If the lottery contributes 25% of profits to education, health care and local government aid – where does the other 75% go?!??

uhhhhh….they do pay out some prizes.

That would be much of their operating expenses, but it wouldn’t be a percent of the profit, which is what Pam Frantz asked about.

http://www.lottery.state.mn.us/moneygo.html

Read up here.

Keep buying tickets people, most people look forward to their retirement with the golden ticket in hand. Has anyone ever seen the odds in Powerball? I agree you need a ticket to win but 171,144,899 to 1 is staggering.

Good Luck!

With the cost of living going up daily, I guess, so must PowerBall increase its prices to make up for the folks who no longer play due to the economy. Besides, the $2 new lottery ticket price is better spent on living expenses than the lottery. There is a better return on the money spent.

Remember, everyday spent living life above ground [not 6 feet underground] is winning the lottery of life. I like those ‘living’ odds versus PowerBall’s 1-in zillions odds to win the big Kahuna money prize. I save my hard earn money that way.

Almost like paying taxes right?

Giving your hard earned money to those who do not deserve it?

All I want to know is why? What is the point? Stupid.

THAT SUCKS BIG TIME!

@sandy
You ask good stupid questions

It’s not so bad plunking down one dollar, but two dollars? I’ll be playing it a whole lot less now. Thanks for nothing.

If they want to sell more tickets keep it at $1, and give 10 $2million prizes away rather than 20million to 1 person, only a fool needs 20mill, any person with a brain can live off 2 million buy investing half of it.

After taxes thats 1.3 million, more than enough if you live modest.

Really, because all of those who “hope to catch” their one and rare shot at some dough be it a chance in he@@, with barely a dime in their misguided pocket already will shell out $2 now instead of $1? Makes perfectly good sense to me.

Over 30 years ago the Lotto monies were to benefit education. We all know that never happened. Where did the moneies go? Do you even know? Someone’s pocket but not the children.

That Sucks, That means I am done playing Powerball

Why? Cuz somebody is greedy? Don’t fix what ain’t broken! If they wanted a high-stakes game, why not add another? Don’t mess up Powerball. I’ve been playin for prolly 17 years now, but will quit cold turkey to protest. I just don’t understand why they have to change it. Is the Lottery commission going through difficult finicial times, or is this just a bunch of overpaid idiots trying to justify their worthless positions?

Boycott Powerball!

Poor decision. Sales will go down. Go back to $1 per ticket, decrease size of prizes and make more of them. The only solution that makes any sense.

This will backfire…mark my words! In two months when their sales have plummeted they’ll be singing another tune and will lower the price back to a dollar. They will then release some stupid press release saying something to the effect of…We were ill advised by an “outside” marketing that this is what people wanted. Uh huh…yeah right!

Why was it necessary to triple the power play? It makes no since to me. You are raking in more and paying out less money to the people who support the lottery.

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