
19 |
$27,569,975 |
5,513,995 |
| 2024 |
8 |
20 |
$46,968,606 |
21,545,232 |
|
2025 |
8 |
22 |
$30,636,060 |
6,127,212 |
| 2024 |
8 |
23 |
$51,325,800 |
23,543,945 |
|
2025 |
8 |
26 |
$34,565,830 |
6,913,166 |
| 2024 |
8 |
27 |
$56,484,418 |
25,910,283 |
|
2025 |
8 |
29 |
$39,105,090 |
7,821,018 |
| 2024 |
8 |
30 |
$66,599,982 |
30,550,450 |
|
2025 |
9 |
2 |
$48,410,245 |
9,682,049 |
| 2024 |
9 |
3 |
$70,322,308 |
32,257,939 |
|
2025 |
9 |
5 |
$51,455,980 |
10,291,196 |
| 2024 |
9 |
6 |
$83,189,834 |
38,160,474 |
|
2025 |
9 |
9 |
$45,785,995 |
9,157,199 |
| 2024 |
9 |
10 |
$102,030,056 |
46,802,778 |
|
2025 |
9 |
12 |
$35,739,515 |
7,147,903 |
| 2024 |
9 |
13 |
$22,118,560 |
10,146,128 |
|
2025 |
9 |
16 |
$38,515,850 |
7,703,170 |
| 2024 |
9 |
17 |
$19,504,214 |
8,946,887 |
|
2025 |
9 |
19 |
$38,176,610 |
7,635,322 |
| 2024 |
9 |
20 |
$20,193,464 |
9,263,057 |
|
2025 |
9 |
23 |
$38,247,415 |
7,649,483 |
| 2024 |
9 |
24 |
$19,851,666 |
9,106,269 |
|
2025 |
9 |
26 |
$37,776,550 |
7,555,310 |
| 2024 |
9 |
27 |
$20,382,768 |
9,349,894 |
|
2025 |
9 |
30 |
$39,318,745 |
7,863,749 |
| 2024 |
10 |
1 |
$20,638,870 |
9,467,372 |
|
2025 |
10 |
3 |
$41,638,840 |
8,327,768 |
| 2024 |
10 |
4 |
$22,621,418 |
10,376,797 |
|
2025 |
10 |
7 |
$42,863,010 |
8,572,602 |
| 2024 |
10 |
8 |
$22,466,100 |
10,305,550 |
|
2025 |
10 |
10 |
$42,323,025 |
8,464,605 |
| 2024 |
10 |
11 |
$22,529,030 |
10,334,417 |
|
2025 |
10 |
14 |
$47,019,800 |
9,403,960 |
| 2024 |
10 |
15 |
$22,251,340 |
10,207,037 |
|
2025 |
10 |
17 |
$46,989,165 |
9,397,833 |
| 2024 |
10 |
18 |
$23,379,940 |
10,724,743 |
|
2025 |
10 |
21 |
$51,740,390 |
10,348,078 |
| 2024 |
10 |
22 |
$24,234,964 |
11,116,956 |
|
2025 |
10 |
24 |
$53,787,740 |
10,757,548 |
| 2024 |
10 |
25 |
$27,336,340 |
12,539,606 |
|
2025 |
10 |
28 |
$59,195,175 |
11,839,035 |
| 2024 |
10 |
29 |
$28,422,554 |
13,037,869 |
|
2025 |
10 |
31 |
$62,014,345 |
12,402,869 |
| 2024 |
11 |
1 |
$30,664,310 |
14,066,197 |
|
2025 |
11 |
4 |
$71,178,850 |
14,235,770 |
| 2024 |
11 |
5 |
$33,501,116 |
15,367,484 |
|
2025 |
11 |
7 |
$78,169,315 |
15,633,863 |
| 2024 |
11 |
8 |
$33,571,660 |
15,399,844 |
|
2025 |
11 |
11 |
$98,053,915 |
19,610,783 |
| 2024 |
11 |
12 |
$33,750,780 |
15,482,009 |
|
2025 |
11 |
14 |
$117,563,355 |
23,512,671 |
| 2024 |
11 |
15 |
$34,795,406 |
15,961,195 |
|
2025 |
11 |
18 |
$24,514,050 |
4,902,810 |
| 2024 |
11 |
19 |
$37,824,608 |
17,350,738 |
|
2025 |
11 |
21 |
$23,266,285 |
4,653,257 |
| 2024 |
11 |
22 |
$38,202,878 |
17,524,256 |
|
2025 |
11 |
25 |
$22,933,880 |
4,586,776 |
| 2024 |
11 |
26 |
$41,057,680 |
18,833,798 |
|
2025 |
11 |
28 |
$22,316,915 |
4,463,383 |
| 2024 |
11 |
29 |
$42,145,982 |
19,333,019 |
|
2025 |
12 |
2 |
$23,588,045 |
4,717,609 |
| 2024 |
12 |
3 |
$47,605,130 |
21,837,216 |
|
2025 |
12 |
5 |
$22,667,330 |
4,533,466 |
| 2024 |
12 |
6 |
$49,908,912 |
22,893,996 |
|
2025 |
12 |
9 |
$23,197,880 |
4,639,576 |
| 2024 |
12 |
10 |
$57,753,952 |
26,492,639 |
|
2025 |
12 |
12 |
$26,630,250 |
5,326,050 |
| 2024 |
12 |
13 |
$64,287,402 |
29,489,634 |
|
2025 |
12 |
16 |
$29,304,260 |
5,860,852 |
| 2024 |
12 |
17 |
$78,430,682 |
35,977,377 |
|
2025 |
12 |
19 |
$31,353,725 |
6,270,745 |
| 2024 |
12 |
20 |
$101,400,592 |
46,514,033 |
|
2025 |
12 |
23 |
$40,300,505 |
8,060,101 |
| 2024 |
12 |
24 |
$202,532,442 |
92,904,790 |
|
2025 |
12 |
26 |
$33,715,220 |
6,743,044 |
| 2024 |
12 |
27 |
$275,112,246 |
126,198,278 |
|
2025 |
12 |
30 |
$31,007,100 |
6,201,420 |
| 2024 |
12 |
31 |
$28,086,738 |
12,883,825 |
|
2026 |
1 |
2 |
$30,918,485 |
6,183,697 |
| 2025 |
1 |
3 |
$20,981,496 |
9,624,539 |
|
2026 |
1 |
6 |
$28,548,015 |
5,709,603 |
| 2025 |
1 |
7 |
$20,068,414 |
9,205,694 |
|
2026 |
1 |
9 |
$28,515,360 |
5,703,072 |
| 2025 |
1 |
10 |
$20,575,786 |
9,438,434 |
|
2026 |
1 |
13 |
$28,149,565 |
5,629,913 |
| 2025 |
1 |
14 |
$20,385,346 |
9,351,076 |
|
2026 |
1 |
16 |
$28,412,535 |
5,682,507 |
| 2025 |
1 |
17 |
$22,898,568 |
10,503,930 |
|
2026 |
1 |
20 |
$27,197,460 |
5,439,492 |
| 2025 |
1 |
21 |
$16,826,184 |
7,718,433 |
|
2026 |
1 |
23 |
$30,525,355 |
6,105,071 |
| 2025 |
1 |
24 |
$18,082,780 |
8,294,853 |
|
2026 |
1 |
27 |
$26,930,275 |
5,386,055 |
| 2025 |
1 |
28 |
$18,503,946 |
8,488,049 |
|
2026 |
1 |
30 |
$31,804,055 |
6,360,811 |
| 2025 |
1 |
31 |
$19,580,544 |
8,981,901 |
|
2026 |
2 |
3 |
$32,594,610 |
6,518,922 |
| 2025 |
2 |
4 |
$19,632,096 |
9,005,549 |
|
2026 |
2 |
6 |
$33,099,795 |
6,619,959 |
| 2025 |
2 |
7 |
$20,527,728 |
9,416,389 |
|
2026 |
2 |
10 |
$32,338,975 |
6,467,795 |
| 2025 |
2 |
11 |
$20,767,954 |
9,526,584 |
|
2026 |
2 |
13 |
$33,980,155 |
6,796,031 |
| 2025 |
2 |
14 |
$21,896,940 |
10,044,468 |
|
2026 |
2 |
17 |
$33,645,645 |
6,729,129 |
| 2025 |
2 |
18 |
$20,982,528 |
9,625,013 |
|
2026 |
2 |
20 |
$34,425,910 |
6,885,182 |
| 2025 |
2 |
21 |
$22,006,320 |
10,094,642 |
|
2026 |
2 |
24 |
$34,364,525 |
6,872,905 |
| 2025 |
2 |
25 |
$22,337,916 |
10,246,750 |
|
2026 |
2 |
27 |
$36,116,465 |
7,223,293 |
| 2025 |
2 |
28 |
$23,796,624 |
10,915,883 |
|
2026 |
3 |
3 |
$36,928,220 |
7,385,644 |
| 2025 |
3 |
4 |
$24,027,758 |
11,021,907 |
|
2026 |
3 |
6 |
$39,133,320 |
7,826,664 |
| 2025 |
3 |
7 |
$25,019,528 |
11,476,848 |
|
2026 |
3 |
10 |
$43,454,235 |
8,690,847 |
| 2025 |
3 |
11 |
$25,067,458 |
11,498,834 |
|
2026 |
3 |
13 |
$21,823,810 |
4,364,762 |
| 2025 |
3 |
14 |
$25,746,302 |
11,810,230 |
|
2026 |
3 |
17 |
$20,152,245 |
4,030,449 |
| 2025 |
3 |
18 |
$27,229,102 |
12,490,414 |
|
2026 |
3 |
20 |
$19,875,885 |
3,975,177 |
| 2025 |
3 |
21 |
$28,648,736 |
13,141,622 |
|
2026 |
3 |
24 |
$19,353,580 |
3,870,716 |
| 2025 |
3 |
25 |
$28,825,322 |
13,222,625 |
|
2026 |
3 |
27 |
$19,755,795 |
3,951,159 |
| 2025 |
3 |
28 |
$18,303,236 |
8,395,980 |
|
2026 |
3 |
31 |
$19,621,740 |
3,924,348 |
| 2025 |
4 |
1 |
$17,324,506 |
7,947,021 |
|
2026 |
4 |
3 |
$20,800,875 |
4,160,175 |
| 2025 |
4 |
4 |
$18,610,925 |
8,537,122 |
|
2026 |
4 |
7 |
$21,446,485 |
4,289,297 |
| Average |
$36,709,044 |
16,839,011 |
|
Average |
$33,158,842 |
6,631,768 |
| Total |
$3,854,449,589 |
1,768,096,142 |
|
Total |
$3,481,678,375 |
696,335,675 |
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Change from $2/$3 to $5 per Play |
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Stats |
Sales |
Plays |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
-$3,550,202 |
-10,207,243 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
-$372,771,214 |
-1,071,760,467 |
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Good job MUSL
