Hi all, I have not posted in awhile. Like a lot of others, I experienced some incredibly horrible luck. Hadn't played much since October when I went though 6 or 7 straight losing 600,000GRT and 100X tickets.
However, it's been a year since the week I went out and tried my first $25 scratch off. I remember that night well, driving to all the different locations and finding 4 $100 winners at various locations. Maybe it has something to do with the time of year, but I think this week they may have been just a few more decent winners out there.
Yesterday, I traveled to Orlando. Well, actually, I was going to travel Keanesville to try an experiment with what I thought was the most rural lottery retailer in the State, but I didn't have my cash with me and the gas station didn't have an ATM so I passed on that and just went back to the Orlando area. I love WaWa food so after filling my car up and getting my favorite Buffalo Chicken Sandwhich with Frozen Lemonade, I bought 2 100X Tickets, 1 $10 JP and 1$10 Holiday-themed ticket. I would have tried GoldRush but since they already gave 2 $3M prizes out in the past few weeks, probably a no-go.
Anyway, the WaWa was the one on Semoran just north of SR 50. Both the $10 tix were losers. The 2 100X tickets though were both winners, ironically with both 2- 2X symbols. One had 2-2Xs for $20 each for $40 Total and the other ticket had 2-2Xs for $25 for a Hundo winner. Not bad (definitely better than losing). On the way home, I stopped off at a Publix in Eutis on 441 just before the Eutis Bypass road to cash them in. Got one more 100X ticket. This one had 6 numbers match but they were all for $5 so a $30 winner. 3/3 on those tickets aren't too bad at all. Seems like Central Florida always gets better luck.
I think some places in FL just suck at scratch-offs. Gainesville seems to be a cespool for losers. Ocala does much better but can also slump. There are some places I don't think I've ever managed to win anything. The Save-A-Lot in Archer and the Sweet Bay/Winn Dixie on 34th are the worst of the worst and I will never buy in those locations again.