Idaho Lottery - largest payout for least invested?

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uRabbit — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 02:18:22 GMT

So the best payout to dollars spent is probably the pull-tabs

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Stack47 — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:57:57 GMT

The odds against winning $100 in PB is 13,644 to 1 and that's by matching 3 numbers plus the bonus ball. If you're trying to match 4 numbers to win $100 it's 19,030 to 1 odds. To win $300, you'll need an 3 of those hits. I'm not sure if there is a game with worse odds than PB.

The odds against winning $300 in most pick-3 games is 999 to 1 playing a 50 cent straight/box ticket. As for scratch-offs and pull tabs, check the state lottery website and see the odds against winning $300. Most $1 scr... [ More ]

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RJOh — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:41:47 GMT

The odds of winning a jackpot or a lower tier prize for the online games are on the back of their play slips.

Idaho Lottery - largest payout for least invested?

uRabbit — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:05:35 GMT

Hi all. I am SURE this has been asked countless times, but it seems as though I cannot find it (via Google or forum search). I am trying to figure out Idaho Lottery's 'best bet'. I don't care how much the jackpot is. I just want to know what the best payout for the least invested is. I guess it would be a ratio.

Say, for instance, I buy a $1 pull-tab with a jackpot of $300, that only 2 people win. But, the chances of winning that $300 jackpot is better than playing, say, the PowerBall. How... [ More ]