Wild 10s Retains Top Billing

There was no movement in the top five rated games over the course of the past week. Each game surrendered some secondary prizes. Wild 10s and Pick 3 surrendered some of their respective Grand Prizes but there are many to be won in those games. Wild 10s has 103 of its $10,000 prizes left to claim whereas Pick 3 has 119 of its $500 Grand Prizes. Your chances to win one of Wild 10s Grand Prizes are presently 1 in 7,100, down from the 1 in 9000 when the game began. In Pick 3, you have 1 chance in 8,200, down from 1 chance in 8,300 - not much of a positive move.

Best Overall Rated Games

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

Games to Avoid

• Quest For Gold Crossword #3201
• Tetris #1737
• Bejeweled #1724

Note that Bejeweled now only has 1 - $10,000 Top Prize left to claim. The OLG claims that any game with a $100,000 Grand Prize or higher will be canceled once all the "Top Prizes" have been won. Do they consider the one $10,000 prize left to be a "Top" Prize? There are almost 400,000 Bejeweled tickets left to be sold and the OLG continues to flog them. On the other hand, they canceled Instant Millions with 1.3 million tickets left and 2 - $1,000,000 Grand Prizes left to be claimed. A tad inconsistent, I'd say.

Top Selling Games Over the Past Week

1. Crossword #3200
2. Super Bingo #3012
3. Classic White #1749

Worst Selling Games Over the Past Week

1. Extravaganza #1709
2. More Lucky Lines #1733
3. Bejeweled #1724

Note: Extravaganza may be headed to cancellation territory but is also the 4th rated game.

Comings and Goings

No new games this week although Money Mult #1692 and Cross Tripler #1720 were retired. Each had a $100,000 Grand Prize left to be claimed. Money Mult had 15% of its tickets left to sell and Cross Tripler had 8%.

Here are the winning locations for the Grand Prizes for the two games retired last week:

Cash For Life #1160 - Almonte, North York, Wingham, Glouster, Scarborough, Windsor, Mississauga.
Cash In #1736 - Innisfil, Thunder Bay, Welland, Thorold, North York, Owen Sound.

I'm hoping that our Frank in Scarborough was the lucky winner!

Personal Play

Five Wild 10's tickets included two winners totaling $45. The cash rate is now just a hair below 40% and the total return on investment crept up to 84%.

Thanks to the readers who messaged me over the past week. I always enjoy reading what you have to say.


Have fun.

Doug