figuring out how many Scratchers there are in a given game?

Reply #6

cottoneyedjoe — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 05:59:02 GMT

Are you trying to buy up all the remaining tix for a game that still has top prizes unclaimed?

I don't know about the Idaho lottery, but I know that with the California lottery, they update the scratchers pages when a prize is claimed , not when it is sold . That means it is possible for all the top prizes to be gone, even if the page reports that some are still unclaimed. The reason being that players might hold on to a winning ticket for a while before heading to a regional claims office.... [ More ]

Reply #5

Lostson — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 23:55:51 GMT

Thank you, I did call them and the website does NOT update and the math is correct. Apparently, they make an ass load off the $1.00 and $2.00 scratchers. So as mentioned earlier trying to find them all over the state is the big pain in the ass

Reply #4

cottoneyedjoe — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 20:36:55 GMT

Your math checks out, I got the same answer. To me that does not seem too high to have that many tickets left if they started with about 900K. Scratch offs are the best-selling lottery product in every state. The lottery can forecast how many are going to be bought based on past trends.

As to your other question, I doubt the ID lottery website refreshes the odds as various prizes are claimed (too much work for them, they won't even post number of claims of lower level prizes), but the best p... [ More ]

Reply #3

Lostson — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 20:08:01 GMT

Ok, I'm looking at the aforementioned Double Doubler ticket:

2 (top prizes to start) X 451650 (total odds for top prize) = 903,300 X .9657 (amount sold to date) = 872,317 then 903,300 - 872317 = 30,983

Soooo there are 30,983 tickets (for a $1.00 scratcher), still out there? Is that right? That seems extraordinarily high, is it possible they adjust the odds down on the website once one of the top prizes has been won?

LS

Reply #2

Stat$talker — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:37:08 GMT

Naah, just figure the formula out that tellz ya wheaa in whut areaz thoze 2 top prize will most likely be found..!!

Naaaah, there'z a task fa ya..

Reply #1

cottoneyedjoe — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 05:26:12 GMT

There's a really easy way to do this. Take this Idaho scratcher as an example https://www.idaholottery.com/games/scratch/single-deck-blackjack-2023

It says there are 2 top prizes and the odds of winning a top prize is 1 in 239800. All you need to do is multiply 2 and 239800 to get the total number of tickets in the game: 2 x 239800 = 479600.

Now, if it says 10% are sold, then 90% are left. So that's 0.9 x 479600 = 431640.

figuring out how many Scratchers there are in a given game?

Lostson — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 04:48:17 GMT

Ok, the Idaho lottery publishes on its website the number of winning prizes still available on each scratch-off lottery ticket, and as the particular ticket sells, they also publish the percentage of tickets sold. Lastly, they publish the odds.

So my question is? Can simple multiplication tell you how many tickets in a given run are still left? For instance, the currently high sold ticket is a $1.00 game called Double Doubler It is 96.74% sold out the overall odds are 4.37, and there are 164... [ More ]