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fast eddie

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Jan 22, 2017, 11:44 am

So the first 6 tickets all losers, I'm thinking a hundred dollar winner is coming but the next ticket is only a $20 winner. So i play the next one just i case they are throwing me a curve ball with a back to back winner (which is rare) an it's another loser. Lesson learned.

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Dragonsofra

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Jan 22, 2017, 12:01 pm

-$140. It's not just about losing and chasing losses... They hook us with those symbols and burn us by denying us rewards. Sure I get mad losing money, but to go so long without ANYTHING back adds another layer of frustration. I'm kind of worried about how I'm going to react to the $30 Gold that's coming out tomorrow here. Lotteries aren't concerned about the far superior payouts that the casinos bear because scratchers are just too FAST for them. Fast and convenient. Which can be nice, but the way they have us almost held hostage is alarming.
fast eddie

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Jan 22, 2017, 12:43 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Dragonsofra on Jan 22, 2017
-$140. It's not just about losing and chasing losses... They hook us with those symbols and burn us by denying us rewards. Sure I get mad losing money, but to go so long without ANYTHING back adds another layer of frustration. I'm kind of worried about how I'm going to react to the $30 Gold that's coming out tomorrow here. Lotteries aren't concerned about the far superior payouts that the casinos bear because scratchers are just too FAST for them. Fast and convenient. Which can be nice, but the way they have us almost held hostage is alarming.

Dragonsofra, Have you ever bought a book of $20 tickets before? I haven't but am thinking about do so.

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Jan 22, 2017, 4:37 pm

Quote: Originally posted by fast eddie on Jan 22, 2017
Dragonsofra, Have you ever bought a book of $20 tickets before? I haven't but am thinking about do so.

How many tickets are in a book?
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Jan 22, 2017, 5:39 pm

Quote: Originally posted by fast eddie on Jan 22, 2017
Dragonsofra, Have you ever bought a book of $20 tickets before? I haven't but am thinking about do so.

I personally would only buy a book of tickets with a purpose. Generally speaking, buying entire books is a fast way to lose money.

I've bought probably over 100 books of scratchoff tickets, and I'd say 60-70 were minimum payouts ($205-$245/$600) here in Florida. The only time I'd recommend buying books if if a game has one, or multiple jackpots remaining and is toward the end of it's life and is down to the last 1-3% of tickets remaining. When you buy books of tickets, unless you hit something huge, you're much more likely to regress toward the mean (being in the negative). I think it is generally better to buy random tickets from machines/counters with whatever strategy you like (1 from a roll, 2, 5, etc).

Of all the tickets I've scratched this year, 3/5 of my $1000 winners came from random ticket purchases. 2 $1000 winners came from book purchases, and then I got super lucky and got a $100k winner from a book purchase. This was on a $20 scratchoff here in Florida called Super Millions which has only 200-300 left across the entire state with 1 advertised $3M prize remaining.

If you buy a book, I'd look at the information posted on the IL website, request ticket inventory reports showing how many prizes remain, and then possibly purchase a book of the game that offers the best odds at hitting the life changing amount.
fast eddie

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Jan 22, 2017, 10:53 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Turbolag on Jan 22, 2017
How many tickets are in a book?

30 tickets in a $20 book here in IL.

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Jan 23, 2017, 6:25 pm

So what strategy do you use for the high $ tickets? Do you need to just spend $600 and buy a whole role?
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Jan 23, 2017, 10:13 pm

Lotteries are stingy. Either I can't figure that out or I don't want to listen. If I don't have at least a $2 Scratcher on me or thinking about my next errand, I don't feel like I'm gonna get anywhere, or something. I have never bought a book of anything. But close one time and there were 12 $20 losers in a row! Rats!
Illinoisdreamer

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Jan 25, 2017, 12:34 am

Quote: Originally posted by fast eddie on Jan 22, 2017
So the first 6 tickets all losers, I'm thinking a hundred dollar winner is coming but the next ticket is only a $20 winner. So i play the next one just i case they are throwing me a curve ball with a back to back winner (which is rare) an it's another loser. Lesson learned.

At least you have hit for $100 a few times (And I see your $200 win) on that ticket since it came out

I have decided this year to track all my plays so I can see how I do in each game I play

So far I have bought 19 of those tickets since they came out with

16 = Losers
1 = Break even
1 = $40 win
1 = $50 win

Not sure I want to continue on buying any of these tickets. Problem is most of the places I shop seem to have gotten them in and are currently offering nothing better for $20 tickets

One place has this and 20 x 20 ticket available at $20 range (No one will win that last 20k a week ,, Odds of 1 in 7M+ and game has been out for years now ,, Likely was one that Northstar overprinted on)

Other place I get tickets from has this and Fabulous Fortune ticket (Which only has one 1M prize left and one 4M prize left)

Honestly all the $20 tickets sorta suck in Illinois right now. The $2,000,000 Cash Extravaganza is probably the worst (I hate design with symbols on top and #'s on bottom) and have never won much from that game
fast eddie

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Jan 26, 2017, 3:13 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Illinoisdreamer on Jan 25, 2017
At least you have hit for $100 a few times (And I see your $200 win) on that ticket since it came out

I have decided this year to track all my plays so I can see how I do in each game I play

So far I have bought 19 of those tickets since they came out with

16 = Losers
1 = Break even
1 = $40 win
1 = $50 win

Not sure I want to continue on buying any of these tickets. Problem is most of the places I shop seem to have gotten them in and are currently offering nothing better for $20 tickets

One place has this and 20 x 20 ticket available at $20 range (No one will win that last 20k a week ,, Odds of 1 in 7M+ and game has been out for years now ,, Likely was one that Northstar overprinted on)

Other place I get tickets from has this and Fabulous Fortune ticket (Which only has one 1M prize left and one 4M prize left)

Honestly all the $20 tickets sorta suck in Illinois right now. The $2,000,000 Cash Extravaganza is probably the worst (I hate design with symbols on top and #'s on bottom) and have never won much from that game

Illinoisdreamer, are you buying one ticket a time or a few in a row? I like to play 2 or 3 in row and hope I hit for atleast somthing. I agree, I also can't stand the 2m cash extravagenza and have had no luck with that ticket. they need some new $20 games. I also like to keep track of what i win on and how much i am spending. Good Luck to you.

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Illinoisdreamer

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Jan 29, 2017, 2:29 pm

Quote: Originally posted by fast eddie on Jan 26, 2017
Illinoisdreamer, are you buying one ticket a time or a few in a row? I like to play 2 or 3 in row and hope I hit for atleast somthing. I agree, I also can't stand the 2m cash extravagenza and have had no luck with that ticket. they need some new $20 games. I also like to keep track of what i win on and how much i am spending. Good Luck to you.

I usually buy 3-5 at a time

Sometimes mix and match (Maybe 3 of one type , two of other)

First half of 2016 I had success at least getting a good chunk back ,, Since then just awful luck on tickets

And yeah the 2M cash extravaganza sucks ,, I really hope that when they pull that ticket they never repeat it
MattfromPA

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Jan 29, 2017, 2:39 pm

Yeah, chasing is dangerous. A couple years ago, I went though 8 losers in a row on a $20 game before winning just $40 back. Now I usually just buy 4 $5 tickets, 2-3 $10 tickets and 2 $20 tickets in a row at most. Only on special occasions do I buy a lot in a row.
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Jan 29, 2017, 11:40 pm

Chasing is always tough.. Last week I bought 9 $20 tickets in a row in Pittsburgh without a winner. That's the longest streak in a roll that I have ever had on $20 tickets in PA.

Yesterday I bought a new $10 Flame ticket in PA. First ticket was a loser, second one too.. The roll was 8,000ish so a new game. I like chasing in new games. Next Ticket was a "red" $20 winner = $200...

I was tempted to buy the next one but left it for the next person.

In NJ I have been having some luck with the $20 Platinum Game. The last 5 tickets were as follows

$70

$70

$50

$70

$20

Not a loser in the bunch. Now all separate locations. But a good ticket recently.
Illinoisdreamer

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Feb 3, 2017, 7:19 pm

Man this game ####### sucks

I won $100 twice in last week with Fabulous Fortune ticket and 20 x 20 ticket and decided to go big and buy 8 $20 tickets

Four 20 x 20
Four 100x the money

All losers ,, This 100x blows

I think if I buy anymore for this game it will be one off purchases

Probably will stick to older games like Fabulous Fortune or $3,000,000 Jumbo Bucks if I find them around me
Illinoisdreamer

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Feb 8, 2017, 9:25 am

I should have followed my plan ,, Instead I splurged on this yesterday with some extra $$$ I got this past week

Big mistake

4 tickets from one place and 4 from another = All losers

This game has been a money pit for me ,, Worst Illinois game I have played

I think its time for me to cut back over next month or two. I think I will just buy one or two scratchoffs a week + one Raffle ticket

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