Just wanted to start a little discussion on the NY state scratchers, if anyone else plays. Wondering what everyone knows about the prizes and what type of luck people have.
I won 100 dollars the other day (in a draw game). Decided I'd start playing a lot of scratchers again, not just a dollar or two (those ones have awful odds). Lucikily enough, I won a little more than my money back, but I played quite a bit of those winnings (all of it actually). I bought the 1,000,000 Cashword scratcher because I like the idea of a lump sum grand prize of 1 million (not that I've got a chance in hell). Won nothing the first time, nothing the second time, nothing the third time. So frustrating checking those words looking for a letter I missed. I wonder if the grand prize is even out there yet, or how many of them there are? It went on sale February 3rd, and I don't know how long this game will go on for.
I got one of the 30 dollar tickets. Didn't win a thing. Was very disappointed, thought I'd win my money back at least.
Set For Life (10) won me my money back.
On the 5 dollar scratchers, however, I made a profit. I bought thirty dollars worth of scratchers (types I had bought before and won my money back). NY Poker scratcher got me 25 and 10 (I bought two). I love that game, I always seem to win. Snowflake 7's won me 14 for 5 dollars. Monopoly got me 25. Cashtastic got me 10. Cash City got me 10.
So all in all I made like four dollars actually.
How does everyone else fair? Of course this was a unique case, I'm sure most people are like me and normally only play a few bucks on scratchers a week (well, like 5 i guess, for the odds of at least getting a push).
And does anyone know if there is a list of the number of top prizes per game? The retailers around here don't have it, and for that matter... none of them have all the scratchers, I have to go to different stores for different ones. They run out quickly, even the more expensive ones. I don't see that many people playing the lottery but it must just be a coincidence, because these games seem popular.