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Powerball arrives in the UK, bringing new cross-continental concerns about jackpot fatigue

Saturday, July 25, 2026 2:10 PM
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  • Matt Osgood, Lottery Geeks

Whether it is with Lotto Max, EuroJackpot, SuperEnaLotto, EuroMillions, Mega Millions, Powerball, Mega Da Virada, or El Gordo, nothing quite inspires “What if?” ruminations like a huge jackpot from your lottery. After all, who doesn’t want to be a millionaire?

A slim chance to win a life-changing amount of money for the price of a small, light-hearted flutter is a winning concept that’s stood the test of time. When it gets right down to the nitty of the gritty, such draw games are just clever math, packaged into this compelling consumer proposition. For the construct of a rolling jackpot game to work, it depends on lots of people, each spending small amounts of money, to generate a shared prize fund, from which only a lucky few will ever win the top prize.