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• jaggudada

  

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  As you know instant scratch off lottery such as "win a million" or "loteria" which claims to pay 50K per year for 20 yrs on $5 play are pre-prented and sent to various retailers.  Does that mean that if there is no jackpot winner so far , your chances of winning jackpot are significantly better? (assuming lottery prints fixed number of tickets and a jackpot ticket is part of that lot)There is no place where you can see previous winner info for instant scratch offs.

   

  If anyone knows I would like to know how lottery prints tickets?
• rukiafae

  

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  In NC you can see the prizes remaining on the scratch offs (i believe, I dont play scratch offs often, except on the occasional whim).

   

  obviously, your odds are better to win a prize if the tickets have been sold and the prize has not been awarded yet.... of course, someone COULD have the winning ticket and just not claimed it yet...
• four4me

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by jaggudada on Jan 2, 2011

  As you know instant scratch off lottery such as "win a million" or "loteria" which claims to pay 50K per year for 20 yrs on $5 play are pre-prented and sent to various retailers.  Does that mean that if there is no jackpot winner so far , your chances of winning jackpot are significantly better? (assuming lottery prints fixed number of tickets and a jackpot ticket is part of that lot)There is no place where you can see previous winner info for instant scratch offs.

   

  If anyone knows I would like to know how lottery prints tickets?

  http://www.answers.com/topic/instant-lottery-ticket

  Big John says. You don't hit the number. The number hits you!!!!

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• Todd

  

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