I'll play from using the winnings of other games. When games offer better odds to be a millionare I'll take it. Of course, with moderation.

I hope someone buys one on their 18th birthday and wins. Then goes on to live for a long long time. Since they're "only" getting a million dollars (before taxes) I'm sure that the revenue taken from this would grow at a faster rate than a million dollars a year.

I would hope I'd be the doorman, and not the doorman's friend across the street.

I don't know what the odds are on the prizes. Maybe there are a lot of winners for $30 back i.e. free plays. Ironically the cheaper scratch-offs can eat more money than the expensive ones because most people they win $2 or so they immediately play it back and keep doing so until they lose whatever they were going to spend. Thus it would make strategic sense to have it chock full of small prize winners.

You would have to calculate what is the "return" for the $30 (expected average winning including the top prize) vs. waiting for a $50M Mega or PB prize and buying 30 tickets or whatever. Not to mention the top prize is an annuity only, right? And not to mention forget about systemizing a scratch-off, at least on MM or PB you can filter out bad numbers.

Has anyone bought one?  What are the other prizes?   Are there 30 chances to win on this $30 ticket?  Guess I should go into a store near me and see, huh? 

My hubby will buy one!  He isn't afraid to take chances on the scratch-offs.  I would rather put my $30 in the slot machine; the penny ones!  One pull of the penny machine brought me $216.00 last Monday!  Woo Hoo!!   LOL

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Alternatively, you could just go to your computer:
http://www.nylottery.org/ny/nyStore/cgi-bin/InstantGameDetail_Cat_201872_SubCat_1435688_NavRoot_301.htm

The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 3.528 million. Spending the same $30 on MM tickets would give you odds of 1 in 5.857 million. The same $30 in MM tickets would make you about twice as likely to win the 250k 2nd prize as you are to win the 50k prize in the new scratch game.

I 100% agree! Does anyone know if there are 2nd and 3rd prizes and what they are?

my thoughts exactly. 

if i were in NY I would mos def get one of these scratchers......and I'm not a scratch player. I like the numbers games only

but that payout is quite tempting to me....

I  have  no  desire  to  put  30.00  down  on  one  ticket  ...in  new  york  no  one  ever  gets $$$$ 500,000  from  the  pick  10  ;

so  the  thought  of  getting  a  million  a  year  in  a  state  that  will  take  your  winngs  from  you  at  any  given  moment  through  legal   proceedings  I  think  not  ....  the  scratch  offs  are  75%%  loosers  per  game ......

Today, I went to my favorite candy/lotto store.  I noticed the store clerk unrolling a new pack of the new $30 Scratch offs.  I asked him for one and I won $500.  The ticket number was #50.  Got 8 coins adding up to $500.  I noticed in all the stores I go to, they give you tickets starting from the last ticket number.  Have anyone experienced this too.  Going shopping today.  Seeya!