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#202 - In The Chips
#201 - Winning Combinations
#200 - BINGO
#199 - Run For The Money
#198 - Piece of Cake
#197 - Heads or Tails
#196 - $25,000 Diamonds
#193 - Spring Fever
#190 - Texas RoundUp
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#202 - In The Chips ($2) - Introduced August 18, 2000 - Approx. 20,000 Million Tickets Ticket No Longer on Retailers Available Inventory List
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$20,000	20	1 in 1,000,000	$400,000
$2000	200	1 in 100,000	$400,000
$100	12,450	1 in 1,606	$1,245,000
$80	16,600	1 in 1,205	$1,328,000
$50	103,750	1 in 193	$5,187,500
$20	99,600	1 in 201	$1,992,000
$10	199,200	1 in 100	$1,992,000
$6	318,720	1 in 63	$1,912,320
$5	318,720	1 in 63	$1,593,600
$4	1,593,600	1 in 13	$6,374,400
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	2,689,860	1 in 7.435	$22,424,820
$2 (Break-Even)	1,752,960	1 in 11.409	$3,505,920
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	4,442,820	1 in 4.501	$25,930,740
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.51" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets!)
- Out of 20,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 2,689,860 Break Even Tickets - 1,752,960 Absolute Losers - 15,557,180 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 18,933,500

#201 - Winning Combinations ($2) - Introduced January 19, 2000 - Approx. 30,000,000 Million Tickets Ticket No Longer on Retailers Available Inventory List
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$20,000	30	1 in 1,000,000	$600,000
$1000	600	1 in 50,000	$600,000
$300	13,500	1 in 2,222	$4,050,000
$40	187,500	1 in 160	$7,500,000
$20	270,000	1 in 111	$5,400,000
$10	420,000	1 in 71	$4,200,000
$5	120,000	1 in 250	$600,000
$4	2,460,000	1 in 12	$9,840,000
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	3,471,630	1 in 8.64	$32,790,000
$2 (Break-Even)	3,120,000	1 in 9.615	$6,240,000
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	6,591,630	1 in 4.55	$39,030,000
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.55" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets!)
- Out of 30,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 3,471,630 Break Even Tickets - 3,120,000 Absolute Losers - 23,408,370 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 29,483,250

#200 - BINGO ($2) - Introduced January 5, 2000 - Approx. 50,000,000 Million Tickets No longer on retailers "Available Inventory List"
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$25,000	27	1 in 1,851,852	$675,000
$1000	209	1 in 239,234	$209,000
$500	1463	1 in 34,176	$731,500
$100	13,585	1 in 3,681	$1,358,500
$50	47,234	1 in 1,059	$2,361,700
$30	119,757	1 in 418	$3,592,710
$20	300,960	1 in 166	$6,019,200
$15	300,960	1 in 166	$4,514,400
$10	802,560	1 in 62	$8,025,600
$5	1,805,760	1 in 28	$9,028,800
$3	4,715,040	1 in 11	$14,145,120
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	8,107,555	1 in 6.167	$50,661,530
$2 (Break-Even)	7,223,040	1 in 6.922	$14,446,080
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	15,330,595	1 in 3.261	$65,107,610
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 3.27" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets!)
- Out of 50,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 8,107,555 Break Even Tickets - 7,223,040 Absolute Losers - 34,669,405 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 48,676,375

#199 - Run For The Money ($1) - Introduced May 26, 2000 - Approx. 20 Million Tickets No longer on retailers "Available Inventory List"
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$4000	30	1 in 666,667	$120,000
$1000	84	1 in 238,095	$84,000
$100	5880	1 in 3,401	$588,000
$50	10,500	1 in 1,905	$525,000
$20	80,640	1 in 248	$1,612,800
$15	80,640	1 in 248	$1,209,600
$10	80,640	1 in 248	$806,400
$5	221,760	1 in 90	$1,108,800
$4	483,840	1 in 41	$1,935,360
$2	927,360	1 in 22	$1,854,720
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	1,891,374	1 in 10.574	$9,844,680
$1 (Break-Even)	2,278,080	1 in 8.77	$2,278,080
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	4,169,454	1 in 4.796	$12,122,760
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.84" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets!)
- Out of 20,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 1,891,374 Break Even Tickets - 2,278,080 Absolute Losers - 15,830,546 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 20,700,000

#198 - Piece of Cake ($5) - Introduced May 19, 2000 - Approx. 15 Million Tickets No longer on retailers "Available Inventory List"
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$80,000	3	1 in 5,000,000	$240,000
$10,000	3	1 in 5,000,000	$30,000
$1000	5	1 in 3,000,000	$5000
$800	5000	1 in 3,000	$4,000,000
$100	31,250	1 in 480	$3,125,000
$50	102,500	1 in 146	$5,125,000
$24	350,000	1 in 43	$8,400,000
$10	1,000,000	1 in 15	$10,000,000
$8	950,000	1 in 16	$7,600,000
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	2,438,761	1 in 6.15	$38,525,000
$5 (Break-Even)	2,800,000	1 in 5.357	$14,000,000
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	5,238,761	1 in 2.86	$52,525,000
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 2.86" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets!)
- Out of 15,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 2,438,761 Break Even Tickets - 2,800,000 Absolute Losers - 9,761,239 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 15,126,300

#197 - Heads or Tails ($1) - Introduced April 21, 2000 - Approx. 20 million tickets No longer on retailers "Available Inventory List"
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$2000	85	1 in 235,294	$170,000
$300	341	1 in 58,651	$102,300
$40	51,882	1 in 385	$2,075,280
$20	103,785	1 in 193	$2,075,700
$10	124,543	1 in 160	$1,245,430
$5	249,188	1 in 80	$1,245,940
$4	249,125	1 in 80	$996,500
$2	1,038,119	1 in 19	$2,076,238
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	1,817,068	1 in 11.006	$9,987,388
$1 (Break-Even)	2,491,072	1 in 8.028	$2,491,072
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	4,308,140	1 in 4.642	$12,478
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.82" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets!)
- Out of 20,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 1,817,068 Break Even Tickets - 2,491,072 Absolute Losers - 15,691,860 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 20,760,000

#196 - $25,000 Diamonds ($2) - Introduced May 3, 2000 - Approx. 20,000 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	1336	1 in 14,970	$668,000
$250	4175	1 in 4,790	$1,043,750
$100	5845	1 in 3,422	$584,500
$50	10,020	1 in 1,996	$501,000
$25	80,160	1 in 250	$2,004,000
$15	240,480	1 in 83	$3,607,200
$10	641,280	1 in 31	$6,412,800
$5	1,442,880	1 in 14	$7,214,400
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	2,426,543	1 in 8.242	$22,694,650
$2 (Break-Even)	1,683,360	1 in 11.880	$3,366,720
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	4,109,903	1 in 4.866	$26,061,370
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 - 2,426,543 Break Even Tickets - 1,683,360 Absolute Losers - 15,890,097 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 20,120,000

#193 - Spring Fever ($1) - Introduced March 17, 2000 - Approx. 20 Million Tickets No longer on retailers "Available Inventory List"
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$3000	50	1 in 400,000	$150,000
$1000	80	1 in 250,000	$80,000
$75	18,900	1 in 1,058	$1,417,500
$25	44,100	1 in 453	$1,102,500
$12	40,320	1 in 496	$483,840
$6	161,280	1 in 124	$967,680
$4	161,280	1 in 124	$645,120
$3	1,209,600	1 in 17	$3,628,800
$2	967,680	1 in 21	$1,935,360
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	2,603,290	1 in 7.6825	$10,410,800
$1 (Break-Even)	1,693,440	1 in 11.810	$1,693,440
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	4,296,730	1 in 4.654	$12,104,240
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.69" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets!)
- Out of 20,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 2,603,290 Break Even Tickets - 1,693,440 Absolute Losers - 15,703,270 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 19,710,000

#190 - Texas RoundUp ($5) - Introduced January 31, 2000 - Approx. 30 Million Tickets Ticket No Longer on Retailers Available Inventory List
Prizes	# of Tickets	Odds of Winning	Players Share
$50,000	12	1 in 2,500,000	$600,000
$5000	435	1 in 68,966	$2,175,000
$500	14,500	1 in 2,069	$7,250,000
$100	27,500	1 in 1,091	$2,750,000
$75	43,750	1 in 686	$3,281,250
$50	200,000	1 in 150	$10,000,000
$25	212,500	1 in 141	$5,312,500
$20	700,000	1 in 43	$14,000,000
$12	800,000	1 in 38	$9,600,000
$10	1,200,000	1 in 25	$12,000,000
$8	1,600,000	1 in 19	$12,800,000
Totals Overall Odds of Winning (Getting Back more than your $1)	4,798,697	1 in 6.251	$79,768,750
$5 (Break-Even)	3,600,000	1 in 8.333	$18,000,000
Totals Overall Odds of Not Losing	8,398,697	1 in 3.571	$97,768,750
The TLC says ... "Overall odds of winning are 1 in 3.57" (Not True - This includes break-even tickets!)
- Out of 30,000,000 tickets, there are: Winning Tickets - 4,798,697 Break Even Tickets - 3,600,000 Absolute Losers - 21,601,303 Total Tickets the TLC Actually Received - 29,412,000

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