With the retirement of Cash Card, Keno #1418 takes over the top spot thanks to a positive prize ratio of 1.42 and a small prize revenue return of 62%. Three of its Grand Prizes remain to be claimed with an estimated 37% of its float remaining to be sold (1.8 million tickets).
For those players who prefer higher priced games, the next six rated games provide a good array to choose from. A poster last week lamented the loss of a prize of Lucky Aces. Well, even with the loss the game still rates well. I expect that from this bunching of games one will emerge as the game of choice. Only time and randomness will tell.
For those players who prefer higher priced games, the next six rated games provide a good array to choose from. A poster last week lamented the loss of a prize of Lucky Aces. Well, even with the loss the game still rates well. I expect that from this bunching of games one will emerge as the game of choice. Only time and randomness will tell.
| Rank | Cost | Game | # | Score |
| 1 | $3.00 | Keno | 1418 | 552.3 |
| 2 | $5.00 | Black Pearls | 1880 | 524.2 |
| 3 | $5.00 | Wild Card | 1893 | 511.7 |
| 4 | $5.00 | Triple Crown | 1882 | 485.7 |
| 5 | $5.00 | Cross Tripler | 1879 | 483.3 |
| 6 | $10.00 | Lucky Aces | 1856 | 482.5 |
| 7 | $20.00 | Extreme | 1780 | 482.7 |
| 8 | $3.00 | Bingo | 3020 | 481.9 |
| 9 | $2.00 | Double Dollar | 1837 | 478.7 |
| 10 | $3.00 | Cross Word | 3215 | 478.3 |
| 11 | $3.00 | More Lucky Lines | 1836 | 472.8 |
| 12 | $30.00 | 250M Golden | 1782 | 473.1 |
| 13 | $5.00 | Bingo Doubler | 1873 | 463.2 |
| 14 | $10.00 | Platinum | 1888 | 463.6 |
| 15 | $3.00 | Cross Word | 3211 | 455.4 |
| 16 | $10.00 | Diamond | 1781 | 451.0 |
| 17 | $2.00 | Lucky Dog | 1859 | 447.8 |
| 18 | $2.00 | Sushi Bar | 1870 | 443.6 |
| 19 | $5.00 | Cross Tripler | 1872 | 439.5 |
| 20 | $1.00 | Bacon Bits | 1860 | 438.4 |
| 21 | $5.00 | 500 Frenzy | 1892 | 435.8 |
| 22 | $3.00 | Sweet Cash | 1886 | 422.3 |
| 23 | $5.00 | Ruby 7's | 1885 | 420.5 |
| 24 | $1.00 | Donut Dollars | 1869 | 416.6 |
| 25 | $3.00 | Scrabble | 1883 | 370.9 |
| 26 | $4.00 | Cash For Life | 1171 | 366.1 |
Comings and Goings
We mourn the loss of Cash Card although I was never able to actually find any to buy! Still, with only one Grand Prize left and an estimated 13% of its float left, one can't argue with the OLG on this one.
There were no new games added thereby reducing the total number of games in play to 26 and the the total estimated number of tickets for sale to 85 million. These numbers are both on the low side and I would expect a number of new games to be added shortly to greet the new school year.
Personal Play
Five Platinum tickets included two winners - each for $10.
Post Script
For readers who have come looking for CL66's ratings, you can find them on his newly minted blog at http://olgscratchticketguide.blogspot.ca . CL66 has been an important contributor to this blog and I thank him for his contributions.
I also recommend a very useful new site that is currently under development at http://scratchstats.ca . The site provides the visitor with the actual updated odds on current games based upon the preference of the visitor. Visitors are not subjected to the bias of either my evaluation method or CL66's.
Lastly, don't forget the downloadable App that gives you what you can find on the outstanding prize list on your mobile device. Ensuring that Grand Prizes remain to be claimed for the game you are about to buy is almost as important as checking your losing tickets before tossing them away.
I close with a link to a blog that points out that two former OLG Executives have set up consulting companies for the purpose of advising potential bidders for the Modernization of Ontario's gaming sites http://gamingontario.com/?p=113 . I am of two minds on the matter. I'm confident that these two individuals are complying with any post employment guidelines of the Ontario Government. It just puzzles me what advice they are actually providing. How to run a casino? I doubt that very much. How to negotiate the OLG's bidding process? No doubt. Does it sit well with you? Let me know.
Doug
