New Year 2013 Scratch Results

Reply #6

Jon D — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:39:50 GMT

Actually, scratch offs have much better overall odds and return than pick 4. You will both lose more often and lose a greater percentage when playing pick 4 than you will playing scratch offs. Either way you lose though, the statistics of the lottery demand it. But with the instant nature of scratch offs, you can lose a lot *faster* if you aren't careful, so only spend what you feel comfortable with losing.

Reply #5

Jon D — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:36:28 GMT

I don't understand the odds printed on the back of the scratch off tickets...lately for me, just coming across a free ticket gets tougher and tougher these days and I focus on the games that have the best odds (or so I thought?)

The odds should be clear, and you can calculate your return from that. But I don't see any detailed odds info on your IL lottery website. That is a bad sign. Here in CA, complete odds are posted on the website. Do they only print it on the back of your tickets? If so... [ More ]

Reply #4

Jon D — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:26:44 GMT

With scratch offs, winning bigger prizes takes lots of play time. Just starting out, your return will generally be pretty low, like only 10-20%. But also be aware that it is a competitive game where you are playing against other players for a fixed amount of wins on a roll. Someone else may be scooping up wins before you, leaving you with more losers to find.

Reply #3

Romancandle — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:49:27 GMT

I hear ya HIFI

One of the games I've been consistently playing states approximate overall odds of winning (including break-even prizes) 1 in 2.71 . I've been keeping track and the best I've done so far is 1 in 3.5.

Now, how they define approximate is a mystery to me, but if they can nail the odds down to the hundredth of a decimal point within their definition of approximate, then I think I should be doing a little better.

I haven't hit a break even prize in quite sometime or anything... [ More ]

Reply #2

HiFi — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:11:23 GMT

its because scratch offs have bad odds, you are better off buying PLAY 4. let me show you how much better PLAY 4 is. the odds to win 5,000 is 1-in-10,000. on that monopoly scratch off you bought, the odds to win 5,000 is 1-in-30,000. not to mention you are only spending 1 dollar for PLAY 4 vs 20 dollars for the scratch off. but, since this is a scratch off forum i will tell you do not buy monopoly, buy gold rush and i wish you luck to get 500. its only 1-in-196 odds for that.

Reply #1

Romancandle — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:46:34 GMT

Quit now... that's the best advice

I don't understand the odds printed on the back of the scratch off tickets...lately for me, just coming across a free ticket gets tougher and tougher these days and I focus on the games that have the best odds (or so I thought?)

I just started playing not too long ago (always swore I'd never start)... and I've been getting deeper and deeper into the hole the more I play

These instant tickets are highly addictive and that's the point... to keep you chas... [ More ]

New Year 2013 Scratch Results

WorstLottoLuck — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 06:58:33 GMT

So I am new to scratch offs, recently i spent 120 dollars on 20 dollar Florida Monopoly and all I won back was 20 dollars this was at PUBlix a florida store, the next day I go to a 7-11 spend 100 dollars on the same 20 dollar monopoly, i win 20 dollars, today, i went to a different 7-11 and i spent 80 dollars on monopoly and one NOTHING. What am I doing wrong folks, this sucks.