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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Losing NJ Lottery tickets may soon be lucrative New Jersey Lottery: Losing NJ Lottery tickets may soon be lucrativeTRENTON, N.J. — Some losing New Jersey Lottery scratch-off tickets may soon become lucrative items. New Jersey Lottery officials plan to soon roll out "Million Dollar Replay," a program that will allow scratch-off holders to enter their losing tickets into a yearly $1 million drawing. To take part, players will have to join the lottery's VIP Club and have bought at least $10 in non-winning tickets. The lottery will also hold quarterly drawings to pick 100 winners who will each get $250. And at year's end, 15 winners will be selected for prizes ranging from $10,000 to $1 million. It's not yet known when the program will get under way, though details are expected to be announced sometime this spring. It stems from an agreement lottery officials made with Assemblyman Paul Moriarty, D-Turnersville. Moriarty had sponsored legislation that would bar the selling of scratch-off tickets after the top prize had already been awarded, a plan opposed by lottery officials. Moriarty says the program gives scratch-off holders a second chance while providing a revenue boost for the lottery. "I have always been of the belief that it is misleading to continue selling scratch-off tickets to the public when the top prizes have already been awarded," Moriarty said. "However, lottery officials had their own concerns so we have reached what I believe is a great compromise victory for consumers." AP We'd love to see your comments here! Register for a FREE membership — it takes just a few moments — and you'll be able to post comments here and on any of our forums. If you're already a member, you can Log In to post a comment. 18 comments. Last comment 2 years ago by . adelaide sa Australia Member #37542 April 11, 2006 2427 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 15, 2011, 3:25 pm - IP Logged | |
if scratch offs are truly random the very 1st ticket sold, could be the jackpot. sure would be an expensive recall, for the lottery if they had to can the whole print run. but then as a punter i wouldnt like to buy the remaining losing tickets. May " The lotto goddess may be blind and heartless, but she also has a wicked sense of humor. " mon/ lotto [8.8] tue/oz lotto [] wed/ lotto [8.8] thur/ power ball [] sat/ lotto [] sat /pools [] keno [21]20 scratch [] jan loss=[260.25] wins= 189; feb loss= [190.05] wins =182.6; mar loss= [311.9] wins = 107.35; apr loss= [320.30] wins= 107.50 2013 YTD loss[1032] wins = 585 2012 total spend =[2486.10], wins = 2176.70 ; year total = -$309.40 | | |
New Jersey United States Member #99062 October 18, 2010 1439 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 15, 2011, 4:18 pm - IP Logged | |
Sounds nice. I'm about to join the VIP club just because I do have a few losing scratch offs, and hey, you never know. I mean, how many people would go through the trouble of doing it, and then looking at how many winners there are, it could be better odds than playing the lottery anyway. IF, for example, you did win one of the quarterly draws for $250, then you'd have a 15/400 chance of winning 10000-1 million. My dad was telling me that back in the day, he bought a (Pick 6?) ticket that had a promotion like this. He and like 99 other people won like 500 and a chance at a million. He didn't get the million- but the fact that he had the chance makes me feel like there's is hope. | | |
Zeta Reticuli Star System United States Member #30849 January 17, 2006 7985 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 15, 2011, 4:55 pm - IP Logged | |
Illinois has a 2nd Chance contest every so often but the entry is $30 in losing tickets, any kind, scratchers or number games. Yopu can fill the back of the tickets out and send them in via snail mail, or log them in on their website, but you must keep the tickets. When they have this promotion sales of the higher priced tickets scratchers go up, much easirt to log in three $10 ones than 30 $1 ones. The prizes are no where near what Nj is proposing though. If you ever win a jackpot are you going to remain anonymous (if possible) or wish that you did? | | |
Housekeeper MICHIGAN United States Member #82269 October 28, 2009 13095 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 15, 2011, 5:06 pm - IP Logged | |
Great idea, Michigan has the player city, you can be entered in the second chance drawing or win everything from more scratchers or tickets to sporting events concerts, it is a way to boost sales. | | |
New Jersey United States Member #99062 October 18, 2010 1439 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 15, 2011, 5:07 pm - IP Logged | |
Illinois has a 2nd Chance contest every so often but the entry is $30 in losing tickets, any kind, scratchers or number games. Yopu can fill the back of the tickets out and send them in via snail mail, or log them in on their website, but you must keep the tickets. When they have this promotion sales of the higher priced tickets scratchers go up, much easirt to log in three $10 ones than 30 $1 ones. The prizes are no where near what Nj is proposing though. I haevn't been playing that long, but from what I can tell, our second chance tickets usually don't pay out cash - they usually have some kind of prize like a Cruise trip. | | |
GA United States Member #97874 September 25, 2010 33 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 15, 2011, 6:02 pm - IP Logged | |
Great idea! Maybe my state will adopt this too. | | |
Florida United States Member #99693 October 29, 2010 3181 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 15, 2011, 6:30 pm - IP Logged | |
I like this idea !!!  | | |
United States Member #10921 January 23, 2005 933 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 15, 2011, 10:26 pm - IP Logged | |
They mentioned in Spring.. They did NOT say (did they?) if they will allow tickets from before the program starts, such as those I have lying around here now. Start scooping now! What a way to get the ELE7VEN lots cleaned for free! How many winners of these drawings will be Store Owners smart enough to hide those overflowing wastebaskets behind the counter right away??? | | |
New Jersey United States Member #99062 October 18, 2010 1439 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 15, 2011, 10:45 pm - IP Logged | |
They mentioned in Spring.. They did NOT say (did they?) if they will allow tickets from before the program starts, such as those I have lying around here now. Start scooping now! What a way to get the ELE7VEN lots cleaned for free! How many winners of these drawings will be Store Owners smart enough to hide those overflowing wastebaskets behind the counter right away??? I seriously doubt that you will be able to have multiple entries. And it's not like you could use a fake name, when you go to claim it, they'd need ID of some sort. | | |
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Atlanta United States Member #45366 August 11, 2006 12 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 16, 2011, 1:35 am - IP Logged | |
Now that's a lottery. Give something back...to keep em coming back...! Don't Second Guess Your First Instinct. Go With You First Intuition.  | | |
Nairobi Kenya Member #65305 September 8, 2008 78 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 16, 2011, 11:39 am - IP Logged | |
that is a good news,looser also have been a chance to win a consolation prizes. If you really want something in this life you have to work for it,if you really want to win the lottery,you have to really work very hard for it!, See "yesterday's winners" & ask for help from the lottery guru's here at the lottery post.Their is no anyother website on this planet,that can take you an inch closer to realising your dream of winning the jackpot other than the lottery post,and your lucky to be a member here!-because here you will find lottery winners who might offer you some help. | | |
MI United States Member #84245 December 23, 2009 22 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 16, 2011, 11:39 am - IP Logged | |
...the winner wins a "date" with the drunk, plump-slob "snookie"  from mtv "Jersey Shore".......that'd be great | | |
Housekeeper MICHIGAN United States Member #82269 October 28, 2009 13095 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 16, 2011, 9:51 pm - IP Logged | |
I've seen people picking up used scratchers out of garbage cans and parking lots. | | |
PA United States Member #66644 October 16, 2008 1280 Posts Offline | | Posted: January 17, 2011, 10:14 am - IP Logged | |
Don't forget that the State of New Jersey will confiscate 10.8% of the $1,000,000  ← New Jersey telling it's citizens that they don't pay enough in taxes!
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