Would you buy a $100 scratch ticket?

Reply #33

Stormiela — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:28:04 GMT

Can't say I would. Too much too lose and even if the odds are good, somebody's gotta lose.. I'm still hesitant to buy $20 tickets. Only bought one once (won $25) and am always seeing people buy, sctrach, look disappointed, and then throw away those tickets in the stores. Very discouraging.

Reply #32

RL-RANDOMLOGIC — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:27:18 GMT

N-O-P-E!

RL

Reply #31

justxploring — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:53:12 GMT

No, I would never pay $100 for one ticket. Once I bought some Florida raffle tickets (think it was in 2007) when there was a July 4th drawing. $20 each. Didn't win anything and said never again. I prefer losing my money at a much slower rate. LOL

Reply #30

ekem6078 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:27:37 GMT

I'm to tight to play a 20.00 scrath off lol. When I don't get anything from a 10.00 ticket I'm mad as hell lmao. I know if they did come out with a 100.00 ticket, they would have some big winning tickets(but no mill) when it first come out, just to get you into playing em. alot. After that , it will slack off alot. I don't like em. and I dont think their are that many big winning tickets on a roll. But I'ts all about timing.

Reply #29

dk1421 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:01:38 GMT

I've tried a few $20 ones and some $10. I haven't won a thing. So no, I wouldn't waste my money on a $100 one.

Reply #28

Dizz — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:33:24 GMT

Not sure, I would wait and monitor the sales or the wins on the website and see how theyre doing. Not a good idea to buy a stale product, as you could buy 20 tickets and never win a dime because the winning packs are sitting stale in a lower income area where no one is buying. With prize amounts like that, you would probablly have more than average amount of tickets in circulation. I would consider the amount of tickets in circulation, and the number of prizes.

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Reply #27

mcginnin56 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:46:14 GMT

It's onlyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...............................................................................Money. Can't take it with you.

Reply #26

psykomo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:59 GMT

with sully16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no way $100 stratch survive !!

G@@D LUCK $2$ POEERBALL....

Reply #25

rdgrnr — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:51:00 GMT

Sorry 'bout that, dallas.

Dam poachers.

I like mine fried in butter.

Reply #24

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:31:48 GMT

LOL.... thanks alot Ridge I almost spit out my water on the monitor.....

Reply #23

rdgrnr — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:06:53 GMT

Well thank ya, mrsinful, I'm beholden to ya.

Reply #22

nsv314 — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:01:06 GMT

Ohio is at least considering a $50 scratch off.

They presented the idea to a focus group I participated in a few months ago.

Reply #21

LottoGuyBC — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:42:48 GMT

only if the odds is 1:1

Reply #20

mrsinful — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:56:33 GMT

You trip me out rdgrnr. You make me smile. Thanks.

To answer the question , no I would not buy a 100 dollar ticket. A roll would be 3 tickets, lol. ticket 000-loser,001-loser-002-loser.

That would suck.

Reply #19

rdgrnr — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:28:23 GMT

Who are these poachers everybody is talking about?

Disgruntled short order cooks from Waffle House

Reply #18

Tnplayer805 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:56:56 GMT

This question was raised several years ago and my opinion hasn't changed. A $100 scratcher would have to be a special ticket in the sense that it couldn't take on characteristics of the normal $5,$10, or $20 denomination. Some states have tried tickets in the past where the overall odds are 1:1. WHAT? 1:1!!! Yes, 1:1; however, you aren't going to like what I say next. The prizes would start at (likely) $20 or $30 and go up from there. So, in other words, you wouldn't drop $100 and leave empty ha... [ More ]

Reply #17

HoLeeKau — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:16:38 GMT

If I had enough money to throw $100 away on a lottery ticket, I would have enough money that I wouldn't need the dream of playing the lottery.

Reply #16

mcginnin56 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:32:11 GMT

Excellent point James1!

We don't need herds of poachers hanging out at every convenience store.

Goodbye $100 scratch ticket, you will never see the light of day.

Reply #15

Coin Toss — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:19:00 GMT

Would you buy a $100 scratch ticket?

With winnings of at least double that from another game, maybe, but never right out of the pocket.

Reply #14

dr65 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:45:26 GMT

lmaooo! That is so true, didn't think of that. People just might kill for next tickets. The poachers and the

poached.

Maybe not a good idea afterall.

Reply #13

James1 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:29:03 GMT

Yes Ill buy them but they wont ever have $100 scrathers with GOOD (1 in 2) odds because clerks would buy them and there would be many poachers by the machine who jump on the next ticket if they see 2 losers in a row

Reply #12

mcginnin56 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:09:46 GMT

Agreed. If you followed my response previous to your comment, I believed that there should be a MINIMUM cash prize of $150-200, with 1:2 odd's on

a $50 million dollar first prize tier. (Ideally three 50 mill. prizes, 10 $1 mill. prizes). These are of course hypotheticals only.

Reply #11

garyo1954 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:54:24 GMT

Add a 0 to the $5 and I MIGHT consider it for Christmas, RJOh.

Reply #10

RJOh — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:20:28 GMT

I think a $100 scratch-off would have to guarantee a winner on every tickets if nothing more than $5 and that would still be like buying a $95 scratch-off and winning nothing but the players wouldn't feel as stupid.

With some games continuing to raise the cost of their tickets it seems the states are just testing the limit of stupidity and greed of lottery players.

Reply #9

mcginnin56 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:28:06 GMT

As I began this forum with the hypothetical 1:2 odd's, and probably more realistically also at least 10 or more lower tier prizes of $1 million.

It would have to be a population rich state or multi-states as well, to sell the 10-20 million tickets necessary to generate those prize levels. Probably Mass CA or TX. The minimum prize, in my opinion shouldn't be just $100, more like $150-200. Just getting your money back for the ticket isn't winning.

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Reply #8

CDanaT — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:16:22 GMT

Probably would have to pass on that lil jewel.....too rich for my blood

Reply #7

dr65 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:02:21 GMT

I believe it's Texas with the $50 scratcher.

PA had a $25 ticket at one time, I liked that one.

I have to say I'd be willing to try a $100 ticket. The prizes and odds would have to be real good though..

none of this 1/4.80 crap or worse.

Reply #6

sully16 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:28:54 GMT

No, way to pricey.

Reply #5

TheRightPrice — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:47:23 GMT

No Way -Jose- Actually I don't buy scratchers often.

Reply #4

rdgrnr — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:26:49 GMT

Probably not.

I'd really feel like I got took if I didn't get anything back on a $100 ticket.

And you know they'd have to sell a hell of a lot of losing tickets before they even put that $50 million ticket out there.

Reply #3

mcginnin56 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:37:33 GMT

Alright Artemis! I admire your courage.

With the odd's of 1:2, I would consider buying two ticket's, to hopefully guarantee me walking away with something.

Reply #2

skalawa — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:36:47 GMT

I would take a shot, I would probably buy it more than once for however long it was running.. Would be great if it offered at least 3 main jackpots(50 mil) and maybe 10(1mil) second prizes

Reply #1

Artemis — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:26:20 GMT

Sorry to say, I probably would - ONCE. The odds would have to be close to what you posted above though

Would you buy a $100 scratch ticket?

mcginnin56 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:16:17 GMT

If a state came out with this pricey gem, would you consider parting with a C note?

Obviously for that amount the odd's should be at least 1:2 of getting any prize. Let's say the jackpot was for $50 million, with second third prizes of $500,000 $250,000 and many more smaller cash prizes.

I believe the current highest price for a scratcher is $50 (I heard this while watching How the lottery changed my life last Sunday). I didn't catch what state(s).

Any takers