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• Stack47

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on Apr 15, 2017

  If you buy scratch-offs then it may make a difference where you buy them since the lottery pick their locations which they claim are done randomly which is why I seldom buy them.  With drawings, their winners can be from anywhere.

  Joan Ginther who won multiple scratch-off jackpots and some from the same retailer, took advantage of the "remaining jackpot prizes" by buying all the tickets from a store betting a jackpot winner was in the next batch of tickets sent to the store. It was an expensive strategy but she made a profit.
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  Quote: Originally posted by Stack47 on Apr 17, 2017

  Joan Ginther who won multiple scratch-off jackpots and some from the same retailer, took advantage of the "remaining jackpot prizes" by buying all the tickets from a store betting a jackpot winner was in the next batch of tickets sent to the store. It was an expensive strategy but she made a profit.

  I've read she had an understanding of how the lottery distributed their scratch-offs.   They must have changed what they were doing since she's no longer winning.  Maybe random is as chaotic as most like to think.

   * you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones * 

         
  
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  Native American Eagle Sun

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  Seems like small towns are better at the odds on the Scratchers, too.

   

  Scratch
  Rank	Place	Population	Prizes	Prizes per Population
  1	South Haven	187	$1,100,000	$5,882.35
  2	Embarrass	30	$100,000	$3,333.33
  3	Holloway	88	$200,000	$2,272.73
  4	Tamarack	89	$200,000	$2,247.19
  5	Erhard	148	$300,000	$2,027.03
  6	Stanchfield	118	$200,000	$1,694.92
  7	Brooten	743	$1,100,000	$1,480.48
  8	Cobden	35	$50,000	$1,428.57
  9	Dundee	70	$100,000	$1,428.57
  10	Elkton	141	$200,000	$1,418.44
  11	Elba	155	$200,000	$1,290.32
  12	Ogilvie	352	$450,000	$1,278.41
  13	Clontarf	157	$200,000	$1,273.89
  14	Burtrum	140	$177,777	$1,269.84
  15	Nevis	401	$500,000	$1,246.88
  16	Tower	500	$540,000	$1,080.00
  17	Richville	96	$100,000	$1,041.67
  18	Minnesota City	204	$200,000	$980.39
  19	New Germany	389	$340,000	$874.04
  20	Hayfield	1340	$1,100,000	$820.90
  21	Mabel	760	$577,777	$760.23
  22	Brook Park	139	$100,000	$719.42
  23	St. Hilaire	279	$200,000	$716.85
  24	Granada	293	$200,000	$682.59
  25	Bigfork	446	$300,000	$672.65
  26	Palisade	167	$100,000	$598.80
  27	Felton	179	$100,000	$558.66
  28	Hardwick	195	$100,000	$512.82
  29	Pennock	515	$250,000	$485.44
  30	Floodwood	528	$250,000	$473.48
  31	Courtland	653	$300,000	$459.42
  32	Clinton	419	$175,000	$417.66
  33	Lafayette	489	$200,000	$409.00
  34	Tofte	246	$100,000	$406.50
  35	New Richland	1203	$450,000	$374.06
  36	Minnesota Lake	669	$250,000	$373.69
  37	Marble	701	$250,000	$356.63
  38	Warren	1563	$550,000	$351.89
  39	Oronoco	1446	$500,000	$345.78
  40	Plummer	293	$100,000	$341.30
  41	Lake George	230	$77,777	$338.16
  42	Middle River	296	$100,000	$337.84
  43	Dakota	317	$100,000	$315.46
  44	Osage	323	$100,000	$309.60
  45	Garvin	135	$40,000	$296.30
  46	Murdock	266	$77,777	$292.39
  47	Maynard	351	$100,000	$284.90
  48	Holdingford	708	$200,000	$282.49
  49	Beaver Bay	181	$50,000	$276.24
  50	Rushmore	336	$88,888	$264.55
  51	Cook	574	$150,000	$261.32
  52	Dent	192	$50,000	$260.42
  53	McGregor	391	$100,000	$255.75
  54	Finlayson	311	$77,777	$250.09
  55	Sanborn	318	$77,777	$244.58
  56	Brownton	738	$177,777	$240.89
  57	St. Stephen	860	$200,000	$232.56
  58	Kimball	774	$177,777	$229.69
  59	Elysian	669	$150,000	$224.22
  60	Motley	671	$150,000	$223.55
  61	Remer	362	$77,777	$214.85
  62	Lake Lillian	238	$50,000	$210.08
  63	Alexandria	11843	$2,476,015	$209.07
  64	Biwabik	969	$200,000	$206.40
  65	Kandiyohi	488	$100,000	$204.92
  66	Dassel	1437	$290,000	$201.81
  67	Willernie	496	$100,000	$201.61
  68	Buhl	1000	$200,000	$200.00
  69	Eagle Bend	510	$100,000	$196.08
  70	Milaca	2883	$550,000	$190.77
  71	Keewatin	1068	$200,000	$187.27
  72	Madison Lake	1017	$190,000	$186.82
  73	Ivanhoe	550	$100,000	$181.82
  74	Sauk Centre	4357	$790,000	$181.32
  75	Butterfield	586	$100,000	$170.65
  76	Mantorville	1200	$200,000	$166.67
  77	Spring Valley	2413	$400,000	$165.77
  78	Mapleton	1731	$277,777	$160.47
  79	Clear Lake	625	$100,000	$160.00
  80	Lakefield	1656	$263,888	$159.35
  81	Preston	1299	$200,000	$153.96
  82	Clarissa	655	$100,000	$152.67
  83	Clarks Grove	681	$100,000	$146.84
  84	Buffalo Lake	690	$100,000	$144.93
  85	Amboy	534	$75,000	$140.45
  86	Richmond	1435	$200,000	$139.37
  87	Ponemah	724	$100,000	$138.12
  88	Annandale	3304	$450,000	$136.20
  89	Han<snip>	755	$100,000	$132.45
  90	Pierz	1393	$177,777	$127.62
  91	Goodhue	1176	$150,000	$127.55
  92	Emily	813	$100,000	$123.00
  93	Olivia	2356	$288,888	$122.62
  94	Oak Park	822	$100,000	$121.65
  95	Big Lake	10368	$1,240,000	$119.60
  96	Rollingstone	657	$77,777	$118.38
  97	Grand Rapids	11127	$1,300,000	$116.83
  98	Wykoff	431	$50,000	$116.01
  99	Mapleton	1731	$200,000	$115.54
  100	Brownsdale	684	$77,777	$113.71
  101	Lake Park	881	$100,000	$113.51
  102	Brainerd	13371	$1,495,554	$111.85
  103	Gilbert	1792	$200,000	$111.61
  104	Silver Bay	1813	$200,000	$110.31
  105	Kellogg	456	$50,000	$109.65
  106	Chatfield	2799	$300,000	$107.18
  107	Princeton	4680	$500,000	$106.84
  108	Bertha	471	$50,000	$106.16
  109	Watkins	942	$100,000	$106.16
  110	Morristown	987	$100,000	$101.32
  111	Pequot Lakes	2243	$225,000	$100.31
  112	Hoyt Lakes	2004	$200,000	$99.80
  113	Parkers Prairie	1005	$100,000	$99.50
  114	Sleepy Eye	3443	$340,000	$98.75
  115	St. James	4467	$440,000	$98.50
  116	Litchfield	6657	$627,777	$94.30
  117	International Falls	6158	$567,777	$92.20
  118	Wanamingo	1086	$100,000	$92.08
  119	Hawley	2179	$200,000	$91.79
  120	Baudette	1106	$100,000	$90.42
  121	Pine Island	3337	$300,000	$89.90
  122	Waseca	9241	$830,000	$89.82
  123	Madelia	2250	$200,000	$88.89
  124	Nisswa	2011	$177,777	$88.40
  125	Hibbing	16204	$1,423,331	$87.84
  126	Winsted	2296	$200,000	$87.11
  127	Lake City	5027	$433,331	$86.20
  128	Fairfax	1172	$100,000	$85.32
  129	Hugo	14388	$1,200,000	$83.40
  130	Fairmont	10221	$850,000	$83.16
  131	Verndale	602	$50,000	$83.06
  132	Adrian	1209	$100,000	$82.71
  133	Cottonwood	1212	$100,000	$82.51
  134	Lakeland	1839	$150,000	$81.57
  135	New London	1251	$100,000	$79.94
  136	Gaylord	2245	$177,777	$79.19
  137	Hill City	633	$50,000	$78.99
  138	Staples	2885	$227,777	$78.95
  139	Montevideo	5217	$400,000	$76.67
  140	Willmar	19638	$1,500,000	$76.38
  141	Clara City	1320	$100,000	$75.76
  142	Waterville	1849	$140,000	$75.72
  143	Menahga	1339	$100,000	$74.68
  144	Roseau	2715	$200,000	$73.66
  145	Caledonia	2787	$200,000	$71.76
  146	Bagley	1394	$100,000	$71.74
  147	Eagle Lake	2841	$200,000	$70.40
  148	Clearwater	1783	$125,000	$70.11
  149	Dawson	1444	$100,000	$69.25
  150	Rockford	4358	$300,000	$68.84
  151	Madison	1462	$100,000	$68.40
  152	Stacy	1470	$100,000	$68.03
  153	La Crescent	4826	$327,777	$67.92
  154	Foley	2656	$177,777	$66.93
  155	Babbitt	1519	$100,000	$65.83
  156	Winona	27094	$1,777,777	$65.62
  157	Medford	1239	$77,777	$62.77
  158	Austin	24563	$1,455,554	$59.26
  159	Cambridge	8451	$500,000	$59.16
  160	Clarkfield	863	$50,000	$57.94
  161	Montrose	3079	$177,777	$57.74
  162	Mankato	41044	$2,300,000	$56.04
  163	Wadena	4176	$227,777	$54.54
  164	Lonsdale	3843	$200,000	$52.04
  165	Montgomery	2915	$150,000	$51.46
  166	Scanlon	979	$50,000	$51.07
  167	Park Rapids	3947	$200,000	$50.67
  168	Blooming Prairie	1993	$100,000	$50.18
  169	Cannon Falls	4062	$200,000	$49.24
  170	Eyota	2032	$100,000	$49.21
  171	New Ulm	13327	$655,554	$49.19
  172	Kasson	6123	$300,000	$49.00
  173	Proctor	3068	$147,601	$48.11
  174	Owatonna	25725	$1,227,777	$47.73
  175	Dodge Center	2690	$127,777	$47.50
  176	Buffalo	16026	$750,000	$46.80
  177	Glenwood	2568	$116,666	$45.43
  178	Excelsior	2279	$100,000	$43.88
  179	St. Joseph	6864	$300,000	$43.71
  180	Andover	32213	$1,400,000	$43.46
  181	East Bethel	11692	$500,000	$42.76
  182	Crosby	2345	$100,000	$42.64
  183	South St. Paul	20405	$850,000	$41.66
  184	Little Falls	8649	$350,000	$40.47
  185	Chisholm	4981	$200,000	$40.15
  186	Lake Crystal	2527	$100,000	$39.57
  187	Two Harbors	3578	$140,000	$39.13
  188	Detroit Lakes	9002	$350,000	$38.88
  189	Shafer	1036	$40,000	$38.61
  190	St. Cloud	67109	$2,583,331	$38.49
  191	Granite Falls	2747	$100,000	$36.40
  192	Moose Lake	2748	$100,000	$36.39
  193	Glencoe	5521	$200,000	$36.23
  194	Sandstone	2768	$100,000	$36.13
  195	Sartell	16788	$577,777	$34.42
  196	St. Francis	7406	$250,000	$33.76
  197	Wells	2247	$75,000	$33.38
  198	Duluth	86110	$2,873,331	$33.37
  199	Stewartville	6037	$200,000	$33.13
  200	Marshall	13652	$450,000	$32.96
  201	Albertville	7345	$240,000	$32.68
  202	Shoreview	26477	$850,000	$32.10
  203	Lewiston	1571	$50,000	$31.83
  204	Rochester	112225	$3,517,777	$31.35
  205	Hermantown	9706	$300,000	$30.91
  206	Monticello	13299	$400,000	$30.08
  207	Shakopee	39981	$1,200,000	$30.01
  208	Long Prairie	3347	$100,000	$29.88
  209	North Mankato	13529	$400,000	$29.57
  210	Ely	3408	$100,000	$29.34
  211	Spring Lake Park	6473	$188,888	$29.18
  212	Hinckley	1806	$50,000	$27.69
  213	Melrose	3616	$100,000	$27.65
  214	East Grand Forks	8643	$238,888	$27.64
  215	Eveleth	3673	$100,000	$27.23
  216	Albert Lea	17674	$450,000	$25.46
  217	Blaine	62124	$1,550,000	$24.95
  218	Wabasso	670	$16,666	$24.87
  219	Cloquet	12075	$300,000	$24.84
  220	Sauk Rapids	13424	$316,665	$23.59
  221	Virginia	8587	$200,000	$23.29
  222	Faribault	23650	$550,000	$23.26
  223	Lindstrom	4401	$100,000	$22.72
  224	Zumbrota	3365	$75,000	$22.29
  225	Richfield	36216	$800,000	$22.09
  226	St. Peter	11666	$250,000	$21.43
  227	St. Michael	17196	$350,000	$20.35
  228	North Oaks	4968	$100,000	$20.13
  229	Thief River Falls	8752	$175,000	$20.00
  230	Brooklyn Park	79149	$1,577,777	$19.93
  231	Stillwater	18924	$375,000	$19.82
  232	Forest Lake	19618	$367,777	$18.75
  233	Isanti	5464	$100,000	$18.30
  234	White Bear Lake	25205	$450,000	$17.85
  235	Mountain Iron	2880	$50,000	$17.36
  236	Benson	3075	$50,000	$16.26
  237	Woodbury	67855	$1,100,000	$16.21
  238	Moorhead	42005	$650,000	$15.47
  239	Jackson	3234	$50,000	$15.46
  240	Blue Earth	3236	$50,000	$15.45
  241	Fergus Falls	13281	$200,000	$15.06
  242	Little Canada	10319	$150,000	$14.54
  243	Belle Plaine	6918	$100,000	$14.46
  244	St. Charles	3709	$50,000	$13.48
  245	New Brighton	22351	$300,000	$13.42
  246	Delano	5875	$77,777	$13.24
  247	Rosemount	23413	$300,000	$12.81
  248	Hutchinson	13913	$177,777	$12.78
  249	St. Paul	300851	$3,688,888	$12.26
  250	North St. Paul	12322	$150,000	$12.17
  251	Red Wing	16445	$200,000	$12.16
  252	Waite Park	7517	$90,000	$11.97
  253	Anoka	17350	$200,000	$11.53
  254	Windom	4550	$50,000	$10.99
  255	Minnetonka	51669	$550,000	$10.64
  256	Elk River	23963	$250,000	$10.43
  257	Roseville	35580	$350,000	$9.84
  258	North Branch	10215	$100,000	$9.79
  259	Maplewood	40567	$390,000	$9.61
  260	Lino Lakes	21050	$200,000	$9.50
  261	Byron	5328	$50,000	$9.38
  262	Plymouth	75907	$677,000	$8.92
  263	Eagan	66286	$575,000	$8.67
  264	Rogers	12562	$100,000	$7.96
  265	Minneapolis	410939	$3,269,820	$7.96
  266	Mounds View	12914	$100,000	$7.74
  267	Fridley	27713	$200,000	$7.22
  268	Chaska	25199	$177,777	$7.05
  269	Bloomington	86435	$550,000	$6.36
  270	Eden Prairie	63496	$400,000	$6.30
  271	Ham Lake	16062	$100,000	$6.23
  272	Chanhassen	25332	$150,000	$5.92
  273	Maple Grove	68385	$400,000	$5.85
  274	Inver Grove Heights	34857	$200,000	$5.74
  275	Houston	19027	$100,000	$5.26
  276	Champlin	23894	$125,000	$5.23
  277	Northfield	20380	$100,000	$4.91
  278	Burnsville	61481	$300,000	$4.88
  279	New Hope	21032	$100,000	$4.75
  280	Coon Rapids	62240	$290,000	$4.66
  281	Columbia Heights	19715	$90,000	$4.57
  282	Hastings	22554	$100,000	$4.43
  283	Farmington	22731	$100,000	$4.40
  284	Edina	50138	$200,000	$3.99
  285	Apple Valley	51221	$200,000	$3.90
  286	Worthington	13090	$50,000	$3.82
  287	Vadnais Heights	13266	$50,000	$3.77
  288	Brooklyn Center	30770	$100,000	$3.25
  289	St. Louis Park	48171	$150,000	$3.11
  290	Lakeville	60633	$175,000	$2.89
  291	Hopkins	18076	$50,000	$2.77
  292	Ramsey	25828	$50,000	$1.94
  293	Oakdale	28080	$50,000	$1.78
  294	Savage	30391	$50,000	$1.65

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  Native American Eagle Sun

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  Oh, uh-ah, let's not forget the Raffle.

   

  Raffle
  Rank	Place	Population	Prizes	Prizes per Population
  1	Blackduck	779	$1,000,000	$1,283.70
  2	Pine City	3078	$2,000,000	$649.77
  3	Millville	177	$100,000	$564.97
  4	Buckman	270	$100,000	$370.37
  5	Ogilvie	352	$100,000	$284.09
  6	Side Lake	408	$100,000	$245.10
  7	Wadena	4176	$1,000,000	$239.46
  8	Loretto	668	$100,000	$149.70
  9	Waite Park	7517	$1,000,000	$133.03
  10	Pine River	944	$100,000	$105.93
  11	Brainerd	13371	$1,000,000	$74.79
  12	Pierz	1393	$100,000	$71.79
  13	Ham Lake	16062	$1,000,000	$62.26
  14	Clearwater	1783	$100,000	$56.09
  15	Howard Lake	2039	$100,000	$49.04
  16	Hastings	22554	$1,000,000	$44.34
  17	Nashwauk	977	$40,000	$40.94
  18	Owatonna	25725	$1,000,000	$38.87
  19	Ramsey	25828	$1,000,000	$38.72
  20	Coon Rapids	62240	$1,040,000	$16.71
  21	St. Cloud	67109	$1,100,000	$16.39
  22	Pelican Rapids	2461	$40,000	$16.25
  23	St. Peter	11666	$100,000	$8.57
  24	Waconia	11968	$100,000	$8.36
  25	New Ulm	13327	$100,000	$7.50
  26	New Prague	7582	$40,000	$5.28
  27	Wyoming	7813	$40,000	$5.12
  28	Lake Elmo	8406	$40,000	$4.76
  29	East Grand Forks	8643	$40,000	$4.63
  30	Rosemount	23413	$100,000	$4.27
  31	Oakdale	28080	$100,000	$3.56
  32	Inver Grove Heights	34857	$100,000	$2.87
  33	Roseville	35580	$100,000	$2.81
  34	Hugo	14388	$40,000	$2.78
  35	Bemidji	14594	$40,000	$2.74
  36	Shakopee	39981	$100,000	$2.50
  37	Maplewood	40567	$100,000	$2.47
  38	Lino Lakes	21050	$40,000	$1.90
  39	Blaine	62124	$100,000	$1.61
  40	Eagan	66286	$100,000	$1.51
  41	Brooklyn Park	79149	$100,000	$1.26
  42	Rochester	112225	$100,000	$0.89
  43	Minneapolis	410939	$280,000	$0.68
  44	Lakeville	60633	$40,000	$0.66

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• psykomo

  

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  As for scratchers, really believe best place to buy is smaller towns at  chain convenience stores. Like last of the batch.....As for QP's don't buy them any   more, because don't like the "krapy" RNG they build into the computer....