For Scartch off lottery players; this is a list of games with the most Jackpots up for graps in New Jersey Lottery as of 10 – 01 – 2011:

Ticket Price	Scratch Off Games
$ 1	Zombie Tripler Double It Cash in a Flash Double Your Luck
$ 2	Classic Bingo Birthday Wishes Poker Express Big Money Spectacular
$ 3	Crossword Lucky Bingo Tripler Bejeweled Money Multiplier™ Win for Life
$ 5	Money Mania Super 7 Slots Super Crossword Poker Tourney
$ 10	$100,000,000 Spectacular Golden 7's
© 2011 New Jersey Lottery, New Jersey Lottery and the New Jersey Scratch Off Games listed are registered trademarks of New Jersey Lottery

For Scartch off lottery players; this is a list of games with the most Jackpots up for graps in Maryland Lottery as of 10 – 01 – 2011:

Ticket Price	Scratch Off Games
$ 1	TIC TAC TURKEY SWEET WINNINGS CASH FIESTA DOUBLE DICE SCORE 4S SUPER SLOTS
$ 2	BLACKOUT BINGO CASH KING HOARDS OF 100S WHEELIN AND DEALIN
$ 3	MONEY MAGNET PHARAOH'S GOLD PRIZE LINE BINGO
$ 5	AMAZING 8S CROSSWORD MULTIPLIER BIG MONEY BINGO RAVENS CASH FANTASY TRIPLE PAYOUT
$ 10	10X CASH INSTANT CASHOUT MAXIMUM JACKPOT
$ 20	BIG MONEY MEGAPLAY CASH SPECTACULAR PLAYERS CLUB SILVER AND GOLD
© 2011 Maryland Lottery, Maryland Lottery and the Maryand Scratch Off Games listed are registered trademarks of Maryland Lottery

Scratch off Tickets are the Cash Makers for any Lottery Agency, You would see a lot of ads pushing you to buy them before you see an ad for Pick 3 or Pick 4 or any other lottery game; and the Lottery players like them because of their Instant Gratification:  You Know right there and then HOW MUCH you won; and you walk away with the cash in your pocket.

Sometimes you feel the urge to scratch off a couple of Lottery tickets; and of course you are expecting to win doing it; but before you do; keep those points in mind:

• Buy different kinds of the same dollar amount game

The average odds of winning any scratch off ticket hover around 1 in 5; so if you buy 5 tickets of 1 dollar game you might win one of them…simple…but you should buy 5 different kinds of those tickets instead of buying 5 tickets of the same game; you are multiplying your chance of winning by 5 times. It is all Odds and Math.

• Do not chase for winners

One of the major reasons people spend more than they want on scratch off is getting in the heat of chasing after a winner, you scratch one and another and you would not stop until you get your win…Dead WRONG!

You scratched 5 already…you ran out of Odds and you are in for the next run of chances…Better to stop now and try another game.

• Buy your tickets at a High Volume store

The reason behind it is…you guessed it: Your Chance of winning gets better the more people buy more tickets, they might get the duds and you get the winner!

Sounds selfish I know, but it is a game after all; and may the lucky one win.

• Try the New Games first

It is a hidden gem you should know: The Lottery agencies want you to buy their new scratch off games to meet their sales mark and they would sprinkle bigger amounts of wins (the Odds stay the same though) to build excitement about them, so take advantage and try them.

• Check what big prizes are still available

Some lottery agencies post the remaining jackpots or big amount prizes for any given scratch off game at their web site, or they would have a print out at your local store, go through them and aim for the ones with bigger prizes still up for grasp, a wiser way of spending your wager money.

• Stretch your wager

Instead of buying one $ 20 ticket; you are better off with 2 tickets of $ 10 game , 4 tickets of  $ 5 game or 10 tickets of $ 1 game. Assuming that each ticket comes with one out of 5 odds to win;  you are spreading your bet across the table. Smaller Jackpots, smarter way to play.

And most of all: Play for FUN

You are aiming for the Jackpot; but it would help if you have fun reaching for it!

I’ve been asked that same question many times over!

The ansewr is : It is all up to YOU; the Player.

• You  buy tons of lotto software; many of those will promise you the moon and the Jackpots….
• You  spend time on your Play Lists, refining and tuning ….
• You borwse around in Lottery Forums, serching and comparing….

BUT

When it comes to actually palying those numbers at your favorite store…the doubts set in!

Either you play too many, not a good idea, or too little…and you are missing on the winners. Sounds furstrating!

That is where your common Sense  should come to the rescue:

• Since you know the numbers that usually hit there is no use in playing those exotic numbers that never hit ( like that Quad of 9′s for an example) and hoping for a miracle.
• If you are spending your BILLS money on Lottery…. STOP NOW ; lottery win is not your way out of them; hard work is !
• If you are playing whatever numbers you hear that everybody else is playing, check first to see if any of those numbers did hit in your state.
•  If your list is a few pages long; it is time to shave a few out: The only Lottery games your chance of a hit improves with more numbers are the Jackpot games; and not many of us play those daily.
• Pet Numbers are fine to play; as long as they do hit once and then.

Remmeber that Lottery is not as complicated and hard to win at as it seems and by using  your common sense winning is not hard at all! 

Know your Numbers, Know your Limit and have fun winning.