The money was "stolen" from the person that would have won the jackpot. The maximum jackpot was just smaller, it didn't make a difference to the lottery who act

The money was "stolen" from the person that would have won the jackpot. The maximum jackpot was just smaller, it didn't make a difference to the lottery who actually won that money. They could say that the jackpot will be split among everyone that has exactly one number right in the next round, and still make profit.