GeoMitch Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 When playing scratchers in NY, be careful as to whether the top prize has already been claimed. It infuriates me that you could buy a scratcher that says the top prize is $1,000,000 and yet, there are no top prizes left to win in that game. Sure, you could win a smaller prize, but that's not really why people would buy that ticket. Check before you buy... Prizes remaining on any particular scratcher can be checked at: https://nylottery.ny.gov/scratch-off-games BabyBoomer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ bashful Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 53 minutes ago, GeoMitch said: When playing scratchers in NY, be careful as to whether the top prize has already been claimed. It infuriates me that you could buy a scratcher that says the top prize is $1,000,000 and yet, there are no top prizes left to win in that game. Sure, you could win a smaller prize, but that's not really why people would buy that ticket. Check before you buy... Prizes remaining on any particular scratcher can be checked at: https://nylottery.ny.gov/scratch-off-games Illinois does the same thing. Good thing about unclaimed prize list is you can see how few top prizes there are to begin with. https://www.illinoislottery.com/about-the-games/unpaid-instant-games-prizes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloKyle Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 I been playing Take 5 here in NY lately and yesterday the same exact numbers came up in both the midday and evening drawings. So crazy! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ny-lottery-draws-identical-take-5-numbers-twice-in-a-row/ar-AA13u1Cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sniper Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 A coworker was part of a foursome that split a $20,000 scratchoff. Only person I know who ever got more than 50 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ purplekow Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) On 12/27/2021 at 3:58 PM, MichaelV said: They are a staple at our family Christmas gathering as well. This year, between about 12 of us, the largest win was $20 and a few smaller wins for $5. About five years ago, I won $10,000,000 on a scratch off which was incredible, but I have never one even a single dollar after that (I only play them when I get them as gifts, never buy them on my own). Happy Holidays! Wuite a shame that thinly time you have won it was 10 million dollars. That is a shame that you could not win more often. I see you corrected it to 10000 dollars. Not a bad haul but not an amount that would generate a sarcastic reply from me. Edited October 28, 2022 by purplekow Luv2play 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Coolwave35 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 My first job was working at a store that sold and cashed NY lottery tickets. The most I ever won was $25 but I despise scratchers because they make a mess and I think they’re annoying and needlessly complicated. The largest I was ever asked to cash was $25,000.00. We couldn’t give out more than $600, but he asked me to scan it to confirm it was a winner. The machine said something along the lines of claimant must mail or go to the lottery office for winnings, and it printed out a congratulations message with instructions on how to redeem. He was so excited. We got a little sign from the lottery that said we had a $25k winner and our lottery sales went way up for about 3 weeks. Prime38 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ leo2510 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Not a scratch-off, but...... back when I worked up in Washington State, I would get a Lotto ticket on Fridays after work on my way home, at the Quik Stop station across the road. One of the cashiers there was the twin sister of a high school buddy, who became a former buddy after a misinterpretation on my part of a camping invitation one weekend- nothing ventured nothing gained, but "S", I would have rocked your seventeen-year-old world! In any case, female "S" managed to be friendly enough to me at the store, so maybe male "S" kept the indiscretion to himself, who knows. One Friday, I gassed up and bought my ticket. Got up on Sunday morning, made brekky and read the paper- pulled out that ticket and checked it. #1 match, #2 match, # 3 match, # 4 match, # 5 match, aaaaannnnnddd #6 is one number off! I think that it's as close as you can get to the win- but instead of 8 million, the ticket was worth $1200. Not a bad prize, but so close to the big money- Still don't know if that was the fates telling me that was as close as I'd get to winning, or to keep trying! In any case, I cashed out the ticket at the lottery office the next day - $950, after taxes. When I deposited the check, I took $100 back in cash. A few days later, I stopped at the Quik Stop, and she was working- I grabbed a cup of coffee and a KitKat and went up to the counter to get rung up. Opened my wallet to grab a fiver, slipped the hundred into my palm, and as we chatted after she cashed me out, I said, "By the way, S, you sold me a winner last week, and this is for you" and handed her the $100 bill. She gasped, turned away and started quietly sobbing. Turns out, she needed $75 dollars for the next day, to pay for her kid's school pictures, and she was ready to go without them this year, as her ex-husband was behind on support payments. So, at least the fates made it clear that day, ya gotta share the wealth! mkm556, MikeBiDude, + Lucky and 9 others 3 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Vegas_Millennial Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Scratch offs, lottery, and all forms of government-run gambling are prohibited by the Nevada constitution, so alas I've never played scratch offs or the lottery. Luv2play 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSR Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 40 minutes ago, Vegas_nw1982 said: Scratch offs, lottery, and all forms of government-run gambling are prohibited by the Nevada constitution, so alas I've never played scratch offs or the lottery. I take it you've never made the half-hour drive to the Lotto store just across the California state line. The Powerball jackpot is up to $1 billion (yes, with a "b"). Mind you, you'll probably wait in line for 3+ hours to buy a ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Vegas_Millennial Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, BSR said: I take it you've never made the half-hour drive to the Lotto store just across the California state line. The Powerball jackpot is up to $1 billion (yes, with a "b"). Mind you, you'll probably wait in line for 3+ hours to buy a ticket. Correct, I never have. That would be a 100 mile drive roundtrip, for a 1 in 10Billion chance to win only $1Billion, then it would be subject to California's millionaire income tax! A much better use of my time and money would use the $20 I would have spent on petrol to invest in my Roth IRA, or use it to add to the tip of one of my upcoming massage or escort hires 😁 Or, I could stay local and play the Megabucks slot machines. Better odds at winning, and the tax dollars supports my local economy. pubic_assistance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloKyle Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 I bought some powerball these last few drawings. Not going overboard though as I'd rather play games where I actually have a chance to win something. Be fun to win though and give out a million bucks to so many friends and family members and still have hundreds of millions left over. 💰 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ azdr0710 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 though the lottery is definitely a tax on fools, with the big jackpot I was feeling foolish on Halloween and today and bought 2 x $20 in Powerball quickpick draws (ten tries each).......nothing on Halloween (scattered single numbers) and the draw was just made for tonight, but haven't checked.....I wish somebody would win so I can go back to not being a fool......just let me win $40 and I'll be happy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloKyle Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 All my powerball tickets were $0 winners! 😂 + Lucky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBoomer Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I bought 2 tickets. 1 ticket has the Powerball #20. ~Boomer~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloKyle Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 I always buy $2 tickets but when the jackpot is under $150 million and the x10 is in play I think it's better if you buy a ton of tickets to do the $3 power play option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBoomer Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 3 hours ago, BabyBoomer said: I bought 2 tickets. 1 ticket has the Powerball #20. ~Boomer~ I won $4. I'll use it to by my tickets for the $1.9 Billion drawing on Monday. (11/07) ~Boomer~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I might go over the border later today to get a Powerball ticket in New York state. With the exchange rate a winning would be over $1 billion Canadian in cash. I only bought a ticket once when the prize was something like a couple hundred millions. I hardly ever buy a lottery ticket but a boy can dream about the big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ FrankR Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 50 minutes ago, Luv2play said: I might go over the border later today to get a Powerball ticket in New York state. With the exchange rate a winning would be over $1 billion Canadian in cash. I only bought a ticket once when the prize was something like a couple hundred millions. I hardly ever buy a lottery ticket but a boy can dream about the big one. I think there is an app now…Jackpot? They buy the ticket for you and scan it into the app so you can see your numbers. Havent used it and not sure it will work if you are outside of the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepItReal Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 1 hour ago, FrankR said: I think there is an app now…Jackpot? They buy the ticket for you and scan it into the app so you can see your numbers. Havent used it and not sure it will work if you are outside of the USA. I think the app is called Jackpocket - they advertise on the NYC subway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassageDrew Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Bought a scratch off once in Chicago on the last bill in my wallet. It happened to be a $10 bill. I won $1000. It just so happened that the usual scratch off was out of stock so I decided to play something else CuriousByNature 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloKyle Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 I just won a $100 gift card in the NY Lottery second chance drawing. And I saw the email right after I broke my snow brush in half unburying my car from that little Buffalo snowstorm you folks might have heard about. So I can buy a nice new one. ❄️ Luv2play, keefer, + Lucky and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloKyle Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 I won $80 on a $1 scratch off the other day. My biggest win on a $1 ticket. I looked up the odds on the NY lotto website and I only had a 1 in 3,000 chance of winning that amount. CuriousByNature 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousByNature Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 3 hours ago, BuffaloKyle said: I won $80 on a $1 scratch off the other day. My biggest win on a $1 ticket. I looked up the odds on the NY lotto website and I only had a 1 in 3,000 chance of winning that amount. An 18 year old woman in Canada purchased her first ever lottery ticket several weeks ago and won $48M Canadian on our Lotto 649 draw. Not a scratch ticket, but the chances of winning on your first purchase must be ridiculously minuscule - the chances for any 649 jackpot are about 14 million to one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SometimesBi Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 10/30/2022 at 5:18 PM, Vegas_nw1982 said: for a 1 in 10Billion chance to win only $1Billion, For the record, the odds are actually a bit better than 1 in 300million. Still gonna get struck by lightning a dozen times before winning, but I still play when there are big jackpots. 😁 Back to the OP, I won $100 on a $5 scratch a few years ago. But biggest percentage win was at a bingo hall, where I won $300 on a 50-cents pulltab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloKyle Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) Just saw a guy here in NY won $10 million on a scratch off two years in a row now! Unbelievable! https://nylottery.ny.gov/winner/?wanye-murray If I won $10 million I'd be too busy with escorts everyday to play the lottery anymore. Edited December 6, 2023 by BuffaloKyle Luv2play and TorontoDrew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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