Fruit Explosion #1834 Remains Alive And On Top

Surprisingly, Fruit Explosion remains on the Outstanding Prize list and therefore remains the top choice. The game is on borrowed time and is the solid choice, if you can find any. Ticket sales have predictably dried up. Your chances to win the sole remaining Grand Prize are 245,000:1. I'd like to talk more about the game but I'm afraid that it is pointless. If you can find any - buy them.

Top Rated Games

1. $3 Fruit Explosion #1834
2. $3 15X The Money #1840 - 2nd best ratio of Top Prize $ left to claim. 
3. $3 Super Bingo #3018 - 2nd best small prize ratio with an even rating in Top Prize $.
4. $5 Cross Tripler #1830 - Strong on both factors. 
5. $3 Keno #1416 - A weak 5th in the group. 

Games To Avoid

1. $4 Double Cash For Life #1170 - Huge Grand prize, nothing else, and no Grand Prizes remain.
2. $2 Fast 200s #1817 - A one in 800 chance to turn $2 into $200.
3. $1 5X The Money #1838 - Poor on all factors.
4. $1 10000 Spin #1802 - Nothing to recommend.
5. $5 20X The Money #1841 - Only 1 of 8 Grand Prizes remain and 24% of the ticket float to sell.

Games If All You Want Is The Grand Prize

1. Fast 200's
2. Fruit Explosion
3. Cash Blast
4. Silver Gold
5. Cash For Life #1167

Games Devoid Of Grand Prizes

• Double Cash For Life #1170
• Quest For Gold Crossword #3208

Comings and Goings

Money Multiplier and Keno #1415 were retired this past week. Money Multiplier was devoid of Grand Prizes and offered a Grand Prize of $100,000. With 17% of its float left, it was retired just about when one would expect. Keno was a good game that still had a Grand Prize left but it has a sister game that remains for sale and is also a good choice so --- no harm, no foul.

Personal Play

I was lucky enough to discover a stash of Fruit Explosions - bought ten and three 15X The Money. In what is becoming a trend, the supply had six winners that totaled a modest $24. I guess I can't complain but I would like to stumble upon a prize or two that gives my YTD results a boost.

In Conclusion

Congratulations to Shannon who hit with a $300 winner on Scrabble https://www.dropbox.com/s/hf9au10vhx5cqe2/20150709_220937.jpg?dl=0 . There are only 121 of those winners in the entire float of 2.7 million tickets. Good going Shannon and thanks for letting us know.

A note to Amber who was asking about Bingo 3016. I rated the game just outside of the top five and CL66 had it lower. As of today, it has recently lost another Grand Prize leaving 4 of 10 outstanding and 39% (+/- 2%) of its float left to sell. I now rate it 11th overall. While it is not at the top of the list, if she likes the game, I would not hesitate to try it.

This weeks story comes from Fort Erie http://bit.ly/1JXo253 . I feel sorry for the folks at the Fort Erie Race Track as they are in trouble and the cavalry is not coming. When the OLG set out on its "Modernization" mission, it cared not about Horse Racing. The slots at Fort Erie were being hammered by the Casino in Buffalo and the two Niagara casinos would sop up any players who preferred not to cross the border to gamble. When the Premier force fed the priority of the health of the racing industry into the OLG mandate, it was too late to change that direction. The OLG is not going to run slot palaces any longer and the folks who own the Niagara casinos are certainly not going to make a capital investment into the slots at Fort Erie as the OLG Spokesperson pointed out with tact. It's hopeless for them. Still, the interim funding being provided to the racing industry has kept Fort Erie race track afloat for the moment. For those who have never visited, it is a very pretty locale. The Prince of Wales Stakes will be run there on July 28th. Frank Stronach has decided to pursue the Canadian Triple Crown with his Queen's Plate winner, Sharman Ghost, instead of heading south to bigger three-year old races. He is to be applauded for deciding to support Canadian horse racing. The OLG should do as much.

The hunt for more Fruit Explosions continues.


Doug