Eight days, 300,000 tickets sold, and no Grand Prizes won. Prestige continues its run on top although any of the top games are playable. Eleven cents out of every dollar spent on Prestige is returned to the 9 - one million dollar prizes left to claim. This is second only to the $10 Cash For Life game and Prestige is much stronger than that game in the area of smaller prizes. Personally, I'm bored with the game but I'm going to try to find at least one of them this week.
Even after the media blitz for the $200 Million game (which the ad described as "new"), this game continues to struggle with sales. The game has now been on sale for over nine months and over half of its float remains unsold. Message to the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation - Canadians don't like spending $20 on a scratch and win ticket!
No games were retired this week.
Five $1 CFL Family tickets returned nothing; 1 Lotto Max ticket returned nothing, and one $10 CFL Family ticket returned $15. The net loss of $5 is about what one would expect.
Reader Lloyd found a trove of Holly Jolly tickets and scooped up all 17 of them. His return was a disappointing $42 for his $51 investment. I hope that he got $9 of scratching fun.
I note that OLG President Rod Phillips offered his resignation this past week http://bit.ly/LK7qV7 .
Not surprising. Ever since Godfrey left I expect that things became less comfortable for Rod. The OLG's grand modernization plan is springing leaks all over the place. The centerpiece of the plan was a massive destination casino in Toronto. Nobody wants it. The plans in Ottawa fell through. The Premier forced Mr. Phillips to add the health of the horse racing industry to his list of priorities. That was pretty tough to do when the plan he was hired to implement spelled doom for that industry. I think that what surprised Rod the most was that the subject of having a casino in your municipality brings together a wide variety of public interest groups who are all united in their opposition to the idea. The only ones in favour are the OLG and casino operators. City Councillors everywhere were able to add up lost votes and opted for the safer choice. That's democracy and that spelled a dead end for Rod. Best to head off to greener pastures before you get fingered for the failure of the plan. As a horse racing fan, I'm glad that it is turning out the way that it is.
It's the dog days of winter - may the prospect of a winning ticket keep you warm.
Doug
Top Rated Games
- Prestige (56% of its tickets left to sell)
- CFL $10 Game (87%)
- Money Multiplier (15%)
- CFL Family $4 Game (87%)
- $200 Million (52%)
Even after the media blitz for the $200 Million game (which the ad described as "new"), this game continues to struggle with sales. The game has now been on sale for over nine months and over half of its float remains unsold. Message to the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation - Canadians don't like spending $20 on a scratch and win ticket!
Games to Avoid
- Classic White (8%)
- Cashingo (9%)
- Crossword 3203 (6%)
- Mahjong (67%)
- QFG Crossword (99%)
$1 - $2 Game Update
Sadly, the $1 CFL Family game coughed up a grand prize. It remains a good game but it is no longer a great game.$3 Game Update
Slim pickens in this area. Even though Holly Jolly revealed a Grand Prize this past week, it remains the best choice. I'd look elsewhere.$4 - $5 Game Update
Most of these game are reasonable choices. Avoid Jack Frost.$10 -$20 Game Update
If anyone is listening in Scratch Ticket headquarters, get rid of Classic White!!! All of the top four prize categories have been won. The most anyone can win on the game is $1000 for your $10 investment. Do it now!Comings and Goings
The OLG introduced the jumbo Quest for Gold Crossword game this past week. A massive ticket float of over 25 million tickets means that the game will be with us for most of the year. None of the three Crossword games is a good choice. Sadly, this game does not fare well in my rating system. Less than one percent of the revenue is returned to the Grand Prize winners. That is the lowest for any game currently for sale. The chances to win a prize or any prize greater than the cost of the ticket are poor. The money returned to people who win more than $3 and less than $100 is good but not good enough to overcome its drawbacks. I know that new games are popular and if you must, you must. Let me know how it goes.No games were retired this week.
Personal Play
Five $1 CFL Family tickets returned nothing; 1 Lotto Max ticket returned nothing, and one $10 CFL Family ticket returned $15. The net loss of $5 is about what one would expect.
Reader Lloyd found a trove of Holly Jolly tickets and scooped up all 17 of them. His return was a disappointing $42 for his $51 investment. I hope that he got $9 of scratching fun.
I note that OLG President Rod Phillips offered his resignation this past week http://bit.ly/LK7qV7 .
Not surprising. Ever since Godfrey left I expect that things became less comfortable for Rod. The OLG's grand modernization plan is springing leaks all over the place. The centerpiece of the plan was a massive destination casino in Toronto. Nobody wants it. The plans in Ottawa fell through. The Premier forced Mr. Phillips to add the health of the horse racing industry to his list of priorities. That was pretty tough to do when the plan he was hired to implement spelled doom for that industry. I think that what surprised Rod the most was that the subject of having a casino in your municipality brings together a wide variety of public interest groups who are all united in their opposition to the idea. The only ones in favour are the OLG and casino operators. City Councillors everywhere were able to add up lost votes and opted for the safer choice. That's democracy and that spelled a dead end for Rod. Best to head off to greener pastures before you get fingered for the failure of the plan. As a horse racing fan, I'm glad that it is turning out the way that it is.
It's the dog days of winter - may the prospect of a winning ticket keep you warm.
Doug
What about Super Bingo for $3? I have been winning free plays only lately... any $3 game is good currently?
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ReplyDeletedont do qfg crossword, mahjong or jack frost. the other 3 dollar games are good
ReplyDeleteI bought 3 Holly Jolly, spent $9.00 and got a total of $22.00 back.
Deletenice, i just bought a 20 dollar scratch won 40 profited 20
ReplyDeleteDamn.... just brought a Cash for Life $4 and loss... I used my $3 win from Bingo + $1 of my own.... :S
ReplyDeleteGood day for me.. I bought a $20 dollar scratch and won $20, then bought another $20 and won $40, then I bought a Prestige scratch off and won $50. Total profit = $80
ReplyDeleteWhere did you buy yours lol~!
DeleteAt this convienence store in Brampton lol
Deleteawesome!
Delete"More Lucky Lines" is back. So far $9 spent, got $6 back. This is the one we won $1,020 on a year and a half ago so we'll be sticking with this for a while.
ReplyDeleteCraziest Super Bowl party ever. We went to our favorite pub to watch the game. Power went out in the area a couple of hours before game time. The owner got a generator strong enough to power the big TV. So we watched the game in candlelight. Here's the part you'll like Doug, the off track betting down the street still had power so we had a guy run a few bets for us. Nothing good to report on that front.
Thanks for the post Llyod. I'd hate to think that the off-track betting joint was the only place on the street that had an emergency generator :-)
DeleteCould you post an update on Prestige? I bought a ticket and won $50. So I used that to buy 5 tickets and I won $50 on a single card. I want to cash out while I am ahead but if it is still a top player I will buy another ticket.
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DeleteThe rating system I employ values any imbalances between the number of Grand Prizes left to be won against the percentage of total tickets sold. I also include a factor for the percentage of total revenue returned to players.
Insofar as smaller prizes are concerned, they will be present at the published rate throughout the life cycle of the game as they are plentiful.
As for Prestige, it is still a well rated game. Smaller prizes are plentiful and 75% of the Grand Prizes remain outstanding versus 56% of the float.
In short, it's a good choice. Your question really comes down to choice. You're up $40 and that's good. You can reinvest part of those winnings, if you choose, knowing that it is a good game or you can keep the $40 knowing that you came out ahead of the game. The choice is yours.
Thanks for posting
Doug
Thanks Doug. Just scratched a prestige but no luck today. Try again next week or so.
Deleteprestige is the best buy 21 prizes of over $50,ooo left .. I think 25 for $10,ooo after that
ReplyDeleteIs Holly Jolly worth purchasing? It is still out there for sale.
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