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Reply #38

Soledad — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 13:13:23 GMT

For those that just like to buy one, the one you think about before you go in the store, or the one that first catches your eye. Otherwise, if you know the store clerk, you can just find out if anyone bought like 6 in a row and wound up with nothing. Basically you're fighting with yourself for a few extra dollars that'll probably be gone by the end of the day. Maybe if your hand itches or something, might be a good sign. They retire many of those games before all the prizes are even finished, th... [ More ]

Reply #37

MzDuffleBaglady — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 17:28:02 GMT

I buy the newest tickets, and I purchase the $10 tickets, because, I normally win my money back, last month I did good, won $100 about 3 times, and $50 about 3 to 4 times.

Couple of months ago, I won big on pick 3, so I spent $100 on scratch off, bought 5 $20 tickets, didn't win nothing.

I buy scratch offs when I am playing with Missouri lottery money.

Good Luck.

Reply #36

Mo monie — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 17:07:00 GMT

Which part of VA is he in? I don't think there are too many winners in southern VA.

Reply #35

Aidan08 — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:41:54 GMT

Good for him! It is just not my thing I prefer online casinos. I am not saying my opinion is the right one, just stating it.

Reply #34

rcbbuckeye — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 23:28:37 GMT

Yeah, well, check out the story of the fellow in Virginia who won big on scratchers twice!

Of course it's pure luck. It's pure luck to hit ANY jackpot, draw or scratchoff.

Reply #33

Aidan08 — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 10:16:48 GMT

I don't believe in scratch-offs. It is pure luck and almost no chance of big wins.

Reply #32

fatcat38 — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 04:56:19 GMT

1in4 chances break even not for a number head

Reply #31

larry888 — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:59:12 GMT

I waste more money on scratch offs than I do cash3 or cash4 ....

Reply #30

CDanaT — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:47:42 GMT

The guy, any of you fans of scratch-off tickets, might want to look at is from TX. He goes by the name of ARPLATINUM is on youtube....This guy is scratching $200-$400 at a time and posting videos on an average of twice a day. He posts the entire session over about a 20 min video...He does come out ahead occasionally and he does lose more on a regular basis but it is entertaining if you are a scratcher fan.

Reply #29

Rushingwind$ — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:33:31 GMT

In my case, when c3 or c4 is in a dry run, then scratchers are beneficial in such times. I like the 10's( numbers 13,24,-27) and 20's ( numbers 0-3)

GL LP

Reply #28

str8ca$hhomie — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 06:24:04 GMT

That's definitely sound strategy especially for those who choose to buy a roll at a time.

Reply #27

PrisonerSix — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 02:00:36 GMT

I don't buy them often, but when I do buy them, I go for the ones with the most prizes remaining, and I usually buy 3 or 4 of the same ticket at a time.

It's easy these days to check which tickets have the most prizes left, using either the lottery website or lottery app on my Android phone.

Reply #26

Karen Nathan — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:58:15 GMT

Which State do you live in? In my State Of Florida, a WHOLE book of $5 scratchers is $1500. Not $250. $250 in Florida will not even get you a whole book of $1 tickets. A whole book of $1 tickets is $300 in Florida.

Reply #25

str8ca$hhomie — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:32:51 GMT

The secret of playing in the scratch-off game is to follow the game details as to which of the top prizes is still remaining

Reply #24

db101 — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:56:20 GMT

Once in a blue moon I buy one, and like others here have said I also stick with one of the low dollar types. I dont think there's anything the lottery could change about them that would make them more appealing to people who arent interested in them. It's like pickles on a burger -- some people like them, some don't.

Reply #23

Stat$talker — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:34:53 GMT

..and stay away from FLEAmarketz...

Reply #22

jarasan — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:25:50 GMT

Sometimes you get an itchy so you gotta scratchy....

Reply #21

lakerben — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 03:26:42 GMT

I've seen people who buy the whole roll of tickets

Reply #20

Stat$talker — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 03:18:33 GMT

I've only bought 1 scratch-off ticket once..over 10 yrs ago.. It was a $2. Jumbo somethinother .. they also come in $5. and $20.prices I believe.. but there's Nooo way I'm gonna pay THAT much for an inevitable disappointing thrill... I'm too frugal for that..although I do ask other players I encounter if they ever win anything from the types of scratch-offs they buy.. Most say Yea ..

I won $100., cashed it, and left the store immediately.. never bought another one since..cause THAT'S REALLY G... [ More ]

Reply #19

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 02:47:31 GMT

LOL. There is no way on God's green earth I would drop 2 or 3 hundred dollars or more on any lottery tickets.

If and when I buy a scratcher it's almost always just one.

I checked earlier today (I keep records), so far this year I bought 17 tickets and won all of $7.

Most books here pay back anywhere from 40% to 50%.

Reply #18

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 02:37:57 GMT

LOL. Timing is everything, eh?

Congrats on your win

Reply #17

MsBee18 — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 02:14:38 GMT

Are you one to buy the whole pack or one or two? Here in Florida we don't have minimums, but most of our full books pay back less than half.

Reply #16

lakerben — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 01:25:50 GMT

After reading this I bought a $2 scratch off today and won $40.

Reply #15

lottofan21 — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 16:15:11 GMT

Thanks Ashley I live in NC and rarely play scratch offs b/c I almost never win. The last few years I only buy them for xmas and birthday presents. Now I will try your way and see if that brings me better luck.

Good luck to us all

Reply #14

rcbbuckeye — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 16:05:45 GMT

When I get the itch to scratch (get it? LOL), I always check how many top prizes are left, the overall odds on the ticket, and the guaranteed prize amounts in a pack (ie: $500 pack, for me it has to have guaranteed at least $250 prizes in a pack). My biggest problem with scratchers in Texas is the state is huge. If a game only has 4 top prizes, there's a lot of real estate for those top prizes to be in. So, I usually just stick with draw games.

Reply #13

MillionsWanted — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 12:14:23 GMT

Play scratch-offs a couple of times a week. Usually wins back 50-70%. Enough to keep me going for the larger prizes later.

Reply #12

GiveFive — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 12:06:46 GMT

The thing about scratch-offs is they're a you get what you get kind of thing. They're just like QP's in that a player doesn't get to chose anything. I never buy QP's either.

The other thing I dislike about scratch-offs is unless you've checked the most recent report issued by your state's lottery that shows how many of the top prizes are still available, players don't know if they can win the top prize or not when they buy the ticket. Even if they have checked the report, that's no a guarant... [ More ]

Reply #11

lakerben — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 03:47:53 GMT

The last scratcher I won and I bought it for $3 .

Not bad.

Reply #10

Lottomeister — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 03:09:39 GMT

Waste of money

Reply #9

rcbbuckeye — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 12:34:29 GMT

I rarely buy scratchoffs. So far this year I bought 15 tickets, none over $5. I watch my spending carefully and if I'm buying even a $5 ticket every day that adds up pretty quickly. I check Texas's lottery website to see where the winning tickets have been sold and I watch a couple You Tube guys that post videos scratching tickets, (favorite one is Fixin To Scratch).

I think the biggest draw to scratchoffs is the instant gratification. That does nothing for me. I like buying a ticket for a dr... [ More ]

Reply #8

reddog — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 12:29:09 GMT

I used to buy scratch-offs in N.C. and used to have real good luck with them. Starting about three years ago NC started printing a gazzilion cards of the same new ones that would come out. So in saying that, prizes won came far and in-between. So now I don't buy them anymore.

Reply #7

GiveFive — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 11:52:59 GMT

As for me personally, I only buy scratch-offs during the Christmas holidays. Usually two or three new holiday scratch-offs come out and I buy those as Christmas gifts for family members. G5

Reply #6

lottologix — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 23:53:00 GMT

I have not baught a scratcher in years. However there was a spreadsheet floating around the net for scratch offs. All it did was show you which ones had the better odds of hitting something based on the prizes won and the number of prizes left with the total number of tickets to be printed. The thing is it could be reproduced but it only gave the player better odds to the right of the decimal point. The part the sheet creator did not tell you is that you half to buy your tickets at the outlet th... [ More ]

Reply #5

parlayman — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 20:27:41 GMT

Hi Kate, glad you joined the team here! I'm enjoying your articles. Good Job!

About Scratchers - My truth is that my family buys $10 worth of $1 tickets every week. We really aren't trying to get rich off scratchers, we're just using them for a little weekly entertainment. Our state switched over to automated machines where the entire front of the machine is an electronic display. On that display, I look for the tickets that have a little NEW banner on them. We like the new scratchers because... [ More ]

Reply #4

Think — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 20:09:51 GMT

I really don't play scratchers much anymore. However, even though I know the math behind them is all the same some of them do catch my eye.

There were some $5 ones in Michigan...I believe they were called something along the lines of Twice Lucky double play and Break The Bank double play and they had scratch tickets on the front and rip tickets on the back. Otherwise there was a $3 ticket that had circles on the front that I played even though I don't like the $3 prize structure that much.... [ More ]

Reply #3

ashleyaddams — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 18:41:53 GMT

In NC

I like to get the new tickets on the day they come out (Here its the 1st Tuesday of the month) you win relatively small 20$ to $60, especially if they cost 10$ to $20 dollars. After about 5 days of release they can start winning bigger $100 to $500 payouts.

when they 1st come out 1-10 are the better numbers to grab (bottom of all tickets have a number) after they have been out the 20 through 29 seem to have higher payouts. Then if they have been out a while 11-19.

I ONLY purchase

Reply #2

Big Joey — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 18:35:38 GMT

I normally buy a whole $5.00 book for $250.00 at a grocery store, or liquor store.

Reply #1

cottoneyedjoe — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 18:28:10 GMT

Though I rarely buy them, I gravitate toward the crossword style scratchers, even though there's no skill involved. It's kind of funny to reveal the oddball words they've chosen. $2 is the most I'd spend on it.

Tell Lottery Post what you think about scratch-offs! 

Kate — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 18:06:31 GMT

Hello Lottery Post!

We re curious about what sorts of scratch-off games you gravitate toward. For example, when you re at the store in front of the ticket cabinet, what sorts of things are you evaluating before making a purchase, assuming you don t know how may prizes are left in a game?

Personally, I like to find a game that checks off the most boxes on my list a reasonable top prize for the value of the ticket, ones that look like they take a little longer to play but are not too involv... [ More ]