Research before buying Scratch-Offs

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NeedyNotGreedy — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:41:34 GMT

I do but it doesn't necessarily help my wins. Some games just suck by default no matter how pretty they look. Tennessee had 2 particular $5 games I could never win anything on, but another $5 game I had won consistently on.

I've been debating on the merits of buying over $10 tickets...but I prefer to stretch my $20 on several tickets than to blow it on 1 or 2 and then lose sleep wondering if the next one was a big one. Only to buy again and lose again lol. I've done a few $10 and $20 tickets... [ More ]

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ScratchSmarter — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 17:53:28 GMT

We NEVER EVER EVER buy a single ticket without doing research first. Unlike the pick number games - scratch off tickets have so much information on the lottery websites that you can SIGNIFICANTLY increase your odds of winning by just analyzing some data. You always want to know:

1) the overall odds of game - this will tell you how many tickets you should expect to buy in order to get even the smallest prize amount

2) if there any any top prizes remaining - yes the lottery sells tickets tha... [ More ]

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wallyjay — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 23:14:26 GMT

I always check the top prizes report on Mondays. I also never buy the tickets less than $10 and usually buy the higher ones. The cost is more but my return has been great.

Research before buying Scratch-Offs

QuickDrawDude — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 11:24:25 GMT

How many of you go to your state lottery website and do some research before buying Scratch-Offs? Does your state lottery website list the odds of winning and on sale date? Do you find this info helpful or do you just go and buy what you feel like buying at the retailer based on how much cash you have in your wallet