Second Chance Drawings

Reply #11

justxploring — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:51:19 GMT

Well, maybe I'm just a light sleeper. Have you ever seen those large digit alarm clocks? Both items work okay (I was using a little poetic license in my post) but my point was that a gift certificate to the market or a $50 bill would have been appreciated more. I can use the hair dryer on low and it's fine.

Still, I was happy I got anything at all. It was only a comment on second chance prizes to emphasize that many people don't want what they win, so money is always the best prize IMHO.... [ More ]

Reply #10

Coin Toss — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:41:52 GMT

In one of the Illinois Second Chance contests last year the winners were awarded their prizes at a White Sox game.

Rick G would probably remember better than I do but I think there were ten $100,000 winners, or something like that, maybe one a week for 16 weeks.

Re: Sharper Image- the founder, Richard Thalmyer (Sp?) started out with a small classified ad in Runner's World selling those runner's atches for $19.95 and turned that into Sharper Image. Some people just have the touch .... [ More ]

Reply #9

justxploring — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:16:13 GMT

Yes, Coin Toss, I think that's what I wrote in my last post. I originally read it incorrectly. BTW, they actually didn't send me anything. It's a poll on the home page of the FL web site.

I also was thinking about Fantasy5 EZ Match. You pay $1 to possibly win $300K or split it with as many as 17 other winners (17 people won one jackpot this week!) and then they expect you to add a buck for a shot at $500. It was very popular when it first began, but it's losing its fizzle. Florida doe... [ More ]

Reply #8

Coin Toss — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:20:13 GMT

Going by what they sent you, Justxploring, I don't think they're tlking about players spending an extra dollar:

If we offered second-chance drawings -- entries into bonus drawings for prizes of cash, merchandise, trips, etc. -- on all non-winning $1 Scratch-off games, would you play the $1 Scratch-off games more often?

Yes

No

Maybe, depends on the prizes

Doesn't sound like they're asking for another dollar, just ewould you play if......

I think they're j... [ More ]

Reply #7

CA LotteryGuy — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:04:16 GMT

KY Floyd....is the above your opinion of the Powerplay option with Powerball

Reply #6

justxploring — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:08:38 GMT

BTW, did you tell the company how much you appreciated the ice bucket or did you tell them politely to place it up their ice ?

DoubleDown, ya never know, it might come in handy someday. My toilet's been backing up lately.

Reply #5

justxploring — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:01:22 GMT

Agree. That was my thinking on the subject. If they offer a free second chance, by asking players to mail their tickets to the lottery for a later drawing, the player has nothing to lose. Not sure if I'm allowed to copy this on LP, but this is what prompted my poll, although I was referring to all the lottery games. In this case, they are not asking for more money, which I incorrectly stated when I began the above poll. From Florida's web site:

If we offered second-chance drawings -- ent... [ More ]

Reply #4

Coin Toss — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:26:28 GMT

From a marketing standpoint, the lotto looks at it as giving the bettors a chance to turn a losing ticket into a winner, of sorts.

Reply #3

KY Floyd — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:46:24 GMT

Let me make sure I understand correctly. For $1 I can buy a ticket and have a chance at the standard prize offered by a game. For another $1 the state is offering a chance at a secondary prize? Why would I spend twice as much money to not get twice as many tickets and twice as many chances at the real prize? It sounds like you already know it's a sucker bet.

Reply #2

Coin Toss — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:18:27 GMT

'No' for me. Illinois has these Second Chance drawings every so often, although there's no extra charge, it's always send in $30 in losing tickets for a chance to be in the drawing.

So far so good. Then the list of winners gets listed and it's the same old story:

Chicago

Chicago

Berwyn (Chicago area)

Chicago

Schaumburg (Chicago area)

Chicago

Chicago

Chicago

etc.....

(No offesne to the Chicago contingent here on LP, but it gets very for those of us Do... [ More ]

Reply #1

DoubleDown — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:17:20 GMT

Justxploring, my vote is yes.

If I win more money maybe I won't have financial problems later in life... LOL

BTW, did you tell the company how much you appreciated the ice bucket or did you tell them politely to place it up their ice ?

DD

Second Chance Drawings

justxploring — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:06:10 GMT

Although it was about scratch tickets, the Florida lottery recently had a poll asking if players would spend an extra dollar on a $1 ticket if the losing ticket was entered into a second chance drawing.

My question is for all games which is why I posted this in the discussion forum.

Fantasy 5 in Florida has EZ Match which pays up to $500 instantly. The ticket is a dollar and to play EZ match you add a dollar. (I never do.) PB is a little different, since paying a dollar for the mu... [ More ]