Tips for winning

Reply #31

PaPlayer412 — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:06:26 GMT

To the player who won 50 but got hrn or hun on ticket. That in my town is 100 dollar winner. I heard a story a actor from the saporanos

matched the number 15 but the number spelled out underneath the number twlve. for 12.

he ended up sewing the lottery, the ticket said he one at least 100,000. So watch out for misprints

Reply #30

willwinall — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:49:25 GMT

Hi everyone,

I am new at this website and at playing scratch-off and the information here is great. I bought (2) $10

(1) $5 and (1) $3 and I won $5 from the $5 card.

I know it takes time but I will post all of my winnings throught the next few months, because I made a budget of $200 per month for my scratch-offs and lotto tickets.

thanks again to all of you for sharing and may all you win as much as your heart desires

Reply #29

Instyle — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:46:05 GMT

Thanks for sharing your experience. Good luck and take care

Reply #28

hamlet79 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:36:23 GMT

first i want to say hi to everyone and i am glad i found this site. great tips!! i never thought of like looking and remebering the numbers on tickets i have one. all tips appreciated. i just starting playing again been a long time since i played. i had a friend tell me a guy buys a whole roll or half roll of the $10 and said he said you either get your money back or more but you could also take a lost but get atleast half your money back depending on the roll. i am in sc by the way. i finally s... [ More ]

Reply #27

PrisonerSix — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:33:38 GMT

The only scratch offs I play are the ones that have a second chance drawing. That way even if I lose, I still have another chance. The best I've done on one of those is I won $100 on the second chance drawing, and that was the old Powerball game show ticket.

Reply #26

jessicalelle — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:19:49 GMT

IMO scratch offs are the most boring gambling game. Its totally random.

Reply #25

Keystone — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:39:20 GMT

Keep an eye on the ticket numbers that you win on. Sometimes there are hot portions of a book; they tend to vary depending on what denomination ticket you buy. On some instant games in some states, the same ticket number or within 1-5 tickets of a particular number tend to win a nice prize on most books. If there are ticket hawks in the store, then beware; this is especially true from Thursday afternoon through Sunday, and around the first of the month when people get checks. Monday through Wedn... [ More ]

Reply #24

soothsayer — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:54:38 GMT

Attention all scratch-off players, the holidays are approaching and most states will have tickets designed for this time. Remember my tips and be patient. Play smart and hope you all have the best of luck

Reply #23

soothsayer — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:46:43 GMT

You're welcome

Reply #22

Set4life — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:57:56 GMT

Damn thanks for the tips soothsayer

Reply #21

JackpotWanna — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:23:48 GMT

Just buy one ticket.

Reply #20

Vergie6 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:27:17 GMT

Actually the store clerk in this instance had validated the tickets and that was why I called the lottery headquarters and the clerk called from her store too and we were both told that the lottery people had not done their paper work on the roll of tickets before it left them...whatever that meant but in a couple of hours they called me and they called the clerk and told us I would be able to cash it then and I did......never had that happen before but have had one not validated before and had

Reply #19

Shawn67 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:11:38 GMT

As a general rule, I don't really think it makes a difference either way. The state prints a set number of tickets and distributes them among all retailers in the state. If there is a high population, you run a higher risk of someone else winning, and if you live in a low population state you'd all be searching for the big winner and would have to purchase more tickets in order to find it. Obviously my theories might be way off base though as I can't seem to win anything but free tickets on scra... [ More ]

Reply #18

pumpi76 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:47:30 GMT

got question about this one...Don't you think that state with smaller population you have better odds of fairing better than state with bigger population....I think states with bigger population need to increase the number of payouts on compensate for their bigger population so that then can be even out with state that have smaller population...

Reply #17

Shawn67 — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:18:37 GMT

As a general rule, this is not a good idea. I have personally known poeple who have done this several times, and have also read about many people who have done this. In all cases, the most anyone ever did was win back 50%-70% of their money. With that being said however, there is always the chance that the pack you buy might have the big winner in it, in which case you would profit. It's a risk no matter how you look at it. Your best bet would be to play no more than 2 tickets at a time, and wal... [ More ]

Reply #16

Sixter — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:30:31 GMT

I am guilty of buying those $1 and 2$ tickets and have never won more than a Free Ticket are a few dollars! In fact I am loosing my a## playing anything here in the Georgia Lottery! I feel that the Lottery people do know where and control where the winning tickets go! Hey, its a business and it's not designed to loose money but to make money! But, I will keep playing hoping, as everyone does to hit the Big One one day! Like they say if you don't play, you wont win! The info in this Post is reall... [ More ]

Reply #15

neverwins — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:18:38 GMT

This seems to be the key thing that used to stop me from winning anything! I used to buy them all the time and then after reading the tips on here I stopped, and what do you know, I've won more than I usually do by buying the moe expensive ones!

Amanda

Reply #14

soothsayer — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:17:41 GMT

All states do the same thing. Many times they will advertise a game under an old name with a twist, such as you stated, yet these games are never identical. The odds, payouts, etc. are different. Only the appearances are similar. As for cashing a non-validated winning ticket, been there, done that. LOL. I guess some store clerks do get busy and forget what they are doing.

Reply #13

JackpotWanna — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:10:23 GMT

Avoid $1 and $2 scratch offs. Its not worth it.

Reply #12

soothsayer — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:57:02 GMT

I certainly hope so. Please play smart and maybe we can change that name after all !!! Remember that patience is a virtue.

Reply #11

JackpotWanna — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:33:39 GMT

Thanks for sharing. Lots of good info.

Reply #10

neverwins — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:27:21 GMT

soothsayer - i try to be!! i'm actually pretty unlucky when it comes to these things, but i've actually been doing alright lately. Must be something to do with the great tips!!

Amanda

Reply #9

Vergie6 — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:09:21 GMT

Here is NC we had a $10 ticket called Cash Spectacular and I won lots of times on it and $50 and $100 several times but it is gone now and we have one that took it's place called $130 million blockbuster and it doesn't win worth a flip. You win chances to mail it for $50,000 for life and that comes up a lot. I kept my losing tickets and when I got to $140 worth I quit buying it.

Also we had a $5 one called Big ol Bucks that won really good and then when it expired they came out with Jingle B... [ More ]

Reply #8

soothsayer — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:27:00 GMT

Thank You Very Much Amanda !!! And I'm sure you are much better than your screenname

Reply #7

neverwins — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:44:07 GMT

well soothsayer, thats a good return on your investment so far!!

Amanda

Reply #6

soothsayer — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:14:54 GMT

Here in SC we do not have vending,only counter sales. Besides, a friendly clerk will talk!!! Please use these tips and you will win. SC has some new $5 tickets and I have won a $500 winner and two $100 already,and have only spent $30. Good Luck.

Reply #5

Idesire$ — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:37:40 GMT

Will look at this to you guys no its a saying that if you buy tickets out the vending machine for lottery you have a better chance at winning. So that will entitle you to better tickets that the counter clerk is not keeping count of. LOL try it and see what happens.

Reply #4

Instyle — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:06:05 GMT

I have better luck with scratch offs than any lottery game. I did a test once and spent $20 (each)to play cash3, cash 4 and fantansy five, along with the scratchoff. Over a period of a month, I actually won more money with the stratch offs. Fantansy 5 (I have a system for that one too)was the next best results. Keep in mind I follow my strategy. My minimu ticket to purch is $5.00 and I try to buy 2 or nor more than 3 at one time. I watch they type of scrta. off to buy, because that has a lot to

Reply #3

neverwins — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:46:23 GMT

Wow, they are some great tips.

I've always been a $1 and $2 person, but I might start purchasing the more expensive scratch-offs to try and give myself a better chance!

You guys who are posting the tips, do you seem to do well using these tips?

Amanda.

Reply #2

soothsayer — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:37:13 GMT

Yessss...u b stylin alright. I also try to avoid the weekend rush . I usually like to play on Sunday morning or midday. Lots less players. Also I like to play $5 or $10 tickets. Mostly $10, but will on some occasions play some of the $2 tickets. depending on how I feel that day. As for the less popular tickets, I only play those with the best odds/higher payout. Ticket sales have to reach a certain point before the Lottery will print (release) those bigger winning tickets. Here in SC many retail... [ More ]

Reply #1

Instyle — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:25:00 GMT

Hey Sayer, Those are good strategies and I use the all. Here's a few more that I've learned in playing scratch-offs. Im in Ga, so that may make a difference if some of these do not make sense to you.

1.) never buy scratch-offs on the weekend. When people get paid on Friday's that all they do, hit the stores and buy scratch-offs. Some stand there and scrtach in the store until they have scratch off all winning tickets, then they move on to another store.

2. My minium is $5.00 tickets, no le... [ More ]

Tips for winning

soothsayer — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:50:43 GMT

Here are some tips / strategies to use when playing scratch-off tickets: 1) Do your homework,check for any information about specific games. This means going to lottery website( if available ) or contacting them directly. When gathering info keep in mind such things as odds,prizes,etc. For example,hypothetically only,I would go to lottery website to check out a new ticket just made available this week.I would find the link which gives all odds for this particular ticket.Ok,here it is,hmmm... $10... [ More ]