15X The Money - "Dead Game Walking" But Still On Top

The top rated game remains 15X The Money. The game has been de-activated meaning that I'm looking for scraps but it remains a solid choice with only 13% of its Top Prizes left to be claimed that represent 21% of the money allocated to the Top Prizes.

Poster JayDee was on the hunt yesterday for these tickets and managed to find quite a few. Check the comments to last weeks post for details.

The game offers one remaining outstanding Grand Prize from an estimated 430,000 tickets. Without that single prize the game would not be recommended so, if you're inclined to buy some, always ask the retailer for an up to date printout of the outstanding Grand Prizes. At present, 5.8 cents of every dollar spent on the game is allocated to that one outstanding Grand Prize. That number is only surpassed by the democratically premised Fast 200's and 500 Frenzy.

Top Rated Games

1. $3 15X The Money #1840
2. $ 5 Cross Tripler #1830 - Solid second choice and lots of tickets available. 
3. $3 Super Bingo #3018 - Best small prize return of any game. 
4. $10 Classic White #1844 - First $10-$20 game to hit the list since Classic Ruby in April. 
5. $3 Crossword #3209 - Strong on all evaluation factors. 

Games to Avoid

1. $1 5X The Money #1838 - 32% of Top Prizes left and 5% of the Top Prize money. 
2. $5 500 Frenzy #1853 - rating system punishes the game but don't hesitate to buy, if you like it. 
3. $2 Fast 200's #1817 - Same as above
4. $4 Cash For Life #1167 - Two of three jumbo Grand Prizes gone and 73% of float remains!
5. $2 10X The Money #1839 - Poorly rated on all factors. 

Games To Play If All You Want Is A Grand Prize

1. 500 Frenzy
2. Fast 200's
3. 15X The Money
4. Fortune
5. Extraordinary

Games Devoid of Grand Prizes

• 5X The Money
• Tetris
• Silver Gold

Comings and Goings

QFG Crossword #3208 was retired with no Grand Prizes remaining and 24 of the 26 million ticket float sold! A huge success for the OLG.

Not much else to report as OLG headquarters is likely operating with skeleton staff. I wonder where folks in Sault Ste Marie vacation? I have a friend who grew up in Thunder Bay. His family cottage was a ten minute drive from his house! Being from Toronto, that always seemed bizarre to me. Anyways, I wish the OLG staff a relaxing, well earned rest.

Personal Play

Four Crystal 7's included two winners of $5 each; four Cross Tripler #1830 included one winner of $30; and three 15X The Money included one winner of $3. In total, $43 from a $49 investment. The extremely good part of this "WDL" (Win disguised as loss: Thanks Tommy) is that the $30 winning ticket was not detected until the ticket was verified at the retailers!

Post Script

Sweet Cash, Cash For Life, Crystal 7's and Cash Blast all took serious hits over the past 10 days. If you're playing those games, do a double take on the numbers before you buy.

Thanks to Tommy for all of his insightful posts this past week. If you don't read the comments to these posts I recommend that you do for last weeks post. Tommy's comments succeed in ensuring that we are all realistic about this nutty endeavour. Here is some useful advice he provided in response to a post from CL66:

1. For those who know what your number crunch is, THAT is where your credibility lies.

2. I'm glad you post the odds with your winning tickets because it's important for blog readers to see how difficult it is to win.

3. One's experience is one's own. As the bottle on my desk says, individual reactions may vary. Symptoms may include nausea (looking at a pile of losing tickets), insomnia (thinking of losing tickets), diarrhea (totally irrelevant here), etc..

4. Readers should keep in mind not to interpret luck for skill. The odds are the odds. Although the number crunch helps steer readers to where the odds are better, they could still be mind boggling.

5. More important than wins are percentages. Winning $50 after spending $100 is similar to winning $5000 after spending $10,000.

6. If we were all to post our losers... ....


And thanks for the responses to Jackson Brown. I was away for several days. Someone posted a similar thing some months ago and I deleted it. I'm very reluctant to do so but attempts to defraud people is not something I can abide by. Those of you who responded to the original post did so in a most entertaining fashion.

Good luck to all.


Doug