New Jersyans: What to do with Pick 6.

Reply #5

JimmySand9 — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:43:50 GMT

So what you're saying is there should only be one game that can set you for life, and such a game should be the one that has astronomical odds (as opposed to merely exospheric).

Reply #4

Just6ntlc — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:28:50 GMT

I would definately drop it as my vote. They already have Mega Millions which has a very high payouts. If they keep New Jersey Lotto, they should advertise the jackpot based on sales. For example, if it starts @ 1 million and rolls, it should go up based on sales [Ex. 1.3 million, etc].

Reply #3

JimmySand9 — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 01:11:59 GMT

Further detail of above format suggestion:Pick 6 out of 46Price : $1Drawings Monday, Thursday, and SaturdayPrizeOddsMatch 6Jackpot (25% of sales)1 : 9,366,819Match 5Avg. $2,7321 : 39,028Match 4Avg. $561 : 801Match 3$5 Fixed1 : 47Overall Odds : 1 in 44.7

Reply #2

JimmySand9 — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 05:06:11 GMT

Good question. All I can think of is more money for matching 3. $3 seems kind of low, but hey, better than what the old format had ($0 for 3). Maybe return to the 6/46 format with a $5 prize for matching 3, with the same average payouts for 4 and 5 as the 6/49 has now. Sure there might not be as much in the jackpot, but that niche is going to Mega Millions anyway. This would be a welcome change.

Reply #1

CASH Only — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 01:21:56 GMT

NJ Pick-6 Lotto probably should not be changed, or replaced. It's an alternative to the cheapo NY Lotto.NJ had Lotzee, with a $500,000 lump sum top prize. It had the same format as OR Lose for Life.

New Jersyans: What to do with Pick 6.

Prob988 — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 01:17:31 GMT

The New Jersey Pick 6 lottery, in spite of a much inflated annuity payout (the cash value is concealed from players) is clearly doing poorly.It is very rare for an advertised annuity value to rise by even 1 million dollars after a rollover; more typical is a rollover of $200,000.The old pick 6, which had better odds, did better, but it had the luxury of existing before New Jersey was a MegaMillions or Big Game State.I can't believe that New Jersey hasn't acted with respect to this game. It can... [ More ]