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N.Y. Lottery launches record-breaking scratch game
Everyday I am Hustling Atlanta United States Member #60771 April 12, 2008 559 Posts Online
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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.
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MI United States Member #55299 August 31, 2007 633 Posts Offline
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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. With odds like 1 in 175,711,536 how can I lose?!
You can't predict random.
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United States Member #10921 January 23, 2005 772 Posts Offline
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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.
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buffalo, new york United States Member #40955 June 3, 2006 65 Posts Offline
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| Posted: September 5, 2008, 11:07 pm - IP Logged |
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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
player345
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NY United States Member #24178 October 16, 2005 1471 Posts Offline
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| Posted: September 6, 2008, 12:22 am - IP Logged |
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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.
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Westchester, New York United States Member #49802 January 27, 2007 167 Posts Offline
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| Posted: September 6, 2008, 10:07 am - IP Logged |
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Yep $30.00 for a single ticket isn't going to go over to well. I'd rather take that $30.00 and play the mega-million $5.00 twice a week and take my chances. I 100% agree! Does anyone know if there are 2nd and 3rd prizes and what they are? "If you just keep believing, that dream that you wish will come true" 
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United States Member #61017 April 21, 2008 219 Posts Online
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| Posted: September 6, 2008, 11:44 am - IP Logged |
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Yep $30.00 for a single ticket isn't going to go over to well. I'd rather take that $30.00 and play the mega-million $5.00 twice a week and take my chances. my thoughts exactly.
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Nashville, Tn United States Member #39102 May 3, 2006 267 Posts Offline
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| Posted: September 6, 2008, 8:22 pm - IP Logged |
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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.... waiting patiently for my jackpot
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United States Member #54866 August 17, 2007 126 Posts Offline
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| Posted: September 7, 2008, 6:09 am - IP Logged |
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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
player345 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 ......
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United States Member #4194 March 23, 2004 664 Posts Offline
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| Posted: September 9, 2008, 8:22 am - IP Logged |
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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!
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