From c0a668800c9a2d15d69490df96ed5598a3e589cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Smith Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:49:55 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add additional historical game info --- README.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 395fbba..c6a4dd1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ The first Powerball drawing was on April 22, 1992. The first Mega Millions drawing was on September 6, 1996. The original name was "The Big Game" and was rebranded to Mega Millions in May 2002. +However, each game has undergone rule changes that have altered the pool of numbers available for the main +(white) balls and their respective game balls as well. Due to this, the historical information used to +analyze the draws should start at the most recent rule change date. + +**The most recent change for Powerball was on October 4, 2015, when the main ball pool increased from 59 to 69 +numbers and the Powerball pool reduced from 35 to 26 numbers.** + +**The most recent change for Mega Millions was on April 5, 2025, when the Megaball ball pool was decreased from +25 to 24 numbers as well as the addition of a 10x multiplier.** + Historical results can be scraped from the web and added to the database from the URLs below. The results must be scraped by year. Changing the year in the URLs alters the resultset displayed.