Treasure Hunt Pool - Group 2 Strategy

Source:  PA Lottery Website

First, (STEP ONE) our group plays the game 

with the BEST ODDS.

WORST SCENARIO

 If you buy a $1 ticket, your chances of winning the 

jackpot are 142,000 to 1 (see above odds).

OUR SCENARIO
Our group is composed of 

80 slots at $25 each for a maximum total of $2,000.
We play Treasure Hunt when it reaches an $80,000 jackpot.

 (We only play up to one time a month.)

Using the $2,000 from the pool, 

our chances of winning Treasure Hunt now becomes 

71 to 1  (142,506 divided by 2,000).

GREAT ODDS!!!

If we WIN the jackpot:

• While we wait for the winnings from Treasure Hunt (4-6 weeks), we will continue to play Treasure Hunt again.
• Upon receipt of our winnings (about $60,000 after taxes), we will move on to STEP TWO.

If we do NOT win the jackpot:

• All winnings are shared equally between the members of the group.  
• Overall odds of winning a prize are 5.45 to 1.  
• Everyone is pretty much guaranteed to get at least $5 back.  ($25 divided by odds of 5)  
• You can move on without us and we will send you your winnings.  
• Or you can stay with the lotto group and we can try again, so you would have 7 days to send in your money for the next drawing.  

NOTE:  If you are dropped from the group for non-payment, you will not be able to get back into the group until after the group has played at least 3 more drawings.  You will be able to get back in on the 4th drawing.

Source:  Mega Millions Website

If we win STEP ONE, then our lotto group takes those winnings and plays the game with the BEST JACKPOT!

WORST SCENARIO

If you buy a $2 ticket, your best chance of winning this 

jackpot is at least 303 Million to 1 (see above odds).

OUR SCENARIO

  With the $80,000 Treasure Hunt winnings, 

the prize after taxes (25%) is $60,000.  

This is the amount that we would play on the BEST JACKPOT.  

With 30,000 tickets, our lotto group would play 

MEGA MILLIONS (or Powerball) when there is a CASH OPTION 

of at least $500 Million!

For Mega Millions, here's what our odds would look like...

Cash Prize           Our Odds

$120 Million        10,086 to 1 

$1,000,000            420 to 1

 $10,000                 31 to 1

MUCH BETTER ODDS!!!!

Where else can you play $60,000 on the lottery 

when it only cost you $25?

If we do NOT win the jackpot:

• All winnings are shared equally with the members that were in the group that won STEP ONE.  
• The BEST overall odds of winning a prize are 24 to 1 so everyone is pretty much guaranteed to get an additional $15 back.  (30,000 tickets divided by 24 overall odds of winning a prize = $1,250/80 Slots)  
• We start over with STEP ONE until we WIN the millions!  

If we WIN the jackpot:

• Quit your job and RETIRE!!!

To see what slots we have available, 

take a look at our Groups.