Cash for Life #1155 is the Recommended Play

After weeks of being a bridesmaid, Cash for Life #1155 takes over the top spot in the rankings. This is a playable game. Be careful not to confuse it with #1157 of the same name.

The OLG retired our preferred game of the last post, $2 Banco. When they did so, 2 of the 3 Grand Prizes remained to be claimed and only 20% of the ticket float remained in circulation. I find these sorts of decisions to be against the interest of the playing public. Crossword #1296 continues to be sold with no grand prizes left and only 8% of the ticket float left. Instant Millions #1661 also has no grand prizes left and 20% of its ticket float left. Only .7% of its ticket float was sold over the past 10 days. Exactly how does the OLG arrive at these decisions? I'd like to know. I have written to them before about this and received a fulsome reply but they did not answer the question directly. I intend to write again with respect to Banco.

If you like the Instant Millions game, be careful. There is a new one that has just been released. Be sure to get game #1683 and not #1661.

The recommended games for best chance to win $1000 remains $3 Keno and the best chance to win the game's jackpot remains the $5 Instant 649.

New games introduced this past week include $2 Blazing Sevens and $5 Instant Millions. Resist the temptation to play the new games. It's a question of odds.

My personal play took a beating last week. Four Cash for Life and 6 Go Bananas tickets returned a grand total of $2! Horrible horrible horrible. Gotta pick it up this week.



Good luck.

Banco #1591 Takes Over the Top Spot

The Gold Tripler game has been knocked out of top spot for the time being after one of the three top prizes was claimed last week. That's unfortunate but I can't say that I am displeased. I bought a total of six Gold Tripler tickets over the course of three weeks. Total return was $15 on one winning ticket. Not an encouraging result.

The new top game is Banco #1592 but this may prove to be a frustration for readers of this blog. Only 20% of the tickets remain and a seller last week told me that they had been asked to return all of their unsold tickets to head office. The game is still showing on the "Unclaimed Prize Page" but not on the game menu. Further, there appears to not have been any large prizes claimed over the course of the past week. How can the OLG cancel a game when 2 of the 3 grand prizes remain outstanding after having sold 80% of the tickets? Good question. I have asked the OLG that very question and their answer is troublesome.

If you can't find any Banco tickets, the Cash for Life #1155 is playable and the $1 Go Banana's game is also looking good with all 6 of its $10,000 grand prizes remaining to be claimed and 38% of the total tickets sold.

The big sellers this week were the $3 Horseshoes game and the brand new $5 Jacks are Wild game. Jacks are Wild only has one winner in every 3.86 tickets, which is a little high, but compensates that number with the fact that 73% of its total prizes are greater than the $5 selling price of the ticket. That's good. Players love new games but the preferred strategy is to stay away from them until the odds begin to work in ones favour. Horseshoes sold 16% of its ticket float and Jacks are Wild sold 9%. The best pure play for the jackpot is the $5 Instant 649 game. You have one chance in 57,000 to win $100,000. If you'd be happy with $1000, then Keno #1409 gives you one chance in 36,000 for your $3. The OLG retired the 20X Lucky Game this past week. That game was a disaster for them. Fully one half of the tickets remained to be sold and all of the grand prizes were claimed and had been claimed for the past month. That is sure to prompt a meeting at OLG Headquarters!

I mentioned last week that I was going to discuss the Florida Lottery site. I'm going to push that back a week as this posting has already become too long. I try to keep it short enough that you can read it in less than one minute.

Good Luck.

Gold Tripler Still The Recommended Play

In a week when the Gold Tripler game sold 4.7% (68,000 tickets), the three grand prizes remain elusive to ticket buyers. The game is a solid play and followers of this blog should consider expanding their play given the prevailing odds. Purchasers have a 1:282,000 chance to win $500,000.

The second rated game, Banco, is also a strong play with two of the three grand prizes left to be claimed. Only 20% of the ticket float for this game remains to be claimed so be vigilant. Players have a 1 in 354,000 chance to win $50,000 for a $2 investment.

The popular Cash for Life games are a distant third in terms of playability. Either game is playable.

The OLG retired the $1 Cherrytriple game this week. The game had 1 of it's six grand prizes left to be claimed and 15% of its ticket float at the time of its cancelation.

Two new games were introduced this week, $3.00 Horseshoes and $3.00 Bingo #3007. The Horsehoes game came charging out of the gate, already selling 10% of its float.

Next weeks entry will include a comparison of the Florida Lottery web Site versus the OLG. "Teaser Alert" - the OLG's is better!

Good Luck