Scratch tickets

[poker]

IF you buy a $5 scratch ticket.... and somebody already won the big jackpot from that series of tickets the week before..... has the gov't lied to you as to what the odds of winning are?

I mean.... they print a 100 000 tickets... divvy up the prize money based on what the sale of all the tickets are worth.... But once the winning ticket is purchased, you can no longer win. And those tickets are still being sold.


How fair is that?

cheers!

 

[swouwee]

before i buy any scratch tickets i ask for a print out from the dealer which advise's you on how many top prizes's are left

 

[scarlet6969]

i didnt know you could do that i am going to ask next time i buy one

 

[Anynym]

They haven't lied about the odds, as the number of winning tickets versus the number of tickets printed hasn't changed.

Would you say they lied if someone else scratched a non-winning ticket? According to your theory, the odds have improved for you.

 

[Sentry]

This is the link I use.

http://www.olg.ca/lotteries/games/viewInstantTicketInfo.do

 

[r_u_n_v_us]

Here's my question on scratch tickets...

The barcode at the bottom of the scratch tickets are scanned by the cashier when you claim a winning scratch card...who's to say that these tickets are already scanned by someone at the store before it's sold??? Could this be the case???

 

[Anynym]

Here's my question on scratch tickets...

The barcode at the bottom of the scratch tickets are scanned by the cashier when you claim a winning scratch card...who's to say that these tickets are already scanned by someone at the store before it's sold??? Could this be the case???

If the scan area has already been scratched, DO NOT purchase that ticket but report the retailer to the OLG.

http://www.olg.ca/lotteries/guide/checking.jsp

 

[r_u_n_v_us]

Barcodes aren't covered anymore...I have a Monopoly scratch card right in front of me...

 

[johnnyjohn17]

the bar codes are covered, they have to be scratched in order to be scanned,and in Ontario once all thebig prizes have been won,i think its the 10,000, so once all the prizes over 10,000 have been won then they pull all the tickets from the retailers.

 

[Anynym]

Barcodes aren't covered anymore...I have a Monopoly scratch card right in front of me...

Then call the OLG.

As I understand it, the Monopoly game cards should look like one of these:
http://www.olg.ca/lotteries/games/instant_family_game_information.jsp?game=monopoly
Note that there are no visible barcodes - all barcodes are covered prior to sale.

 

[The Fruity Hare]

Then call the OLG.

As I understand it, the Monopoly game cards should look like one of these:
http://www.olg.ca/lotteries/games/instant_family_game_information.jsp?game=monopoly
Note that there are no visible barcodes - all barcodes are covered prior to sale.

The barcodes are not covered. They are exposed. However, there is a number that is under the scratch film that must be added to the barcode scan in order for it to work.

Once you scratch the ticket and expose the number, the retailer scans the barcode and punches in the number.

 

[r_u_n_v_us]

My monopoly card isn't one of those shown.
It's a gold scratch card which I bought for $20..prize is a million dollars.
I bought this in 2008...

 

[poker]

They haven't lied about the odds, as the number of winning tickets versus the number of tickets printed hasn't changed.

Would you say they lied if someone else scratched a non-winning ticket? According to your theory, the odds have improved for you.

Well... according to my math... if there are no winning tickets left to purchase, the odds of me winning are 0%.... are they not? Can you honestly tell me I'm wrong?

And you are correct, with every non winning ticket purchased, statistically, our odds have improved.


However, I did not realize you could find out from the retailer how many prizes from that pool have been won, nor did I know the OLG pulled the plug once the grand prizes have been won.

Thank you....


Cheers!

 

[The Fruity Hare]

My monopoly card isn't one of those shown.
It's a gold scratch card which I bought for $20..prize is a million dollars.
I bought this in 2008...

It doesn't sound like a Monopoly ticket, it sounds more like a Quest for Millions ticket. If it was from 2008, it is either expired, or soon to expire. best check it sooner than later.

http://www.olg.ca/lotteries/games/instant_game_information.jsp?game=q4gold