Here’s a question that often comes our way after the entry period closes in one of our promotions: What were the odds of winning a prize in that promotion’s drawing? The answer involved is entirely dependent upon the number of entries that players made.
The details that apply in our promotions are different than those in our scratch, pull-tab and InstaPlay games, where there are a finite number of tickets, some of which are winners. They’re also different than the details in lotto games like Powerball® and Mega Millions® where the odds of winning are based upon the numbers available to play. (For example, the odds of winning the jackpot in Powerball are about 1 in 292.2 million because that’s how many different ways the numbers in the game can be combined to produce plays.)
But in our promotions, the odds of winning are based upon the number of entries that players make in that particular promotion. Our annual holiday promotions where players can enter nonwinning scratch tickets are generally our most popular and routinely receive more than 1 million entries. Other promotions focusing on specific games can involve a smaller number of entries. An example of that is the Powerball INDYCAR Race Weekend promotion that just ended last week. Players made 38,509 entries in that promotion.
We’re always glad to provide details about our games and promotions, so if you ever have a question about the odds of winning, please feel free to reach out.
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