Do you win more often on the first and last ticket of the roll?

Reply #5

Hysteria — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 02:22:00 GMT

I assume we are discussing $10 tickets and higher.

I'm usually cautious playing the very last ticket on a book from a bin. I usually ask the clerk behind the counter what number a ticket is on before I decide to buy from a bin. Wouldn't surprise me if I caused myself a decent payday because of my apprehension.

The biggest win of my lottery scratching career ($1,000) came on the very last ticket of a scratch packet. However I have won $500 on tickets on the early side of a book (#008) and t... [ More ]

Reply #4

GetReal720 — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 12:59:29 GMT

I used to favor the front of the roll, I really felt I did better there. I had winners that appeared to be fairly

mixed in the packs but it seemed like the first 10 or so tickets (of a $20 roll anyway) payed a lot better and

a lot bigger prizes. Most of my $500 wins were on tickets in the first 10 or so of the roll. I have also hit $500's

a bit further back, maybe early 20's.

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Reply #3

dr65 — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:26:54 GMT

I've had plenty of winners on the numbers with the black square - that is the first and last ticket in

the pack.

Randomly playing tickets instead of standing and playing out a pack or buying up to 5 or 10 of the

same ticket is the way I play.

I can't say that given the choice between a first or last ticket and a ticket in the teens range or mid-

twenties that I'd go every time for the first or last. I just haven't found that the ratio is higher when

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Reply #2

MattfromPA — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 04:27:44 GMT

First tickets have all been gone lately so can't tell. Hadn't been so good though.

Last tickets always lose on $10 tickets from my experience. On a $20 they sometimes win. $5 tickets more often they do not win.

Reply #1

LottoMetro — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 01:02:40 GMT

End of the roll for me. I have found that, statistically, around 54% of winners are in the second half of the roll. This makes sense as the lottery wouldn't want all the winners to be claimed upfront, but at the same time they wouldn't want an unfair skew. The difference is too insignificant for the player to tell.

Can't speak to the black square theory, I don't believe that is true since it would give an unfair advantage to players who can identify it. Would probably need to buy a lot of ran... [ More ]

Do you win more often on the first and last ticket of the roll?

morgothaod — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:37:44 GMT

I seem to win more often when the ticket number has a black square next to it. I'm not sure if it's a coincidence. I guess I would expect to lose more by buying tickets elsewhere on the roll because I am playing more times. However, I want to say my win rate has been over 50% on the $20 tickets at the beginning or end of the roll. Thoughts