The jackpot could be 1 billion by Christmas if nobody hits it............. I could buy a lot of beer with that.

 

Could do a lot of things with a billion, even 500 million.

 

Hell you could do a lot with 1 million. Haha

 

I don't like all of the changes that they made to the Mega

You will see this jackpot large every single time. They made it a lot harder to win. I'll stick to a powerball ticket when the jackpot gets above 200mil. That's about all of the lottery I play nowadays.

 

..I don't like the odd's, but for only $1 I will take my chances > It only takes one ticket to win... It's worth the 'dream 4>$ure

 

Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs To $586 Million

AP
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot amount is displayed on a screen at the Fuel City convenience story Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, in Dallas. The Mega Millions jackpot soared to $586 million on Monday amid a frenzy of ticket purchases, a jump that pushed the prize closer to the $656 million U.S. record set last year. (AP Photo/LM Otero)


DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Mega Millions jackpot soared to $586 million on Monday amid a frenzy of ticket purchases, a jump that pushed the prize closer to the $656 million U.S. record set last year.
Paula Otto, executive director of the Virginia Lottery and Mega Millions' lead director, said ticket sales are ahead of projections for Tuesday's drawing, increasing the likelihood that the record could fall by then. If the prize goes unclaimed for a 22nd consecutive drawing, the next one likely would shatter the record, set in March 2012, she said.
"I think we'll be very close to the record, and maybe even surpass it," Otto said, adding that sales are difficult to predict.
That was enough for Drew Gentsch to play one ticket Monday morning. The attorney from Des Moines never plays, but the jackpot was too good to pass up.
"I think it's ridiculous but you have to dream big," he said. "The odds of winning are so low, there's no real reason to play. But it's fun to do so once in a while."
Between 65 and 75 percent of the roughly 259 million possible number combinations will be in play when the numbers are drawn, Otto estimated. She said the jackpot may be increased one more time on Tuesday morning in advance of the evening drawing.
"Lotto players are procrastinators. They tend to buy on the day of the draw," she said.
No ticket matched the six numbers needed to win Friday's $425 million prize. The jackpot was raised Saturday to $550 million before Monday's jump to $586 million. It is currently the fourth-largest jackpot in U.S. history.
Some players were taken aback by the growing jackpot and the possibility that it could keep getting bigger.
"It gets the excitement up, but there's a point when it's too much," said Justiniano Pahl, who works in human resources. "$5 million would be good; $550 million would be good. Either one would change your life."Natali Justiniano Pahl, 47, bought five tickets from a convenience store in downtown Des Moines. She said the growing jackpot made her excited, albeit somewhat weary.
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And its all mine

 

Jackpot isnow $636 million. Mike you're right, I remember reading somewhere that they change the whole thing around so the odds of winning are much lower.

 

oh yes we will play

 

They made less Megaballs, but now the white ***** go up into the 70s, the odds of winning decreased a ton, but the odds of just getting the megaball increased.

This means when people get just the mega, or 1-2 + mega, they will win just enough money that they will buy another ticket, instead of cashing out.

It's going to make the jackpot be large a lot, and generate this buzz constantly.