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#231 Triple 3's
#227 - 9's in a Line
#226 - High 5
#225 - Gold Gusher
#224 - Jingle Bucks
#222 - $25,000 Diamonds
#221 - Rake in the Cash
#220 - Triple Blackjack
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#231 - Triple 3 ($1) - Introduced Dec. 6, 2000 - Approx. 30 million tickets (TLC actually received: 30,145,750) No longer on retailers "Available Inventory List"
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$3000	60	1 in 500,000	$180,000
$300	4375	1 in 6,857	$1,312,500
$100	6875	1 in 4,364	$687,500
$27	26,875	1 in 1,116	$725,625
$18	120,000	1 in 250	$2,160,000
$9	240,000	1 in 125	$2,160,000
$6	240,000	1 in 125	$1,440,000
$3	1,920,000	1 in 16	$5,760,000
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	2,558,185	1 in 11.727	$14,425,625
$1 (Break-even)	3,600,000	1 in 8.333	$3,600,000
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	6,158,185	1 in 4.871565242	$18,025,625
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.87" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets!)
- Out of 30,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 2,558,185 Break Even Tickets - 3,600,000 Absolute Losers - 23,841,815 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 30,145,750

#227 - 9's In A Line ($1) - Introduced Nov. 16, 2000 - Approx. 20 million tickets Don't Confuse this Game with: #236 9's In A Line (Scheduled To Come 2001) #185 9's In A Line (39,320,000 printed) & #213 9's In A Line (19,550,000 printed) No longer on retailers "Available Inventory List"
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$900	126	1 in 158,730	$113,400
$199	2016	1 in 100,503	$401,184
$99	4410	1 in 4,535	$436,590
$49	17,955	1 in 1,114	$879,795
$19	60,480	1 in 331	$1,149,120
$9	120,960	1 in 165	$1,088,640
$3	483,840	1 in 41	$1,451,520
$2	1,028,160	1 in 19	$2,056,320
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	1,717,947	1 in 11.64180269	$7,576,569
$1 (Break-even)	1,512,000	1 in 13.2275	$1,512,000
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	3,229,947	1 in 6.192052068	$9,088,569
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.68" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets plus somethings wrong!)
- Out of 20,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 1,717,947 Break Even Tickets - 1,512,000 Absolute Losers - 16,770,053 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 15,098,500

#226 - High 5 ($1) - Introduced Nov. 22, 2000 - Approx. 20 million tickets No longer on retailers "Available Inventory List"
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$500	588	1 in 34,014	$294,000
$50	19,320	1 in 1,035	$966,000
$25	50,400	1 in 397	$1,260,000
$15	80,640	1 in 248	$1,209,600
$5	241,920	1 in 83	$1,209,600
$3	645,120	1 in 31	$1,935,360
$2	1,612,800	1 in 12	$3,225,600
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back More Than $1)	2,650,788	1 in 7.544926263	$10,100,160
$1 (Break Even)	2,016,000	1 in 9.92063	$2,016,000
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	4,666,788	1 in 4.28560286	$12,116,160
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.32" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets)
- Out of 20,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 2,650,788 Break Even Tickets - 2,016,000 Absolute Losers - 15,333,212 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 20,500,000

#225 - Texas Gold Gusher ($1) - Introduced Nov. 22, 2000 - Approx. 20 million tickets No longer on retailers "Available Inventory List"
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$3000	84	1 in 238,095	$252,000
$500	125	1 in 160,000	$62,500
$100	1680	1 in 11,905	$168,000
$50	22,680	1 in 882	$1,134,000
$25	52,500	1 in 381	$1,312,500
$10	201,600	1 in 99	$2,016,000
$5	241,920	1 in 83	$1,209,600
$4	403,200	1 in 50	$1,612,800
$2	1,048,320	1 in 19	$2,096,640
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	1,972,109	1 in 10.141427	$9,864,040
$1 (Break-even)	2,257,920	1 in 8.857709751	$2,257,920
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	4,230,029	1 in 4.7280999	$12,121,960
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.77" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets)
- Out of 20,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 1,972,109 Break Even Tickets - 2,257,920 Absolute Losers - 15,769,971 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 20,334,250

#224 - Jingle Bucks ($10) - Introduced Nov. 3, 2000 - Approx. 10,080,000 million tickets (TLC actually received 10,157,175) As of Jan. 20, 2001 this game was 99.5% sold out. That means that there were 50,785 tickets left to sell but did you know that on Jan. 20, 2001 they also reported that there were 302,278 winning tickets that were still unclaimed? See how many winning tickets go unclaimed? Sad - huh? No longer on retailers "Available Inventory List"
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$100,000	8	1 in 1,260,000	$800,000
$10,000	15	1 in 672,000	$150,000
$1000	160	1 in 63,000	$160,000
$500	6300	1 in 1,600	$3,150,000
$250	16,800	1 in 600	$4,200,000
$100	70,560	1 in 143	$7,056,000
$50	201,600	1 in 50	$10,080,000
$20	436,800	1 in 23	$8,736,000
$15	537,600	1 in 19	$8,064,000
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	1,269,843	1 in 7.93798	$42,396,000
$10 (Break-even)	2,822,400	1 in 3.571428571	$28,224,000
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	4,092,243	1 in 2.4631	$70,762,000
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 2.46" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets!)
- Out of 10,080,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 1,269,843 Break Even Tickets - 2,822,400 Absolute Losers - 5,987,757 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 10,157,175

#222 - $25,000 Diamonds ($2) (Don't Confuse This Ticket With #196) - Introduced August 18, 2000 - Approx. 20 million tickets No longer on retailers "Available Inventory List"
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$25,000	8	1 in 2,500,000	$200,000
$5000	25	1 in 800,000	$125,000
$1000	334	1 in 59,880	$334,000
$500	1334	1 in 14,993	$667,000
$250	4197	1 in 4,765	$1,049,250
$100	5838	1 in 3,426	$583,800
$50	10,092	1 in 1,982	$504,600
$25	80,483	1 in 248	$2,012,075
$15	241,411	1 in 83	$3,621,165
$10	643,885	1 in 31	$6,438,850
$5	1,448,766	1 in 14	$7,243,830
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $2)	2,436,373	1 in 8.2089	$22,779,570
$2 (Break-even)	1,690,143	1 in 11.833	$3,380,286
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	4,126,516	1 in 4.846	$26,159,856
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.88" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets!)
- Out of 20,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 2,436,373 Break Even Tickets - 1,690,143 Absolute Losers - 15,873,484 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 20,120,750

#221 - Rake in the Cash ($2) - Introduced October 6, 2000 - Approx. 20 million tickets No longer on retailers "Available Inventory List"
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$10,000	55	1 in 363,636	$550,000
$1000	200	1 in 100,000	$200,000
$200	8350	1 in 2,395	$1,670,000
$60	37,575	1 in 532	$2,254,500
$30	50,935	1 in 393	$1,528,050
$20	80,160	1 in 250	$1,603,200
$15	200,400	1 in 100	$3,006,000
$10	240,480	1 in 83	$2,404,800
$5	280,560	1 in 71	$1,402,800
$3	1,843,680	1 in 11	$5,531,040
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	2,742,395	1 in 7.292	$20,150,390
$2 (Break-even)	2,965,920	1 in 6.74327	$5,931,840
Overall Odds of Not Losing	5,708,315	1 in 3.5036	$26,082,230
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 3.51" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets!)
- Out of 20,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 2,742,395 Break Even Tickets - 2,965,920 Absolute Losers - 14,291,685 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 20,636,250

#220 - Triple Blackjack ($2) - Introduced Oct. 20, 2000 - Approx. 20 million tickets No longer on retailers "Available Inventory List"
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$21,000	25	1 in 800,000	$525,000
$1000	250	1 in 80,000	$250,000
$200	8350	1 in 2,395	$1,670,000
$60	35,905	1 in 557	$2,154,300
$30	54,275	1 in 368	$1,628,250
$20	80,160	1 in 250	$1,603,200
$15	200,400	1 in 100	$3,006,000
$10	240,480	1 in 83	$2,404,800
$5	280,560	1 in 71	$1,402,800
$3	1,843,680	1 in 11	$5,531,040
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	2,744,085	1 in 7.288	$20,175,390
$2 (Break-even)	2,965,920	1 in 6.7432	$5,931,840
Total Overall Odds of Not Losing	5,710,005	1 in 3.502623903	$26,107,230
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 3.51" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets!)
- Out of 20,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 2,744,085 Break Even Tickets - 2,965,920 Absolute Losers - 14,289,995 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 20,445,250

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