Florida's Billion Dollar Blockbuster v GRT or ??

Reply #20

skeptic — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:12:03 GMT

Biggy - I can't believe it !!!!! Did you get one roll at a time at different places ?? I usually buy mine at 4 different places - this time I bought from two different Publix - check it out on post your winnng tickets - I'm just putting two wins ......

Man I feel sorry you got squat - wonder if the OLD rolls that are a bitch to scratch have more losers then - the reorders - at least here they are much easier to scratch .... and seem to have more wins ....

When did you buy and go through th... [ More ]

Reply #19

OldSchoolHits — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:07:33 GMT

Biggy, I say this in good humor but......you'll never find a $200 winner on BDB because that isn't one of the available prize levels. HA!!! That game does give you the best odds at hitting a grand, though....although I've never hit one.

BDB is best for hitting a hundred bucks (although only slightly better than other games) and gives you the best odds at a thousand bucks. And of course the million....other than that, you're looking at 1:545 for hitting $500......compare that to odds of 1:196... [ More ]

Reply #18

BiggyRich — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:17:30 GMT

I myself have bought 3-4 BDB books, ALL losers :( I have spent over $3000-4000 on rolls and never ever even seen a $200 winner

Reply #17

bigboy90000 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:55:44 GMT

Planning a trip to Florida line for a few books of BDB boy I hate the 3 hour drive.

Reply #16

mike cos — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:04:59 GMT

went into local gas station today asked what number on the new 25 ticket millionaire she say 39 the last in the roll i said can you give me 000 and 001 she said no i left went to car thought and went back in i bought the last ticket and 000-001-002 low and behold 001 every scratch was a winner $$400.00 bucks then 002 was 25 bucks yeah boy i am over fifty of those new tickets but i am hitting fer sure...also hit on a couple of 20 buck hits on about 5 of those bloclbusters

Reply #15

Luckytreasure — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:45:41 GMT

Awesome! I also will only buy BDB and hopefully win big too! I just cannot buy as many tickets as you. I have only hit $1k twice both on $5 tix. Bought 3 BDB today and lost but I will keep on trying.

Reply #14

skeptic — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:22:17 GMT

Great HITS mike cos - James got something like that I think on the first roll out ? Anyway I told you I was gonna start playing BDB - got this puppy today - 3 ticks from 4 bins.

Reply #13

mike cos — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:08:21 GMT

i played florida new millionaire tickets i hit from 000--09 multiple times 1-500 1-400 5-100 2-125 but i am gonna stay away cause the last seven i bought were duds---be sensible when in the grip of buying multiple tickets its hard not to spend all your pocket money on them dam things good luck all

Reply #12

skeptic — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:03:54 GMT

don't try the soak trick !! I didn't think you were serious about it - it's just a gag - somone told me about it so dummy me tried it on one ticket - it wrinkled and curled up so bad I had to toss it ....

Reply #11

ambam — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:00:59 GMT

I know, but i used to buy these at 10 at a time and won nothing everytime. I know the odds are better for the big prize but it seems like there is twice as much duds. I stopped playing them like i used to because they were horrible, but with your statistics you got me to start again. Lol im going to try the soak trick. I also figured out that it alot harder to scratch with a quarter then it is with a penny because of the ridges on a quarter.

Reply #10

Luckytreasure — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:11:21 GMT

I bought a few today all losers except a $20 which meant nothing cuz I just bought another one. But it was easier to scratch today then the last time I bought a BDB.

Reply #9

skeptic — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:13:01 GMT

ambam - 3 losing tickets tell you nothing plus there isn't a $20 game that offers 74 $1M and 5 $10M prizes ...... if you're interested in TOP prize you have to go BDB - if you're interested in $20 - $500 (once in a while) prizes go GRT.

The way I get around the hard scratching part is I soak the tickets in warm soapy water for 30 minutes - wipe them down and they scratch like soft butter - no guarantees on this process LOL

Reply #8

ambam — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:47:42 GMT

I bought 3 straight loser BDB today. I cant stand scratching those tickets

Reply #7

OldSchoolHits — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:01:48 GMT

Now today there is another million dollar winner on BDB!! This time in Lady Lake, Florida....which is, you guessed it, 5 minutes away from Fruitland Park!!!!! It was sold at Circle K in the Villages--a HUGE retirement community.....

Reply #6

GetReal720 — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:22:23 GMT

I could only wish PA players had 1/10th the payout on their scracthers that Flordia does!

You guys are very very fortunate! I might go as far as to say that Flordia has the best scratchers in

the united states! Skeptic has won more then double this year then I will earn at my full time job before taxes!

I can say this, if I ever make it to florida in my life I'll be scratching like a mad man :)

P.S. congrats on all those $500 nuggets you've been finding Skeptic. I'm... [ More ]

Reply #5

RedStang — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:50:50 GMT

I scratched one of those BDBs so hard i slipped and put a gash across the number code on the bottom.

Reply #4

James1 — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:14:35 GMT

Its hard to scratch and kind of a turn off so I dont really play this ticket that much. on the other hand, i know several people who have done very well on this game

Reply #3

weshar75 — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:54:45 GMT

Good luck skeptic! I hope you get the ten million cash. A good way to end the year on a positive note!-weshar75

Reply #2

skeptic — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 02:38:13 GMT

Lucky - I know what you mean about scratching - it seems lately - maybe because of a reorder - they are easier to scratch - I use the end tip of a letter opener and it works like a charm. I did play a few BDB's today and yesterday - got a couple $100 stars and a few other $100 and smaller wins. BUT - if you are shooting for a BIG win instead of $100 wins on GRT or Nuggets or $500 (see how many I won this year - if I played BDB the same - who knows?)

A woman just won $1M on BDB at Publix here... [ More ]

Reply #1

Luckytreasure — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:56:18 GMT

I only used to play BDB and won more frequently than GRT. However I HATE playing BDB because the tickets are almost impossible to scratch. I keep track of winners and personally feel there would be more frequent winners if the remaining prizes truely still existed. I have wrote to Fl lotto asking the question why haven't there been more winners. They never gave me a real answer. But then again Maybe many out there are like me and don't play because the tickets are to hard to scratch. We did alre... [ More ]

Florida's Billion Dollar Blockbuster v GRT or ??

skeptic — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:45:40 GMT

A few friends of mine who play scratchers almost everyday and I got into a discussion about - BDB or GRT ?We looked at some statistics that you are probably aware of and as of today - BDB has 5 $10M and 73 $1M prizes left to win.

GRT has 2 $3M and 5 $500K prizes left to win.

Odds on the top BDB prizes : $10M 1 in 6,552,000 - $1M 1 in 546,000

Odds on the top GRT prizes : $3M 1 in 3,780,000 - $500K 1 in !,512,000

If you look at the odds on smaller prizes GRT might beat BDB only on a a... [ More ]