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Quote: Originally posted by omiller315 on Jun 26, 2012
Agree. Rolls might help your odds to get to a $500, however even a $1K win most likely in a roll will net you a $600 profit. By no means bad, just spending on losers. Def a right place/time thing. I am back to just random purchases. Will be in Montco for a week starting Saturday, so I will nickel and dime down that way. I know next time I stop next to work, he will have some big winner hanging off a new roll Yeah well, figure you have to spend money to make it so its not all profit.
I'm done for a month if I don't win tonight, but probably is best to nickel and dime. Though your $1,000 on Casino Cash was from mass spending. Would be neat if we could split a roll sometime, because I can't afford a roll. I'm just losing too much right now. All 7 of the new $2 game lost today, as did my one Kings of Cash. Good luck..
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Quote: Originally posted by MattfromPA on Jun 26, 2012
I'm done for a month if I don't win tonight, but probably is best to nickel and dime. Though your $1,000 on Casino Cash was from mass spending. Would be neat if we could split a roll sometime, because I can't afford a roll. I'm just losing too much right now. All 7 of the new $2 game lost today, as did my one Kings of Cash. Good luck..
The $1K wasnt toally mass. I got 5 losers and went back the next day. One ticket was missing, so I got the next 5 and it won like $1200ish. Actually both $500 wins this year were purchases of 8 one time and 1 the other. Guess it doesn't pay to buy bulk.. I will split a roll with you sometime. I have no problem doing that. Probably best to do it the way I did yesterday and the way the other guy doesn't. Buy 5 at a shot and that way if there is a $500/$1000 winner we can stop. The store next to work puts the pack aside, so that way we can keep playing from it without interuption. Yesterday a few people saw me playing and asked what ticket it was. Thanksfully they didnt buy any cause he would have had to use my pack or the other guys since he only got 2 packs in. I am sure he got plenty more in today though.
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Quote: Originally posted by omiller315 on Jun 26, 2012
The $1K wasnt toally mass. I got 5 losers and went back the next day. One ticket was missing, so I got the next 5 and it won like $1200ish. Actually both $500 wins this year were purchases of 8 one time and 1 the other. Guess it doesn't pay to buy bulk.. I will split a roll with you sometime. I have no problem doing that. Probably best to do it the way I did yesterday and the way the other guy doesn't. Buy 5 at a shot and that way if there is a $500/$1000 winner we can stop. The store next to work puts the pack aside, so that way we can keep playing from it without interuption. Yesterday a few people saw me playing and asked what ticket it was. Thanksfully they didnt buy any cause he would have had to use my pack or the other guys since he only got 2 packs in. I am sure he got plenty more in today though.
I guess to me that is a lot, so I didn't find it nickle and dime. I will PM if I get the money. That would be fun.
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Quote: Originally posted by MattfromPA on Jun 26, 2012
I guess to me that is a lot, so I didn't find it nickle and dime. I will PM if I get the money. That would be fun.
True it wasn't nickel and dime. I was thinking you thought they were roll purchases. I am still annoyed with my mindset. I hesitate to spend $400 on a nice NAS server at home or smaller prices on golf clubs etc, but yet I had no problem taking it out for lottery tickets yesterday. I think it was just the early $20 fever and def won't be an all the time thing. Even when i go back to work and it is convenient to play, certainly cutting back. BTW I did get another Black tie yesterday also.. LOSER.lol
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This is unbelievable. I still haven't won anything on the new tickets. I think they've reached rock bottom - now nothing wins unless you get 10-20 of a ticket. No use writing the state again. If they won't listen, I will withhold my money.
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Quote: Originally posted by giotonia on Jun 26, 2012
@ Skeptic,
I have been winning lately rotating shops haven't don't a gas station one I'm not going back to anymore I noticed the retailer buying a ticket I ask for after I lost 5 in a row and he won it #001 he held it back for himself. I also dont play games unless they sre #001-099. Most retailer start from the end which starts at 250 I learnt my lesson buying the end. 10 straight all losers killed me. Now I starting to play a $10 games which I'm gaining but want to win more. I like 2 dollar but I'm tired buying 5 even 10 or more at a time just to gain. I just to scratch now I'm back to getting pissed off at mega and powerball, so I'm back to scratch-offs. I'm in Brooklyn we don't have a Publix.
Thanks for your response...your posts and others are very inspiring...I haven't been on LP in a long time so I'm loving this thread :)
I think Ny has the worst tickets or their just spread out alot. Most i hit on one ticket this year was 50$ on Lucky Tables.
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Hello everyone and good luck!!
I live in WA and I haven't seen one winner post anything on here so I'm curious to see if anyone knows or seen a winning scratch off from WA?? I play scratch offs mostly everyday and I haven't won anything more then a 100$ a couple times. Clerks tell me the best tickets to get are numbered from #000 to 020. Idk about other states but here 5$ tickets go from 000 to 049. 10$ tickets go the same. 20$ tickets 000 to #024 and the smaller $$ tickets go from #000 to #099 is it just me or does WA have the lowest percentage of winning?
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I wanted to say something about the new $20 PA instants...watch out, you've got 7 numbers to match at the top. The way they're lined up, you can
easily scratch 6 of them and think you got them all.....but the last one is pretty far over on some to the right. This is a prime reason to scan even when you
think you have a loser. Don't toss 'em, scan 'em...it only takes a second.
That irritated me a bit...PA up to the old: set the game up so they throw them away game again.
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Quote: Originally posted by dr65 on Jun 27, 2012
I wanted to say something about the new $20 PA instants...watch out, you've got 7 numbers to match at the top. The way they're lined up, you can
easily scratch 6 of them and think you got them all.....but the last one is pretty far over on some to the right. This is a prime reason to scan even when you
think you have a loser. Don't toss 'em, scan 'em...it only takes a second.
That irritated me a bit...PA up to the old: set the game up so they throw them away game again.
Hi, dr - yeah, I noticed that. I think my 2 are still "non-winning," but it is good to check. Notice the state never uses the term losing tickets. No one is fooled by their terminology. I think the stores may have a ticket hawk problem, but it isn't all that:
#000-001 Harley Davidson - lost
#000-002 Cash In - lost
#146-140 Triple Dynamite 777 - all lost, in the final 10 tickets
I'm trying 15 of the Triple Dynamite just to win on a new one, and then I stop. A number of factors are leading to trouble - bad tickets, ticket hawks, lack of luck, the area being cold all the time.
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Quote: Originally posted by RedStang on Jun 27, 2012
I think Ny has the worst tickets or their just spread out alot. Most i hit on one ticket this year was 50$ on Lucky Tables.
I agree I just lost $35 playing 3,000,000 Bonanza since the suppose to have the best chances in the 10 games. Yesterday I spend 30 in on retailer which I won't go back everything I bought the cashier took the ticket after, then she told me they lost 11 times in a row. So I went to my nearest Rite-Aid to the vending and won back 15 on ticket #13. I will be going back today for hopefully #001-012. Their games go backwards. I want a $500 ticket. Btw 3 top prizes left for that games they only give 4 top prizes. I'm thinking of play Set for life I keep seeing people win good prizes lately.
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Quote: Originally posted by giotonia on Jun 27, 2012
I agree I just lost $35 playing 3,000,000 Bonanza since the suppose to have the best chances in the 10 games. Yesterday I spend 30 in on retailer which I won't go back everything I bought the cashier took the ticket after, then she told me they lost 11 times in a row. So I went to my nearest Rite-Aid to the vending and won back 15 on ticket #13. I will be going back today for hopefully #001-012. Their games go backwards. I want a $500 ticket. Btw 3 top prizes left for that games they only give 4 top prizes. I'm thinking of play Set for life I keep seeing people win good prizes lately.
Ill be in NY next week, Im guessing from what you guys are saying i should stay far away from NY scratch offs
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Quote: Originally posted by dr65 on Jun 27, 2012
I wanted to say something about the new $20 PA instants...watch out, you've got 7 numbers to match at the top. The way they're lined up, you can
easily scratch 6 of them and think you got them all.....but the last one is pretty far over on some to the right. This is a prime reason to scan even when you
think you have a loser. Don't toss 'em, scan 'em...it only takes a second.
That irritated me a bit...PA up to the old: set the game up so they throw them away game again.
Totally agree. I was handing all my losers back to the store owber to check. The 9 I brought home will be getting scanned at some point. I scan all "numbers" games. A game like Sizzlin 7's is easy to tell a loser, but with those other games it is easy to transpose a # or two. The new tic definately doesn't line up all the stars with the #'s and they are in the form of a bottom of a circle. You could go straight across and miss the end ones cause they are too high up the ticket. Def caught onto that one. I am still annoyed with the $5 matches. Thank god they dont have a Win All with all $5's under it for $100.
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Stopped at a gas station closer to home. Planned on a Black Tie(038), Sizzling 7(000) and a Kings of Cash. walked out and saw KOC was on #27, so I finished the roll. ticket 029 has 3 matches for $40 total. spent $80, got back $40. Still plan on just taking my chances and getting a few here or there vs going hog wild like i did the last time with Instant Millions.
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Quote: Originally posted by omiller315 on Jun 27, 2012
Stopped at a gas station closer to home. Planned on a Black Tie(038), Sizzling 7(000) and a Kings of Cash. walked out and saw KOC was on #27, so I finished the roll. ticket 029 has 3 matches for $40 total. spent $80, got back $40. Still plan on just taking my chances and getting a few here or there vs going hog wild like i did the last time with Instant Millions.
Actually scratched them out of order and 027 won $40 not 029.. Darn, I should have stopped. Yeah well.