The kiosks in PA read the bet slips, and they usually have a supply on hand... usually...

I find it best to hang onto a small inventory.

The ones I have are based on the current strategy... 10 slips for the pick 3 (because they would usually be the ones missing at the retailer), 2 for the pick 5, 2 for the Cash 4 Life and 6 for the Mega.

Because of the layout, it takes 2 pick 3 slips to play mid and evening because the day/night/both option is for the whole slip, not individual games. The same is true for the pick 5.

I keep 2 Cash 4 Life because my window is 26 draws and they only go up to 10 advanced draws. So one set to 10 got played twice and one set to 6 got played once. The first attempt was not successful, but it was on the house.

The Mega Millions tickets will never get used at this rate, but if they DO get used, it will also be "on the house", though that slip allows for the full 26 advanced draws. Should that brute force attempt ever come to pass, it will be some undertaking. 

But back to the slips... I like them because it removes human entry error, also blazingly fast.

Since the only sure play I will make is the pick 3 once a week, I keep more of these on hand, and the rest is bare minimum just in case the opportunity presents itself.

Since this system began, I have used the Cash 4 Life set once, the pick 5 twice (also no luck) and have not touched the Mega Millions slips.

The plan for the mega slips, there is a post it on the back of each, with letters A through F. They are for identifying the mega ball range.

A = 1, 2, 3 and 4

B = 5, 6, 7 and 8

C = 9, 10, 11 and 12

D = 13, 14, 15 and 16

E = 17, 18, 19 and 20

F = 21, 22, 23 and 24

Why only use 4 per slip? Because at 26 draws, each game is $130 @ $5 per ticket, this keeps the total to $520 per slip, so 2 $250 straight tickets and one box ticket cashed in for each stays under the $600 claim form radar. Each one being played at a different kiosk (8 retailers within a mile, so one trip). And the ONLY way this gets played is on house money. Keep in mind at 50 cents straight and boxed on the pick 3, funding this will require 12 wins, so probably NEVER going to happen, but if it does, the plan is in place!