What's Your Strategy for Playing a New Draw Game?

Reply #6

HoLeeKau — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:26:49 GMT

I guess the only thing special about the first drawing is that it would make a great story if you won.

Reply #5

HoLeeKau — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:21:42 GMT

All of mine will be QP. No way I want to get stuck buying a ticket every draw (ie every day) just because I have the numbers memorized and would be really upset if they won when I didn't play. Yeah, I know. I have some wrong thinking, but I'm afraid I'm stuck with it.

Reply #4

HoLeeKau — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:19:37 GMT

That makes sense.

Reply #3

hypersoniq — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:38:43 GMT

For that first draw of the new game, I will play a single QP. Not from the kiosk, but from the prng in Python. No need to throw extra money at it, one line gets you in the game.

Reply #2

Brock Lee — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:38:38 GMT

if the jackpot rolls over, i wait until the jackpot is big enough to be worth my while. the probability of winning the jackpot is the same for every drawing, nothing special about the very first drawing.

scratchers are different because you don't want to play a game where the top prizes have already been picked off. your state's lottery website should publish that info. smart scratchers players check the website often to see which games are still good and which are duds.

Reply #1

OhSoClose — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:28:58 GMT

With scratchers, I think the rush to buy them comes from the belief that the lotteries front load the first batch with some decent winners because they want people saying Hey, I bought one of those new $30 Gimme Millions scratchers and won $200. I don't know if that's true or not, but it feels like that's what drives early buyers.

With the new draw game, they can't front load anything. The odds are fixed and hella steep, so the odds of a big win aren't going to be impacted by early play, IMO... [ More ]

What's Your Strategy for Playing a New Draw Game?

HoLeeKau — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:07:42 GMT

With the new Millionaire for Life game I'm trying to decide whether to spend a lot on the first draw, or wait a while. Do you think there's any chance the JP will be won right off? I know a few scratch buyers who always rush to buy new scratchers when they first come out, but haven't heard any opinions on draw games.