Hello All,
An interesting play in NJ with the Bonus Match, I believe it works the same way in other states that have this. Your numbers are matched against a random draw immediately at the time of purchase. Bonus costs an extra buck and your original pick must be at least a buck.
Example - your pick-4 is: 2 3 9 0
Bonus numbers are: 1 7 9 5
This is a win with # 9 aligning with the 9 in your pick. This bonus prize can be anywhere from $2 to $250. Its all random for the prizes.
Here is what I've done:
To do a little test, I played the pick-4 20 times with bonus match. I played 5555 20 times. That is a total of 80 times the number five is matched for a bonus. And guess what...I matched the '5' nine times in the bonus for a total of $110! Total profit $90. I would bet anyone that $20 worth of instant tickets has less chance of $90 profit. Now for my next experiment, I will roll almost all of the $90 into more picks and see what happens.
You know the state never beleives anyone will play this way just to catch the bonus matching numbers.
I will play this evening NJ pick-4. I will buy 70 tickets of 3333, and we will see where this goes. Laws of averages says I could not possibly stay on the plus side, but this is so different, I am intrigued!!
Michigan players..I would love to hear from you on what you have seen with your states game.
Good Luck!!
Alan
