Original Blog Entry: 2026 update... small win on Match 6

hypersoniq — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 02:54:36 GMT

So, there were 3 numbers on one of the 3 lines, and one each on the other 2. 3/6 pays $2 and 5/18 pays $5, so a $7 win! This puts the year's net loss from -$14 to -$7. The 3 on one line were on my picked line!

I started exactly on the 1st, but you can pick a different start day of the week, so playing Monday at the end of December let me pick 7 draws, starting on Thursday (Jan. 1st). Ticket is good through Wednesday, then I will pick up another, but before Thursday since I can pick the day to start. This day of the week feature allows not missing a day due to the kiosk being out of paper or the kiosk being offline (things that happen enough to warrant concern!)

The Millionaire Raffle ticket was a big nothing burger, but that was on last year's budget.

Even though it will be quite some time before the GUI app is ready to roll, I kept the old scripts, so numbers can still be crunched and I do not have any stress taking the needed time to ensure a 100% functional windows app, because that will ensure a 100% functional Android app on the first try!

Sticking with both goals, playing and developing.

This might be the only time I am able to cut the play expense in half with a single draw... with the Match 6, anyway.... [ More ]