Gold Tripler #1695 Remains the Choice

The $10 Gold Tripler remains the play. Two-Thirds of the tickets have been sold and all 3 grand prizes remain to be claimed. Next in line is the $2 Banco and either Cash for Life game. Supply is waning for all of these secondary choices.

Be picky as you don't want to be buying tickets for games that have already had their grand prizes claimed. $1 Lucky Lines, $3 Battleship, $3 Crossword 1296, and $5 20XLucky are all in this category. The OLG retired the $2 Golden 7's game this week. It had been in that "loser" status for several weeks.

The current "hot" game is $5 Instant 649. Introduced last week, 8.3% of its tickets were sold over the course of the week. In terms of pure odds, the game with the best chance to win its grand prize is the aforementioned $5 Instant 649. This is a result of it having 15 grand prizes. It is a top heavy game. If you'd be happy with $1000 or more, play $3 Keno 1409.

Personal play was a wipe-out this past week. I bought 2 Gold Tripler tickets (my budget is $20/week) and got nothing in return. One in three tickets is a winner so I must have left the winner in the store for the next purchaser. Hoping to correct that with two more plays this week.

Cranium #1656 and Keno # 1406

There are two games that are now playable with equal merit. Cranium and Keno #1406 differ from each other based upon the following comparison:

Category                                             Cranium                    Keno
Total Tickets Issued                           3,004,500                 2,934,000
Grand Prize                                          $75,000                   $50,000
Odds of any winner                                1 in 3.27                  1 in 2.70
Initial Odds to win Grand P                1,001,500:1                733,500:1
Current Odds                                      495,000:1                 484,000:1
Initial Odds to win at least $1k              24,830:1                   19,430:1
Current "            "        "                        26,797:1                   17,604:1
Initial Odds to win at least $100             1,063:1                     6,608:1
Current '      "               "                         1,053:1                    6,654:1

Cranium has a larger grand prize. The odds to win a grand prize is about the same in either game. Keno has more prizes between the grand prize and the $1000 prizes whereas Cranium has more between $1000 and $100. Keno has more smaller prizes. Play which ever game has the profile that appeals to you most.

I played Cranium 5 times this week winning $15 for a break even week. My friend went out on a raiding mission in North Bay last week purchasing 70 Cranium tickets. His total return was 75% of the money invested without the benefit of a significant prize.

I would advise to get out looking for your Cranium tickets soon. With only 34% of the ticket float left to be purchased, the tickets will soon begin to become scarce. When playing Keno, be sure to get Game #1406.