Tracking & Percentages

Reply #8

savagegoose — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:32:28 GMT

yeas for me the prob is i buy $1 's with spare change , i dont count $20 as spare change, i count it as living money. maybe ill try the $10 's 1st. but still thats the hook with cheap scratchies; poor odds, poor prizes, but pocket change pays for em.

Reply #7

Vergie6 — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:14:39 GMT

Be very careful with those...we just got our first one here in NC and I started out winning but now have lost more than won so stopped buying them

Reply #6

savagegoose — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:12:44 GMT

thanks man im going to start playing $20 scratchers, instead of the always lose option of $1 scrathcers i currently play.

Reply #5

Ice Man — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:03:38 GMT

i cant believe i spent almost 500 on mega - glad i started tracking. when you go to the store with 100 or 200 in winners saved up, its easy to just go - 20 for this, 20 for that couple of those etc.

from now on, $1 or $2 on mega. just not worth it. but the $20 instants ive done well on. a few $400 winners, had one where i got the WIN ALL symbol - i ran upstairs to my wife to tell her we may have just won a bundle, and every prize was $10 (x20) so still not bad but man....why tease like that

Reply #4

Ice Man — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:00:21 GMT

72.69% $20 instants 130 tickets

60.59% $10 instants 85 tickets

58.52% Little Lotto 270 tickets

53.45% $5 instants 58 tickets

43.14% $30 instants 17 tickets

30.43% Lotto 69 tickets

2.51% Mega Millions 478 tickets

Reply #3

diamondpalace — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:43:30 GMT

Interesting personal playing record.

Can you share me your sheet?

This year I have dropped the instant games, too many lossing strikes, even after I have read a lot of tips and tricks for it. It kills me that I have no control of the outcome, only destiny does. Into jackpot games now.

-dp

Reply #2

rdgrnr — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:07:31 GMT

Thanks Ice Man, very interesting.

Were your instant tickets roughly equivalent in number bought or amount spent

Reply #1

dr65 — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:58:34 GMT

Ice Man thanks for the run down.

Interesting.

Only 2 1/2% on Mega Millions? They can keep that game.

Tracking & Percentages

Ice Man — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:16:49 GMT

Ok folks, i might be crazy or spend too much time on this, but i have been tracking every dollar i spend on the lottery (all drawings and instants) to see just where the best paybacks really are. of course luck plays a part with large hits but i havent had that luxury other than a few multi hundred instant hits...

where i am at this year % wise is:

72.69% $20 instants

60.59% $10 instants

58.52% Little Lotto

53.45% $5 instants

43.14% $30 instants

30.43% Lotto

2.51% Mega Mi... [ More ]