The most interesting lottery game (IMO) all around

[tomtom]

This is a forum where players probably search for best odds on the subject of their playing budgets. That means some reasonable chances for a good win while risking some reasonable amount of money. Reasonable amount of money – money a typical lottery fan might set aside for the lottery entertainment.


Therefore, I did a bit search regarding lottery games around the globe, and so far in my opinion the most interesting lottery game all around is

Fla 5/36 (Fantasy 5) game with prizes

2/5-free ticket
3/5 -$10
4/5-estimated about $100, but it seems its usually more, and also with estimated $850 if no top prize winner
5/5- estimated about $100.000, but it seems it’s very often over 200.000$
Ticket costs :$1
Use a ball machine : YES
Rollovers: YES
TV drawings: YES
Daily
http://www.flalottery.com/lottery/games/fant5/fnt5main.html



Well, sometimes really wonder why many lotteries don't offer such nice pick 5 (and also pick 4) games ?Especially because sooner or later, most of the players might have an opportunity to play some reasonable odds lotteries online. And usually once lost customer means many new are required in order to keep a customer database at some equivalent level, despite any marketing…

 

[winhunter]

Have you considered

have you considered the Fla Mega Money game?

                                Estimated
Prize Level        Estimated    Rolldown     Odds of
                     Prize      Prize***     Winning****

4 of 4 + MEGABALL   $500,000*     N/A        1:2,986,522
4 of 4              $1,200 **     $2,400     1:142,215.33
3 of 4 + MEGABALL   $350 **       $700       1:18,665.76
3 of 4              $50 **        $100       1:888.85
2 of 4 + MEGABALL   $25 **        $50        1:638.15
1 of 4 + MEGABALL   $3 **         $6         1:76
2 of 4              $2 **         $4         1:30.39
MEGABALL            Free Ticket   N/A        1:32.68 

Overall Odds: 1:12.58

*The minimum starting jackpot paid to a single winner
over 20 annual payments. The top prize pool increases
with rollovers until it reaches $2 million. A Cash
Option (approximately 2/3 of the advertised jackpot)
is available.

**The estimated prize payouts to each winner are based
on estimated sales. MEGA MONEY is a pari-mutuel game.
Actual prize amounts vary depending on sales and the
number of winners in each prize category.

***After the MEGA MONEY jackpot reaches $2 million and
there is no top prize winner, the amount in the top
prize pool in excess of the funds required for a $2
million annuity will roll down and increase the payouts
on the lower-tier cash prizes. On average, the rolled
down prizes will increase to about double the normal
prize amount.

****Odds are rounded to the nearest whole number.

I have long felt like this game has an even better return rate, since you get back $2 for a 2of4 match.



Andrew

 

[tomtom]

Re: Have you considered

have you considered the Fla Mega Money game?

Well, as said I was searching thru various lotteries’ web sites, so among others the http://www.flalottery.com/lottery/games/games.html .. …And, Geez , what a nice variety of games they offer…it seems there is a game for every possible type of player..

Step by step starting from Pick 3 and pick 4 for the players who prefer lover odds lotteries, pick 5 and further to the other higher odds and higher prizes lottery games for the players who like such games better …

It seems their pick 3 and pick 4 games start at 50 cents /ticket and a player may choose any possible combination, including just back or/and front pairs , for example …

For all games all data about prizes, numbers, odds , etc, is easily accessible at their web site…


Players may choose own numbers or QPs in ALL GAMES..

They use ball machines…

TV drawings for all the games….

Games have rollovers…


WOW …those guys obviously know how to make their customers fully satisfied.

 

[turbuch2]

Can Only play if an american I think??


please correct me if i am wrong.

 

[tomtom]

Can Only play if an American I think??


please correct me if i am wrong.

Unfortunately, it seems it's not possible playing these games online so far... but still, glad to see some players have that many nice games available. Geez... a nice pick5 with rollovers , pick3 and 4 starting at 50cents/ticket , and also quite a few higher odds games. And using ball machines with TV drawings for all games.... You haven't seen something similar at one place somewhere else, have you?

 

[ShytKicker]

Very similar the the New York Lottery's TAKE FIVE, which I play everyday since 2 days ago . The worst games are the games with large jackpots, usually the bigger the jackpot, the worse the odds are for winning most of its prizes. I never play those, for example NY Mega Millions and NY Lotto.

 

[W Kaenzig]

ball machines

Don't all lottos use ball machines? If not, there could some hanky-panky going on. That's why they use ball machines. W

 

[tomtom]

Very similar the the New York Lottery's TAKE FIVE, which I play everyday since 2 days ago . The worst games are the games with large jackpots, usually the bigger the jackpot, the worse the odds are for winning most of its prizes. I never play those, for example NY Mega Millions and NY Lotto.

WOW..it seems couple days ago it was more than $20 for just 3 out of 5 in 39 and $855 for 4 /5 ..it seems it is a really nice game…..still, all those games might be interesting, and the most amazing is having such a nice variety…well, it’s just my opinion …..
BTW, that NY Lotto has some keno type odds, but it has lottery type prizes (something like 1: 15 million regarding the main – some millions of $$$ prize) and it seems it’s 3 tickets /dollar …

 

[ShytKicker]

Yes, the NY lotto is out of the loop. It has numbers 1-59 and we get to choose 6 of those. The odds are about 1:42 million for main prize, compared to the TAKE FIVE which is 1:500,000. The jackpots have significant difference, but I rather winner a lower jackput with better odds of winning. Mega Millions here is about 1:172 million odds for the main prize. Completely out of the loop.