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If you were given a total of $70 to spend on Fl Lotto scratch offs which would you buy?
7 Wheel of Fortune $10 tickets?
OR
30 Loteria $2 scratch off tickets?
and....why?
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Both would be good choices. There's 3 out of 4 top prizes left on the Wheel of Fortune which are worth $2,000,000. And there's 26 out of 30 top prizes on the Loteria game worth $30,000. So in my opinion they're both good choices. The $5 Loteria Grande game has 11 out of 16 top prizes ($250,000). A lot of the $5 games have a lot of top prizes left. If i had $70 to scratch and not worry about it though I'd play the $10 games no doubt. Higher prizes, more money back. Good luck
Sometimes you do the right thing just because it’s right.
Life's a game of mathematics, if you can't figure that out I don't know what to tell you.
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The simple answer to this question is "it depends".
If you know the number of tickets remaining for each game, you can see how the odds have changed in your favor.
The ONLY time that 'prizes remaining' for scratch off tickets means anything is when the total number of top prizes remaining = ZERO.
If there is even one top prize remaining, you have to know the number of TICKETS outstanding to answer your question.
ScratchSmarter does this by analyzing every game for every state (where the data is available). We've been fortunate to find out the exact details of prizes claimed and prizes remaining for EVERY PRIZE level for the state of FL. So, we can calculate the exact number of tickets remaining vs the total number of top prizes remaining. This data is not published on the FL lottery website and is only available via a Freedom of Information Request.
FYI - Our "SmartFactor" rating is the same function as a 'card count' in blackjack. The higher the card count the greater the odds of winning a top prize have changed in your favor. If the SmartFactor is less than 1.0 it means the odds of winning a top prize are WORSE than when the game was originally printed & you should avoid these games.
The higher the SmartFactor, the more the odds of winning a top prize have changed in your favor. Unfortunately, the greater the SmartFactor, the greater the chances are that the lottery has pulled these games from circulation - because they've probably made enough money on the game & they don't want to pay out the top prize.
And, yes, we leave top games on our reports where the games are marked as 'closed'. Why?
Just because the lottery website says the game is 'closed', doesn't mean there isn't a retailer out there with a couple of packs of those tickets. So, If the game has a high smartfactor value, and you can find it, you should play it because, statistically, your odds of winning a top prize are better for that game.
This short answer to your question is: Play wheel of fortune this week - its slightly better than Loteria.
Here is our analysis for FL this week (as of June 16)
STATE OVERALL_RANK PRICE GAME_NAME GAME_NUMBER SMARTFACTOR FL 1 $5.00 Games $5 Holiday Millions 1325 2.426 FL 2 $25.00 Games $10,000,000 FORTUNE 1303 2.226 FL 3 $20.00 Games MONOPOLY $5,000,000 FLORIDA ED 1313 2.044 FL 4 $5.00 Games MONEY MONEY MONEY 1331 1.964 FL 5 $2.00 Games I LOVE LUCY 1329 1.714 FL 6 $1.00 Games LOOSE CHANGE 1328 1.676 FL 7 $3.00 Games YAHTZEE 1330 1.495 FL 8 $10.00 Games WHEEL OF FORTUNE 5012 1.24 FL 9 $5.00 Games CASH RESERVE 1338 1.202 FL 10 $2.00 Games LOTERIA 1256 1.189 FL 11 $2.00 Games MONEY BAG MULTIPLIER 1337 1.164 FL 12 $2.00 Games TRIPLE 777 1347 1.157 FL 13 $5.00 Games TOPAZ 10's 1349 1.138 FL 14 $2.00 Games LOTERIA 1340 1.11 FL 15 $1.00 Games 2's FOR THE MONEY 1355 1.095 FL 16 $1.00 Games $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1350 1.095 FL 17 $10.00 Games $5,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1353 1.095 FL 18 $5.00 Games $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1352 1.095 FL 19 $2.00 Games $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1351 1.095 FL 20 $5.00 Games BONUS DOUBLE MATCH 1348 1.092 FL 21 $2.00 Games $30 GRAND 1343 1.089 FL 22 $5.00 Games LUCKY 7's CROSSWORD 1344 1.04 FL 23 $1.00 Games VERY CHERRY 1354 1.035 FL 24 $5.00 Games LOTERIA GRANDE 1341 1.021 FL 25 $1.00 Games CASH ON THE SPOT 1342 1.02 FL 26 $10.00 Games MONOPOLY $2,000,000 FLORIDA ED 1312 0.942 FL 27 $3.00 Games Bingo 1327 0.901 FL 28 $5.00 Games WINNING STREAK 1302 0.891 FL 29 $3.00 Games BONUS CROSSWORD 1317 0.881 FL 30 $20.00 Games $5,000,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER 1322 0.877 FL 31 $1.00 Games HIT $5,000! 1336 0.875 FL 32 $10.00 Games $2,000,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER 1335 0.816 FL 33 $5.00 Games MONOPOLY $500,000 FLORIDA EDIT 1311 0.774 FL 34 $5.00 Games WHEEL OF FORTUNE 5010 0.772 FL 35 $5.00 Games PLATINUM 7's 1321 0.761 FL 36 $1.00 Games $1 Holiday Millions 1323 0.744 FL 37 $1.00 Games $10,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER 1332 0.596 FL 38 $10.00 Games $2,000,000 HOLIDAY GIFTS 1292 0.595 FL 39 $5.00 Games ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE 1245 0.546 FL 40 $2.00 Games MONOPOLY $50,000 FLORIDA EDITI 1310 0.545 FL 41 $5.00 Games KING'S RANSOM 1180 0.543 FL 42 $5.00 Games $250,000 CASHFALL 1295 0.541 FL 43 $2.00 Games DOUBLE DEUCES 1316 0.53 FL 44 $1.00 Games QUICK CASH 1319 0.513 FL 45 $2.00 Games $50,000 GOLD RUSH 1259 0.491 FL 46 $2.00 Games $50,000 FLAMINGO MULTIPLIER 1297 0.485 FL 47 $5.00 Games $500,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER 1334 0.479 FL 48 $2.00 Games $50,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER 1333 0.474 FL 49 $1.00 Games LUCKY 7 1315 0.472 FL 50 $2.00 Games MONEY STASH 1301 0.449 FL 51 $2.00 Games $50,000 HOLIDAY GIFTS 1290 0.438 FL 52 $5.00 Games $500,000 FLAMINGO MULTIPLIER 1298 0.435 FL 53 $5.00 Games $500,000 GOLD RUSH 1260 0.434 FL 54 $1.00 Games BRONZE BUCKS 1189 0.43 FL 55 $5.00 Games MAXIMUM MONEY 1318 0.408 FL 56 $20.00 Games $600,000,000 GOLD RUSH 1249 0.384 FL 57 $1.00 Games $10,000 FLAMINGO MULTIPLIER 1296 0.369 FL 58 $2.00 Games FLORIDA TREASURE HUNT 1246 0.361 FL 59 $2.00 Games $100 Cash Frenzy 1163 0.312 FL 60 $1.00 Games LOTS OF BUCKS 1300 0.298 FL 61 $25.00 Games 100X THE CASH 1208 0.291 FL 62 $10.00 Games $2,000,000 FLAMINGO MULTIPLIER 1299 0.283 FL 63 $3.00 Games MATCH & WIN 1243 0.279 FL 64 $3.00 Games BINGO STAR 1231 0.279 FL 65 $5.00 Games POWER 8S 1274 0.279 FL 66 $2.00 Games RUBY RICHES 1190 0.246 FL 67 $2.00 Games LOTERIA® 1203 0.242 FL 68 $1.00 Games MONOPOLY $10,000 FLORIDA EDITI 1309 0.235 FL 69 $2.00 Games MONEY BAGS 1263 0.224 FL 70 $10.00 Games 50X THECASH 1224 0.221 FL 71 $3.00 Games LUCKY CASH CROSSWORD 1273 0.216 FL 72 $1.00 Games HAPPY-GO-LUCKY 1233 0.215 FL 73 $10.00 Games $2,000,000 JACKPOT 1240 0.202 FL 74 $10.00 Games $1,000,000 CASHWORD 1314 0.201 FL 75 $2.00 Games CHILI PEPPER TRIPLER 1234 0.19 FL 76 $1.00 Games BLACKJACK 1306 0.186 FL 77 $1.00 Games WILD DOUBLER 1262 0.18 FL 78 $2.00 Games EA$Y MONEY 1305 0.173 FL 79 $1.00 Games Fab 4s 1281 0.161 FL 80 $5.00 Games LUCKY LOOT 1217 0.154 FL 81 $20.00 Games Lucky $200,000 A Year For Life 1048 0.151 FL 82 $5.00 Games BIG MONEY CROSSWORD 1257 0.15 FL 83 $5.00 Games $250000 CROSSWORD 1200 0.147 FL 84 $5.00 Games THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1192 0.146 FL 85 $2.00 Games $25,000 DREAM MAKEOVER 1255 0.146 FL 86 $2.00 Games CASH INFERNO 1230 0.146 FL 87 $1.00 Games TRIPLE PAYOUT! 1242 0.14 FL 88 $2.00 Games $50,000 GRIDIRON CASH 1202 0.134 FL 89 $2.00 Games $2 MONOPOLY™ 1197 0.13 FL 90 $1.00 Games MONEY TREE 1285 0.129 FL 91 $10.00 Games $200 Million Spectacular 786 0.128 FL 92 $20.00 Games SUPER MILLIONS 1228 0.123 FL 93 $2.00 Games $30,000 PAYDAY 1206 0.122 FL 94 $1.00 Games TRIPLE CASH 1216 0.122 FL 95 $2.00 Games ELECTRIC 8S 7016 0.114 FL 96 $1.00 Games $1 MONOPOLY™ 1196 0.111 FL 97 $1.00 Games $10,000 HOLIDAY GIFTS 1289 0.099 FL 98 $1.00 Games HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS 1293 0.096 FL 99 $1.00 Games QUICK BUCKS 1266 0.096 FL 100 $5.00 Games MONEY MULTIPLIER 1244 0.095 FL 101 $5.00 Games SHIMMERING 7'S 1227 0.094 FL 102 $1.00 Games BLACK CHERRY DOUBLER 1270 0.094 FL 103 $1.00 Games CASH TO GO! 1254 0.092 FL 104 $1.00 Games $10,000 JACKPOT 1237 0.091 FL 105 $1.00 Games $5,000 BANKROLL 1205 0.087 FL 106 $1.00 Games 5X THE CASH 1221 0.084 FL 107 $2.00 Games CHOCOLATE COVERED 7'S 1215 0.082 FL 108 $1.00 Games BIG MONEY 1225 0.081 FL 109 $1.00 Games ROYAL 8's 1201 0.069 FL 110 $25.00 Games $10,000,000 World Class CASH 1339 0.064 FL 111 $1.00 Games 9'S IN A LINE 1241 0.058 FL 112 $3.00 Games CROSSWORD CASH 1219 0.045 FL 113 $1.00 Games $10,000 GOLD RUSH 1258 0.043 FL 114 $25.00 Games $10,000,000 FLORIDA CASH 1265 0.032 FL 115 $20.00 Games $5,000,000 FLAMINGO MULTIPLIER 1288 0.031 FL 116 $20.00 Games $20 MONOPOLY™ MILLIONAIRE 1195 0.031 FL 117 $10.00 Games $5,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1279 0.028 FL 118 $1.00 Games TRIPLE CASH 1304 0.028 FL 119 $10.00 Games $10 Holiday Millions 1326 0.027 FL 120 $10.00 Games $2,000,000 GOLD RUSH 1261 0.026 FL 121 $5.00 Games FLAMINGO 5007 0.021 FL 122 $5.00 Games $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1278 0.021 FL 123 $5.00 Games FANTASTIC 5's 1287 0.021 FL 124 $5.00 Games LUCKY RED 7'S 1187 0.021 FL 125 $5.00 Games BIG MONEY 1272 0.021 FL 126 $5.00 Games GOLDEN TICKET 1284 0.021 FL 127 $5.00 Games CASCADING CASH 1264 0.021 FL 128 $5.00 Games $500,000 HOLIDAY GIFTS 1291 0.021 FL 129 $5.00 Games BRING ON THE BENS 1207 0.021 FL 130 $5.00 Games MONOPOLY PARK PLACE PAYOUT 1236 0.021 FL 131 $20.00 Games $3 MILLION MONOPOLY™ 1063 0.02 FL 132 $20.00 Games $3,000,000 FLAMINGO FORTUNE 1188 0.02 FL 133 $5.00 Games SUPER 7'S 1307 0.02 FL 134 $5.00 Games High Roller 1105 0.02 FL 135 $5.00 Games CROSSWORD DOUBLER 1308 0.02 FL 136 $3.00 Games BEJEWELED DIAMOND PAYOUT 5006 0.02 FL 137 $3.00 Games WILD 7'S BINGO 1271 0.019 FL 138 $10.00 Games MONOPOLY™ MILLIONAIRE 1199 0.018 FL 139 $2.00 Games TRIPLE DYNAMITE 7'S 1280 0.017 FL 140 $2.00 Games GUY HARVEY HEROES 1283 0.017 FL 141 $2.00 Games 2016 CASH JUBILEE 5009 0.017 FL 142 $2.00 Games QUEEN OF HEARTS 1282 0.017 FL 143 $2.00 Games Lucky Dollars 1165 0.017 FL 144 $2.00 Games LUCKY $HAMROCK 1226 0.017 FL 145 $2.00 Games DOUBLE MATCH 1267 0.017 FL 146 $2.00 Games TRIPLE PLAY 1320 0.017 FL 147 $2.00 Games FAST $100 5011 0.017 FL 148 $2.00 Games $2 Holiday Millions 1324 0.016 FL 149 $2.00 Games $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1277 0.016 FL 150 $2.00 Games LUCKY STARS 1286 0.015 FL 151 $5.00 Games $250,000 CASH FRENZY 1248 0.013 FL 152 $5.00 Games Kings Gold 1146 0.013 FL 153 $5.00 Games 20X THE CASH 1223 0.012 FL 154 $2.00 Games BRITTO 1247 0.011 FL 155 $1.00 Games $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1276 0.011 FL 156 $10.00 Games $2,000,000 CASI 8120 0 FL 157 $25.00 Games $10,000,000 FLORIDA CASH 1275 0 FL 158 $10.00 Games MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRE 2199 0 FL 159 $5.00 Games $500,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER 1384 0 -
The ones that have the most 1st prize or 2nd prize tickets. Or the one that catches your eye twinkle twinkle. Or the ones that are staples for the state that they will never give up. In NY it's Set for Life. That's their staple. There's always 2 $50 winners in the book. The prizes are the key. The odds as well as the cost of the ticket. $10 ones are pretty much the way to go in my opinion.
Sometimes you do the right thing just because it’s right.
Life's a game of mathematics, if you can't figure that out I don't know what to tell you.
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Well I have a slight correction to make on what you've posted. What you haven't accounted for is the number of tickets that have been destroyed. YES DESTROYED. I have been corresponding all last week with a lady from the Florida Lottery office and she confirmed that anytime a store closes or tickets are removed from machines or counter tops to make way for new games, the partial books ARE DESTROYED. She claims the Florida lottery doesn't know if any prizes, Grand Prize or otherwise are in those partial books that are destroyed.
I got copies from them of the total prizes, total prizes claimed and total prizes unclaimed of current and past games no longer sold and the number of unclaimed prizes is astronomical, sickening rather. Just because they show on their website that there are top prizes does not mean there are top prizes still in circulation, they could have been destroyed.
The only scratch offs I will play in the future are new games and only for a very short while because if a story with the new games closes then their remaining tickets are headed to the shredder.
What they post on the website is minimal information, only listing the number of top prizes and top prizes remaining for each games when they have the information for all of the other prize amounts as well but don't publish that.
Some of the games on the ticket if you pay attention like the $20 Gold Rush Doubler they state over $752,000,000 in cash prizes. Over 3,3000,000 prizes between $50-$1000 and 56 prizes from $100,000 to $5,000,000. So out of the millions of tickets they are printing they know how many winners they originally start with and you have 56 chances to hit $100,000 or more and that is BEFORE THEY DESTROY TICKETS. Funny they don't tell you how many prizes are worth face value of the ticket only.
Everyone is chasing the dream to hit it big but my eyes have been opened this past week about what a shame the Florida Lottery is when it comes to scratch off tickets.
I wish more people would pick up the story and force the Lottery to come clean with how they really operate because they are duping us all!!
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Quote: Originally posted by saltlifegirl48 on Jul 3, 2017
Well I have a slight correction to make on what you've posted. What you haven't accounted for is the number of tickets that have been destroyed. YES DESTROYED. I have been corresponding all last week with a lady from the Florida Lottery office and she confirmed that anytime a store closes or tickets are removed from machines or counter tops to make way for new games, the partial books ARE DESTROYED. She claims the Florida lottery doesn't know if any prizes, Grand Prize or otherwise are in those partial books that are destroyed.
I got copies from them of the total prizes, total prizes claimed and total prizes unclaimed of current and past games no longer sold and the number of unclaimed prizes is astronomical, sickening rather. Just because they show on their website that there are top prizes does not mean there are top prizes still in circulation, they could have been destroyed.
The only scratch offs I will play in the future are new games and only for a very short while because if a story with the new games closes then their remaining tickets are headed to the shredder.
What they post on the website is minimal information, only listing the number of top prizes and top prizes remaining for each games when they have the information for all of the other prize amounts as well but don't publish that.
Some of the games on the ticket if you pay attention like the $20 Gold Rush Doubler they state over $752,000,000 in cash prizes. Over 3,3000,000 prizes between $50-$1000 and 56 prizes from $100,000 to $5,000,000. So out of the millions of tickets they are printing they know how many winners they originally start with and you have 56 chances to hit $100,000 or more and that is BEFORE THEY DESTROY TICKETS. Funny they don't tell you how many prizes are worth face value of the ticket only.
Everyone is chasing the dream to hit it big but my eyes have been opened this past week about what a shame the Florida Lottery is when it comes to scratch off tickets.
I wish more people would pick up the story and force the Lottery to come clean with how they really operate because they are duping us all!!
Great info! Its always good to post info that the lottery commissions share directly with people on the LotteryPost boards!
Just remember the most important thing to remember about gambling - you cannot let emotions get in the way. Even though you're mad that tickets get destroyed, that doesn't have any impact on the math. Some games get destroyed, but that isn't the main reason why prizes go unclaimed - the top reasons prizes go unclaimed are more likely that:
1) the lottery pulls games when they've made enough profit on the game - regardless of top prizes remaining - the lottery ONLY cares about the money raised on each game, not the prizes given out, so they pull games from circulation when they made enough $$ on them.
2) a lot of winners are THROWN AWAY - we analyze games across the country and 'creating tricky, confusing games' are one of the main ways that losers LOSE. They simply don't know if they won or not, assume that they didn't and just throw the tickets away.
For your reference, you can also ask the FL Lottery for an updated Liability report for all games. It will give you all of the information you're looking for for every game. Playing only new games is a good approach, but statistically, it doesn't improve your odds of winning a top prize. When gambling you have to go with the math! With the FL liability report, you can get ALL of the prizes remaining information for every price point for every game. We simplify that report and rank every game based on the percentage of tickets sold vs the top prizes remaining to get this:
STATE OVERALL_RANK PRICE GAME_NAME GAME_NUMBER SMART FACTOR FL 1 $25.00 Games $10,000,000 FORTUNE 1303 2.425 FL 2 $5.00 Games $5 Holiday Millions 1325 2.364 FL 3 $5.00 Games MONEY MONEY MONEY 1331 2.107 FL 4 $3.00 Games YAHTZEE 1330 1.84 FL 5 $2.00 Games I LOVE LUCY 1329 1.73 FL 6 $1.00 Games LOOSE CHANGE 1328 1.54 FL 7 $10.00 Games WHEEL OF FORTUNE 5012 1.444 FL 8 $2.00 Games LOTERIA 1256 1.174 FL 9 $2.00 Games MONEY BAG MULTIPLIER 1337 1.108 FL 10 $2.00 Games $30 GRAND 1343 1.106 FL 11 $20.00 Games MONOPOLY $5,000,000 FLORIDA ED 1313 1.072 FL 12 $5.00 Games LUCKY 7's CROSSWORD 1344 1.069 FL 13 $2.00 Games LOTERIA 1340 1.061 FL 14 $2.00 Games CA$H Payout 1357 1.06 FL 15 $2.00 Games Aces AND 8's 1356 1.06 FL 16 $1.00 Games 2's FOR THE MONEY 1355 1.06 FL 17 $5.00 Games TOPAZ 10's 1349 1.041 FL 18 $10.00 Games $5,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1353 1.033 FL 19 $5.00 Games $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1352 1.029 FL 20 $2.00 Games $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1351 1.022 FL 21 $1.00 Games $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1350 1.018 FL 22 $5.00 Games LOTERIA GRANDE 1341 0.969 FL 23 $3.00 Games Bingo 1327 0.95 FL 24 $1.00 Games VERY CHERRY 1354 0.932 FL 25 $5.00 Games PLATINUM 7's 1321 0.928 FL 26 $1.00 Games CASH ON THE SPOT 1342 0.911 FL 27 $20.00 Games $5,000,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER 1322 0.909 FL 28 $1.00 Games HIT $5,000! 1336 0.896 FL 29 $5.00 Games BONUS DOUBLE MATCH 1348 0.888 FL 30 $5.00 Games WINNING STREAK 1302 0.871 FL 31 $5.00 Games MONOPOLY $500,000 FLORIDA EDIT 1311 0.856 FL 32 $5.00 Games WHEEL OF FORTUNE 5010 0.848 FL 33 $5.00 Games CASH RESERVE 1338 0.823 FL 34 $2.00 Games TRIPLE 777 1347 0.785 FL 35 $3.00 Games BONUS CROSSWORD 1317 0.753 FL 36 $1.00 Games $1 Holiday Millions 1323 0.728 FL 37 $10.00 Games $2,000,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER 1335 0.697 FL 38 $2.00 Games MONOPOLY $50,000 FLORIDA EDITI 1310 0.686 FL 39 $10.00 Games $2,000,000 HOLIDAY GIFTS 1292 0.576 FL 40 $10.00 Games MONOPOLY $2,000,000 FLORIDA ED 1312 0.559 FL 41 $5.00 Games $250,000 CASHFALL 1295 0.557 FL 42 $5.00 Games ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE 1245 0.53 FL 43 $1.00 Games $10,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER 1332 0.526 FL 44 $5.00 Games KING'S RANSOM 1180 0.525 FL 45 $2.00 Games $50,000 GOLD RUSH 1259 0.495 FL 46 $1.00 Games QUICK CASH 1319 0.487 FL 47 $5.00 Games $500,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER 1334 0.481 FL 48 $2.00 Games $50,000 FLAMINGO MULTIPLIER 1297 0.479 FL 49 $2.00 Games MONEY STASH 1301 0.469 FL 50 $1.00 Games LUCKY 7 1315 0.467 FL 51 $2.00 Games $50,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER 1333 0.451 FL 52 $5.00 Games $500,000 GOLD RUSH 1260 0.449 FL 53 $5.00 Games $500,000 FLAMINGO MULTIPLIER 1298 0.428 FL 54 $2.00 Games $50,000 HOLIDAY GIFTS 1290 0.424 FL 55 $5.00 Games MAXIMUM MONEY 1318 0.42 FL 56 $1.00 Games BRONZE BUCKS 1189 0.419 FL 57 $20.00 Games $600,000,000 GOLD RUSH 1249 0.407 FL 58 $1.00 Games $10,000 FLAMINGO MULTIPLIER 1296 0.351 FL 59 $2.00 Games FLORIDA TREASURE HUNT 1246 0.35 FL 60 $2.00 Games $100 Cash Frenzy 1163 0.302 FL 61 $10.00 Games $2,000,000 FLAMINGO MULTIPLIER 1299 0.296 FL 62 $1.00 Games LOTS OF BUCKS 1300 0.293 FL 63 $25.00 Games 100X THE CASH 1208 0.281 FL 64 $3.00 Games MATCH & WIN 1243 0.27 FL 65 $3.00 Games BINGO STAR 1231 0.27 FL 66 $5.00 Games POWER 8S 1274 0.27 FL 67 $10.00 Games $1,000,000 CASHWORD 1314 0.249 FL 68 $2.00 Games LOTERIA® 1203 0.234 FL 69 $1.00 Games MONOPOLY $10,000 FLORIDA EDITI 1309 0.218 FL 70 $2.00 Games MONEY BAGS 1263 0.216 FL 71 $10.00 Games 50X THECASH 1224 0.214 FL 72 $3.00 Games LUCKY CASH CROSSWORD 1273 0.21 FL 73 $1.00 Games HAPPY-GO-LUCKY 1233 0.208 FL 74 $10.00 Games $2,000,000 JACKPOT 1240 0.196 FL 75 $2.00 Games CHILI PEPPER TRIPLER 1234 0.183 FL 76 $1.00 Games BLACKJACK 1306 0.181 FL 77 $1.00 Games WILD DOUBLER 1262 0.174 FL 78 $2.00 Games EA$Y MONEY 1305 0.169 FL 79 $1.00 Games Fab 4s 1281 0.156 FL 80 $5.00 Games LUCKY LOOT 1217 0.149 FL 81 $20.00 Games Lucky $200,000 A Year For Life 1048 0.148 FL 82 $5.00 Games BIG MONEY CROSSWORD 1257 0.145 FL 83 $5.00 Games THE PRICE IS RIGHT 1192 0.143 FL 84 $2.00 Games $25,000 DREAM MAKEOVER 1255 0.142 FL 85 $2.00 Games CASH INFERNO 1230 0.141 FL 86 $2.00 Games RUBY RICHES 1190 0.137 FL 87 $1.00 Games TRIPLE PAYOUT! 1242 0.136 FL 88 $2.00 Games $50,000 GRIDIRON CASH 1202 0.131 FL 89 $2.00 Games $2 MONOPOLY™ 1197 0.125 FL 90 $1.00 Games MONEY TREE 1285 0.125 FL 91 $10.00 Games $200 Million Spectacular 786 0.124 FL 92 $20.00 Games SUPER MILLIONS 1228 0.119 FL 93 $1.00 Games TRIPLE CASH 1216 0.118 FL 94 $2.00 Games ELECTRIC 8S 7016 0.111 FL 95 $1.00 Games $1 MONOPOLY™ 1196 0.107 FL 96 $1.00 Games $10,000 HOLIDAY GIFTS 1289 0.096 FL 97 $1.00 Games HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS 1293 0.093 FL 98 $1.00 Games QUICK BUCKS 1266 0.093 FL 99 $5.00 Games SHIMMERING 7'S 1227 0.091 FL 100 $1.00 Games BLACK CHERRY DOUBLER 1270 0.091 FL 101 $1.00 Games CASH TO GO! 1254 0.089 FL 102 $1.00 Games $5,000 BANKROLL 1205 0.087 FL 103 $1.00 Games 5X THE CASH 1221 0.081 FL 104 $2.00 Games CHOCOLATE COVERED 7'S 1215 0.079 FL 105 $1.00 Games BIG MONEY 1225 0.078 FL 106 $1.00 Games ROYAL 8's 1201 0.067 FL 107 $25.00 Games $10,000,000 World Class CASH 1339 0.064 FL 108 $3.00 Games CROSSWORD CASH 1219 0.044 FL 109 $1.00 Games $10,000 GOLD RUSH 1258 0.041 FL 110 $25.00 Games $10,000,000 FLORIDA CASH 1265 0.031 FL 111 $20.00 Games $5,000,000 FLAMINGO MULTIPLIER 1288 0.03 FL 112 $20.00 Games $20 MONOPOLY™ MILLIONAIRE 1195 0.03 FL 113 $10.00 Games $5,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1279 0.027 FL 114 $1.00 Games TRIPLE CASH 1304 0.027 FL 115 $10.00 Games $10 Holiday Millions 1326 0.026 FL 116 $10.00 Games $2,000,000 GOLD RUSH 1261 0.025 FL 117 $5.00 Games FLAMINGO 5007 0.02 FL 118 $5.00 Games $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1278 0.02 FL 119 $5.00 Games FANTASTIC 5's 1287 0.02 FL 120 $5.00 Games LUCKY RED 7'S 1187 0.02 FL 121 $5.00 Games BIG MONEY 1272 0.02 FL 122 $5.00 Games GOLDEN TICKET 1284 0.02 FL 123 $5.00 Games CASCADING CASH 1264 0.02 FL 124 $5.00 Games $500,000 HOLIDAY GIFTS 1291 0.02 FL 125 $5.00 Games BRING ON THE BENS 1207 0.02 FL 126 $5.00 Games MONOPOLY PARK PLACE PAYOUT 1236 0.02 FL 127 $5.00 Games SUPER 7'S 1307 0.02 FL 128 $5.00 Games High Roller 1105 0.02 FL 129 $5.00 Games CROSSWORD DOUBLER 1308 0.019 FL 130 $3.00 Games BEJEWELED DIAMOND PAYOUT 5006 0.019 FL 131 $3.00 Games WILD 7'S BINGO 1271 0.018 FL 132 $2.00 Games TRIPLE DYNAMITE 7'S 1280 0.017 FL 133 $2.00 Games GUY HARVEY HEROES 1283 0.017 FL 134 $2.00 Games DOUBLE DEUCES 1316 0.017 FL 135 $2.00 Games 2016 CASH JUBILEE 5009 0.016 FL 136 $2.00 Games QUEEN OF HEARTS 1282 0.016 FL 137 $2.00 Games Lucky Dollars 1165 0.016 FL 138 $2.00 Games LUCKY $HAMROCK 1226 0.016 FL 139 $2.00 Games DOUBLE MATCH 1267 0.016 FL 140 $2.00 Games TRIPLE PLAY 1320 0.016 FL 141 $2.00 Games FAST $100 5011 0.016 FL 142 $2.00 Games $2 Holiday Millions 1324 0.016 FL 143 $2.00 Games $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1277 0.016 FL 144 $2.00 Games LUCKY STARS 1286 0.015 FL 145 $1.00 Games $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE 1276 0.01 FL 146 $10.00 Games $2,000,000 CASI 8120 0 FL 147 $25.00 Games $10,000,000 FLORIDA CASH 1275 0 FL 148 $10.00 Games MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRE 2199 0 FL 149 $5.00 Games $500,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER 1384 0 This was updated as of 7/7/2017.
Games with a SmartFactor <1.0 have WORSE odds of winning a top prize from their original printing.
Games with a SmartFactor >1.0 have BETTER odds of winning a top prize from their original printing.
You will have a difficult time finding the top games - because some of them are pulled from circulation already, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't ask for them.
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Um, ScratchSmarter, is there any way you could do that for NY's games. I'd be more than interested in your analysis. Thanks if you can.
And yes I know that about the stores that close. If there by chance is a grand prize located in one of those stores and they do destroy it then the lottery will reprint that grand prize ticket I believe and just have it delivered to another store at another time. I believe this is the case for those grand prize tickets. The thing is though only the factory that prints the tickets has any clue where the top prize tickets are located. The lottery itself does not know until after the fact, but they would be able to verify as well after the fact.
And I believe at times with games that are discontinued if the store still has books and the date is past the date the game ended then the store is stuck with the book. I don't believe the lotteries will take it back, which is weird to me. I heard that from a store owner once as he showed me the unopened book he had left when I asked if he still had the game be cause it was being discontinued. He was like joking and smiling as if I would be an idiot to buy that particular game because there was no way he could cash anything. He wouldn't even open it, he said the only way was if I bought the whole book etc, and then he still wouldn't be able to cash anything. I thought that was strange to me from a business standpoint that he wouldn't be able to get a refund at something he paid for as inventory from a supplier and couldn't end up using to make any profit on.
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Quote: Originally posted by Soledad on Jul 12, 2017
Um, ScratchSmarter, is there any way you could do that for NY's games. I'd be more than interested in your analysis. Thanks if you can.
And yes I know that about the stores that close. If there by chance is a grand prize located in one of those stores and they do destroy it then the lottery will reprint that grand prize ticket I believe and just have it delivered to another store at another time. I believe this is the case for those grand prize tickets. The thing is though only the factory that prints the tickets has any clue where the top prize tickets are located. The lottery itself does not know until after the fact, but they would be able to verify as well after the fact.
And I believe at times with games that are discontinued if the store still has books and the date is past the date the game ended then the store is stuck with the book. I don't believe the lotteries will take it back, which is weird to me. I heard that from a store owner once as he showed me the unopened book he had left when I asked if he still had the game be cause it was being discontinued. He was like joking and smiling as if I would be an idiot to buy that particular game because there was no way he could cash anything. He wouldn't even open it, he said the only way was if I bought the whole book etc, and then he still wouldn't be able to cash anything. I thought that was strange to me from a business standpoint that he wouldn't be able to get a refund at something he paid for as inventory from a supplier and couldn't end up using to make any profit on.
Hey Soledad -
Here it is for NY - we actually get a lot of details for NY via the Freedom of Information Requests and we run the exact same analysis:
This was the analysis as of 7/7/17
Why are there multiple game numbers for the same game name?
NY does what we call a "REPRINT" - in other words, instead of creating brand new games, they just reprint a game under a new game number. Unfortunatlely, they merge the data for all of the games of the same name. If I were playing in NY, I would avoid the games with more than three game numbers in the same game name because that data is really muddy, but overall this analysis approach is still valid because it lets you see which games to play compared to other games for sale. If you cant find the top game, just go down the list and look for the next game and so on.
Good luck!
STATE OVERALL_RANK PRICE GAME_NAME GAME_NUMBER FACTOR NY 1 $20.00 Games Cash X100 1200 30.401 NY 2 $1.00 Games Instant Take 5 831, 1103 21.085 NY 3 $2.00 Games Win For Life 728, 1124 10.968 NY 4 $1.00 Games Lucky 7's 822, 1101 10.22 NY 5 $3.00 Games Cashword Connect 1231 7.941 NY 6 $1.00 Games Wild Wins 1250 6.164 NY 7 $5.00 Games Queen of Green 1230 6.089 NY 8 $1.00 Games Triple Tripler 1235 5.743 NY 9 $2.00 Games Wild 10s 1249 4.441 NY 10 $5.00 Games $1,000,000 Large 1274 3.744 NY 11 $5.00 Games $500,000 In Grants 1257 3.706 NY 12 $3.00 Games Frogger ® 1244 3.669 NY 13 $20.00 Games $5 Million Fortune 1279 3.613 NY 14 $5.00 Games Gold Castle 1251 3.597 NY 15 $5.00 Games Lady Luck 7 1280 3.506 NY 16 $5.00 Games Monopoly Millionaire's Club 1191 3.247 NY 17 $5.00 Games 7 1262 3.203 NY 18 $3.00 Games Block - O ® 1233 3.108 NY 19 $2.00 Games Champions of Cash 1281 3.031 NY 20 $5.00 Games Big Red 8s 1278 2.965 NY 21 $3.00 Games 60X Your Money 1275 2.868 NY 22 $20.00 Games Wild Bonanza Multiplier 1247 2.669 NY 23 $25.00 Games $7,000,000 Cash Blowout 1261 2.635 NY 24 $2.00 Games Cash $50 1276 2.576 NY 25 $1.00 Games Lucky Bucks 1277 2.573 NY 26 $2.00 Games 10X The Luck 1234 2.425 NY 27 $2.00 Games Gold Fish 1264 2.084 NY 28 $10.00 Games Quick $600 1208 2.062 NY 29 $1.00 Games Wild Cash 1248 2.039 NY 30 $3.00 Games Scrabble 1263 2.028 NY 31 $3.00 Games Crossway Cash 1253 2.021 NY 32 $1.00 Games Triple Black Cherry 1211 1.758 NY 33 $10.00 Games Bonus Rainbow Bingo 1204 1.648 NY 34 $1.00 Games Double Dollars 1273 1.589 NY 35 $3.00 Games $75,000 In Hamiltons 1258 1.527 NY 36 $10.00 Games $25, $50 OR $100! 1242 1.511 NY 37 $5.00 Games Money Vault 1252 1.51 NY 38 $2.00 Games $25,000 In Lincolns 1259 1.505 NY 39 $30.00 Games $10,000,000 Cash 1270 1.462 NY 40 $2.00 Games Instant $50 1239 1.429 NY 41 $10.00 Games $3,000,000 In Benjamins 1256 1.398 NY 42 $5.00 Games Wheel of Fortune - Orange 1238 1.377 NY 43 $5.00 Games Loose Change Multiplier 1271 1.33 NY 44 $3.00 Games Money Match 1272 1.252 NY 45 $2.00 Games I♥NY® 1210 1.147 NY 46 $2.00 Games Money Multiplier 1245 1.116 NY 47 $1.00 Games $5,000 In Washingtons 1260 0.986 NY 48 $1.00 Games Cool 9's 1240 0.951 NY 49 $10.00 Games Set for Life 313, 460, 500, 589, 648, 0.922 NY 50 $2.00 Games Bingo Doubler 748, 808, 1140 0.922 NY 51 $2.00 Games Cashword 1120, 1228, 1286 0.875 NY 52 $10.00 Games $1,000,000 Cashword 704, 1163 0.822 NY 53 $1.00 Games Spicy 1's 1255 0.808 NY 54 $1.00 Games Loose Change 663, 721, 803, 1111 0.791 NY 55 $5.00 Games New York Poker 448, 551, 633 0.775 NY 56 $10.00 Games Freezin' Greetings 1269 0.726 NY 57 $2.00 Games Cashword Doubler 1100, 1218 0.54 NY 58 $5.00 Games Double Triple Cashword 475, 593, 734, 1119 0.493 NY 59 $20.00 Games Lucky 7's Playbook 1192 0.48 NY 60 $2.00 Games Jingle Bucks 1267 0.478 NY 61 $3.00 Games UNO 1220 0.456 NY 62 $1.00 Games 7-11-21 1254 0.434 NY 63 $5.00 Games Merry & Bright 1266 0.393 NY 64 $1.00 Games Frosty Fun 1268 0.363 NY 65 $5.00 Games Ice Bank 1186 0.23 NY 66 $10.00 Games Wonka Golden Ticket 1282 0.02 NY 67 $5.00 Games Super Tripler Cash 1283 0.018 NY 68 $2.00 Games Diamonds X10 1284 0.011 NY 69 $1.00 Games $5,000 Money Stacks 1285 0.011 Learn to ScratchSmarter
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Quote: Originally posted by ScratchSmarter on Jul 17, 2017
Hey Soledad -
Here it is for NY - we actually get a lot of details for NY via the Freedom of Information Requests and we run the exact same analysis:
This was the analysis as of 7/7/17
Why are there multiple game numbers for the same game name?
NY does what we call a "REPRINT" - in other words, instead of creating brand new games, they just reprint a game under a new game number. Unfortunatlely, they merge the data for all of the games of the same name. If I were playing in NY, I would avoid the games with more than three game numbers in the same game name because that data is really muddy, but overall this analysis approach is still valid because it lets you see which games to play compared to other games for sale. If you cant find the top game, just go down the list and look for the next game and so on.
Good luck!
STATE OVERALL_RANK PRICE GAME_NAME GAME_NUMBER FACTOR NY 1 $20.00 Games Cash X100 1200 30.401 NY 2 $1.00 Games Instant Take 5 831, 1103 21.085 NY 3 $2.00 Games Win For Life 728, 1124 10.968 NY 4 $1.00 Games Lucky 7's 822, 1101 10.22 NY 5 $3.00 Games Cashword Connect 1231 7.941 NY 6 $1.00 Games Wild Wins 1250 6.164 NY 7 $5.00 Games Queen of Green 1230 6.089 NY 8 $1.00 Games Triple Tripler 1235 5.743 NY 9 $2.00 Games Wild 10s 1249 4.441 NY 10 $5.00 Games $1,000,000 Large 1274 3.744 NY 11 $5.00 Games $500,000 In Grants 1257 3.706 NY 12 $3.00 Games Frogger ® 1244 3.669 NY 13 $20.00 Games $5 Million Fortune 1279 3.613 NY 14 $5.00 Games Gold Castle 1251 3.597 NY 15 $5.00 Games Lady Luck 7 1280 3.506 NY 16 $5.00 Games Monopoly Millionaire's Club 1191 3.247 NY 17 $5.00 Games 7 1262 3.203 NY 18 $3.00 Games Block - O ® 1233 3.108 NY 19 $2.00 Games Champions of Cash 1281 3.031 NY 20 $5.00 Games Big Red 8s 1278 2.965 NY 21 $3.00 Games 60X Your Money 1275 2.868 NY 22 $20.00 Games Wild Bonanza Multiplier 1247 2.669 NY 23 $25.00 Games $7,000,000 Cash Blowout 1261 2.635 NY 24 $2.00 Games Cash $50 1276 2.576 NY 25 $1.00 Games Lucky Bucks 1277 2.573 NY 26 $2.00 Games 10X The Luck 1234 2.425 NY 27 $2.00 Games Gold Fish 1264 2.084 NY 28 $10.00 Games Quick $600 1208 2.062 NY 29 $1.00 Games Wild Cash 1248 2.039 NY 30 $3.00 Games Scrabble 1263 2.028 NY 31 $3.00 Games Crossway Cash 1253 2.021 NY 32 $1.00 Games Triple Black Cherry 1211 1.758 NY 33 $10.00 Games Bonus Rainbow Bingo 1204 1.648 NY 34 $1.00 Games Double Dollars 1273 1.589 NY 35 $3.00 Games $75,000 In Hamiltons 1258 1.527 NY 36 $10.00 Games $25, $50 OR $100! 1242 1.511 NY 37 $5.00 Games Money Vault 1252 1.51 NY 38 $2.00 Games $25,000 In Lincolns 1259 1.505 NY 39 $30.00 Games $10,000,000 Cash 1270 1.462 NY 40 $2.00 Games Instant $50 1239 1.429 NY 41 $10.00 Games $3,000,000 In Benjamins 1256 1.398 NY 42 $5.00 Games Wheel of Fortune - Orange 1238 1.377 NY 43 $5.00 Games Loose Change Multiplier 1271 1.33 NY 44 $3.00 Games Money Match 1272 1.252 NY 45 $2.00 Games I♥NY® 1210 1.147 NY 46 $2.00 Games Money Multiplier 1245 1.116 NY 47 $1.00 Games $5,000 In Washingtons 1260 0.986 NY 48 $1.00 Games Cool 9's 1240 0.951 NY 49 $10.00 Games Set for Life 313, 460, 500, 589, 648, 0.922 NY 50 $2.00 Games Bingo Doubler 748, 808, 1140 0.922 NY 51 $2.00 Games Cashword 1120, 1228, 1286 0.875 NY 52 $10.00 Games $1,000,000 Cashword 704, 1163 0.822 NY 53 $1.00 Games Spicy 1's 1255 0.808 NY 54 $1.00 Games Loose Change 663, 721, 803, 1111 0.791 NY 55 $5.00 Games New York Poker 448, 551, 633 0.775 NY 56 $10.00 Games Freezin' Greetings 1269 0.726 NY 57 $2.00 Games Cashword Doubler 1100, 1218 0.54 NY 58 $5.00 Games Double Triple Cashword 475, 593, 734, 1119 0.493 NY 59 $20.00 Games Lucky 7's Playbook 1192 0.48 NY 60 $2.00 Games Jingle Bucks 1267 0.478 NY 61 $3.00 Games UNO 1220 0.456 NY 62 $1.00 Games 7-11-21 1254 0.434 NY 63 $5.00 Games Merry & Bright 1266 0.393 NY 64 $1.00 Games Frosty Fun 1268 0.363 NY 65 $5.00 Games Ice Bank 1186 0.23 NY 66 $10.00 Games Wonka Golden Ticket 1282 0.02 NY 67 $5.00 Games Super Tripler Cash 1283 0.018 NY 68 $2.00 Games Diamonds X10 1284 0.011 NY 69 $1.00 Games $5,000 Money Stacks 1285 0.011 Thanks for the great info.
The smart factor of the first 3 are real high compared to the smart factor of the first 3 of the other states you did.
Why is Cash x100 so high if there's only one top prize remaining and only two $50,000 prizes left.
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http://nylottery.ny.gov/wps/wcm/connect/34947775-8374-4e01-a4de-5c561a8e0c67/TOPPRS_7_17_2017.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
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Quote: Originally posted by sam9009 on Jul 20, 2017
http://nylottery.ny.gov/wps/wcm/connect/34947775-8374-4e01-a4de-5c561a8e0c67/TOPPRS_7_17_2017.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
For NY - we don't base our analysis JUST on the website postings. They only publish data for the top 2 prizes available on their website, so we go the extra mile to submit a Freedom of Information Request from the NY Lottery. Approximately once a month, they send us a FULL liability report for ALL prizes remaining for every game. We use those details for our analysis.
For example: last month, cash x 100 had these prizes remaining (Picture directly from the report they sent us)
We merge this report, with the data they publish from their website on the top two prizes so we can fairly accurately tell how much of each game has sold.
For NY - it isn't quite perfect as some of the details aren't as accurate as other states we do, but having this detailed data updated once a month paints a MUCH MUCH clearer picture of all games on the market than using just the data they publish on their website.
We also do this for several other states, including Mass and Florida as neither state published good data on their website, so we go the extra mile to get the details.
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Quote: Originally posted by ScratchSmarter on Jul 20, 2017
For NY - we don't base our analysis JUST on the website postings. They only publish data for the top 2 prizes available on their website, so we go the extra mile to submit a Freedom of Information Request from the NY Lottery. Approximately once a month, they send us a FULL liability report for ALL prizes remaining for every game. We use those details for our analysis.
For example: last month, cash x 100 had these prizes remaining (Picture directly from the report they sent us)
We merge this report, with the data they publish from their website on the top two prizes so we can fairly accurately tell how much of each game has sold.
For NY - it isn't quite perfect as some of the details aren't as accurate as other states we do, but having this detailed data updated once a month paints a MUCH MUCH clearer picture of all games on the market than using just the data they publish on their website.
We also do this for several other states, including Mass and Florida as neither state published good data on their website, so we go the extra mile to get the details.
Ok thanks. I thought you were focused on the top prize only.
So your saying right now it's better to buy Cash100x if you interested in the low level prizes?
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