Distribution of Winners in Instant Ticket Packs - How is it done?

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KY Floyd — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 06:00:36 GMT

For scratchers the necessary number of winning tickets have to be deliberately printed, so they're clearly not random in the same way winning tickets are for PB. As for minimum guarantees in each pack, they can easily do that while still making the position of winning tickets within each pack random. I'm also sure that it's a safe bet that the minimum guarantee is significantly below the average value of winners per pack. The purpose would just be to ensure that no pack is 100% losers even thoug... [ More ]

Distribution of Winners in Instant Ticket Packs - How is it done?

Ron5995 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 02:02:16 GMT

How are winners distributed in instant ticket packs?

Some lotteries guarantee a minimum dollar amount of winners in an instant pack. In those instances, obviously, the distribution isn't fully random. However, I suspect most, if not all, instant ticket packs aren't random; deterministic with the winners seeded using some method...

That's what I'm seeking some details about - how do instant ticket vendors seed winners?

While I doubt any lottery vendor insiders will reply (be great if any... [ More ]