Prestige Stands Firm

During a short week Prestige surrendered none of its top prizes. It remains the recommended play. For those looking for a cheaper alternative, the third rated game, Money Multiplier, is a good choice. Its odds of 310,000:1 to win the Grand Prize are the best of any game. Another feature I like about this game is that only 9.6% of projected revenue is returned to players who win the cost of the ticket. That is the second best such number currently available.

I was encouraged by the new Cash For Life 1161 but no sooner had I posted my last blog than a reader posted a comment that one of the Grand Prizes had already been claimed. That event has negatively impacted the game based on the fact that your odds of winning one of the two remaining Grand Prizes are now 4 million to 1.

I have a bone to pick with the OLG on these Cash For Life games. Their policy is to retire games with no grand prizes left to claim if the Grand Prize for the game is $100,000 or higher. The Present Value of $1000/wk for life is $750,000. Double that for the Double Cash for Life. By that measure, Cash for Life 1162 should be retired. Let's see if they do so promptly or not. The temptation to let the game remain in play is large considering that 30% of the ticket float remains to be sold (3 million tickets).

Top Rated Games

1. Prestige (68%)
2. Fast 200s (30%)
3. Money Multiplier (40%)
4. $200 Million (60%)
5. Classic White (11%)

Games to Avoid

1. Cash For Life 1162 (30%)
2. Keno 1410 (18%)
3. Crossword 3203 (14%)
4. Horse Shoes (13%)
5. Bingo (15%)

Note - Percentages are estimated remaining percentage of tickets left to be sold.

$1 - $2 Game Update

After Fast 200s and its small but plentiful Grand Prizes, Wild 8s is the best choice.

$3 Game Update

This is a battleground. These are the highest volume games yet four of them are presently devoid of Grand Prizes. Be careful. Cashingo and Frogger are the best two choices.

$4 - $5 Game Update

Money Multiplier is the best choice, followed by Jack Frost.

$10 - $20 Game Update

If you afford this level of play, stick to Prestige.

Comings and Goings

After all the activity of last week, there is not much to report this week. The OLG mercifully retired 20X Lucky. The game had surrendered all of its Grand Prizes and had an estimated 15% of its float left to sell.

Personal Play

Three Prestige tickets included 2 winners totaling $40. Jay in Scarborough blew his weekly budget on one Prestige ticket and managed to double his money.

There are some interesting comments from readers to last week's entry. One poster is not a fan of Prestige - too many little wins. Fair comment. These things are always a question of preference. Another poster mentioned a hospital lottery. I have never purchased a $100 lottery ticket before but I know lots of people who have won non cash prizes and swear by this type of play. Any feedback from readers on that question would be appreciated.

The Argos face the TiCats in the Eastern Final for the first time since 1986 on Sunday! That's pretty shocking when you realize that there are only four teams in the conference. Of course the Roughriders/Renegades were also competing for periods of time over the course of those 27 years.

Doug