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Established in 2023, Lottery Geeks is a platform focused on everything related to lotteries in the United States. It offers comprehensive coverage and original articles about industry news, lottery outcomes, rules, regulations, and much more.

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Texas Lottery Executive Director Resigns Amid Ongoing Jackpot Investigations

2 days ago | lotterygeeks.com | Eric Raskin

News Ryan Mindell steps down as reports implicate commission directly in 2023 scheme The drama surrounding the lottery industry in Texas isn’t ready to die down just yet. On Monday, the Texas Lottery Commission announced that its executive director, Ryan Mindell, had resigned, and though no reason was given, it’s easy to infer some connection to the cavalcade of controversies and investigations enveloping the state’s lottery operations over the past two months.
Is The Jackpot Actually Growing Faster Under New Mega Millions Rules?

1 week ago | lotterygeeks.com | Eric Raskin |Jeff Edelstein

Lottery Results Price jumped from $2 to $5, and the resulting early returns are murky There’s been a remarkable consistency to the ticket sales numbers through the first three drawings since Mega Millions increased its per-ticket price point from $2 (with an optional $1 add-on) to $5.
Mega Millions Gearing Up For Third Drawing Under New Odds

1 week ago | lotterygeeks.com | Jeff Edelstein |Eric Raskin

Lottery Results At the new $5 price per ticket, it has gotten easier to win the Mega Millions jackpot — but still not easy Will the third time be the charm for Mega Millions lottery players? Probably not, as the odds Tuesday night to win the big jackpot — which is estimated at $96 million, with a $42.2 million cash value — are still a pretty whopping 1 in 290,472,336 after the switch to the $5 price point for tickets two drawings ago.
Arizona To Become Third State To Regulate Lottery Couriers

1 week ago | lotterygeeks.com | Eric Raskin |Jeff Edelstein

Lottery Results While Texas moves to prohibit courier services, Arizona takes opposite approach In an interview with Lottery Geeks two weeks ago, Thomas Metzger, the CEO of lottery courier service Lotto.com, revealed that two states would soon be taking the formal step of regulating couriers, but he couldn’t name those states on the record. Now we know what one of the two was.
The Lotto Matrix: Week 1 Of The New Mega Era And More

1 week ago | lotterygeeks.com | Chris Altruda |Eric Raskin

News Welcome to our weekly compilation of the lottery industry’s most significant, interesting, or absurd happenings How much is Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot drawing worth? A solid $72 million with a cash option of $34.3 million in the second drawing of the $5 ticket era. Tuesday’s much-anticipated debut of the new price point came and went without a grand prize winner.
Mega Millions Gears Up For Its Second Drawing At $5 Price Point

1 week ago | lotterygeeks.com | Jeff Edelstein

Lottery Results Meanwhile, Powerball is rising as well, as ticket sales were up more than 10% for Wednesday’s drawing over Monday’s If the past is prologue, Friday is going to be another big night for the bean counters over at Mega Millions HQ. The jackpot sits at a relatively modest estimated $72 million (with a $34.3 million cash option) for the drawing, but of course the big news is this will be the second drawing at the new $5 price point.
First Mega Millions Drawing At $5 Price Point Generates Estimated $25 Million In Spending

2 weeks ago | lotterygeeks.com | Eric Raskin |Jeff Edelstein

Lottery Results Dollar amount up 18.6% over last $2 drawing, while number of tickets sold drops 45% Tuesday night marked a historic occasion in the lottery world, as little white and gold balls were drawn for the first-ever $5-per-ticket Mega Millions game. The results weren’t great for players overall, as the winning numbers of 10, 16, 50, 60, and 61 with a Mega Ball of 17 produced neither a perfect six-for-six jackpot ticket nor a single Match 5 winner.
For The First Time In Forever, Mega Millions Tickets Cost $5 Each

2 weeks ago | lotterygeeks.com | Jeff Edelstein

Lottery Results Tuesday night’s drawing, the first at the new price point, has a modest estimated jackpot of $54 million Remember the scene in Frozen when Anna gets all excited because it’s Coronation Day and she breaks into “For the First Time in Forever”? If not, here’s a reminder.
Couriers Stating Their Case As Texas Lottery Considers Banning Them

2 weeks ago | lotterygeeks.com | Eric Raskin

News Attorney: There’s no ‘justification for taking this drastic step of banning a lawful practice’ The anonymous woman who purchased an $83.5 million jackpot-winning ticket for the Texas Lotto in February isn’t the only one caught in a “political tornado of controversy.” The entire lottery courier sector has been swept up in the political storm as well, with their rights to operate in the Lone Star State hanging in the balance.
Friday Night's Mega Millions Drawing Marks The End Of An Era

2 weeks ago | lotterygeeks.com | Jeff Edelstein

Lottery Results This will be the last Mega Millions drawing at the $2 price point, as the price of a ticket rises to $5 starting Saturday All right. Grab your champagne flutes, loosen your bow tie, put down your purse. Gather ‘round folks, as we mark the end of an era. Everybody, together now!Should all two-dollar tickets be forgot, As five bucks takes their place. The final draw at this price pointBefore the higher rates. Yep.