I apologize for the delay in posting this update. I was in New York City last week attending, among other things, the US Open. It is a spectacular event.
During my absence, the OLG got to doing quite a bit of housekeeping. Five games were retired and three new games introduced. It must be a new school year. Sadly, two of the preferred games were retired (Texas Hold'Em and Cleopatra). The good news is that one of the new games (Cash Blast) enters the market as the second rated game.
The new game of choice is Prestige. This is an Inter-Provincial game with a ticket float in excess of 14 million tickets. A poster had previously asked the open-ended question of when the first of the 12 available $1,000,000 was going to be won and where. Well, for those who thought later rather than sooner, you were right. All 12 prizes remain outstanding after an estimated 10% of the float having been sold. The prize distribution for the game is average for $10-$20 games insofar as grand prizes is concerned. The prizes less than the grand prize and at least $100 are low. This is compensated by the number of winners of less than $100 and more than the price of the ticket. The chances to win any prize more than the cost of the ticket are third best of all games currently offered for sale. Despite this, Shelley has reported that she bought 18 Prestige tickets only winning back half of her investment. Be careful out there!
% figures represent the estimated precentage of the original float left to be sold
Players need to be very careful with the $3 games. They are the games in highest demand yet all five of the games to avoid are $3 games. Keep your wits about you if you're buying those tickets. Trinitron00 has posted his concerns about Scrabble #1754. I agree with him.
Jacks are Wild, Cleopatra, Texas Hold'Em, Silver Gold, and Pick 3 were all retired. Each game had less than 20% of its float left to sell and readers were having trouble finding some of the tickets. This is common when the available tickets get down to that area. My question is that there are four other games with less than 20% of their tickets left that continue to be sold. Scrabble #1754 is the most glaring example of a game that should be buried. Why is the OLG so inconsistent about this?
Cherry Tripler ($1), Frogger ($3), and Cash Blast ($10) have all come online for sale. Cherry Tripler does offer some prizes for less than the grand prize and at least $100, which is good. On the down side, there is a high proportion of tickets worth the $1 you paid for them. Cashing for $1 seems like a waste of time. Triniton00 reports that he does not like Frogger due to the 35% takeout. That number is about standard for $3 games. The game does suffer from a high level of $3 winning tickets. Your chance to win more than $3 in this game is the second worst of any game currently for sale. Cash Blast is an interesting game and has already sold 140,000 tickets without revealing a Grand Prize winner. Another week like the last one could move this game up to top spot.
Hats off to Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic!
Doug
During my absence, the OLG got to doing quite a bit of housekeeping. Five games were retired and three new games introduced. It must be a new school year. Sadly, two of the preferred games were retired (Texas Hold'Em and Cleopatra). The good news is that one of the new games (Cash Blast) enters the market as the second rated game.
The new game of choice is Prestige. This is an Inter-Provincial game with a ticket float in excess of 14 million tickets. A poster had previously asked the open-ended question of when the first of the 12 available $1,000,000 was going to be won and where. Well, for those who thought later rather than sooner, you were right. All 12 prizes remain outstanding after an estimated 10% of the float having been sold. The prize distribution for the game is average for $10-$20 games insofar as grand prizes is concerned. The prizes less than the grand prize and at least $100 are low. This is compensated by the number of winners of less than $100 and more than the price of the ticket. The chances to win any prize more than the cost of the ticket are third best of all games currently offered for sale. Despite this, Shelley has reported that she bought 18 Prestige tickets only winning back half of her investment. Be careful out there!
Top Rated Games
- $100 Million Prestige (90%)
- Cash Blast (90%)
- 20X Lucky (29%)
- Wild 10s (16%)
- Fast 200's (63%)
% figures represent the estimated precentage of the original float left to be sold
Games to Avoid
- More Lucky Lines (21%)
- Scrabble #1754 (8%)
- Bingo #3008 (37%)
- Keno #1410 (32%)
- Bonus Keno #1413 (22%)
Players need to be very careful with the $3 games. They are the games in highest demand yet all five of the games to avoid are $3 games. Keep your wits about you if you're buying those tickets. Trinitron00 has posted his concerns about Scrabble #1754. I agree with him.
$1 - $2 Game Update
Fast 200's is the best game in this area and one of the top overall rated games. Good value for $2.$3 Games
It's a minefield! There is nothing really to recommend but if you are determined, Super Bingo #3012 is the best choice.$4 - $5 Games
20X Lucky stands out in this area.$10 - $20 Games
Stay away from Classic White. Otherwise, all the other games are acceptable choices.Comings and Goings
Jacks are Wild, Cleopatra, Texas Hold'Em, Silver Gold, and Pick 3 were all retired. Each game had less than 20% of its float left to sell and readers were having trouble finding some of the tickets. This is common when the available tickets get down to that area. My question is that there are four other games with less than 20% of their tickets left that continue to be sold. Scrabble #1754 is the most glaring example of a game that should be buried. Why is the OLG so inconsistent about this?
Cherry Tripler ($1), Frogger ($3), and Cash Blast ($10) have all come online for sale. Cherry Tripler does offer some prizes for less than the grand prize and at least $100, which is good. On the down side, there is a high proportion of tickets worth the $1 you paid for them. Cashing for $1 seems like a waste of time. Triniton00 reports that he does not like Frogger due to the 35% takeout. That number is about standard for $3 games. The game does suffer from a high level of $3 winning tickets. Your chance to win more than $3 in this game is the second worst of any game currently for sale. Cash Blast is an interesting game and has already sold 140,000 tickets without revealing a Grand Prize winner. Another week like the last one could move this game up to top spot.
Personal Play
Three 20X Lucky tickets returned one winner of $20 and 4 Texas Hold'Em tickets returned nothing. I am now sitting at a 37% cash rate and a 73% return on investment.Hats off to Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic!
Doug
