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How exactly are lottery scratchers numbered in CAReply
Instead of asking your state have you tried asking the ticket printing companies instead? I know There are two or 3 companies that print the tickets for all the states. Michigan uses Pollard Bank Notes. I don't know who prints the California tickets. If you know who prints the tickets for your state try asking them although I suspect I know the reply they will give you.
Apr 29, 2023, 4:19 pm - Think - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

How exactly are lottery scratchers numbered in CAReply
Sorry to split this up but I didn't want to exceed the time limit again. As far as how the winners are distributed per pack I can tell you that over the last 20 or so years that I have been reading this site that the packs work something like this If there are 3 big winners then the first big winner is in the first 3rd of the tickets and the second one is in the second 3rd with, of course, the third winner being in the third 3rd to avoid getting 2 big winners in the same book.
Apr 28, 2023, 11:45 am - Think - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

How exactly are lottery scratchers numbered in CAReply
No, I was referring to multiplying the book number by 30. If the first number is the book number you would multiply by 30 because in your example there were 30 tickets per book. In Michigan and a lot of other states the numbers on the bottom are xxx-xxxxxxxx-xxx with the first set being the game number and the second set being the book number and the third set is the ticket number in that particular book. So in a lot of states You multiply the overall odds by the overall number of prize
Apr 28, 2023, 11:35 am - Think - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

How exactly are lottery scratchers numbered in CAReply
I did did not look to see how California does it Edit: I just looked at the examples on the California website and I am guessing that California does book number and ticket number while leaving off the game number. So yyyyyyyy-zzzz my guess is y is the book number and z is the ticket number. Otherwise if you are familiar with the way California does the numbering and you know you are correct then your retailer may have a pack of earlier tickets that have not been selling o
Apr 27, 2023, 2:04 pm - Think - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum