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Karen Nathan

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Florida Lotto went from $1 Minimum to a mandatory $2 Minimum. Some Lottery Post Posters were up in arms about the $1 increase. They got mad that the $1 choice for Florida Lotto suddenly was taken away. It's not REALLY all THAT bad.... I used to play $3 for a Ez Match and Xtra added on. Now, it's $4 for a Double Play, Multiplier, and EZ Match. A $1 increase isn't the "Boycott this game," grounds some Lottery Post Posters think it is. Now if it were $5 for a MINIMUM BASE with NO frills, and with all Frills it is now $8 a ticket, THEN I could see the outrage and would be up in arms myself, but how it is now, I don't get the outrage ...
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Jan 19, 2021, 1:25 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Karen Nathan on Jan 19, 2021
Florida Lotto went from $1 Minimum to a mandatory $2 Minimum. Some Lottery Post Posters were up in arms about the $1 increase. They got mad that the $1 choice for Florida Lotto suddenly was taken away. It's not REALLY all THAT bad.... I used to play $3 for a Ez Match and Xtra added on. Now, it's $4 for a Double Play, Multiplier, and EZ Match. A $1 increase isn't the "Boycott this game," grounds some Lottery Post Posters think it is. Now if it were $5 for a MINIMUM BASE with NO frills, and with all Frills it is now $8 a ticket, THEN I could see the outrage and would be up in arms myself, but how it is now, I don't get the outrage ...

When did they raise it?

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Jan 19, 2021, 1:36 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Raven62 on Jan 19, 2021
When did they raise it?

Florida Lotto, not Pick 3.

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MsBee18

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Jan 19, 2021, 1:52 pm

I agree an extra $1 is not a deal breaker. I used to always add on the Xtra feature for a buck. Now I add on EzMatch or Double Play (not both) on each of my lottox tickets. Ticket cost comes to $3. On the other hand jackpot increases should be at minimum +1M after each rollover. We don't always see a million dollar jump .
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Quote: Originally posted by MsBee18 on Jan 19, 2021
I agree an extra $1 is not a deal breaker. I used to always add on the Xtra feature for a buck. Now I add on EzMatch or Double Play (not both) on each of my lottox tickets. Ticket cost comes to $3. On the other hand jackpot increases should be at minimum +1M after each rollover. We don't always see a million dollar jump .

A STATE lottery charging $2 a play I'd be up in arms too!

Who do they think they are Powerball or Mega Millions lol

...wait a minute... your at $11million now, are you jackpots always this big?
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Jan 19, 2021, 4:06 pm

Quote: Originally posted by rcbbuckeye on Jan 19, 2021
Florida Lotto, not Pick 3.

It's on the pick 3 but optional to win extra, called fireball.

https://www.lotterypost.com/game/335/prizes/2021/1/19
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Jan 19, 2021, 4:56 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Nikkicute on Jan 19, 2021
A STATE lottery charging $2 a play I'd be up in arms too!

Who do they think they are Powerball or Mega Millions lol

...wait a minute... your at $11million now, are you jackpots always this big?

No most of the time our lotto is under 10 million. Maybe larger jackpots are what they're after at $2. But I haven't seen it.
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Jan 19, 2021, 4:59 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Pick3master3838 on Jan 19, 2021
It's on the pick 3 but optional to win extra, called fireball.

https://www.lotterypost.com/game/335/prizes/2021/1/19

Duh!

Understood, but that is not what she was talking about.

She clearly said FLORIDA LOTTO.

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Karen Nathan

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Jan 19, 2021, 6:54 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Nikkicute on Jan 19, 2021
A STATE lottery charging $2 a play I'd be up in arms too!

Who do they think they are Powerball or Mega Millions lol

...wait a minute... your at $11million now, are you jackpots always this big?

$2 isn't much to be up in arms about. My local Casino has $2 Minimum Roulette and the most you win is $76 on a $2 bet.... Trust me, the chance to win a Minimum 1 Million in Lotto is WAY better than $76. :)
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Jan 19, 2021, 7:23 pm

There is a concept called inflation

https://www.minneapolisfed.org/about-us/monetary-policy/inflation-calculator

The Michigan lottery started in 1972. According to the inflation calculator 1 1972 dollar is worth 6 dollars in 2019.

It wouldn't bother me to pay $6 for a ticket as long as the prize was $6,000,000 and the odds were the same (it was $1 Mil here in 1972).

According to the same calculator a 1996 dollar (when Mega Mill started ) was worth $3.26 in 2019.

There is nothing wrong with paying only $1 per ticket but then don't complain about the small prizes and crappy odds and long, long jackpot rolls.

BTW the last time I got fast food it was $2.99 for a sandwich, large fries and a large drink. Now I understand it is around $7 to $9.

Should I go to McDonalds and complain that the meals are no longer $2.99?

I would pay $3 for a Mega Millions ticket and $2 for the Megaplier if the prizes were higher, the odds were better and more tickets won each draw.

I would rather have one ticket with better odds than umpty-trillion $1 tickets with a zillion to one odds.
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Jan 19, 2021, 8:17 pm

I don't like the increase because I don't spend a lot. If the jackpots were twice as big I wouldn't mind paying twice the price, but that don't seem to be the case. 🤔
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Jan 19, 2021, 8:17 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Think on Jan 19, 2021
There is a concept called inflation

https://www.minneapolisfed.org/about-us/monetary-policy/inflation-calculator

The Michigan lottery started in 1972. According to the inflation calculator 1 1972 dollar is worth 6 dollars in 2019.

It wouldn't bother me to pay $6 for a ticket as long as the prize was $6,000,000 and the odds were the same (it was $1 Mil here in 1972).

According to the same calculator a 1996 dollar (when Mega Mill started ) was worth $3.26 in 2019.

There is nothing wrong with paying only $1 per ticket but then don't complain about the small prizes and crappy odds and long, long jackpot rolls.

BTW the last time I got fast food it was $2.99 for a sandwich, large fries and a large drink. Now I understand it is around $7 to $9.

Should I go to McDonalds and complain that the meals are no longer $2.99?

I would pay $3 for a Mega Millions ticket and $2 for the Megaplier if the prizes were higher, the odds were better and more tickets won each draw.

I would rather have one ticket with better odds than umpty-trillion $1 tickets with a zillion to one odds.

Unless you live in Venezuela prices dont double overnight.
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Jan 20, 2021, 1:20 pm

Quote: Originally posted by db101 on Jan 19, 2021
Unless you live in Venezuela prices dont double overnight.

According to this page - https://www.flalottery.com/history

The Florida lotto started in 1988

According to the inflation calculator 1 1988 dollar was $2.16 in 2020.
Think

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Jan 20, 2021, 1:22 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Think on Jan 19, 2021
There is a concept called inflation

https://www.minneapolisfed.org/about-us/monetary-policy/inflation-calculator

The Michigan lottery started in 1972. According to the inflation calculator 1 1972 dollar is worth 6 dollars in 2019.

It wouldn't bother me to pay $6 for a ticket as long as the prize was $6,000,000 and the odds were the same (it was $1 Mil here in 1972).

According to the same calculator a 1996 dollar (when Mega Mill started ) was worth $3.26 in 2019.

There is nothing wrong with paying only $1 per ticket but then don't complain about the small prizes and crappy odds and long, long jackpot rolls.

BTW the last time I got fast food it was $2.99 for a sandwich, large fries and a large drink. Now I understand it is around $7 to $9.

Should I go to McDonalds and complain that the meals are no longer $2.99?

I would pay $3 for a Mega Millions ticket and $2 for the Megaplier if the prizes were higher, the odds were better and more tickets won each draw.

I would rather have one ticket with better odds than umpty-trillion $1 tickets with a zillion to one odds.

OOPS!!! I don't know what happened but I got the wrong amount for 1996 inflation... it should have been $1.63 in 2019
Raven62

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Jan 21, 2021, 1:13 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Karen Nathan on Jan 19, 2021
Florida Lotto went from $1 Minimum to a mandatory $2 Minimum. Some Lottery Post Posters were up in arms about the $1 increase. They got mad that the $1 choice for Florida Lotto suddenly was taken away. It's not REALLY all THAT bad.... I used to play $3 for a Ez Match and Xtra added on. Now, it's $4 for a Double Play, Multiplier, and EZ Match. A $1 increase isn't the "Boycott this game," grounds some Lottery Post Posters think it is. Now if it were $5 for a MINIMUM BASE with NO frills, and with all Frills it is now $8 a ticket, THEN I could see the outrage and would be up in arms myself, but how it is now, I don't get the outrage ...

No one likes Price Increases: However, they make the Game Sound Really Good:

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