Raffle or Not?

Reply #24

Coin Toss — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:13:58 GMT

Since this thread is still going, I'll add this;

Despite the fact that it's proven over and over that 70- 80% of ticket sales for jackpot games are quick picks, and 70 to 80% of winning tickets are quick picks, there are still people that refuse to play quick picks. OK, that's fine. But then here comes a raffle, which, in essence is a $20 quick pick and nothing but a quick pick, and with that comes raffle fever , even among some of those people who insist quick picks are a waste.

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Reply #23

Stack47 — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:11:01 GMT

Sorry it took me so long to answer; I didn't see this thread again until yesterday.

It boils down to gaming preference and when a game like the Florida raffle sells out that quickly, the lottery commission know they have a game people like. This is an all-or-nothing type of game because over 1.249 million tickets will be losers. Each state will probably add their own twist to the prize pool and maybe a state will reduce the number of million dollar winners and add 10,000 $100 winners.

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Reply #22

KY Floyd — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:30:32 GMT

As far as scalpers selling the tickest for more than $20 I think it's more than just the better odds. With almost anything you might want to sell there will be a few people that will pay more than the item is reasonably worth, a lot that will pay a reasonable price and some that won't buy at any price. By limiting sales to a smallish number a lot of people who want the tickets won't be able to get them. Many of those who miss out would probably be willing to pay a modest premium and afew are i... [ More ]

Reply #21

JimmySand9 — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:18:25 GMT

Wow, I didn't think anyone here was going to win anything in the raffles.

Reply #20

justxploring — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:47:29 GMT

First of all, I know nothing about the Ohio raffle, but the 1,250,000 Florida tickets sold out in a couple of weeks or less. Also, when I wrote a chance to play I was talking about affording to buy a ticket and competing, not getting to the store on time. If you snooze, you lose as the saying goes. You also refer to pick-3 tickets. Spending a dollar (and you can even bet 50 cents) isn't the same as $20 so I don't see your point. Also, with pick-3 a player can bet again the next day. This is... [ More ]

Reply #19

justxploring — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:39:10 GMT

Congrats! I didn't know you won anything. I agree about staying private.

Reply #18

DoubleDown — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:03:03 GMT

I agree about keeping winners out of the spotlight, but the state lotteries are going to plaster the faces , names, and hometowns of the jackpot winners all over the newspaper and internet- this is their way of getting free advertising....

When I won my little $1000 last week and had to go to the office to get it, I saw picture after picture plastered on the wall- big winners and small.

I said to myself that I am not submitting to a picture if they ask. They didn't, thank goodness...

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Reply #17

justxploring — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:47:35 GMT

I was going to start another topic, but this relates directly to the Raffle. Has anyone read the Florida press releases for the Raffle? There is currently a list of all the people who have claimed their prize. 2 of them are $1 million winners and then they list the $100,000 and $10,000 winners by name and city.

We've had numerous posts about anonymity, and I realize that if I won a jackpot my name would be in the news since it's considered to be a public record in Florida. However, if I... [ More ]

Reply #16

joelotto — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:12:10 GMT

does anyone no if florida is going to have any more raffles. and if so when and how many.

for the record i like the limit of tickets.

Reply #15

Stack47 — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:20:24 GMT

justxploring: Also, since a limited number of tickets are sold, I wish more people were able to just purchase one. I believe there were 1,250,000 sold in FL but I doubt if even a million people got a chance to play.

It took 6 weeks for Ohio to sell 500,000 $20 raffle tickets so I don't know how anybody could claim they didn't have a chance to buy a ticket . Because Pick-3s put limits on the number of tickets they can sell, on certain dates like Valentines day, St. Patrick day, September 11... [ More ]

Reply #14

Stack47 — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:18:40 GMT

The Ohio Lottery Commission is planning on having 3 or 4 of these raffles a year.

Many organizations have successfully used $10 or $20 a ticket once or twice a year winner-take-all 50/50 raffles as fund raisers so people don't seem to care about the odds. I believe these $10 milllion state raffes will be a success because people look at the fact 4 people will win a million, 5 will win $100,000 and 500 will get a grand.

Reply #13

justxploring — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:41:39 GMT

I agree with KY Floyd about the odds. The only reason I checked yes is because there wasn't a choice about the price, just the odds. If raffle tickets were $5, I would probably buy a ticket. I'd like to see a couple of smaller tier prizes added. (maybe $5,000 or $1,000) The overall odds of winning were much less than some games, especially the scratch tickets. It was the ad that said 10 people will have the best odds ever of becoming millionaires on January 1 that got everyone's attenti... [ More ]

Reply #12

ayenowitall — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:02:50 GMT

Has anyone here at Lottery Post won any prize from any of the state lottery raffles

Reply #11

tiggs95 — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:16:26 GMT

Ky is having a raffle..At least it better becasue I bought two ticket's.....

Reply #10

Gus P — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 12:01:56 GMT

Ohio had one-- the drawing was on Labor Day; $20/ticket, 500,000 tickets, four $1m prizes, five $100k prizes, five hundred $1,000 prizes. It sold out about a week before the drawing. My guess is, if they only hold one in 07, they'll either do it in the late spring/early summer, or put it off until the holidays. Maybe they'll do two, who knows.

Reply #9

KY Floyd — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 06:51:57 GMT

Odds are much better than regular games.

Are they really? From what I've seen all of the raffles were planned to pay out 50% of what they collect. That's the same overall odds as PB, MM and most other games. The big difference is in the prize structure and the cost of the ticket. The probability of winning the top prize is better than in other games, but you're still very unlikely to win it, and the top prizes are smaller than they are in many games.

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Reply #8

Badger — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:20:22 GMT

As unimaginative as Wisconsin's lottery is, I doubt they'll doa raffle unless they see the other states making BIG money off it.

Therefore, I'm kind of clueless as to this raffle thing. Is a Lottery Raffle just like any other raffle

Reply #7

JimmySand9 — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:00:45 GMT

The odds of getting your money back are ridiculously high. Until they lower the overall odds to under 1 in 40, no, I don't think they should have any more baffles .

Reply #6

DoubleDown — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:56:52 GMT

I would like to see more raffles.

I like them.

DD

Reply #5

mrmst — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:22:06 GMT

Maryland held a raffle as well - it did not sell out but they awarded all the prizes anyway drawing from only the sold tickets.

Reply #4

stavros — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:53:31 GMT

I think quarterly would be good. Odds are much better than regular games.

Reply #3

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:50:44 GMT

yes.i'd love to see tennessee get one...

Reply #2

Just6ntlc — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 05:23:16 GMT

My vote is yes, once per year. I think they need to do a state raffle once per year.

Reply #1

Coin Toss — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:41:34 GMT

This rafflemania going on here on LP is kind of entertaining considering some of our threads about It's not just luck .

Raffle or Not?

mylollipop — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 02:57:23 GMT

It seems that a lot of states picked up on the state raffle, giving more people the opportunity to win at least a million. So far, it appears that the following are the only states that had a raffle this year:

FloridaDelawarePennsylvaniaGeorgiaMichiganOther States???

It does appear that the raffles were popular and they raffle tickets sold out quickly. Would you play if it was offered in a state near you