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  From Illinoispolicy.org

  Illinoisans spent $2 billion on scratch-off lottery tickets.
  
  Here's more on that and what else is happening in Illinois:
  
  Holiday scratch-off tickets surpass $2 billion in sales – Illinois Policy Institute
  Illinoisans bought more than $2 billion of scratch-off tickets in fiscal year 2024. Scratch-off lottery games, a common stocking stuffer, make up most of the Illinois Lottery’s sales. 

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  The whole email wouldn't copy but at the end of it there was a chart comparing scratcher sales to draw game sales, no draw game came close. 

   

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  Those who run the lotteries love it when players look for consistency in something that's designed not to have any. So many systems, so many theories, so few jackpot winners. 

  

  There is one and only one 'proven' system, and that is to book the action. No matter the game, let the players pick their own losers.