My questions about Scratchers

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Cape $cratcher — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 01:17:45 GMT

Hi NJJim, lots of good observations and questions in your posts. I'm only familiar with scratch games in Florida so my info is limited to that state, and I probably will not touch on all your points. The Fl Lotto will never confirm such information, but in following games here it's clear that top prizes are seeded evenly throughout a game's run, thus when a game reaches 50% sold it's fair to consider half of the top prizes have been sold too.

This can be inferred through a couple data points... [ More ]

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NJJim — Sun, 16 May 2021 01:05:50 GMT

AND, with the odds stacked as they are, is there really any better odds in the cards that charge 10, 20 or 30 dollars? Sure the top prizes are bigger, but that's just the lure. I suspect they cannot possibly offer better odds because the same restriction of where the physical winning cards are is the same. You do not have access to pick any one of every card in a given game. This question I can never get answered by anyone that answers any official lottery contact number in NY, NJ, or Pennsylvan... [ More ]

My questions about Scratchers

NJJim — Sat, 15 May 2021 02:29:21 GMT

I was not a big fan of the scratchers until recently. I started playing at a couple high traffic retailers. One such place has 10 ticket vending machines, plus multiple rolls of many of the games behind the counter that the staff can fetch as they work any of the four terminals. It just seems like that kind of turnover might yield better results - nothing scientific, just a hunch.

Part of my skepticism about my odds at winning at scratchers is based on the impossibility to accurately set odds... [ More ]