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shyguitar

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Feb 9, 2015, 1:36 pm

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if people win more with draw tickets or scratch tickets? I had been having a losing streak with draw tickets so over a month ago I started gradually buying 20 dollar scratch tickets. Since I have to stay on a budget I am not buying too many scratchers. I won 100 and 40 dollars on the scratchers but also lost on tickets as well. The one good thing about draw tickets is that I can spread my playing over a few different draw games and not feel as bad when I lose. I was very happy to have won 20 dollars on Saturday's Powerball game, I had the Powerball number and always spend the extra dollar for the Powerplay. I also won 3 dollars on the draw game Lucky For Life by getting 2 numbers. Will reinvest that money on draw tickets and that should allow me to play for two weeks by playing Powerball and Lucky For Life. If I take that money and buy a 20 dollar scratcher, it's highly likely I would lose.

Though it's impossible to win a jackpot on the draw games, it still is the most economical for myself. When I went back to playing scratchers even the small amount I played added up in terms of money I spent. As I have stated before I hope to win a 2nd place prize on Powerball or Lucky For Life (realistic enough to know even this is near impossible but better odds than the jackpot). When I buy scratch tickets after losing on the first ticket I will buy one more and take it home and wait for a week to scratch it. This way I can tell myself that I have a scratch ticket at home and that keeps me from buying more tickets and allows me to have my dream before scratching it. Now that I bought scratchers again I feel like I have gotten it out of my system for a bit and will most likely contine to focus on the draw games.

Do you play both draw and scratch tickets?
Shelby Mustang

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Feb 9, 2015, 1:45 pm

I like the scratchers myself, $20 ones in particular. Im hoping to buy a whole roll of $20 scratchers when I get my tax return. I have dropped off of the draw games except for my state draw games, Ive only played power and mega when they are huge jackpots
shyguitar

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Feb 9, 2015, 1:54 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Shelby Mustang on Feb 9, 2015
I like the scratchers myself, $20 ones in particular. Im hoping to buy a whole roll of $20 scratchers when I get my tax return. I have dropped off of the draw games except for my state draw games, Ive only played power and mega when they are huge jackpots

Hi Shelby Mustang,

How well do you do on the 20 dollar scratchers?
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Feb 9, 2015, 11:13 pm

shyguitar,

The odds of winning anything at all are far better on scratchers than draw games.

In Illinois scratchers are 59% of lottery sales.

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.
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Feb 15, 2015, 3:38 am

I definitely win more with scratchers, as most people do. I've hit scratchers for $100 or better several times, whereas I've never won more than $1 on draw game tickets.

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Shelby Mustang

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Feb 15, 2015, 1:02 pm

Quote: Originally posted by shyguitar on Feb 9, 2015
Hi Shelby Mustang,

How well do you do on the 20 dollar scratchers?

LOL lucky to get my money back in most cases, but I usually keeping playing til I win big (hasnt happened YET) or til I lose (LOL happens more often)
destinycreation

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Feb 15, 2015, 1:31 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Shelby Mustang on Feb 9, 2015
I like the scratchers myself, $20 ones in particular. Im hoping to buy a whole roll of $20 scratchers when I get my tax return. I have dropped off of the draw games except for my state draw games, Ive only played power and mega when they are huge jackpots

What state do you buy $20 Scratchers in ???

How much would a whole roll of $20 Scratchers cost ??? How many tickets per roll ??
Marilyn222

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Feb 15, 2015, 3:42 pm

I win more on PB and MM than scratch tickets.
jr-va

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Feb 15, 2015, 5:37 pm

The top prizes in the scratch tickets have awful odds, I don't like that.

Pick 3 and Pick 4 have better odds.

I haven't played the scratchers in a long time.

But I haven't won on the Pick 3 or Pick 4, I must add.
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Feb 15, 2015, 5:54 pm

Quote: Originally posted by jr-va on Feb 15, 2015
The top prizes in the scratch tickets have awful odds, I don't like that.

Pick 3 and Pick 4 have better odds.

I haven't played the scratchers in a long time.

But I haven't won on the Pick 3 or Pick 4, I must add.

Pick 3/4 draws are all or nothing, and for over 99% of players it's nothing. If you buy a hundred dollars worth of tickets and don't hit your number, you lose all your money every time.

Whereas if you spend a hundred on ten $10 scratchers, the odds are that 2 or 3 of them will be at least small winners, i.e. "break even" cards. So at least you'll recoup $20 or $30 bucks on your scratcher purchase, which is better than losing everything you bet on Pick 3/4.

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Feb 15, 2015, 11:00 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Marilyn222 on Feb 15, 2015
I win more on PB and MM than scratch tickets.

I take it you don't buy many scratchers.

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Shelby Mustang

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Feb 16, 2015, 10:36 am

Quote: Originally posted by destinycreation on Feb 15, 2015
What state do you buy $20 Scratchers in ???

How much would a whole roll of $20 Scratchers cost ??? How many tickets per roll ??

North Carolina and a whole roll cost $600 thity tickets in a roll....

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