Oklahoma Cash 5 lottery game on sale today

Comment #13

okmarc — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:41:57 GMT

One person has matched all five balls in the September 12 drawing.

Comment #12

quoquiqua — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:43:41 GMT

How about this?

SC Education Lottery offers Palmetto Cash 5 with Power-Up (5/38). For Power-up, pay extra $1 for a multiplier just like Powerball.

5 of 5 5 of 5 (Prizes up to...)

$100,000 $500,000

4 of 5 4 of 5

$300 $1,500

3 of 5 3 of 5

$5 $25

2 of 5 2 of 5

$1

Comment #11

JimmySand9 — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 07:23:19 GMT

Florida's Fantasy 5 rolls down like Cash Five in Texas.

Comment #10

okmarc — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 07:03:14 GMT

Thanks for the informative posts regarding the new Oklahoma Cash Five game. As Todd points out, our lottery is young, having been launched in October 2005.

It sounds like the top prize is lower than in many states, but the lower tier prizes are higher. Many more will win those, so I guess it balances out.

I think the game will do well with a $25,000 (after tax) top prize. The top prize for our Pick 3 is only $500. Of course the odds of hitting a straight in Pick 3 are about 1 in 1,000,

Comment #9

Bradly_60 — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:47:43 GMT

I really don't like the get a free ticket for matching two numbers. It makes the odds of winning a cash prize over 1 in 100.

I agree though....$25,000 is really low for a 5/36 game. But I guess if you have a small state you can't do much else. WI has Badger 5 and they have a rollover game though. Jackpot starts at $10,000. But once OK gets everything rolling I can see them getting better at it. It usually just takes awhile to see what works and what doesn't.

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Comment #8

bobby623 — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:30:49 GMT

Texas, one of the larger states, has a Cash 5/37. Jackpots are based on sales for a particular drawing. If there is no winner, the jackpot amount is rolled down to lower prize levels. This usually boosts the 4/5 prize from $100-$200 range to $400-$600 range. The current jackpots are running between $30 and $40 thousand. Mostly in the 30s.

Players who have 2/5 win $2, which is a feature I like. Get enough of these and you can play your favorite numbers free for a couple days.

Texas started

Comment #7

Todd — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:31:00 GMT

Many Pick 5 games have no rollover, especially in smaller states.

Comment #6

Toney725 — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:57:04 GMT

It works similarly to Powerball, officials said, except players only select 5 numbers out of a pool of 36. Tickets cost $1 each and offer buyers a chance to win a grand prize of up to $25,000.

No rollover

Comment #5

Todd — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:56:29 GMT

Of course, that is better indeed. But you need to keep in mind there is a great difference in size and maturity of the Georgia and Oklahoma lotteries.

I could also have mentioned that NJ has a far superior jackpot-style Pick 5 game, and is drawn seven days a week, but NJ also does not compare well to Oklahoma.

Maybe someday Oklahoma will be able to support a jackpot-style Pick 5 game, but I don't expect it anytime soon.

Overall, the Oklahoma Lottery is doing OK .

Comment #4

DoubleDown — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:50:31 GMT

I like GA's Fantasy 5, which is a matrix of 5/39 as well.

It is a pari-mutual game...Lower tier prizes are decent :

2/5 = free qp ticket

3/5 = $10- $20 depending on JP and number of winners

4=5 = $ 300- $500 depending on JP and number of winners

some of the jackpots have made it to 7 figures, as it rolls until hit...

DD

Comment #3

Rick G — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:34:47 GMT

Very true, Todd. In IL we have a $100,000 starting jackpot in our 5/39 game but a 4 of 5 only pays $100. 3 of 5 is $10 and 2 of 5 is free ticket. You can tell the tier that takes the hit is the 4 of 5.

Comment #2

Todd — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:21:42 GMT

Well, it's really the pre-tax $35,000 for a good comparison to other games, but I agree the grand prize is low.

However, the grand prize is determined by the lower-tier prizes. If you compare lower-tier prizes to Indiana's Lucky 5 (a good comparison on all counts), here is how it breaks down:

Match Oklahoma Cash 5 Indiana Lucky 5

5 of 5 $35,211 $50,000

4 of 5 $500 $200

3 of 5 $10 $3

2 of 5 Free Ticket No Prize

As you can see, the difference in the top prize is ca... [ More ]

Comment #1

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:07:01 GMT

25 grand is not a lot to win trying to win a pick 5 game with a matrix of 5/36.

Oklahoma Cash 5 lottery game on sale today

Lottery Post — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:57:00 GMT

Starting today, stores that participate in Oklahoma's lottery games will be selling tickets for a new Pick 5 game.

Lottery commission officials said Oklahoma's Cash 5 tickets go on sale today, September 1, with the first drawing to be held on Tuesday, September 5.

It works similarly to Powerball, officials said, except players only select 5 numbers out of a pool of 36. Tickets cost $1 each and offer buyers a chance to win a grand prize of up to $25,000.

Pleayers can also win $500 for m... [ More ]