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• DoctorEw220

  

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  This is one thing I do not like about the Oho Lottery.  They use three letters to tell you how much you have won, and unless it is a small amount, you will not know how much, if anything you have won.  To make things worse, the three letters representing the amount changes with every game.  What PA does, and I like this, is they use sets of parenthesis, with each digit having its own set of parenthesis.  Which idea do you like better?

  I've redone my website.  Go to www.dr-ew.com.  I kept a lot of the old stuff, and I've added some new stuff.  Look for more new stuff in the coming weeks.
• JMorenoMars

  

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  I also love PA's method of showing winning scratch off tickets. I use that religiously. Sometimes, I won't even scratch the entire surface area, just the top and bottom portions to see if I won. :)
• DoctorEw220

  

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  Sep 26, 2004, 6:11 pm

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  more instant gratification.  with other methods, the people pretty much have to scratch off the whole ticket.

  I've redone my website.  Go to www.dr-ew.com.  I kept a lot of the old stuff, and I've added some new stuff.  Look for more new stuff in the coming weeks.
• noahproblem

  

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  Sep 28, 2004, 5:26 pm

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  Scratching that way would take the fun out of it for me - if I wanted to play that way then why not just have two spots on the ticket - one that either says "you win" or "you lose" (or "sorry" or "try again") and one that has the payoff?
  
  
  
  To each his own, though.....
• DoctorEw220

  

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  Sep 29, 2004, 12:46 am

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  depending on how much free time i have, and the game, i will scratch-off only the part of the ticket that tells me if i won. for example, if i were to play a $2 bingo game in PA, and i had only 5 minutes, i may just scratch-off the area telling me if i won. if i were to play one of those number match games with 5 minutes left, i would scratch off the whole ticket.

  I've redone my website.  Go to www.dr-ew.com.  I kept a lot of the old stuff, and I've added some new stuff.  Look for more new stuff in the coming weeks.
• CASH Only

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  Many who buy bingo tickets scratch only for the code.
• DoctorEw220

  

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  Oct 2, 2004, 2:26 am

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  i know a few who will scratch off the whole ticket. the lotteries sell those types of games because they know people will play them just to pass the time. i have them figured out. if you haven't scratched off all the letters/numbers, and you are one away from winning something, you aren't going to win. the letter/number that wins it for you is usually the last one.

  I've redone my website.  Go to www.dr-ew.com.  I kept a lot of the old stuff, and I've added some new stuff.  Look for more new stuff in the coming weeks.
• CASH Only

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  Interesting.
• DoctorEw220

  

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  here's how i scratch off my tickets.  obviously, if it's a match 3 like amounts, i scratch the whole area from top to bottom.  if it's a game in which you do something to win the prize under it, i willscratch off the prize amounts first, and then i will scratch off the game parts from lowest to highest amount.  the time wasters, i will scratch off from top to bottom, and then the monus box (if any).  i will also look at the prizes offered on the back (if it says).  what is bad is when i play a wheel of fortune game, and none of the 4 prize amounts is offered in the game, or if a combination of all 4 prizes is not offered.  what also is bad is if all of your prizes are higher, because it means odds are you have a loser, and odds are you will be off by one letter.

  I've redone my website.  Go to www.dr-ew.com.  I kept a lot of the old stuff, and I've added some new stuff.  Look for more new stuff in the coming weeks.
• DoctorEw220

  

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  Oct 14, 2004, 5:34 pm

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  here is a list of 3-letter codes that tell you if you won in ohio:

  ONE-1

  TWO-2

  THR-3

  FOR-4

  FIV-5

  SIX-6

  NIN-9

  TEN-10

  FTN-15

  TTY- 20

  TTF-25

  FFY- 50

  HUN-100

  TWH- 200.

  is it any different anywhere else?

  I've redone my website.  Go to www.dr-ew.com.  I kept a lot of the old stuff, and I've added some new stuff.  Look for more new stuff in the coming weeks.
• CASH Only

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  I believe NY uses TWN for $20.
• DoctorEw220

  

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  Oct 28, 2004, 2:13 am

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  either way, the 3-letter codes are not effective. every state should do what PA does. it's very easy to tell that way.

  I've redone my website.  Go to www.dr-ew.com.  I kept a lot of the old stuff, and I've added some new stuff.  Look for more new stuff in the coming weeks.
• noahproblem

  

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  Oct 29, 2004, 10:07 pm

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  As best as I know in MA (* - older tickets - nothing out now has these payouts):
  
  
  
  $1 - ONE
  
  $2 - TWO
  
  $3* - THR
  
  $4 - FOR
  
  $5 - FVE
  
  $6* - SIX
  
  $8* - EGT
  
  $10 - TEN
  
  $15 - FTN
  
  $20 - TWY
  
  $25 - TWF
  
  $30* - TRY
  
  $40 - FRT
  
  $50 - FTY
  
  $100 - OHN
  
  $200 - THN
  
  $300* - TRN
  
  $400 - FRN
  
  $500 - FHN
  
  Higher - random losing code
  
  
  
  My least favorite losing code? FHR - the first time I saw that (I had rubbed it accidently) I thought for a minute I had won $500 until seeing I had no winner at all (they also use OHR which can trick someone into thinking they've won $100).
• DoctorEw220

  

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  Oct 31, 2004, 1:41 pm

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  MA has small scratch-offs.

  I've redone my website.  Go to www.dr-ew.com.  I kept a lot of the old stuff, and I've added some new stuff.  Look for more new stuff in the coming weeks.