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The Scratch-it game I played had odds of 1 in 4. Doesn that mean I should get a winning ticket every fourth ticket purchased?

April 26, 2017fourth mean odds played winning

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The Scratch-it game I played had odds of 1 in 4. Doesn that mean I should get a winning ticket every fourth ticket purchased?

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The odds stated on the back of all Scratch-it tickets are the overall odds of winning a prize in that game. If the overall odds of winning a prize in a game are 1 in 4, it means that if 4 million tickets are printed, 1 million will be winners. Winning tickets are then randomly placed throughout the Scratch-it games. As with all of our games, receiving one of those winning tickets is simply a matter of chance. While it’s possible to get a string of nonwinners in a row, it’s also possible to buy a similar number of tickets and get several winners in a row. While we can’t guarantee that everyone will be a winner, we can guarantee that each player has a fair and equal chance of winning a prize.