As Fruit Explosion enters the twilight of its run, its one remaining Grand Prize remains up for grabs with 11% of the float (+/- 2%) left to sell. Your chances to win it are 1 in 350,000. The game has been de-activated and all my sources of tickets from last week have dried up. The game's small prize rate is a bit lower than most $3 games but it compensates by offering the best top prizes (>$100 and less than the Grand Prize) of any $3 game. At present, 7.1 cents of every dollar spent on the game are directed to the Grand Prize winner. That is the 3rd highest value of any game currently for sale and that is unusual for a $3 game.
New to the family is $10 Cash Blast. There were already five $10 games for sale and one $20 game. Adding another to what was already a crowded field seems strange although Bejeweled is now devoid of Grand Prizes and will be retired soon. The good news is that the other $10 games have been a wasteland for some time. Cadillac Riches has been gaining ground recently joining Classic White and now Cash Blast as new options. Lets hope that one of them becomes a recommended play.
I have added a factor for that. Whether it is enough remains to be seen. For your information, the highest such total is Double Cash For Life at 19.4% and the lowest is Bingo Express at 1.3%.
TMF left a comment last week about feeding slot machines instead of buying scratch tickets for a while. To begin with, I have a big problem with slot machines. I measured myself one day at a casino and was surprised to learn that I can push a button on one of those machines 800 times in an hour. If you play a quarter slot with the three coin maximum for an hour you will churn 800 X .75 = $600. If the machine returns 85% you can expect to lose 15% of $600 or $90.
On the other hand, a dealer can deal about 60 hands of Blackjack per hour. If you play well, you can expect a return rate of 95%. It follows that if you sit down at a $25 table, your churn will be 60 X $25 = $1500. Your expected loss will be 5% of that total or $75.
It is shocking to realize that the casino makes more money from a person sitting at a $.25 slot machine than it does from someone playing blackjack at $25 per hand. Granted, you need a bigger bank roll to sit down at the Blackjack table but the math points out the insidiousness of those machines. That does not mean that I never play them, just that I know what they're about at all times. Good luck Tommy. It's always possible to beat the odds.
Happy hunting.
Doug
Top Rated Games
- $3 Fruit Explosion #1834 - clear choice.
- $3 Super Bingo #3018 - terrific small prize availability
- $3 Bingo #3016 - well rated in all categories
- $5 Cross Tripler #1830 - new version of the game: avoid version 1810.
- $3 Crossword #3209 - relatively new game; not a bad choice.
Games to Avoid
- $2 Black Jack #1804 - putrid choice. Delete this game OLG!
- $2 Fast 200's #1817 - I don't understand the appeal of this game.
- $5 Money Multiplier #1828 - deactivated as no Grand Prizes remain. Good work OLG.
- $4 Double Cash For Life #1170 - one huge prize....and nothing else.
- $10 Bejeweled #1786 - 30% of float remains and zero Grand Prizes.
Games to Play if You Only Want the Grand Prize
- $4 Double Cash For Life
- $10 Cash Blast
- $3 Fruit Explosion
- $20 Extraordinary
- $10 Fortune
Games Devoid of Grand Prizes
- $10 Bejeweled
- $5 Money Multiplier
- $3 Wheel of Fortune
- $3 Quest For Gold Crossword
- $2 Black Jack
Coming and Going
$1 Cross Express and $3 Cashingo were each retired this past week. Cashingo was devoid of Grand Prizes and Cross Express had one Grand Prize left and 13% of its float. Neither game will be missed.New to the family is $10 Cash Blast. There were already five $10 games for sale and one $20 game. Adding another to what was already a crowded field seems strange although Bejeweled is now devoid of Grand Prizes and will be retired soon. The good news is that the other $10 games have been a wasteland for some time. Cadillac Riches has been gaining ground recently joining Classic White and now Cash Blast as new options. Lets hope that one of them becomes a recommended play.
Personal Play
Ten Fruit Explosions contained five winners totaling $21. Really? I hit on half the tickets and still only cashed for 70% of my investment? Grrr.In Conclusion
I tweaked my evaluation formula this past week, One of the factors I use evaluates how many Top Prizes are left to be claimed versus the prize money for those prizes as compared to how it stood at the outset of the game. I did not like the fact that if a game began with a very low total, such as QFG Crossword where only 2.4% of total revenue is returned to winners of $100 or more as compared to Fruit Explosion whose total is 6.1%, the game was not devalued a bit for that fact.I have added a factor for that. Whether it is enough remains to be seen. For your information, the highest such total is Double Cash For Life at 19.4% and the lowest is Bingo Express at 1.3%.
TMF left a comment last week about feeding slot machines instead of buying scratch tickets for a while. To begin with, I have a big problem with slot machines. I measured myself one day at a casino and was surprised to learn that I can push a button on one of those machines 800 times in an hour. If you play a quarter slot with the three coin maximum for an hour you will churn 800 X .75 = $600. If the machine returns 85% you can expect to lose 15% of $600 or $90.
On the other hand, a dealer can deal about 60 hands of Blackjack per hour. If you play well, you can expect a return rate of 95%. It follows that if you sit down at a $25 table, your churn will be 60 X $25 = $1500. Your expected loss will be 5% of that total or $75.
It is shocking to realize that the casino makes more money from a person sitting at a $.25 slot machine than it does from someone playing blackjack at $25 per hand. Granted, you need a bigger bank roll to sit down at the Blackjack table but the math points out the insidiousness of those machines. That does not mean that I never play them, just that I know what they're about at all times. Good luck Tommy. It's always possible to beat the odds.
Happy hunting.
Doug
So when is a new CFL game going to come out? DCFL has run its course as a lot of games mentioned above have as well.
ReplyDeleteDoug, to me it makes sense that the casino would make more money off people with slots than blackjack. In blackjack, you are given a choice once the cards are dealt, you can hit, stay, split, etc . These choices you make can help give you a better chance of winning. A slot machine there is no strategy, you just put in the quarter and push a button and hope all goes well. Also blackjack is normally considered a multiplayer game where slot machine is a single player game.
This is why I inquired about PLayOLG last week. Someone mentioned the games are not multiplayer (like when you sit down at the tables in a actual casino), and you are the only one in a room playing. When I was told that, all I can think of is how much I would be getting ripped off. The fact I'm the only one in a room and I place down a bet, no cards get turned for other people and nothing happens unless I myself put money down to play EVERY hand. This just smells like a scam. I have always been leery of online gambling.
If reminds of that movie starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake called 'Runner Runner'. It's where an MIT student gets swindled in Online Casino gambling. Obviously it's just a movie, but there is no doubt in my mind that these things have happened in real life at some point.
Also In real life, did you know Ben Affleck is banned from playing Blackjack at Casino's because of card counting. I never understood card counting. I've only ever played blackjack at the casino in Hull, they use multiple decks of cards at the same time shuffled into one...I just never understood how its possible to card count that. Perhaps if there is a card counting expert on here...please enlighten me.
Personally, I think that card counting is a scam. Casinos are able to render it useless by increasing the number of decks put into a shoe and reshuffling when the shoe is only 2/3 empty. The card counter applies a skill of assigning one value to large cards and another value to small cards then calculating if an imbalance in either direction is created. If an imbalance towards small cards exists, this is a good thing and the player should increase the size of his/her wager. If you're playing in a casino that uses a single deck then the skill will be useful. You might find such a game in a location where casinos compete against each other for business. That is certainly not the case here in Ontario where the OLG carves us up into zones then sells us off to the highest bidder whose is legislatively assured of no competition being allowed.
DeleteI share your views on PlayOLG.ca. I have looked for assurance that a game like 3 Card Poker is played exactly as if I was playing against a shuffled deck. Can't find that anywhere on their site. It looks like 3 Card Poker, it feels like 3 Card Poker, but is it 3 Card Poker or is it a fancy Slot Machine? If you want to see what can happen when the site has zero oversight by any government, check out www.f***pokerstars.com.
I have played on PokerStars for very nominal sums and my experience mirrors what is presented at the web site.
Doug
I got a question Doug about PlayOLG.ca and withdrawals. 1. When I sign-up can I use a credit card to purchase funds of lets just say $100? 2. For example, I'm playing roulette and put $100 on red, and I win and want to cash out my $200...how do those funds get transferred back to me? I assume they just wire transfer it to me and is it as simple as that? or do you have to pay additional fees or wait weeks to get your money, or any type of money limits?
DeleteThanks for the well wishes, Doug!
ReplyDeleteDid come back from slotting on the plus side and given that fun was had by one and
all, it was an enjoyable excursion and a nice way to spend the day.
Yes... those wheels are spinning at warp speed!! Remember... slots are paper (plastic?) shredders not ATMs!
There are some strategies to extending your play time, the most important of which is not to spin so quickly! These are negative expectation games so simply put, the more/longer you play the more you will lose... eventually.
Play in a group or with a partner so you can watch and cheerlead while the other person plays and then vice-versa. The catch is that the one who ultimately wins the most pays for the lunches and/or dinners.
A third strategy is related to the PTSD I mentioned in a previous post. PTSD refers to "Pay Table Standard Deviation" and more specifically how it relates to playtime. Knowing and understanding the pay table and having some idea of a game's volatility can help in deciding bet size and bankroll. The increase nowadays in volatility means a bigger bankroll is needed (and thus my fewer visits to the slot palaces) to ride out longer losing streaks.
And Anonymous is right in that slots involve no skill and so the casino's "hold" is greater.
One final note, Ben Affleck played me in my 2003 autobiographical film "Paycheck". Check it out!
TmF
Tommy,
DeleteThat's a strategy that I can get on board with. If everyone played that way the OLG would have a serious problem on its hands.
Tell us more about the PTSD. I'm curious.
Doug
You asked for it...! The original article is "Simulating the Effect of Pay Table Standard Deviation on Pulls Per Losing Player at the Single-visit Level" by Lucas, Singh & Gewali, UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal, Vol. 11, Issue 1 (yeah, Tommy reads them all). Not surprising, what else would guys at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas do, right?
DeleteThe gist of the article is... Zzzzzzz.
But simply put, the article examines how a slot machine's volatility affects the slot player's "satisfaction" over a single visit of play. "Satisfaction" being defined as either winning, losing but getting a decent amount of play time (what the industry calls "time on device"), losing but getting decent payouts, losing but believing the slots are fair, etc..
Volatility refers to the range of payouts. High volatility slots, sometimes referred to as high potential slots, is a slot machine that may pay larger than average wins at the expense of fewer smaller wins. The opposite can be said of low volatility machines, frequent small sized wins and limited or no possibility for larger wins. (I credit the slot player DProxima, if he's reading this, for this summary).
Simply, simply put, players like big wins. Manufacturers know this and are starting to produce higher and higher volatility slots. If you don't account for this by adjusting your bankroll or bet size, you will quickly deplete your bankroll and end your session, usually, dissatisfied.
It's sort of like making a 6/49 bet (an extreme example of high volatility) and seeing the results 800x an hour. Thus, the strategy is If you know the machine is highly volatile, you may want to increase your bankroll per session or reduce your bet size. I've chosen the former and as such have been making fewer trips to the palaces recently.
Granted, all this hinges on your luck and the payback percent being held constant.
TmF
Checked out the movie. Congrats on the 90M$ win.
DeleteThanks. The downside is I now have an unstoppable urge to check the poop liners of every bird cage I encounter. Darn it! The side effects!!
DeleteTmF
New CFL - i have no idea when it's set for release now - previously i had stated to look for this game in May - this was based on an OLG May retailer newsletter i received that showed it and 3 other games as what's new - the other 3 did come out but the new CFL did not - the 2 previous CFL games ran for 9 and 10 months - DCFL came out January 5th, so it should run till early October or November - with DCFL's current estimated 2.8 million remaining tickets, the OLG most likely would like to sell more of them before introducing the new game - as well, in a recent "pack report" i had, which always states "coming soon" games, the new CFL wasn't on it.
ReplyDeleteCL66,
ReplyDeleteUnless that one remaining prize is claimed. I'll find it interesting to see what happens. I agree that if they introduced a new CFL game, sales for the existing one would dry up and with 2.8 million left to sell.....
I first became interested in this subject when a game of Ontario Millions was retired with several of its Grand Prizes still outstanding. I wrote to the OLG. The reply indicated that another version of the game was scheduled for release and that fact precipitated the de-activation of the current game. Since that time I have seen more than one situation that contradicts that claim. If any new CFL was held back due to the situation of the current game, that would be another example. Hmmm.
Doug
Been on a good luck streak the past 2 days.
ReplyDelete1.Cash Blast - Found the bag for a $50 score
2. Classic White - Found the gold bar for a $50 score
3. $20 Extraordinaire - $40
4. $5 Crossword (Blue) - $50 (3 black & 2 red words)
5. Classic Ruby - $40
6. $20 Extraordinaire - $40
Spent $90 on tickets and a return of $270!
Wow that's so great!! Can I ask how many Cash Blasts you've played in total? I have yet to try one of those and would like to get a sense of the return?
DeleteThanks! And I wish you continued luck!
I am 0 for 4 on Cash Blast. Yesterday I spent $80 (2 Cash Blast/2 Classic White/2 Extraordinaire) and did not win a dime.
DeleteSince the game came out I've bought 4 Cash Blast. Honestly not one of my favorite games. I'd rather keep buying the $5 Crosswords (Blue) or Fruit Explosion but those are getting harder to find now. And thank you I wish you all Luck as well! On a side note I played Pro-Pick Pools Last night and if the Blue Jays would have Just won I would've gotten 10/10! Sigh...so close yet so far lol
DeleteGreat breakdown on which instant tickets are likely to make bucks and which are likely to go bust. I saw some Diamond 7s on sale at a local Loblaws a few weeks ago but no such luck today. Pondering whether to go for Super Bingo, 15x the Money or Instant Crossword after the Fruit well dries up. So far it indeed remains the best bet.
ReplyDeleteWith fruit explosion - has anyone noticed that the game board between tickets is exactly identical?
ReplyDeleteI managed to snare 4 tickets this afternoon - 2 $3 winners of the lot. By the 3rd ticket I had a feeling I was seeing the same symbols while scratching. After the 4th I was sure of it and after a quick check, it appears that all 4 tickets have the same game board (location of symbols). The kicker is that these all came from the same bundle and were only two of the tickets were in succession.
Coincidence or something more?
I'll start off my comment by saying I've never played Fruit Explosion but I have played Tetris (although not recently). I'm guessing the idea behind this is that there's no way for the buying public to determine if the card is a winner or not just by looking at the available information, which is the game board.
DeleteSo basically, the win or loss is controlled by the symbols hidden beneath the latex. Not a bad idea especially after the Tic-Tac-Toe fiasco of several years ago. http://www.wired.com/2011/01/ff_lottery/
With all game boards the same they're telling the public to not even bother looking for patterns which I guess would help move the buyers' line more quickly.
TmF
AJ,
DeleteYou're correct. Every Fruit Explosion ticket I have purchased has the identical game board.
Doug
Thanks gents!
ReplyDeleteHave to admit, I was a bit surprised. The Tic-Tac-Toe situation had immediately crossed my mind, but I had the impression they had a more elaborate system devised.
Either way, good to know I am not crazy......well completely crazy anyway.
Fruit explosion all have identical fruit cards this round as well as last year (I have a losing card from last year and compared the 2).
ReplyDeleteMy local grocery store has about a dozen Fruit Explosions left. I bought one yesterday and won $6. Now that I see it is still at the top of your list, I may need to scoop up whatever is left today. :)
ReplyDeleteCurrent Scratch Tickets Estimated Odds
ReplyDelete(from info on the OLG unclaimed prize page as of 4pm Thursday June 18th)
Odds to win $50,000+:
$10 CASH BLAST 1 in 247,324
5 x $250,000
$5 SILVER & GOLD 1 in 315,936
3 x $100,000 - 2 x $76,100
$3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 1 in 331,333
1 x $75,000
$5 WINNER TAKE ALL 1 in 398,533
2 x $100,000
$5 20X THE MONEY 1 in 451,630
3 x $100,000
$10 BEJEWELED 1 in 460,500
1 x $50,000
$10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 477,377
3 x $250,000 - 1 x $100,000
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 1 in 535,296
15 x $100,000
$20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 568,389
4 x $2,000,000 - 10 x $200,000
$3 15X THE MONEY 1 in 593,600
2 x $75,000
$10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 1 in 612,691
7 x $500,000 - 5 x $50,000
$10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 656,614
4 x $1,000,000 - 2 x $100,000 - 7 x $50,000
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 660,441
2 x $100,000
$3 BINGO 1 in 686,467
6 x $50,000
$10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 901,175
1 x $500,000 - 2 x $50,000
$3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 1,046,754
8 x $50,000
$3 KENO (purple) 1 in 1,099,000
4 x $50,000
$3 KENO (green) 1 in 1,106,630
1 x $50,000
$4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 1,384,144
1 x $1,350,000 - 1 x $50,000
$3 TETRIS 1 in 1,790,583
1 x $75,000
$3 CROSSWORD 1 in 2,001,400
10 x $50,000
$2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 3,836,598
1 x $67,500
no $50,000+ prizes available:
$1 $10,000 SPIN
$1 5X THE MONEY
$1 BINGO EXPRESS
$2 10X THE MONEY
$2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER
$2 FAST $200s
$3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD
$5 MONEY MULTIPLIER
Odds to win $5,000+:
$10 BEJEWELED 1 in 76,750
$3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 1 in 110,444
$10 CASH BLAST 1 in 176,660
$10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 193,999
$3 BINGO 1 in 228,822
$3 15X THE MONEY 1 in 237,440
$10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 272,787
$5 SILVER & GOLD 1 in 315,936
$20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 318,298
$5 20X THE MONEY 1 in 338,723
$3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 364,088
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 1 in 382,354
$5 WINNER TAKE ALL 1 in 398,533
$5 MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 440,605
$3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD 1 in 449,024
$10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 450,588
$10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 1 in 459,519
$1 5X THE MONEY 1 in 461,222
$3 KENO (purple) 1 in 488,444
$3 CROSSWORD 1 in 513,179
$3 KENO (green) 1 in 553,315
$3 TETRIS 1 in 596,861
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 660,441
$1 BINGO EXPRESS 1 in 668,102
$2 10X THE MONEY 1 in 783,418
$1 $10,000 SPIN 1 in 890,000
$4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 1,384,144
$2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 3,836,598
no $5,000+ prizes available:
$2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER
$2 FAST $200s
Odds to win $1,000+:
$10 BEJEWELED 1 in 15,350
$10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 17,003
$10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 1 in 18,247
$10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 21,948
$5 WINNER TAKE ALL 1 in 24,154
$20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 26,793
$5 MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 29,374
$3 TETRIS 1 in 36,543
$3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 1 in 41,417
$5 20X THE MONEY 1 in 43,706
$4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 67,519
$10 CASH BLAST 1 in 72,742
$3 15X THE MONEY 1 in 84,800
$2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 95,915
$10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 127,403
$2 10X THE MONEY 1 in 156,684
$3 KENO (green) 1 in 184,438
$3 BINGO 1 in 228,822
$3 KENO (purple) 1 in 231,368
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 1 in 297,387
$5 SILVER & GOLD 1 in 315,936
$3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 364,088
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 440,294
$3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD 1 in 449,024
$1 5X THE MONEY 1 in 461,222
$3 CROSSWORD 1 in 513,179
$2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 532,429
$1 BINGO EXPRESS 1 in 668,102
$1 $10,000 SPIN 1 in 890,000
$2 FAST $200s no $1,000+ prizes available
Odds to win $250+:
ReplyDelete$5 WINNER TAKE ALL 1 in 2,622
$5 MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 4,638
$10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 6,200
$10 BEJEWELED 1 in 7,805
$3 15X THE MONEY 1 in 8,132
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 1 in 8,951
$20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 9,462
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 9,857
$10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 10,644
$10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 1 in 11,524
$2 10X THE MONEY 1 in 13,990
$3 TETRIS 1 in 13,264
$5 20X THE MONEY 1 in 19,356
$3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 1 in 41,417
$4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 47,729
$2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 49,187
$10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 71,133
$10 CASH BLAST 1 in 72,742
$5 SILVER & GOLD 1 in 98,730
$1 5X THE MONEY 1 in 115,306
$3 KENO (green) 1 in 184,438
$3 BINGO 1 in 228,822
$3 KENO (purple) 1 in 231,368
$3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 364,088
$3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD 1 in 449,024
$3 CROSSWORD 1 in 513,179
$2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 532,429
$1 BINGO EXPRESS 1 in 668,102
$1 $10,000 SPIN 1 in 890,000
$2 FAST $200s no $250+ prizes available
Odds to win $100+:
$10 BEJEWELED 1 in 146
$10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 158
$10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 246
$10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 1 in 251
$5 20X THE MONEY 1 in 420
$5 MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 466
$5 WINNER TAKE ALL 1 in 682
$10 CASH BLAST 1 in 707
$2 FAST $200s 1 in 800
$5 SILVER & GOLD 1 in 1,045
$20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 1,268
$10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 1,377
$3 15X THE MONEY 1 in 1,392
$3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 1 in 1,735
$3 CROSSWORD 1 in 1,992
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 2,187
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 1 in 2,205
$3 BINGO 1 in 2,309
$3 TETRIS 1 in 2,637
$3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD 1 in 3,473
$3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 4,323
$2 10X THE MONEY 1 in 4,969
$3 KENO (green) 1 in 6,748
$3 KENO (purple) 1 in 6,794
$4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 8,788
$2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 12,986
$1 $10,000 SPIN 1 in 19,560
$2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 49,187
$1 5X THE MONEY 1 in 57,653
$1 BINGO EXPRESS 1 in 668,102
Odds to win 8-10x your $ or better:
$3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD 1 in 44
$1 BINGO EXPRESS 1 in 45
$3 CROSSWORD 1 in 107
$3 15X THE MONEY 1 in 111
$3 KENO (green) 1 in 131
$3 KENO (purple) 1 in 131
$10 BEJEWELED 1 in 146
$10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 158
$1 $10,000 SPIN 1 in 168
$5 MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 177
$2 10X THE MONEY 1 in 181
$5 20X THE MONEY 1 in 192
$2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 206
$3 BINGO 1 in 217
$3 TETRIS 1 in 236
$10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 246
$1 5X THE MONEY 1 in 250
$10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 1 in 251
$3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 303
$5 SILVER & GOLD 1 in 356
$3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 1 in 377
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 1 in 396
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 396
$2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 398
$2 FAST $200s 1 in 465
$5 WINNER TAKE ALL 1 in 610
$10 CASH BLAST 1 in 708
$10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 1,377
$4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 2,090
$20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 9,467
Odds to win 6-8x your $ or better:
ReplyDelete$3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD 1 in 44
$1 BINGO EXPRESS 1 in 45
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 1 in 55
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 55
$1 $10,000 SPIN 1 in 63
$5 SILVER & GOLD 1 in 73
$3 15X THE MONEY 1 in 86
$10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 97
$1 5X THE MONEY 1 in 103
$10 CASH BLAST 1 IN 105
$3 CROSSWORD 1 in 107
$3 TETRIS 1 in 108
$10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 1 in 116
$3 KENO (green) 1 in 116
$3 KENO (purple) 1 in 116
$3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 1 in 125
$2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 127
$2 10X THE MONEY 1 in 133
$10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 139
$10 BEJEWELED 1 in 146
$5 20X THE MONEY 1 in 166
$5 MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 177
$3 BINGO 1 in 196
$2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 229
$3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 303
$2 FAST $200s 1 in 465
$5 WINNER TAKE ALL 1 in 610
$10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 709
$4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 1,826
$20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 9,465
Odds to win 5x your $ or better:
$5 WINNER TAKE ALL 1 in 13.69
$3 CROSSWORD 1 in 14.79
$3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD 1 in 16.64
$10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 17.63
$10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 1 in 18.26
$3 15X THE MONEY 1 in 29.54
$3 KENO (green) 1 in 29.76
$3 KENO (purple) 1 in 29.78
$10 CASH BLAST 1 in 29.84
$1 5X THE MONEY 1 in 30.41
$10 BEJEWELED 1 in 33.13
$3 BINGO 1 in 35.13
$10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 37.38
$1 $10,000 SPIN 1 in 38.51
$2 10X THE MONEY 1 in 39.68
$2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 40.21
$5 SILVER & GOLD 1 in 40.89
$5 MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 44.24
$1 BINGO EXPRESS 1 in 44.81
$10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 48.76
$5 20X THE MONEY 1 in 49.11
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 1 in 54.83
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 54.83
$2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 63.08
$3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 67.88
$2 FAST $200s 1 in 70.67
$3 TETRIS 1 in 108
$3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 1 in 125
$4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 1,254
$20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 1,268
Odds to win 4x your $ or better:
$10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 13.14
$5 WINNER TAKE ALL 1 in 13.69
$3 CROSSWORD 1 in 14.79
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 1 in 15.81
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 15.81
$3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD 1 in 16.64
$2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 16.99
$10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 17.63
$10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 1 in 18.26
$1 5X THE MONEY 1 in 18.55
$5 MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 19.25
$5 20X THE MONEY 1 in 20.43
$5 SILVER & GOLD 1 in 22.86
$10 CASH BLAST 1 in 24.93
$3 KENO (green) 1 in 25.82
$3 KENO (purple) 1 in 25.83
$3 BINGO 1 in 28.08
$2 10X THE MONEY 1 in 28.41
$3 15X THE MONEY 1 in 29.54
$3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 1 in 31.66
$10 BEJEWELED 1 in 33.13
$10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 37.38
$1 $10,000 SPIN 1 in 38.51
$3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 39.08
$2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 40.21
$3 TETRIS 1 in 43.76
$1 BINGO EXPRESS 1 in 44.81
$2 FAST $200s 1 in 70.67
$4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 1,200
$20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 1,267
Odds to win 3x your $ or better:
ReplyDelete$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 1 in 10.11
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 10.11
$5 WINNER TAKE ALL 1 in 11.45
$5 SILVER & GOLD 1 in 11.60
$3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 11.71
$2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 11.92
$3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 1 in 11.94
$5 20X THE MONEY 1 in 12.09
$4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 12.19
$10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 13.14
$2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 13.36
$5 MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 13.94
$3 CROSSWORD 1 in 14.79
$3 KENO (green) 1 in 14.86
$3 KENO (purple) 1 in 14.86
$3 15X THE MONEY 1 in 15.30
$3 TETRIS 1 in 15.43
$1 $10,000 SPIN 1 in 16.40
$3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD 1 in 16.64
$3 BINGO 1 in 16.70
$10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 17.63
$2 FAST $200s 1 in 17.80
$10 CASH BLAST 1 in 18.14
$10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 1 in 18.26
$1 5X THE MONEY 1 in 18.55
$2 10X THE MONEY 1 in 20.74
$10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 30.37
$10 BEJEWELED 1 in 33.13
$1 BINGO EXPRESS 1 in 44.81
$20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 63.31
Odds to win 2x your $ or better:
$20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 4.76
$10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 5.19
$5 SILVER & GOLD 1 in 5.94
$3 TETRIS 1 in 6.07
$2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 6.60
$5 MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 6.64
$3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 1 in 6.64
$1 $10,000 SPIN 1 in 6.85
$3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 6.98
$5 20X THE MONEY 1 in 7.05
$1 5X THE MONEY 1 in 7.11
$2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 7.24
$1 BINGO EXPRESS 1 in 7.42
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 1 in 7.43
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 7.43
$2 10X THE MONEY 1 in 7.74
$2 FAST $200s 1 in 7.94
$3 BINGO 1 in 8.15
$5 WINNER TAKE ALL 1 in 8.63
$4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 8.96
$10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 9.15
$3 15X THE MONEY 1 in 9.24
$10 CASH BLAST 1 in 9.57
$10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 1 in 10.35
$10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 10.48
$10 BEJEWELED 1 in 11.09
$3 KENO (purple) 1 in 11.94
$3 KENO (green) 1 in 11.95
$3 CROSSWORD 1 in 14.79
$3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD 1 in 16.64
Odds of winning any prize:
$20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 3.00
$3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 3.25
$10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 3.28
$10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 3.28
$10 CASH BLAST 1 in 3.29
$10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 3.30
$10 BEJEWELED 1 in 3.32
$10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 1 in 3.34
$3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 1 in 3.37
$3 KENO (green) 1 in 3.40
$3 KENO (purple) 1 in 3.40
$3 TETRIS 1 in 3.41
$3 BINGO 1 in 3.45
$2 10X THE MONEY 1 in 3.65
$2 FAST $200s 1 in 3.69
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 1 in 3.70
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 3.70
$4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 3.70
$1 $10,000 SPIN 1 in 3.83
$1 BINGO EXPRESS 1 in 3.83
$3 CROSSWORD 1 in 3.84
$3 15X THE MONEY 1 in 3.86
$2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 3.87
$3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD 1 in 3.87
$5 20X THE MONEY 1 in 3.96
$1 5X THE MONEY 1 in 3.97
$2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 3.97
$5 MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 4.06
$5 SILVER & GOLD 1 in 4.08
$5 WINNER TAKE ALL 1 IN 4.59
Current Top Rated Games:
ReplyDelete1 - $10 CADILLAC RICHES 71/100
2 - $5 WINNER TAKE ALL 67/100
3 - $3 15X THE MONEY 63/100
3 - $5 SILVER & GOLD 63/100
5 - $5 20X THE MONEY 62/100
5 - $10 BEJEWELED 62/100
7 - $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 61/100
8 - $10 CLASSIC RUBY 60/100
9 - $10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 58/100
9 - $3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 58/100
9 - $5 MONEY MULTIPLIER 58/100
12 - $10 CASH BLAST 55/100
12 - $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 55/100
14 - $3 CROSSWORD 49/100
15 - $3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD 47/100
16 - $10 100 MILLION$ FORTUNE 45/100
16 - $3 BINGO 45/100
16 - $3 KENO (green) 45/100
16 - $3 TETRIS 45/100
20 - $3 KENO (purple) 44/100
21 - $20 200 MILLION$ EXTRAORDINAIRE 42/100
22 - $3 SUPER BINGO 39/100
23 - $1 5X THE MONEY 38/100
24 - $2 10X THE MONEY 37/100
24 - $2 CASH FOR LIFE 37/100
26 - $1 10,000$ SPIN 34/100
27 - $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 32/100
28 - $1 BINGO EXPRESS 30/100
29 - $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 27/100
30 - $2 FAST $200s 17/100
Current Top Rated Games (by ticket price):
$20 200 MILLION$ EXTRAORDINAIRE 42/100
$10 CADILLAC RICHES 71/100
$10 BEJEWELED 62/100
$10 CLASSIC RUBY 60/100
$10 CLASSIC WHITE 2 58/100
$10 CASH BLAST 55/100
$10 100 MILLION$ FORTUNE 45/100
$5 WINNER TAKE ALL 67/100
$5 SILVER & GOLD 63/100
$5 20X THE MONEY 62/100
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (blue) 61/100
$5 MONEY MULTIPLIER 58/100
$5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 55/100
$4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 27/100
$3 15X THE MONEY 63/100
$3 FRUIT EXPLOSION 58/100
$3 CROSSWORD 49/100
$3 QUEST FOR GOLD CROSSWORD 47/100
$3 BINGO 45/100
$3 KENO (green) 45/100
$3 TETRIS 45/100
$3 KENO (purple) 44/100
$3 SUPER BINGO 39/100
$2 10X THE MONEY 37/100
$2 CASH FOR LIFE 37/100
$2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 32/100
$2 FAST $200s 17/100
$1 5X THE MONEY 38/100
$1 10,000$ SPIN 34/100
$1 BINGO EXPRESS 30/100
The last Double Cash For Life grand prize has been claimed - as per OLG policy, this game is now set to be deactivated - this should allow for the release of the new CFL as early as this Monday.
ReplyDeleteCL66,
DeleteThis will be a good test of OLG's policy. Let's see how quick they are to act.
Quicker than all of us would have assumed lol - i just got back from the corner store and i got a pack report: DCFL has been deactivated as of yesterday, expect it to be retired near July 18th then / the new CFL game was not on this pack report / coming July 6th: a return of $3 Scrabble.
DeleteGlad to see they're keeping with policy..hopefully the new CFL game is out soon.
DeleteScrabble is a welcome addition to the $3 games.
This week I played 2 cash blast and 2 classic white..all duds.
also 2 blue cross tripler, duds
and 3 fruit explosion, win $15
..good luck everyone
The winner of the last DCFL was a pair of people from Anprior and Perth...I had to google where Anprior is lol
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see small town folk win big prizes and I'm glad it's just outside Ottawa area. I was getting sick of hearing the 98% of big prizes coming from Toronto/GTA.
DeleteI love this kind of comment as my perception of prize winners is exactly the opposite. I'm sure that psychologists would have a field day explaining how this can be true.
DeletePlayed the new Cash Spin on PlayOLG. Started with $9 to be exact and after playing for 25 minutes I was up to $650!! Needless to say I cashed out lol My luck this week has been ridiculous almost afraid of next week lol.
ReplyDelete$3 Fruit Explosion and $5 Winner Take All were deactivated this past Thursday - now only "loose" tickets can be sold up until they are reclaimed by the OLG - i expect these 2 games to be retired on or near July 19th.
ReplyDeleteThe new $4 Cash For Life game is out today - this is a "regular" version and should be the same as the last regular CFL game - also out today is the new $5 Crystal 7's game - it is essentially the same game as $5 Diamond 7's was.
ReplyDeletethanks CL, I don't see CFL posted on OLG yet but I will be on the lookout to buy some.
ReplyDeleteFound 3 fruit explosion yesterday in Midtown Toronto. Got those and a silver & gold. All of which yielded a big nada. The day before, 3 yellow crossword, 0 / $15 / $5.
ReplyDeleteThe crosswords were purchased in Oshawa
DeleteAh, I live in Midtown too and I am on the hunt for those Fruit Explosions...guess we are in competition!
Delete$5 Crystal 7's - Review
ReplyDeleteGrand prize: 7 x $77,777
Next top prize: 2 x $27,777
Mid level prizes: $900 / $700 / $220 / $154 / $107
Low level prizes: $80 / $77 / $54 / $44 / $37 / $34 / $31 / $27 / $22 / $20 / $19 / $17 / $15 / $14 / $11 / $10 / $7 / $5
Number of tickets: 3,141,600
Odds to win:
any prize - 1 in 3.92
$7 or more - 1 in 6.01
$10 or more - 1 in 7.26
$11 or more - 1 in 8.12
$14 or more - 1 in 10.43
$15 or more - 1 in 14.11
$17 or more - 1 in 19.65
$19 or more - 1 in 21.14
$20 or more - 1 in 24.47
$22 or more - 1 in 32.78
$27 or more - 1 in 38.15
$31 or more - 1 in 95.28
$34 or more - 1 in 189
$37 or more - 1 in 260
$44 or more - 1 in 334
$54 or more - 1 in 468
$77 or more - 1 in 610
$80 or more - 1 in 826
$107 or more - 1 in 1,082
$154 or more - 1 in 4,760
$220 or more - 1 in 14,889
$700 or more - 1 in 18,925
$900 or more - 1 in 25,964
$27,777 or more - 1 in 349,067
$77,777 - 1 in 448,800
Out of all 31 games:
Ranks 5th on winning $50,000+
Ranks 22nd on winning $5,000+
Ranks 22nd on winning $1,000+
Ranks 13th on winning $250+
Ranks 11th on winning $100+
Ranks 20th on winning 8-10x your $ or better
Ranks 8th on winning 6-8x your $ or better
Ranks 14th on winning 5x your $ or better
Ranks 14th on winning 4x your $ or better
Ranks 13th on winning 3x your $ or better
Ranks 13th on winning 2x your $ or better
Ranks 24th on winning any prize
The good news: It ranks 5th on winning $50,000+ and it has 25 different prizes, which is the most out of all games. The bad news: within 3.14 million tickets, there's only 9 prizes over $900. As is common with $5 tickets, it rates poorly on winning any prize, at 1 in 3.92. This ticket offers average odds on most all it's prizes. If you uncover a “Horseshoe” symbol, at odds of 1 in 10.13, you win double your prize. You can have up to 3 double symbols on a ticket. A single doubled win, comes at odds of 1 in 11.29 (73% $10/$11/$14, 23.4% $20/$22/$27, 1.88% $31/$34, 1.56% $44/$54, 0.16% $154). It's odds of 1 in 99 for 2 double symbols (81.6% $20, 8.5% $37, 2.8% $80, 7.1% $107) and the odds are 1 in 20,010, for 3 double symbols (29% $220, 71% $900). You can win up to 7 times on this ticket (no 6 times wins). The odds are: 1 in 20 to win in 2 games (55% $11, 16% $20, 28.6% $27, 0.4% $31), 1 in 39 to win in 3 games (79.6% $15, 17% $22, 3.4% $37), 1 in 132 to win in 4 games (85% $19, 11.2% $44, 3.8% $80), 1 in 175 to win in 5 games (87.25% $31, 12.5% $107, 0.25% $220) and 1 in 28,050 to win $900 in 7 games. I rate $5 Crystal 7's 58/100, making it 12th out of all 31 games and tied with $5 Crossword Tripler (pink) for last place for a $5 ticket.
Oops - i forgot to also say - there are bogus prizes of $2 and $3 tied to the horseshoe/doubler symbol - this has always bothered me, as i beleive no prize should be less than the cost of a ticket.
DeleteBecause I love scratching so much and follow this site - I figured I'd give you all a link to my new YouTube channel that I started. It's really fun actually to show my winnings like this...hope you enjoy!
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjnVkI3Tz_Q3SQdQGKdqKQ