Florida Fantasy 5

Reply #13

Sum Buddy — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 10:39:49 GMT

Well, yesterday was the final day of the Fantasy 5 promotion, and nobody won the top prize, so there was a rolldown. I had a quick pick with 3 of 5 that pays $35. The 4 of 5 pays $833, so hopefully another LP player nabbed that

Reply #12

Ziopic$ — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 23:43:57 GMT

Thank you for posting this info. I was unaware. I will be playing tonight. One at least.

Reply #11

Sum Buddy — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 18:24:19 GMT

Don't get me wrong; in spite of all my complaining, Fantasy 5 is my favorite game.

Reply #10

BobP — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 07:36:16 GMT

Maybe so, but I have to give them credit for something a little different from the other games out there, just I did when they had the 5/26, at least they're trying to hit some of the player's various requests on differing draw results.

BobP

Reply #9

Sum Buddy — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:49:19 GMT

The main thing I dislike about the Fantasy 5 is that the 4/5 prize tier apparently has been pillaged to bump up the 3/5 tier.

I get that they want to bump up the jackpot, but if 4/5 paid out at the same % as the 3/5, the 4/5 prize should be around $300. Then there's this:

If there is no top prize winner, the money in the top prize pool rolls down, and is shared equally among winners in the 4-of-5 prize level, with a maximum prize of $555 per winner. If the available roll down exceeds... [ More ]

Reply #8

Sum Buddy — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:33:52 GMT

There have been two roll-downs in the last three weeks, so not a frequent occurrence. I agree that with the sales increase on Fridays, we probably won't see a roll-down on those days. (I never say never with the lottery

Reply #7

gatorsrok — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 02:21:45 GMT

It will be interesting to see what happens if there is a roll-down. However, I expect the chances of a roll-down will be minimal because of the increase in ticket sales. Even this last drawing had two top prize winners.

Reply #6

BobP — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 07:27:57 GMT

As an aside, the Florida Fantasy 5 Roll Down can turn that $100 prize into a grand with a little bit of extra luck. Will be watching to see what happens on Friday with a Roll Down, should be interesting.

BobP

Reply #5

Sum Buddy — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 14:20:42 GMT

As an aside, the Florida Fantasy 5 started as a 5/26 game back in '95. Top prizes were around $10,000- $20,000.

Reply #4

Sum Buddy — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 13:28:18 GMT

Here's the result of the bump in the prize pools. 2 winners at $162,000 each equals top prize of $324,000. Fantasy 5 top prize has historically varied from around $170,000 to $250,000, depending on the day of the week. Also a nice little bump in the second- and third-tier prizes. Three more Fridays in the month, and I do have free tix to cash in... I'm gonna get in on this action!

(I should also mention that available top prize amounts have been declining recently, as evidenced by the de... [ More ]

Reply #3

Sum Buddy — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 11:58:55 GMT

Agreed. Although at odds of 1/376,992, Fantasy 5 has the best odds of the Florida draw games, and is definitely winnable! (here's a pic of my win in 2014, towards the bottom of the page: Post Your Winning Tickets )

According to their annual reports, Florida also returns 64%-65% of sales revenue to the prize pools, which seems pretty decent to me. Unfortunately, the trend seems to be mammoth jackpots, with accompanying mammoth odds. That, plus the lower-tier prizes are ravaged to pum... [ More ]

Reply #2

gatorsrok — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 02:03:59 GMT

Sam, you are correct. I think that more Floridians like the instant gratification of the scratch-offs and Florida offers some of the best odds on scratch-off prizes in the country. In truth, most people have figured out that you can buy $100 in PB or MM tickets and likely end up with $4-$10 back. However, buying $100 in scratch-offs usually yields you $40-$60 unless you get very lucky or unlucky. And top prizes in the $10-$20 scratch-offs range from $2M to $5M which is still life-changing for mo... [ More ]

Reply #1

Sum Buddy — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 20:36:06 GMT

Scratch-offs are basically cannibalizing the draw games. Pick 3 and Pick 4 have remained pretty consistent sellers

(hard to tell because of the unfortunate color choices in the graph.) Every other game has seen reductions in sales,

including Fantasy 5, and even the mighty Powerball.

Florida Fantasy 5

Sum Buddy — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 19:54:13 GMT

Looks like the next several Fridays are a good time to play. I've got some free tickets coming...