Wild 10s Getting Long in the Tooth But Remains the Choice

After more than two weeks since the last update, Wild 10s has retained its top spot. With 34 Grand Prizes left to claim, your chances to win one are one in 8,200 while your chances to win $100 or more are one in 330. Both of these numbers are currently the best available. The downside of the game is that an estimated 20% of the float remains to be sold and readers of this blog have been reporting that the tickets are scarce in their respective part of the province. That is certainly the case in Ottawa.

Prestige is a new game that looks like it may become the heir apparent to Wild 10s. More about the game follows below. This game has $12 million available to Grand Prize winners from 15 million tickets. By comparison, Wild 10s presently has $340,000 left in Grand Prizes from 280,000 tickets.

Best Overall Rated Games

1. Wild 10s
2. Prestige
3. $200 Million
4. Fast 200s
5. Extravaganza

Games to Avoid

• None.

*Kudos to the OLG for finally getting rid of QFG Crossword. They milked that game for all it was worth well after the Grand Prizes had all been claimed.

$1 - $2 Game Update

Fast 200's is a good game in this area. The maximum prize is only $200 but there are over 3,000 of them to be won.

$3 Game Update

Scrabble #1754 is the best choice in this group. Texas Hold'Em is a good second choice.

$4 - $5 Game Update

Cleopatra remains the best choice although every game in this group is OK with the sole exception of Poker Multiplier.

$10 - $20 Game Update

Classic White is the poorest game in this area and for some reason my local retailer is always suggesting that I buy those tickets. Did you get a memo from OLG Headquarters?

Comings and Goings

QFC Crossword and Cash Cow were both retired over the past two weeks. QFG Crossword had been devoid of Grand Prizes since mid-June and 95% of the float was ultimately sold. Contrast that to Instant Millions that was retired some time ago and you can see that the OLG is inconsistent in its decision making about how long games remain on the market. Cash Cow had 2 of its 5 Grand Prizes left to be sold and 22% of its float left to be sold. It was pushed aside for Cross Express but what about those two unclaimed prizes?

Two new games were introduced recently. Horseshoes is a $3 game with the usual prize distribution for $3 games. The 3- $75,000 Grand Prizes represent 2.9% of the revenue. The available prizes for less than $75,000 and at least $100 are lower than average with a higher level of $3 winners in exchange. Overall, it does not compare favourably with other $3 games, at least not at this point in time.

The $10 Prestige game is another Interprovincial Game. Its prize distribution is good. The 12 - $1 million prizes represent 8.2% of the revenue and your chances to win any prize are 1 in 3.28 tickets which is second only to $200 million in the high end group. The number of tickets worth the $10 cost of the ticket is relatively low  at 9.6% of total revenue. Wild 10s, by comparison, returns 12% of its revenue to $10 winners. A reader who jumped on Prestige early bought 11 tickets winning only $20. Not a good initial endorsement.

Personal Play

Thanks to the scarcity of Wild 10s, I purchased 3 - $200 Million tickets. They contained 1 - $20 winner. While stopping for gas I extended my budget when the seller had 2- Wild 10s left to sell. They were both winners returning $45.

I'm now sitting at 72% Return on Investment and a 39% cash rate.

There was lots to talk about this week after my absence but I have some very exciting news to share with you in the next update. It is the kind of news that provides players everywhere with first hand hope. Stay tuned for the Friday update.

Doug