Tuesday 13 January 2015

Holiday Spectacular #1816 Gets Its Day In The Sun

Even though Holiday Spectacular is down to one Grand Prize from its original three, it takes over top spot given that only 14% (+/- 2%) of its float remains to be sold. You presently have one chance in 120,000 to get the last prize. The game has also reached its deactivation date meaning that retailers can no longer activate new packages for sale. Will a player manage to snag the last prize somewhere or will the OLG claim it indirectly? Time will tell. At present, $.21 of every dollar spent on the game will go to that Grand Prize winner.




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Top Rated Games


  1. $10 Holiday Spectacular #1816 - One Grand Prize left and the clock is ticking. 
  2. $4 Bonus Cash For Life #1168 - Two Grand Prizes left, 2 million tickets left to sell. 
  3. $4 Double Cash For Life #1170 - $1,350,000 prize for a $4 play. 
  4. $10 Fortune #1779 - Nine $1 million prizes left. Can't find these tickets in my area. 
  5. $2 Holiday Cashout #1812 - 450,000:1 to win $35,000. All three Grand Prizes remain and half the tickets are sold. 


Games to Avoid

  1. $5 Cash In #1807 - Largest prize left is $2000.
  2. $3 Crossword #3206 - Three $10,000 prizes left and 1.4 million tickets. 
  3. $3 More Lucky Lines #1794 - I'm tired of beating this drum. Turns out the OLG can peddle these losers. 
  4. $1 Lucky Lines #1770 - De-Activate these dogs, please!
  5. $3 Crossword #3207 - 1 chance in 2.7 million to win $50,000? No thanks. 



$1 - $2 Game Update

Holiday Cashout is a remarkably good game for $2. 


$3 Game Update

Cashingo #1820 is new and is the best rated of the $3 games. 

$4 - $5 Game Update

Bonus Cash For Life #1168 still tops the list but I'm tired of losing with it. 

$10 - $20 Game Update

Instant Gift Pack has become a poor choice. Avoid. 


Comings and Goings

Four new games have come on line to start 2015. Check out CL66's reviews on the games in the comments to last week's update.

Double Cash For Life offers a lump sum payment of $1,350,000 which is attractive for  $4 investment but the 40.4% return to winners of more than $4 and up to $100 is the lowest of any game for sale. The cash rate of 1 in every 5.83 tickets for more than the cost of the ticket is also good. How can both things be true? The answer is that there are many small prize winners and not much else other than the Grand Prizes. 

The new Cross Word Tripler #1810 has potential but the older version (#1791) is a better choice at the moment. 

Cashingo #1820 is an odd game in that there are no prizes offered between $500 and $75. The prize structure at the top end is good for a $3 game. I did not get a chance to play the older version of the game as its ticket became scarce when it became a recommended game. I may try some of this version early on. 

Diamond 7s #1822 is hot off the press. Not crazy about the low Grand Prize of $77, 777 but the game does return 51% of its total revenue to winners of more than $5 and less than or equal to $100. That's a big plus. 


Personal Play


Started the year out with two Crossword Triplers and two 20X Lucky tickets. Also threw in a Lotto Max just for fun. I struck out on the 20 X Lucky Tickets but both Triplers were winners returning $15. Lotto Max won a free ticket. I must confess that the ticket that won $10 was one that I thought was a loser until I checked it at the store. Based on blog commentators, I'm not the only one to whom this happens. Always always always check your losing tickets with a scanner in the store. 


In Conclusion


There have been several media stories lately of mistake tickets showing up. Check the comments to last weeks posting for more. Here's one:

http://news.yahoo.com/not-fast-mexico-says-lottery-winner-213732609.html?soc_src=copy

I love these stories as they remind us that these games are not foolproof and forums like this one can serve to keep interested folks updated on glitches as they occur. 

I had occasion to call the OLG yesterday concerning the new Double Cash For Life game. The game sheet indicates that 69.63% of total revenue is returned to players. As part of my analysis of new games I always multiply out the prize structure for my purposes. According to my calculations, the return rate for the game is 64.6%. This is more in keeping with games that cost $4 or $5. I spoke to a very helpful young woman at the OLG. She indicated that someone would call me back within 48 hours. I think that there is a typographical error on the game sheet. I'll let you know the outcome next week. 

I hate delving into the political arena but I would recommend that more businesses and government departments set up their call centres in communities outside of major metropolitan areas. The OLG Centre is in Sault Ste Marie and I have never failed to have a positive experience when I call them. It makes sense to me that there are young people living in such communities who would choose to stay there instead of moving to the city if they could obtain employment. I imagine that the OLG jobs are good jobs and that the people who hold them, appreciate them. I also suspect that they stay with their employer for longer periods of time thereby becoming better assets to the employer. Frankly, I don't see a downside. 

Best to all. 


Doug
















42 comments:

  1. Bought 3 Cadillac's and 2 Extraordinaire's today. 4 of the 5 were winners. You would think I made a profit....Nope! All 4 were prizes that were the same as the ticket cost. Oh well, this is better than I usually do......

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    1. I don't consider winning your money back a "winner". It is olg's way of printing free ticket like they do in the states

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    2. I'm with you on that score. I'd like to see the OLG introduce a game where every winning ticket was worth more than the cost of the ticket. Yes, there would be fewer winning tickets but I'd buy them (maybe).

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    3. I agree- just didn't know what to call them. I suppose I could say 4 of 5 were free tickets.

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    4. It may not be "winning the lottery", but more like "winning opportunities to win the lottery". If I have a budget of $30 for the week (like I did yesterday) and I "win back" $40, and I choose to roll it all back in, I've more than doubled my chances at a winning prize, and that suits me just fine!

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  2. Hi Doug,

    With deactivation of games, it's something i never seem to be able to predict beforehand. I don't get why the majority of the time it's done without a clear-cut reason. This bothered me much before, but now i know it's futile to comprehend the apparent lack of logic they seem to operate by at times. I think you, and a few other regulars to your blog, could do better to ensure fairness and transparency are up front to make scratch tickets better for buyers and sellers.
    If say a movie put's an actor at the top of the credits, i expect to see them for more than just a few minutes on screen. So it's crazy at times the way the OLG can push grand prizes, yet we can be left clueless as to whether we will have a chance at them or how long a timeframe for such. For those of us in the know, it can seem like a kick in the nuts, when we have been buying tickets towards a certain prize to only find out later the rug has been pulled out from underneath us. As well, i feel for the poor sod who's out there buying, say, More Lucky Lines, when it has no grand prizes and the seller who knows that, doesnt bother to tell them.
    With printing and distribution, i don't think it's planned in a manner to target certain prizes to specific regions. I beleive the majority of people who buy any kind of lottos would not be influenced by a substantial win in an area they dwell. A corner store near me sold a grand prize for a $5 game last september, because of that, i hardly ever buy $5 tickets from them. So, an opposite effect in my case. It would take you a LOT of time and effort, to track wins and locations to try and come up with statiscal evidence of your perception. I beleive you are correct tho, that considerable wins have occured more often than they statisticly should in unlikley places.
    Your theory on prize targeted markets is plausible, but i don't see a worthy benefit to the OLG to indulge in such. I beleive they orientate their marketing almost solely based on their tracking of past sales of a region or a location, to determine what kinds of current and new tickets will go where they beleive will sell the best. I beleive daily sales are their prime motivation, and that little else could be done, such as prize targeted markets, to try and have an influence upon that. I feel that RNG'S apply chaos theory to lotto's, so i find it futile to look for reasoning to attempt to explain some going on's, like that Lucky Lines fiasco. Sometimes in life, there are no answer, s**t just happns - lol.

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    1. CL66,

      I am aware that I can be negatively influenced by seeing the number of Grand Prizes that are won in smaller communities. I have to remember that there are a great number of those communities in existence. I collected the location of all winners of $10,000 over a period of six months. I also know that the OLG reports on sales by zone. The break the province down into a dozen or so zones. If I was to obtain the report of Instant Game sales, by zone, I could determine what the likelihood is of each zone getting a winning ticket. On the other hand, prizes for Lottomax and 649 should be closely aligned with ticket sales given the obvious randomness of the games.

      The problem is twofold: I need sample size large enough to draw conclusions from and I'm not certain what that is. Secondly, I would have to determine he zone in which each prize was won. It can all be done but I have not had the impetus to undertake the amount of work that would be necessary.

      Why am I suspicious? It strikes me that small communities are unlikely to have many big lotto wins due to the numbers involved. There are simply not enough tickets purchased in comparison to Toronto for this to take place. What the OLG could do is ensure that more Grand Prize winning tickets are won in these areas in order to promote sales. If your local store never sold a winning ticket you might develop a negative attitude towards the games. This could happen on a random basis if the printer were to produce a winner in the batch of tickets that were being sent to Zone X. That zone would cover a wide area but someone in a smaller town somewhere is going to win.

      If I had to bet on my theory, I'd say that it is not the case but I may just run an experiment to see what happens.




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  3. $5 Diamond 7s - Review

    Grand prize: 7 x $77,777
    Next top prize: 2 x $27,777
    Number of tickets: 3,059,000

    All available prizes and odds to win:
    $5 or more (any prize) - 1 in 3.86
    $7 or more - 1 in 6.13
    $10 or more - 1 in 7.44
    $11 or more - 1 in 7.89
    $14 or more - 1 in 10.04
    $15 or more - 1 in 13.87
    $17 or more - 1 in 19.19
    $19 or more - 1 in 20.60
    $20 or more - 1 in 23.75
    $22 or more - 1 in 32.41
    $27 or more - 1 in 38.67
    $31 or more - 1 in 98.62
    $34 or more - 1 in 203
    $37 or more - 1 in 287
    $44 or more - 1 in 379
    $54 or more - 1 in 561
    $77 or more - 1 in 780
    $80 or more - 1 in 1,082
    $107 or more - 1 in 1,279
    $154 or more - 1 in 4,757
    $220 or more - 1 in 14,850
    $700 or more - 1 in 18,883
    $900 or more - 1 in 25,924
    $27,777 or more - 1 in 339,889
    $77,777 - 1 in 437,000

    Out of all 31 games:
    Ranks 7th on winning $50,000+
    Ranks 10th on winning $5,000+
    Ranks 24th on winning $1,000+
    Ranks 13th on winning $250+
    Ranks 14th on winning $50+
    Ranks 13th on winning 2x-5x your $ or better
    Ranks 26th on winning a ticket price back
    Ranks 24th on winning any prize

    The good news: 25 different prizes, 2nd most of all tickets. The bad news: only 9 prizes over $900 within 3.06 million tickets. $5 tickets are often bad for odds to win any prize at, this one is no different, at odds of 1 in 3.86. Unfortunately, this one is different, in that it's the worst $5 ticket on rating to win 2x-5x your $ or better on. While you can win up to 7 times on this ticket, keep in mind this ticket has those bogus $2 + $3 prizes. The odds of getting a doubled win by revealing a "horseshoe" symbol are 1 in 10.47. You can possibly get as many as 3 doubled wns on a ticket. 75% of doubled wins are $10-$20, 24% are $22-$54 and 1% are $80-$900. I rate this ticket as 47/100 making it 16th out of 31 games and 6th out of the 7 $5 tickets. I will play this ticket, but it won`t be often or many, as all the other $5 tickets rate better, even with lesser grand prizes.

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  4. Having a horrible run lately with Cadillac, fortune and bcfl. I might need to switch to some different games for a while. Anyhow I Just found some old money multiplier(#1769, red and black one) was contemplating getting it but don't recall if the grand prize was still available. If anyone has the stats that would be great. Tried looking at old winners but I can only see from Dec.
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  5. Wow! That game has been deleted from the Outstanding Prize list since early September. The last information I have on the game indicated that two Grand Prizes of $100,000 were left to be claimed and only 10% of the float was left. Your chances to win a Grand Prize were 122,000:1. I would definitely give it a try. You could confirm the outstanding prizes by calling the OLG. Even if one of the prizes was claimed post removal from the list it would still be worth a shot. I would also check to be sure that the game has not reached its expiration date. That date is listed on the back of the ticket.

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    1. Thanks Doug. I ended up buying the tickets, since the expiry to claim is Aug 2016. However didn't get so lucky with it. 4 tickets and only 2 winners of $5 each. Those wins are actually some of my better hits the past month. I have been getting many duds with the $10 tickets so it's better than nothing.
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  6. Just found a bunch of gift packs at a shop near me, but not a regular place that I buy from. Anyhoo, I just made $60 knitting a scarf for a friend's mother, (so basically I was paid to enjoy myself while watching Cosmos and drinking tea;) and I allowed myself to spend half on lottery tickets. I bought 3 packs and won on all three! Not a lot, but enough to feel "uplifted"...2 $10 lucky lines, and $20 on the Jingle Bell Jackpot. I spent $40, won back $40. Awesome. The bonus part is, I now have 3 Cfl's to cash in and hopefully win another $50...or more!

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  7. I just wanted to thank Doug, CL, darth and everyone else who contributes to this page. I found this page about a year ago but sadly I wasn't old enough to buy tickets then. But this past summer when I became 18 I went back on this page and took the advice that Doug and all of you give and it has made me more aware of the tickets i'm buying and I have had higher returns then I probably would have if I didn't read this blog. And on that note I bought 3 tickets today. 2 classic rubys, which gave me 1 winner of $50 and 1 cadillac which I won 75 on. So it was a good day to say the least. Keep up the good work guys!

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  8. https://www.dropbox.com/s/mzkbni64r69jg2n/20150115_023416.jpg?dl=0

    Here's my best ticket in a while..found and bought 6 spectacular and hit a $45 and a $15 for break even..bonus cfl is good to me again this week with a small net profit so far..
    and to the above poster congrats on some nice hits..
    GL EVERYONE

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  9. After terrible results in the Fall, I stopped with scratch tickets. However, during the holidays I found myself buying 2 Hit the Jackpot and both won $25. A few days later I bought 2 Bejeweled and both won $15. Well, ok then I forgive you OLG. Although Hit the Jackpot looks like a bad game, I've been very lucky with them. And Bejeweled is my new fav with the small float and 8,000+ $100 prizes.

    My results for Jan are
    Hit The Jackpot: $25, $25, $0, $5, 0, $5, $20.
    Bejeweled : $15, $15, 0, $100, 0 $100

    Yes, I've won $100 twice (2 different stores close to home). That pretty much erases my losses for last 4-5 months.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/mizg3ptyh73tw08/bejewel.jpg?dl=0

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  10. Nice job jay..did you play the ticket or just scratch the code and use the checker. .lol..it appears to be unscratched except for the bottom bonus section..I bought my wife a bejewelled which was a dud..but I couldn't play that game I believe I may have A.D.H.D...I don't blame you if you just scan them and move on. .I need a nap now just thinking about those time consuming tickets. .GL

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  11. I always scratch from easiest to hardest. If that is a win I stop unless the game offers multiple wins that include that prize. The $25 Hit the Jackpot were the same bonus type area.

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  12. I am weary of purchasing spectacular tickets..$10 a pop, I know of a few stores that have them, but are the odds for prizes other than the grand prize that good?

    I bought 2 of them yesterday, both were duds.

    As for hit the jackpot, I have won $20 on those cards, multiple times

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  13. Hey guys just got one ruby then won 10 so I bought two more and before scanning the code said I wouldn't buy any more for the day lol. First one 40 the second 100. Thanks to everyone who helps out on the blog!!!!

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  14. Congrats Anonymous
    Your doing great, just please be careful it's easy to get carried away, trust me bin there done that.
    Know your limit play within it... :0)

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  15. Thanks for the words of wisdom, Shelley! :) I enjoyed a $50 Cadillac win last night, and when I cashed it in this morning, I felt empowered when I bought a few healthy groceries with it, and put the rest into my piggy bank. Gotta keep a balance! :)

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  16. Current Scratch Tickets Estimated Odds 1/2
    (from info on the OLG unclaimed prize page as of 1pm Friday January 16th)

    $50,000+
    $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 1 in 60,750
    1 x $250,000 - 1 x $100,000
    $10 BEJEWELED 1 in 137,800
    3 x $250,000 - 2 x $100,000 - 4 x $50,000
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) 1 in 340,705
    4 x $100,000
    $5 20X LUCKY 1 in 347,667
    4 x $100,000
    $10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 361,016
    6 x $250,000 - 2 x $100,000
    $5 DIAMOND 7s 1 in 408,750
    7 x $77,777
    $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 435,830
    2 x $675,000 - 1 x $100,000
    $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK 1 in 484,400
    1 x $50,000
    $5 HIT THE JACKPOT 1 in 552,364
    4 x $100,000
    $10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 571,333
    6 x $500,000 - 1 x $100,000 - 5 x $50,000
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 571,915
    15 x $100,000
    $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 581,665
    5 x $2,000,000 - 12 x $200,000
    $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 590,696
    9 x $1,000,000 - 2 x $100,000 - 8 x $50,000
    $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 787,684
    1 x $100,000
    $3 CASHINGO 1 in 875,783
    3 x $75,000
    $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER 1 in 969,500
    1 x $75,000
    $2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 1,013,128
    6 x $67,500
    $3 SCRABBLE 1 in 1,038,927
    1 x $75,000
    $3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 1,688,807
    3 x $50,000
    $4 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 1,805,363
    1 x $675,000
    $3 KENO (green) 1 in 1,912,089
    2 x $50,000
    $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 1,921,645
    4 x (est) $1,350,000 - 1 x $50,000
    $3 CROSSWORD (blue) 1 in 2,568,000
    4 x $50,000

    $5,000+
    $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK 1 in 34,600
    $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 1 in 60,750
    $10 BEJEWELED 1 in 62,636
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) 1 in 170,353
    $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 190,224
    $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 196,921
    $3 SCRABBLE 1 in 207,785
    $10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 222,164
    $5 DIAMOND 7s 1 in 317,917
    $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 318,978
    $5 20X LUCKY 1 in 347,667
    $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER 1 in 370,458
    $3 CASHINGO 1 in 375,336
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 408,511
    $10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 428,500
    $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT 1 in 431,641
    $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 435,830
    $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER 1 in 484,750
    $3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 506,642
    $3 KENO (green) 1 in 546,311
    $5 HIT THE JACKPOT 1 in 552,364
    $3 CROSSWORD (blue) 1 in 570,667
    $2 ROYAL 7`S 1 in 608,534
    $3 CROSSWORD (pink) 1 in 661,968
    $3 MORE LUCKY LINES 1 in 816,429
    $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 926,205
    $2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 1,013,128
    $1 CROSSWORD EXPRESS 1 in 1,134,000
    $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 1,372,603
    $4 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 1,805,363

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  17. Current Scratch Tickets Estimated Odds 2/2

    $1,000+
    $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK 1 in 11,533
    $5 CASH IN 1 in 16,353
    $10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 16,970
    $10 BEJEWELED 1 in 19,139
    $10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 21,553
    $2 ROYAL 7`S 1 in 24,341
    $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 26,798
    $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 34,247
    $5 HIT THE JACKPOT 1 in 36,824
    $3 MORE LUCKY LINES 1 in 51,027
    $4 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 51,582
    $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 1 in 60,750
    $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 81,718
    $2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 84,427
    $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 85,788
    $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER 1 in 96,950
    $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 124,703
    $5 20X LUCKY 1 in 139,067
    $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT 1 in 161,865
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) 1 in 170,353
    $3 SCRABBLE 1 in 207,785
    $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 252,601
    $3 KENO (green) 1 in 254,945
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 317,731
    $5 DIAMOND 7s 1 in 317,917
    $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER 1 in 370,458
    $3 CASHINGO 1 in 375,336
    $3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 506,642
    $3 CROSSWORD (blue) 1 in 570,667
    $3 CROSSWORD (pink) 1 in 661,968
    $1 CROSSWORD EXPRESS 1 in 1,134,000

    $250+
    $5 HIT THE JACKPOT 1 in 1,230
    $5 20X LUCKY 1 in 2,552
    $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK 1 in 5,099
    $10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 6,171
    $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 6,675
    $10 BEJEWELED 1 in 8,402
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 9,078
    $3 CASHINGO 1 in 9,123
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) 1 in 9,399
    $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 9,462
    $5 CASH IN 1 in 9.929
    $10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 10,646
    $3 MORE LUCKY LINES 1 in 18,555
    $5 DIAMOND 7s 1 in 18,949
    $2 ROYAL 7`S 1 in 24,341
    $4 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 24,731
    $3 SCRABBLE 1 in 24,736
    $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER 1 in 28,515
    $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 35,338
    $2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 47,490
    $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 52,504
    $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 1 in 60,750
    $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 70,145
    $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT 1 in 161,865
    $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 252,601
    $3 KENO (green) 1 in 254,945
    $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER 1 in 370,458
    $3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 506,642
    $3 CROSSWORD (blue) 1 in 570,667
    $3 CROSSWORD (pink) 1 in 661,968
    $1 CROSSWORD EXPRESS 1 in 1,134,000

    50+
    $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 14
    $10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 18
    $10 BEJEWELED 1 in 33
    $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 1 in 33
    $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 37
    $10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 49
    $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK 1 in 55
    $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 233
    $5 CASH IN 1 in 239
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) 1 in 395
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 396
    $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER 1 in 444
    $3 MORE LUCKY LINES 1 in 471
    $5 20X LUCKY 1 in 543
    $5 DIAMOND 7s 1 in 560
    $3 CROSSWORD (pink) 1 in 666
    $3 CROSSWORD (blue) 1 in 666
    $5 HIT THE JACKPOT 1 in 781
    $3 CASHINGO 1 in 847
    $3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 1,145
    $3 SCRABBLE 1 in 1,204
    $4 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 1,389
    $2 ROYAL 7`S 1 in 1,564
    $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 1,796
    $1 CROSSWORD EXPRESS 1 in 1,996
    $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER 1 in 1,996
    $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 2,100
    $2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 2,375
    $1 LUCKY LINES EXPRESS 1 in 3,000
    $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT 1 in 6,411
    $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 6,507
    $3 KENO (green) 1 in 6,817

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  18. Odds to win your ticket price back:

    $10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 6.10
    $10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 6.96
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) 1 in 7.37
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 7.37
    $3 MORE LUCKY LINES 1 in 7.40
    $3 CASHINGO 1 in 7.57
    $3 SCRABBLE 1 in 7.78
    $3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 7.81
    $1 LUCKY LINES EXPRESS 1 in 7.94
    $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER 1 in 8.00
    $3 KENO (green) 1 in 8.00
    $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 1 in 8.33
    $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 8.33
    $10 BEJEWELED 1 in 8.36
    $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK 1 in 8.52
    $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER 1 in 8.66
    $2 ROYAL 7`S 1 in 8.74
    $3 CROSSWORD (pink) 1 in 8.75
    $3 CROSSWORD (blue) 1 in 8.75
    $5 CASH IN 1 in 9.30
    $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 9.33
    $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 9.79
    $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 9.98
    $1 CROSSWORD EXPRESS 1 in 9.98
    $2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 10.00
    $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 10.16
    $5 DIAMOND 7s 1 in 10.45
    $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 10.48
    $5 HIT THE JACKPOT 10.91
    $5 20X LUCKY 1 in 10.91
    $4 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 12.30
    $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT 1 in 12.33

    Rating to win 2x-5x your $ or better:

    $5 HIT THE JACKPOT 73/100
    $5 CASH IN 70/100
    $5 20X LUCKY 65/100
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 65/100
    $2 CASH FOR LIFE 64/100
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) 63/100
    $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER 62/100
    $3 CROSSWORD (blue) 61/100
    $3 CROSSWORD (pink) 61/100
    $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE 60/100
    $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 57/100
    $10 CLASSIC RUBY 57/100
    $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 56/100
    $5 DIAMOND 7s 55/100
    $3 KENO (green) 55/100
    $4 CASH FOR LIFE 54/100
    $3 SUPER BINGO 53/100
    $10 CADILLAC RICHES 52/100
    $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER 51/100
    $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 46/100
    $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER 40/100
    $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT 38/100
    $10 BEJEWELED 37/100
    $2 ROYAL 7`S 36/100
    $1 LUCKY LINES EXPRESS 35/100
    $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK 34/100
    $3 SCRABBLE 30/100
    $1 CROSSWORD EXPRESS 28/100
    $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 26/100
    $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 25/100
    $3 CASHINGO 23/100
    $3 MORE LUCKY LINES 19/100

    Odds of winning any prize:

    $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 1 in 3.00
    $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK 1 in 3.17
    $3 CASHINGO 1 in 3.24
    $3 SUPER BINGO 1 in 3.25
    $3 MORE LUCKY LINES 1 in 3.27
    $10 CADILLAC RICHES 1 in 3.28
    $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 1 in 3.28
    $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 1 in 3.30
    $10 CLASSIC RUBY 1 in 3.30
    $10 BEJEWELED 1 in 3.32
    $3 SCRABBLE 1 in 3.33
    $1 CROSSWORD EXPRESS 1 in 3.35
    $3 KENO (green) 1 in 3.40
    $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT 1 in 3.47
    $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER 1 in 3.63
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) 1 in 3.70
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 1 in 3.70
    $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 3.70
    $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER 1 in 3.72
    $2 ROYAL 7`S 1 in 3.74
    $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER 1 in 3.80
    $3 CROSSWORD (pink) 1 in 3.84
    $3 CROSSWORD (blue) 1 in 3.84
    $1 LUCKY LINES EXPRESS 1 in 3.84
    $5 DIAMOND 7s 1 in 3.86
    $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 1 in 3.87
    $2 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 3.97
    $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 3.99
    $4 CASH FOR LIFE 1 in 4.01
    $5 CASH IN 1 in 4.13
    $5 20X LUCKY 1 in 4.21
    $5 HIT THE JACKPOT 1 in 4.40

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  19. Revision: Rating to win 2x-5x your $ or better

    $5 HIT THE JACKPOT 77/100
    $5 CASH IN 73/100
    $5 20X LUCKY 68/100
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) 65/100
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 65/100
    $2 CASH FOR LIFE 64/100
    $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE 63/100
    $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER 61/100
    $3 CROSSWORD (blue) 59/100
    $3 CROSSWORD (pink) 59/100
    $4 CASH FOR LIFE 58/100
    $10 CLASSIC RUBY 57/100
    $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 56/100
    $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 55/100
    $5 DIAMOND 7s 55/100
    $3 SUPER BINGO 53/100
    $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER 52/100
    $10 CADILLAC RICHES 51/100
    $3 KENO (green) 47/100
    $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 45/100
    $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER 41/100
    $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT 40/100
    $2 ROYAL 7`S 38/100
    $10 BEJEWELED 37/100
    $1 LUCKY LINES EXPRESS 36/100
    $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK 35/100
    $3 SCRABBLE 30/100
    $1 CROSSWORD EXPRESS 28/100
    $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 26/100
    $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 25/100
    $3 CASHINGO 22/100
    $3 MORE LUCKY LINES 20/100

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  20. Current Top Rated Games:

    1 - $10 CADILLAC RICHES 81/100
    2 - $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK 75/100
    3 - $10 BEJEWELED 74/100
    4 - $10 CLASSIC RUBY 73/100
    5 - $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) 73/100
    6 - $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 69/100
    7 - $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 65/100
    8 - $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER 64/100
    9 - $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 63/100
    10 - $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 57/100
    11 - $5 20X LUCKY 56/100
    12 - $5 HIT THE JACKPOT 53/100
    13 - $3 CASHINGO 52/100
    14 - $3 SCRABBLE 50/100
    15 - $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER 48/100
    16 - $5 DIAMOND 7s 47/100
    17 - $3 MORE LUCKY LINES 47/100
    18 - $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE 47/100
    19 - $5 CASH IN 46/100
    20 - $3 SUPER BINGO 45/100
    21 - $2 ROYAL 7`S 38/100
    22 - $2 CASH FOR LIFE 36/100
    23 - $3 KENO (green) 36/100
    24 - $3 CROSSWORD (blue) 34/100
    25 - $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER 34/100
    26 - $4 CASH FOR LIFE 34/100
    27 - $3 CROSSWORD (pink) 29/100
    28 - $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 28/100
    29 - $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 27/100
    30 - $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT 26/100
    31 - $1 CROSSWORD EXPRESS 18/100
    32 - $1 LUCKY LINES EXPRESS 17/100

    Current Top Rated Games (by ticket price):

    $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE 63/100

    $10 CADILLAC RICHES 81/100
    $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK 75/100
    $10 BEJEWELED 74/100
    $10 CLASSIC RUBY 73/100
    $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 69/100
    $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE 57/100

    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) 73/100
    $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) 65/100
    $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER 64/100
    $5 20X LUCKY 56/100
    $5 HIT THE JACKPOT 53/100
    $5 DIAMOND 7s 47/100
    $5 CASH IN 46/100

    $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE 47/100
    $4 CASH FOR LIFE 34/100
    $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE 28/100

    $3 CASHINGO 52/100
    $3 SCRABBLE 50/100
    $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER 48/100
    $3 MORE LUCKY LINES 47/100
    $3 SUPER BINGO 45/100
    $3 KENO (green) 36/100
    $3 CROSSWORD (blue) 34/100
    $3 CROSSWORD (pink) 29/100

    $2 ROYAL 7`S 38/100
    $2 CASH FOR LIFE 36/100
    $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER 27/100
    $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT 26/100

    $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER 34/100
    $1 CROSSWORD EXPRESS 18/100
    $1 LUCKY LINES EXPRESS 17/100

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  21. $10 Classic Ruby - Review

    Grand prize: 6 x $500,000
    Next top prizes: 1 x $100,000 - 5 x $50,000 - 4 x $10,000
    Number of tickets: 6,856,000

    All available prizes and odds to win:
    $10 or more (any prize) - 1 in 3.30
    $15 or more - 1 in 6.28
    $20 or more - 1 in 9.15
    $25 or more - 1 in 11.55
    $40 or more - 1 in 13.14
    $50 or more - 1 in 48.76
    $75 or more - 1 in 139
    $100 or more - 1 in 246
    $500 or more - 1 in 10,646
    $1,000 or more - 1 in 16,970
    $10,000 or more - 1 in 428,500
    $50,000 or more - 1 in 571,333
    $100,000 or more - 1 in 979,429
    $500,000 - 1 in 1,142,667

    Out of all 32 games:
    Ranks 10h on winning $50,000+
    Ranks 15th on winning $5,000+
    Ranks 3rd on winning $1,000+
    Ranks 12th on winning $250+
    Ranks 6th on winning $50+
    Ranks 12th on winning 2x-5x your $ or better
    Ranks 2nd on winning a ticket price back
    Ranks 8th on winning any prize

    The good news: it's the best $10 ticket for rating to win 2x-5x+ on your $, with lot's of $40 prizes that make this ticket #2 out of all 32 games on odds to win 4x or more on your $. This ticket has the highest prize payout % of all games at 69.90. That is essentially the % of sales awarded as prizes. The bad news: with few mid level prizes, it means odds of 1 in 10,646 to win more than $100. 98% of all prizes are $10-$50: $10/$15 64%, $20/$25 11%, $40/50 23%. The gameplay setup on this ticket is getting all too familiar. $10 Ruby, Cadillac, Fortune and Spectacular, all play out in the same manner. The $10 tickets need some new variety to further interest. Current formats such as Crossword, Bingo, or even Lucky Lines, could help. $10 games are also standard to have 15 different prizes. The "pie" could be sliced up more too add appeal, such as Holly Jolly Tripler, which had 27 different prizes. I rate this ticket as 73/100, making it #4 out of all 32 games and 4th out of the 6 $10 games.

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  22. Why is ketchup important?

    Because it sounds like "catch up"!

    CL66, is it possible to create a 4x-5x category in your listing? Why? Because most games have odds of around 1-in-4. If I expect to win 1-in-4 games, it would be nice to "catch up" with a 4x (or 5x) prize, ie., 4x-5x.

    As a matter of fact, I have done this quite often hitting $20 on the older CFL4 game as well as with 20X Lucky. This new category would allow me to quickly gauge which games better give me this opportunity.

    Thanks in advance, TmF.

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    1. My 2x-5x+ category is made by combining actual 2x,3x,4x+5x stats WITH prizes over those . Do you want the stats to be ONLY 4x+5x with no prizes above that or? Results can be skewered for instance, such as as $5 20X Lucky, which at 4x+, odds come in 1st place at 11:54:1 while it's 5x+ odds come in 30th at 543:1. This is due to the fact there are almost 250,000 prizes of $20 in this game while the next highest prizes is $50 of which there are only 4,200.

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    2. I am interested in a "ONLY 4x+5x" category, if possible. So, nothing below 4x or above 5x. I know it's a narrow band but I've always wondered if this band of prizes, which is roughly Cost-of-ticket x Odds-of-winning-a-prize, has an effect on short term play time.

      TmF

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    3. 4x your $
      $5 20X LUCKY $20 12:1
      $10 CLASSIC RUBY $40 18:1
      $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) $20 22:1
      $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) $20 22:1
      $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER $8 23:1
      $5 HIT THE JACKPOT $20 23:1
      $5 CASH IN $20 34:1
      $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER $20 37:1
      $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER $4 40:1
      $5 DIAMOND 7s $20 89:1
      $2 ROYAL 7`S $8 91:1
      $3 SUPER BINGO $12 92:1
      $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER $12 233:1
      $3 MORE LUCKY LINES $12 233:1
      $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT $8 996:1
      $4 CASH FOR LIFE $16 5,598:1
      $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE $16 7,371:1
      $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE $16 28,000:1

      5x your $
      $3 CROSSWORD (pink) $15 17:1
      $3 CROSSWORD (blue) $15 17:1
      $10 CADILLAC RICHES $50 22:1
      $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE $20 34:1
      $5 CASH IN $25 35:1
      $5 HIT THE JACKPOT $25 38:1
      $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE $50 39:1
      $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR $50 41:1
      $3 KENO (green) $15 42:1
      $10 BEJEWELED $50 43:1
      $2 CASH FOR LIFE $10 50:1
      $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER $25 61:1
      $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER $5 64:1
      $4 CASH FOR LIFE $20 67:1
      $10 CLASSIC RUBY $50 75:1
      $3 SUPER BINGO $15 87:1
      $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK $50 89:1
      $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER $10 125:1
      $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT $10 127:1
      $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER $15 127:1
      $3 SCRABBLE $15 175:1
      $3 MORE LUCKY LINES $15 933:1
      $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE $20 9,996:1
      $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE $100 1,464:1

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    4. CL66,

      Your posting of information is of interest. It does a couple of things that I think that you should take a look at. Each category includes an "and up" qualifier. We know that the more expensive the game, the better the overall return. Further, when talking about outright prize value, the higher priced games will dominate.

      That why I like your multiple factor. It gives smaller games a chance to compete on more level footing with the expensive games. If I win $10 on a $3 game, that is actually better than winning $30 on a $10 game. Plus, if a game has an unusual number of $500 prizes, those prizes will be double and triple counted in your method of obtaining the overall rating.

      Seeing as TMF asked for a stat a-la-carte from you, I have a request. I'd like to see a chart of only 2x - 5x the price of the ticket chart. Eliminate the prizes where you get your money back and anything over 5 times. This measure should give me an insight into which games have the highest quantity of lower prizes.

      I am looking at a new evaluation method and that sort of chart would form half of the new method.

      Best.

      DOug


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    5. Hi Doug,

      Here's a list (i can't really do a chart) of all prizes that are 2x - 5x. This is by ticket, as i don't have the time now to organize it by odds per multiplier. I hope this will suffice in giving you the insight you seek.

      $1 CROSSWORD EXPRESS $2 5.26:1
      $1 LUCKY LINES EXPRESS $2 8.93:1
      $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER $2 10.20:1
      $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER $4 40.00:1
      $1 WILD 8s DOUBLER $5 64.10:1
      $2 CASH FOR LIFE $4 26.49:1
      $2 CASH FOR LIFE $5 33.33:1
      $2 CASH FOR LIFE $6 31.25:1
      $2 CASH FOR LIFE $7 37.04:1
      $2 CASH FOR LIFE $10 50.00:1
      $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER $4 15.78:1
      $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER $6 62.51:1
      $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER $8 23.26:1
      $2 BLACKJACK DOUBLER $10 125.11:1
      $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT $4 25.00:1
      $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT $5 31.86:1
      $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT $6 16.39:1
      $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT $7 200.28:1
      $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT $8 996.09:1
      $2 HOLIDAY CASHOUT $10 126.69:1
      $2 ROYAL 7`S $4 11.62:1
      $2 ROYAL 7`S $6 142.78:1
      $2 ROYAL 7`S $7 23.81:1
      $2 ROYAL 7`S $8 90.95:1
      $3 CASHINGO $6 12.94:1
      $3 CASHINGO $9 56.00:1
      $3 CASHINGO $11 56.00:1
      $3 CASHINGO $14 560.00:1
      $3 CROSSWORD (pink) $15 17.17:1
      $3 CROSSWORD (blue) $15 17.17:1
      $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER $6 35.90:1
      $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER $8 60.87:1
      $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER $9 28.00:1
      $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER $10 60.87:1
      $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER $11 103.70:1
      $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER $12 233.32:1
      $3 HOLLY JOLLY TRIPLER $15 127.27:1
      $3 KENO (green) $8 60.91:1
      $3 KENO (green) $10 35.00:1
      $3 KENO (green) $13 195.06:1
      $3 KENO (green) $15 41.74:1
      $3 MORE LUCKY LINES $6 28.00:1
      $3 MORE LUCKY LINES $8 46.67:1
      $3 MORE LUCKY LINES $10 54.90:1
      $3 MORE LUCKY LINES $11 67.96:1
      $3 MORE LUCKY LINES $12 233.35:1
      $3 MORE LUCKY LINES $15 933.33:1
      $3 SCRABBLE $6 23.79:1
      $3 SCRABBLE $9 45.56:1
      $3 SCRABBLE $10 27.18:1
      $3 SCRABBLE $15 175.04:1
      $3 SUPER BINGO $6 20.06:1
      $3 SUPER BINGO $8 125.00:1
      $3 SUPER BINGO $9 41.54:1
      $3 SUPER BINGO $10 28.00:1
      $3 SUPER BINGO $12 92.11
      $3 SUPER BINGO $15 87.50:1

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    6. $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE $8 93.33:1
      $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE $10 279.98:1
      $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE $12 12.56:1
      $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE $14 1,646,78:1
      $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE $16 7,370.6:1
      $4 BONUS CASH FOR LIFE $20 34.48:1
      $4 CASH FOR LIFE $8 40.00:1
      $4 CASH FOR LIFE $10 140.00:1
      $4 CASH FOR LIFE $12 10.00:1
      $4 CASH FOR LIFE $14 700.00:1
      $4 CASH FOR LIFE $16 5,598.07:1
      $4 CASH FOR LIFE $20 66.67:1
      $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE $8 44.73:1
      $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE $10 140.00:1
      $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE $12 12.48:1
      $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE $14 933.33:1
      $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE $16 28,000:1
      $4 DOUBLE CASH FOR LIFE $20 9.996.00:1
      $5 20X LUCKY $10 37.84:1
      $5 20X LUCKY $15 30.60:1
      $5 20X LUCKY $20 11.79:1
      $5 CASH IN $10 18.92:1
      $5 CASH IN $15 66.52:1
      $5 CASH IN $20 33.74:1
      $5 CASH IN $25 35.03:1
      $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) $10 28.00:1
      $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) $15 28.00:1
      $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (orange) $20 22.22:1
      $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) $10 28.00:1
      $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) $15 28.00:1
      $5 CROSSWORD TRIPLER (pink) $20 22.22:1
      $5 DIAMOND 7s $10 129.64:1
      $5 DIAMOND 7s $11 36.83:1
      $5 DIAMOND 7s $14 36.35:1
      $5 DIAMOND 7s $15 49.99:1
      $5 DIAMOND 7s $17 280.77:1
      $5 DIAMOND 7s $19 55.57:1
      $5 DIAMOND 7s $20 88.90:1
      $5 DIAMOND 7s $22 199.91:1
      $5 HIT THE JACKPOT $10 27.79:1
      $5 HIT THE JACKPOT $15 35.00:1
      $5 HIT THE JACKPOT $20 23.33:1
      $5 HIT THE JACKPOT $25 37.84:1
      $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER $10 16.06:1
      $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER $12 37.04:1
      $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER $15 52.43:1
      $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER $20 36.99:1
      $5 MERRY MONEY MULTIPLIER $25 60.87:1
      $10 BEJEWELED $20 16.67:1
      $10 BEJEWELED $50 42.86:1
      $10 CADILLAC RICHES $20 36.53:1
      $10 CADILLAC RICHES $25 88.50:1
      $10 CADILLAC RICHES $50 21.52:1
      $10 CLASSIC RUBY $20 44.00:1
      $10 CLASSIC RUBY $25 95.85:1
      $10 CLASSIC RUBY $40 17.98:1
      $10 CLASSIC RUBY $50 75.14:1
      $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE $20 6.94:1
      $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE $25 63.94:1
      $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE $30 1,620.83:1
      $10 100 MILLION $ FORTUNE $50 39.46:1
      $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK $20 14.71:1
      $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK $25 21.93:1
      $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK $30 300.00:1
      $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK $45 500.00:1
      $10 INSTANT GIFT PACK $50 89.29:1
      $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR $20 20.00:1
      $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR $25 125.00:1
      $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR $30 76.93:1
      $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR $45 161.29:1
      $10 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR $50 40.72:1
      $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE $40 7.33:1
      $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE $50 17.26:1
      $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE $60 73.27:1
      $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE $75 736.32:1
      $20 200 MILLION $ EXTRAORDINAIRE $100 1,464.05:1

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  23. 4 more Bejeweled on Friday & Saturday. $0, $20, $0, $15.

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  24. Played playolg last night, blackjack and European roulette. Broke even on the Blackjack but won $100 on the roulette. These games pay out more than scratch tickets do. I think roulette pays out 97%. I may take my scratching money and use it on playolg.

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    1. Hi Anonymous
      Congrats too you what's the lowest amount of money you can play on Roulette? I know Black Jack is $1.00.
      Keep us posted please.

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    2. Hi Shelley- minimum bet on roulette is $1.00.

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  25. Just wondering if someone could please extrapolate and tell me the approximate number of the old crossword tripler (#1791) tickets are left to be sold...........it started out with 8,244, 600.

    Thank you in advance.

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    1. A quick calculation using the $150 prize category: 225 out of 1472 = 15.29%. Applying that to the original 8,244,600 float gives 1,260,599 tickets remaining.

      Keep in mind this is a rough estimate.

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  26. won $100 with cadillac. not bad. thats an hour or two of paid work right there. not too shabby.

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