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figuring out how many Scratchers there are in a given game?Reply
Are you trying to buy up all the remaining tix for a game that still has top prizes unclaimed? I don't know about the Idaho lottery, but I know that with the California lottery, they update the scratchers pages when a prize is claimed , not when it is sold . That means it is possible for all the top prizes to be gone, even if the page reports that some are still unclaimed. The reason being that players might hold on to a winning ticket for a while before heading to a regional claims office.
Jan 13, 2023, 12:59 am - cottoneyedjoe - Mathematics Forum

figuring out how many Scratchers there are in a given game?Reply
There's a really easy way to do this. Take this Idaho scratcher as an example https://www.idaholottery.com/games/scratch/single-deck-blackjack-2023 It says there are 2 top prizes and the odds of winning a top prize is 1 in 239800. All you need to do is multiply 2 and 239800 to get the total number of tickets in the game: 2 x 239800 = 479600. Now, if it says 10% are sold, then 90% are left. So that's 0.9 x 479600 = 431640.
Jan 12, 2023, 12:26 am - cottoneyedjoe - Mathematics Forum

figuring out how many Scratchers there are in a given game?
Ok, the Idaho lottery publishes on its website the number of winning prizes still available on each scratch-off lottery ticket, and as the particular ticket sells, they also publish the percentage of tickets sold. Lastly, they publish the odds. So my question is? Can simple multiplication tell you how many tickets in a given run are still left? For instance, the currently high sold ticket is a $1.00 game called Double Doubler It is 96.74% sold out the overall odds are 4.37, and there are 164
Jan 11, 2023, 11:48 pm - Lostson - Mathematics Forum