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Wish list for 2006
I apologize for not doing this last year at this time.NY: A minimum 50% payout on Lotto and the phasing out of annuity-only scratch games.MA: Cash option for Megabucks and scratch games.PA: Cash option for Unlucky for Life or retirement of game.OR: Same as PA with Lose for Life (WA Lucky for Life scratch has cash option.)Lotto South: For KY to stay. Failing that, there should be a secondary game for Mega Millions states a la Hot Lotto.Hot Lotto: For CT, OK, RI, and more MUSL states to join.
Dec 18, 2005, 7:07 pm - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum

Giving out lottery tickets for Christmas?Reply
In NY give Mega Millions tickets and/or Instant Take Five scratch tickets ($1 each) as gifts. Do NOT buy a NY Lotto subscription as the payout is only 40%.Elsewhere all games are good except MA Megabucks, OR Lose for Life, PA Unlucky for Life, and various annuity-only scratch games (including lifetime prizes).
Dec 4, 2005, 6:47 pm - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball is $54 millionReply
Lottomike, would you rather play online or instant games? I like playing instant a little bit more than online. Online is fun when you watch the drawing. Scratch games are cool because when you scratch off a winning number there is always that thought it could be big. That is before you scratch off the prize anyway. To stay on topic, I play powerball every draw but how much i spend depends on the jackpot size.
Apr 24, 2005, 6:02 pm - Tnplayer805 - Jackpot Games Forum

Rich for LifeReply
The NY Lottery from 1996-2000 had a scratch game called Tax-Free Million , which had a grand prize of $1.6-plus million, with winners receiving a check for $1 million LUMP SUM. Not only have the NY Lottery not offered a new version of this successful game, but ALL the scratch games with a potential top prize of over $500,000 are ANNUITY-ONLY, including five games of $1m or $2m in 20 annual payments with NO CASH OPTION.
Aug 25, 2002, 3:24 pm - CASH Only - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Rich for LifeReply
I am not so high on this game, because the top prize CANNOT be paid in lump sum. There are about 10 different NY scratch games that are annuity only , including three Lose for Life type games, six which pay in 10 or 20 annual installments with NO cash option, and a scratch game with Lotto free plays that automatically say 26 ANNUAL PAYMENTS . The best NY scratch is Instant TAKE FIVE .
Aug 25, 2002, 2:55 pm - CASH Only - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Never a winner yet !Reply
Lottery players want to pick NUMBERS instead of playing cards (aces clubs etc belong in scratch games only.) And, I would dump the Lucky for Life if I ran the WA state lottery. $1000-a-week type prizes also should be relegated to scratch games ONLY.
Aug 4, 2002, 4:09 pm - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum

Instant game predictions?Reply
Best New York scratch game: Instant Take Five. Worst NY scratch games: All $5 games except Magic Numbers , the $2 Win for Life and the $1 I () NY .
May 6, 2002, 1:42 pm - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum

The USA's 'luckiest' lottery players may not be as lucky as they seemNews Story
On, Dec. 29, 2016, Clarance Jones did something that most Americans could scarcely imagine: He cashed-in 20 winning scratch-off tickets, collectively worth $21,000, one after the other. For the average lottery player, that would be the ultimate payday. For Jones, it was practically routine. In the past six years, the 79-year-old from Lynn, Mass., has won more than 7,300 lottery tickets, totaling $10.8 million. That establishes him, by far, as the luckiest lottery player in America. But
Sep 19, 2017, 8:49 am - Todd - Lottery News

Wisconsin Lottery kicks off new '5 Card Cash'Reply
Yep, they keep going for more complex games, with higher payouts, approaching scratch games. Pretty soon they'll follow these new $2 games with scratch game pricing too, and have $5, $10, $20 games for the high rollers. All the while outlawing casinos and online gambling in most places, while the state enjoys their monopoly gambing operation and captive market.
Apr 8, 2014, 9:35 pm - Jon D - Lottery News

Would the lottery get upset if we post pictures of TOP PRIZE scratch off tickets?Reply
In CA, large draw/lotto prizes that are unclaimed can go straight to education funding, not put back in the prize pool for other use. Scratch games are different. All the unclaimed tickets of varying size just end up making the game return less than it it should.(say, 69% instead of 71%) They can then use those funds to cover unexpeced prize liability from draw/lotto games, or offer additional promotions like raffles and 2nd chance, or create better scratch games.
Apr 17, 2013, 4:06 pm - Jon D - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum