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• junior123

  

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  Mar 1, 2006, 8:38 pm

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  Well i just want to know how the NYC take 5 works because NJ and other states offer higher jackpot for example if i get all the five numbers in nyc u get an estimated of 80-100 thousand dollars in other states they offer higher like nj today is 520,000 can someone tell me how it works plz
  
• JimmySand9

  

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  Mar 1, 2006, 9:52 pm

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  The reasons are numerous, and interesting.

  1. Take Five has 39 numbers, Jersey Cash 5 has 40.
  2. Take Five's jackpot pool is 10% of sales. In NJ, it's 26.5% of sales.
  3. Take Five has a Match 2 prize of a free ticket. In NJ, you get nothing.
  4. Take Five pays out more for 3/5 than in NJ. For example, $22 is what one typically gets for 3 in NY, in NJ it's about half that.
  5. Most importantly, Jersey Cash 5's jackpot rolls over when it's not won ("another day, another big jackpot"), while Take Five's jackpot rolls down to the 4/5 winners when there's no 5/5 winner.
     

  I think the only similarity between Take Five and Jersey Cash 5 is the 4/5 prize. They both hover around $500.
  

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