Pa. Lottery adds 'Wild Ball' feature to all numbers games

Comment #12

TheGameGrl — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 17:02:12 GMT

I'm clearly stating that this past week has shown a huge drop in Accumulative PAYOUTS DAILY for the Pick2, Pick 3, Pick4 and Pick 5. Feel free to go look.

The WildBall has its stats and yes it will grease the wheel to keep those wishing to play to do so.

Comment #11

Tatototman65 — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:50:56 GMT

Sounds good to me...

Comment #10

Ron5995 — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 23:20:26 GMT

Wild Ball has better payback than the base games it's added to. See my first reply for an illustration of that with Pick 3 50/50 verses Pick3 Straight with Wild Ball. Also, PA Lottery Pick-3 and Pick-4 payouts haven't changed in decades. And later added Pick-2 and Pick-5 games have similar ~50% payback. Whether PA Lottery can convince enough players to add Wild Ball is another matter, but from a statistical aspect, relatively speaking, it's a good deal for players who like to side-bet.... [ More ]

Comment #9

TheGameGrl — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 22:24:06 GMT

Yes. Essentially it's double cost.

50cent box play now becomes $1 for wild add on included.

what is mind blowing is payouts have dropped substantially while the state is reaping in the revenue. I have not see such a consistency of such low payouts ever. I do my best to refrain from assumptions on states marketing.. Yet I do think this new system of play may be the thorn in their side. Ppl will stop playing if they do not see a higher and more consistent level of overall payouts...

Comment #8

LottoAce — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:00:38 GMT

will the ticket prices go up

Comment #7

dr65 — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 22:15:10 GMT

Just remember to play your plays in increments of .50 for straight. Winning $500 plus the $200 for straight

is going to give the state their cut on $1.00 or more bet plus Wild ball.

I got a good win on 995 yesterday with Wild ball #4 by playing 495 str/box and 499 super straight. I like it

so far. You need at least 2 numbers drawn plus the wild ball exchanges one of the three.

Comment #6

hearsetrax — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 19:59:17 GMT

Comment #5

dpoly1 — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 19:45:12 GMT

Screw PA

I only play Powerball and Mega Millions

That's all that they get from me

Comment #4

Ron5995 — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 18:11:18 GMT

You're spot on about Wild Ball and Pick-5. Doubles are very common. Wild Ball odds compared to odds of a traditional box is 3X better for Pick-3, 4X better for Pick-4, and 5X better for Pick 5. That 5X odds improvement over regular box makes Pick-5 more satisfying for players who side-bet and seek to win more often.

Comment #3

TheGameGrl — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 17:27:39 GMT

Usually advantageous when doubles are already pulled and the wild fills in the mystery pattern!

In pick 4 .. If you have 3 of the numbers.. Which I had yesterday.. Just adding that wild would have won a small win.. I do box when not 100%.

The pick5 could really gain from this as it usually has at least one set of doubles on it ...

Comment #2

wander73 — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 17:08:52 GMT

If I recall we live in the same area. I am NE Philly. Maybe they want more winners, more revenue, need to read more about this.

I stink at pick three. Not even doing the pick 4.

I like the challenge of mega millions and powerball.

Will check mathematics equasions.

Comment #1

Ron5995 — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 15:23:28 GMT

Assuming I'm calculating correctly, it appears the payback on Wild Ball is around 60-62%, in most instances, depending on the Pick game and wager type it's played with. From all appearances, Wild Ball can be a worthwhile wager that pays more than other side-bets.

For example, say one plays 500 in the Pick-3. Some possible outcomes:

Pick 3 Straight for $0.50 and box $0.50 (traditional 50/50 wager) pays $250 and/or $80 ... total: $330 or $80 (1 in 1000 and 1 in ~333 respectively).

Pick 3... [ More ]

Pa. Lottery adds 'Wild Ball' feature to all numbers games

Lottery Post — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:52:58 GMT

Includes video report

By Todd Northrop

The Pennsylvania Lottery has launched Wild Ball, an optional add-on that gives players more chances to win the daily numbers games.

The new feature is available for all of its PICK games (Pick 2, Pick 3, Pick 4, and Pick 5), which are drawn twice daily. The first drawings featuring the new add-on were on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

Adding Wild Ball to your PICK ticket could allow you to win multiple times on a single play, making it even more fun to pla... [ More ]