Wild 10s Holds on to Top Spot

After my little temper tantrum of last week, I'll try for a more conventional entry this week.

Wild 10s surrendered 10 of its 150 Grand Prizes of $10,000 last week while selling over 9% of its ticket float. The one downside to the game is that it is not the best among its class of $10-$20 tickets in terms of the likelihood to "Win Any Prize" or to "Win a Prize Greater than the Price of the Ticket". The game scores well on my rating system but don't be afraid to experiment with other games.

Best Rated Games

1. Wild 10s
2. $200 Million
3. Pick 3
4. Extravaganza
5. Cleopatra

Games to Avoid

• Tetris
• Bejeweled

$1 - $2 Game Analysis

Pick 3 is a high rated game due to the large number of small Grand Prizes. Your chances to win "Any Prize" or "Any Prize Greater than the Price of the Ticket" is the best among these games. If you want a $1-$2 game that has a better Grand Prize, try Bonus Banco #1641.

$3 Games

Bonus Keno #1413 is the best game in this group if you're looking for the best rate of cashing. The problem with the game is that only 2 of the original 8 Grand Prizes of $50,000 remain to be claimed and almost half of  the ticket float remains to be sold. Texas Hold'Em and More Lucky Lines are the best rated games in this price range. If you're buying a More Lucky Lines game, be sure to buy game #1733 and not #1734. The latter was introduced this week so I'm sure that sellers are featuring that version of the game more prominently.

$4-$5 Games

There are no bad games in this group. The best rated games are: Cleopatra, Cash for Life, and Poker Multiplier.

$10 - $20 Games

Apart from Wild 10s, $200 Million is a good game. Lots of prizes available and 8 of the original 12 $2Million Grand Prizes remain to be claimed although only 15% of the tickets have been sold to date. That's a problem. One reader has reported bad luck with the game while another has indicated that they are in positive territory after twelve tickets. Losing streaks are tough when the ticket costs $20.

Comings and Goings

CFL Blowout and Cash In were both retired this past week. Cash For Life Blowout had no Grand Prizes left and 20% of its ticket float outstanding. Cash In had 1- $100,000 Grand Prize left and 14% of its float.

Two new games were introduced: $3 More Lucky Lines #1734 and the Inter-provincial Lottery Corporation game Classic White #1749. Classic White is a jumbo affair with almost 8 million tickets of which 3.7 million are destined to Ontario. The game has 7 Grand Prizes of $500,000. The cash rate for "Any Prize Greater than the Cost of the Ticket" is poor at 1:6.57. This is the worst rating for $10-$20 games. Prize distribution is as follows: 4.4% Grand Prize(s), 5.1% Prizes down to $100, 45.3% prizes down to $15, 15.1% Prizes for the cost of the tickets, 30.1% profit.

More Lucky Lines is almost identical to the previous version of the game that remains on the market. The prize breakdown looks like: 2.4% Grand Prize(s); 2.6% prizes down to $100, 46.5% prizes down to $5, 13.5% prizes of the cost of the ticket, 35.0% profit.

Personal Play

Four Wild 10s tickets yielded two winners totaling $40. Not a bad start on this game. My cash rate YTD stays just a tad below 40% and the Return on Investment is 82%.

Sorry about the late posting this week. I hope that I didn't cause you too much frustration.


Doug