Mega Millions vs Powerball : r/LotteryLaws - Reddit
Apr 20, 2023 · Both Mega Millions and Powerball are at their starting point with $20 million jackpots. It is a race to see which jackpot grows faster and reaches the $2 billion mark. Powerball has the advantage with three draws per week compared to Mega Millions at only 2 draws.
Would you still play the Mega Millions if the odds were ... - Reddit
Montana Lottery released news that Mega Millions is slated to raise the minimum ticket price to $5, this would include the megaplier option and the jackpot would return to $50 million starting jackpot. new odds of 1 in 272 million as opposed to 1 in 302 million .
What is your Powerball/MegaMillions strategy? : r/Lottery - Reddit
Jul 18, 2023 · The odds of winning are one in tens of millions. The number of tickets sold per drawing is at least 500 million when the jackpot gets large and yet no one wins or only 1-2 people win. For the odds shown, at least 10 winners should win by Quickpick.
Mega Millions price increase : r/Lottery - Reddit
All that means is less people are going to win in the long run and the average person is just gonna be losing more money (the ones that still keep playing and dont quit playing Mega Millions after this at least). From the article: Still, aside from the potential for bigger jackpots, the price change will differentiate Mega Millions from Powerball.
How someone stacked the odds in their favor to win a $95
There is Mega Millions, which has 6 numbers to get right, the first 5 can be 1 to 70 and the 6 can be 1 through 25. Then there's Texas Lotto, which also has 6 numbers to get right, but the numbers only run from 1 to 54. This translates to odds of about 1 in 25 million for Texas Lotto and odds of about 1 in 300 million for Mega Millions..
Powerball vs Megamillions vs Lucky for Life? : r/Lottery - Reddit
Dec 16, 2017 · The odds on all three are terrible. If having to choose just one, Lucky For Life is the best choice. 1 in 7.8 chance of winning something verses 1 in 24 for Mega Millions and 1 in 25 for Powerball. To put it another way, you're 3X more likely to win a prize with Lucky For Life.
How many tickets do you buy in each lottery draw?
Breakdown for powerball/ mega millions. The odds of accurately picking the 5 white balls and 1 red ball are 1 in 24 billion. That is the number of possabile combinations 24,000,000,000 So your odds with 1 number is 1 in 24,000,000,000 2 numbers your odds 2 in 24,000,000,000 Now these are the numerical odds
Tonight’s Mega Millions Jackpot is $1.1 BILLION. I’ve been ... - Reddit
AMA about lottery odds, the lottery business, lottery psychology, or no-lose lotteries Hi! I’m Trevor Ford ( proof ), founding team member at Yotta , a company that pays out cash prizes on savings via a lottery-like system (based on a concept called prize-linked savings).
How do you guys handle/play Powerball and Mega Millions?
Sep 3, 2023 · The last several times I’ve bought PB and MM tickets, most of the time I have gotten ZERO of the winning numbers lol! I usually buy anywhere from $5-10 worth of tickets each time. I know the near impossible odds of winning, but I also eye the $1 million prizes. My brain keeps going to “stop playing, you can’t even get 1 number.”
Picking your numbers vs letting auto pick for powerball/mega …
Dec 30, 2020 · Had the same thought last night as I didn’t hit any numbers for mega millions. Looked it up and roughly 70-80% of winners do random numbers. Picked up a bunch of powerball tickets today and auto generated numbers. I’ll check back later and let you know if I win big.