subject: preview on lotteries and Szerencsejatek [print this page] To lottery players, $100 million is not what it used to be.
A seven-month streak of jackpots that were big, but not gigantic, has sent traditional lottery sales plummeting in many states.
In the past six months, Mega Millions sales are down 30% in Texas compared with a year earlier and 38% in Massachusetts. Powerball sales are off 6% in Wisconsin.
The USA is suffering from "jackpot fatigue," lottery officials say.
"There was a time when $50 million created a stir. Then we needed $100 million," says Bobby Heith of the Texas Lottery. "Now even that's not good enough."
The two big multistate lottery games, Mega Millions and Powerball, are in a run of low jackpots. An exception: James Wilson, 84, a retired St. Louis electrician, and his wife, Shirley, 79, won a $254 million Powerball jackpot Jan. 24.
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Mega Millions had five jackpots above $200 million in the 12 months that ended June 30, including one for $315 million. The result: record sales of $1.5 billion.
Since then, Mega Millions has had no jackpots reach $200 million. Jackpots of $125 million and $163 million have stirred little excitement or coverage.
Lower jackpots occur by chance. More winning tickets have been drawn, so pots haven't risen for the next drawing. Current prizes:
$106 million for Mega Millions, sold in 13 states, including California, New York and Texas. (Odds of winning: 1 in 176 million.)
$46 million for Powerball, sold in 29 states, plus Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands (Odds of winning: 1 in 146 million.)
The advertised jackpot is the amount to be paid over 26 years for Mega Millions and 30 years for Powerball. Most winners pick an immediate payment, usually 33%-40% of the advertised prize, after taxes.
Despite struggles in traditional lotteries, most state lotteries are doing fine because of other games' popularity. Scratch-off tickets that sell for $10 and $20 and offer instant million-dollar prizes do well.
As a result, lottery revenue is flat or up slightly in most states.
Concerns about lottery sales have led some states to consider selling the games to private investors for billions of dollars.
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