Friday, April 23, 2010

$5,000 PayDay 2009 (Massachusetts)

Official website for Game

Single Ticket:
Cost: $1
Chances of at least breaking even:
20.6% (~4.9 to 1)


Optimal Chances:
Buying 2 tickets
Cost: $2
Chances of at least breaking even:
23.1% (~4.3 to 1)


Median Prizes
(half the time prizes will be less than this amount, half the time it will be more)
10 tickets ($10): $4
100 tickets ($100): $56
1,000 tickets ($1,000): $654


**Since only a finite number of scratch tickets were printed, overall odds used and number of winners may vary based on manufacturer's omissions, unsold tickets, reorders and unclaimed prizes.


GRAPHS:
(up to 10 tickets, 100 and 1,000)
(click to see enlarged)



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