Number of Lotto Sold...

[Sheba]

Just to keep track...

Old Price

On May 22 (JP=10 Million) 18,116,241 Tickets Sold
On May 26 (JP= 2 Million) 10,614,891 Tickets Sold
On May 29 (JP= 5 Million) 14,296,268 Tickets Sold

New Price Increase Sales
(Comparing to the Same Jackpots)

June 2 (JP= 5 M) 8,642,125 Tickets Sold (Down 5.6 M)
June 5 (JP= 10 M) 11,138,148 Tickets Sold(Down 6.97 M)
June 9 (JP-17 M) 12,871,061 Tickets Sold. (Down ???)

So to me the sales are not up as they claim...

Sheba__ ~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!

 

[NiceGuy24]

Sheeba, Lotto 6/49 sales will continue to go down. $2 per one selection is just too expensive. It's not acceptable.

 

[Sheba]

Sheeba, Lotto 6/49 sales will continue to go down. $2 per one selection is just too expensive. It's not acceptable.

They lost my sales.. I play no extra's at all now . The only time I will is when it hit 25 Million, For tomorrow I bought 1 extra ticket besides my regular lines..If they were 1.00 per Line I probabaly would have spent more..

Sheba__ ~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!
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[gsobier]

NiceGuy24:

Too bad you are in BC... ...they messed around with BC 49 too.

Regards,
George

Sheeba, Lotto 6/49 sales will continue to go down. $2 per one selection is just too expensive. It's not acceptable.

 

[gsobier]

Sheba:

Thats interesting and confusing at the same time... ...you would by more... ...does this mean more in the way of sets or $$$? I'm thinking the same amount of money towards playing which means less sets... ...the more sets you play, the better the chance to snag something.

Regards,
George

They lost my sales.. I play no extra's at all now . The only time I will is when it hit 25 Million, For tomorrow I bought 1 extra ticket besides my regular lines..If they were 1.00 per Line I probabaly would have spent more..

Sheba__ ~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!
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[Sheba]

Sheba:

Thats interesting and confusing at the same time... ...you would by more... ...does this mean more in the way of sets or $$$? I'm thinking the same amount of money towards playing which means less sets... ...the more sets you play, the better the chance to snag something.

Regards,
George

As you know George I use to always play a set of numbers in a small wheel besides my own regular 2 Lines and always had the back-up plan too. But since the price increase I have refused to do so. I will do the back-up plan only when the JP is 25 Million or More and then it is 1 Extra Ticket . So they lost my $$$$ in sales for sure.
Most people I have talked too still just buy the same amount of money in insta piks ( But less tickets).

Sheba__ ~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!
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[Irvin]

Just to keep track...

Old Price

On May 22 (JP=10 Million) 18,116,241 Tickets Sold
On May 26 (JP= 2 Million) 10,614,891 Tickets Sold
On May 29 (JP= 5 Million) 14,296,268 Tickets Sold

New Price Increase Sales
(Comparing to the Same Jackpots)

June 2 (JP= 5 M) 8,642,125 Tickets Sold (Down 5.6 M)
June 5 (JP= 10 M) 11,138,148 Tickets Sold(Down 6.97 M)
June 9 (JP-17 M) 12,871,061 Tickets Sold. (Down ???)

So to me the sales are not up as they claim...

Sheba__ ~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!

Tickets sold might be down but if taken on $ amount then sales seem to have gone up. Less tickets more money.

 

[Scaper]

I agree, the $$ in sales is higher but have lost alot of players. I think it will continue to go lower as people can't keep paying double of what they use too.

A friend of mine was in a group of 4 or 5 playing with the 8 number tickets ($22 or $28 twice a week, can't remember) and they'd been playing for years, but not any more.

But I guess we shouldn't complain, I mean ALL the money is going into our health care like it's supposed too, isn't it ???

 

[Sheba]

Updating

Just to keep track...

Old Price

On May 22 (JP=10 Million) 18,116,241 Tickets Sold
On May 26 (JP= 2 Million) 10,614,891 Tickets Sold
On May 29 (JP= 5 Million) 14,296,268 Tickets Sold

New Price Increase Sales
(Comparing to the Same Jackpots)

June 2 (JP= 5 M) 8,642,125 Tickets Sold (Down 5.6 M)
June 5 (JP= 10 M) 11,138,148 Tickets Sold(Down 6.97 M)
June 9 (JP-17 M) 12,871,061 Tickets Sold. (Down ???)
June 12 (JP25 M) 16,818,458 Tickets Sold.

Sheba__ ~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!

 

[Karnac]

Look at these numbers;
April 16 Super 7 ... 25 million jackpot ... Ticket Sales 48.7 million
June 12 649 .........25 million jackpot ... Ticket sales 33.6 million

 

[Sheba]

Do you know how many sales they had in the last 25 Million Jackpot in 649? I bet there is a big difference. Must go see if I can find.

Sheba__ ~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!
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[Sheba]

Typical Jackpots are $2 Million and increase if not won, reaching a record $26.4 Million in September 1995! Sales Can't find??

Sheba__ ~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!
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[Sheba]

After Wednesday June 16th

Just to keep track...

Old Price

On May 22 (JP=10 Million) 18,116,241 Tickets Sold
On May 26 (JP= 2 Million) 10,614,891 Tickets Sold
On May 29 (JP= 5 Million) 14,296,268 Tickets Sold

New Price Increase Sales
(Comparing to the Same Jackpots)

June 2 (JP= 5 M) 8,642,125 Tickets Sold (Down 5.6 M)
June 5 (JP= 10 M) 11,138,148 Tickets Sold(Down 6.97 M)
June 9 (JP=17 M) 12,871,061 Tickets Sold. (Down ???)
June 16(JP=M) 8,394,525 Ticket Sales , they are down!

So to me the sales are not up as they claim...

Sheba__ ~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!

 

[gsobier]

Re: After Wednesday June 16th

Sheba:

Yes, number of sets played was lower... ...money collected was higher... ...the bottom line is money talks and they are collecting a better revenue now so, I don't think city hall would be able to force a change.

Regards,
George

Just to keep track...

Old Price

On May 22 (JP=10 Million) 18,116,241 Tickets Sold
On May 26 (JP= 2 Million) 10,614,891 Tickets Sold
On May 29 (JP= 5 Million) 14,296,268 Tickets Sold

New Price Increase Sales
(Comparing to the Same Jackpots)

June 2 (JP= 5 M) 8,642,125 Tickets Sold (Down 5.6 M)
June 5 (JP= 10 M) 11,138,148 Tickets Sold(Down 6.97 M)
June 9 (JP=17 M) 12,871,061 Tickets Sold. (Down ???)
June 16(JP=M) 8,394,525 Ticket Sales , they are down!

So to me the sales are not up as they claim...

Sheba__ ~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!

 

[Sheba]

Re: Re: After Wednesday June 16th

Sheba:

Yes, number of sets played was lower... ...money collected was higher... ...the bottom line is money talks and they are collecting a better revenue now so, I don't think city hall would be able to force a change.

Regards,
George

Money can talk, and I wish it would talk to me..

Sheba__ ~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!
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[gsobier]

Re: Re: Re: After Wednesday June 16th

Sheba:

Some day Sheba, some day.

Regards,
George

Money can talk, and I wish it would talk to me..

Sheba__ ~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!
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[Karnac]

I had not seen this article in the Sun , but I highlighted a quote that I found amusing...........

Winning big's gonna cost ya

VENERABLE 6/49 TICKET NOW $2

By BRETT CLARKSON, TORONTO SUN

Add another buck to the price of the 6/49. For the first time in its 22-year history, the venerable Lotto 6/49 has gone up in price.

The national lottery -- now $2 -- had always been $1, but that changed when the ticket prices doubled from a loonie to a toonie on Sunday.

Yesterday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. marked the introduction of the "bigger and better" (and more expensive) 6/49 by staging a launch complete with a 25-member marching band at its Toronto headquarters.

OLGC spokesman Jim Cronin justified the price hike as something lottery buyers wanted because it means bigger jackpots. Instead of a $2-million base jackpot, it's now $4 million. Half of the jackpots are expected to hit $10 million, with some even expected to be $25 million.

Also new to the biweekly lottery is a new $5 prize category, in which players can win by matching two of six numbers plus the bonus.

Because sales of 6/49 tickets had been declining in recent years, the five Canadian regional lottery companies that form the Interprovincial Lottery Corp. decided they needed to come up with a way to beef up sales.

"We needed to do something to ensure people continue to play the game on a regular basis," Cronin said.


So, after conducting market research interviews with about 4,500 people, Cronin said, the lottery companies found 6/49 sales had been dropping because its jackpots, unlike the $2 Super 7 and its $25 million pots, just weren't big enough.

"They told us, 'We want a bigger jackpot and we're willing to pay a high price point for that,'" Cronin said.

 

[Brad]

I had not seen this article in the Sun , but I highlighted a quote that I found amusing...........<<snipped>>

Winning big's gonna cost ya
"They told us, 'We want a bigger jackpot and we're willing to pay a high price point for that,'" Cronin said.

We are NOT amused!!

keep it coming Karnac

 

[peter]

I wonder who the dumb smucks were that said 'ya, sure, raise the price 100%. I don't mind. I think you screwing US is an excellent idea.

 

[Sheba]

Probably the 4500 people surveyed were "The Rich Brats!".

A 2 Million Dollar prize was like pennies to them....

Sheba__ ~~~
Everybody's Got a Dream...JACKPOT!
Boycott Wednesday's Draw,Save your Money For Saturday's ....

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