Answer

Generally, Scratch 'N Win games offer the best odds of winning.

Typically the odds of winning a prize on a scratch ticket range from 1 in 2.85 to 1 in 3.5. Some games, such as the Holiday Mega Pack, even guarantee you will win a prize; however the value of those prizes may be lower than the price of the ticket.

To get the odds for a specific game either check the back of the ticket or visit our website: Game Details / How to Play/ Odds of Winning.

15 Comments

Cassandra Maltais

06/14/2018

i want to know which one are the best to buy for winning

Atlantic Lottery

06/14/2018

Hello Cassandra, Great question. All of our games have different odds and payouts so it would be difficult for us to pinpoint you in the proper direction. However I have added the link to our website and you may select Our Games Tab to view all our different games and view their odds and payouts. https://alc.ca/content/alc/en.html I hope this helps. Kind Regards, Matt

Geno

10/23/2018

Good try Cassandra, heheheheheheh when you find the best one let me know too OK?

Geno

10/24/2018

so instead of spending on Lotto max a typical $7.00 ticket and a lotto 649 which includes atlantic 49 and tag = 5.00, that's $12.00/week to spend on scratch tickets.which has better odds of winning every week...I mean 1 in 2.8 to 1 in 3.5. whereas lottomax is 1 in 28 million and lotto 649 is 1 in 13 million. So if we bought just Atlantic scratch tickets that would be better for us and ALC no?

Geno

10/25/2018

so you say scratch tickets give odds of winning a prize 1 in 2.8 to 1 in 3.5. what a pile of bull....I just played crossword $2. 3 times . each game was worse then the first.....3 and 4 letters not even in the puzzle.......so maybe you should say 80% no chance, 20% some people will win in 1 in 2.8 and 1 in 3.5

Atlantic Lottery

10/25/2018

Good morning Geno, The approximate odds printed on the back of our Scratch' N Win tickets are accurate. Please keep in mind that odds of 1 in 2.8 tickets being winners, for example, does not mean that you will find a winning ticket every time you buy four or five tickets, because of random distribution, it is possible to purchase several non-winning tickets in a row, or several winning tickets in a row. Hope this helps. – Thanks – Nicole

Geno

10/25/2018

ok ok now I get it...Random distibution,,,,,,,,so if most of the tickets sent to one place are 90% non winning then, it's definately not gonna be 1 in 2.8 odds is it Nicole?

geno

10/31/2018

Well? am I right? you're saying then I can buy a hundred tickets and not win because of Random distribution?

Geno

11/07/2018

so am I right or wrong? Does random distribution decide if it's 1 in 2.8 tickets being winners? If it is then shouldn't ALC state that on the ticket?

Atlantic Lottery

11/08/2018

Good morning Geno, as I mentioned, the odds on the back of the Scratch’ N Win tickets are accurate. In the same area where it indicates the overall odds, it also states the amount of tickets printed for that series of tickets. If the odds are 1 in 2.8 this means it’s out of all the tickets printed for that series of tickets. There is no way to know where a winning ticket will be until it is purchased and scratched. Thanks – Nicole

Geno

11/08/2018

so sounds like a gimmick to me, LIke saying only $99.99 cents. So you're saying odds are for instance on 650,000 printed tickets, 1 in 2.8 of winning some prize? If I buy 10 tickets and not a single winner of anything how can the odds be 1 in 2.8? honestly?

Geno

11/17/2018

well? how can ALC say what the odds are when it's not so, Can you explain?

Atlantic Lottery

11/17/2018

Hi Geno, Our Scratch' N Win products are designed to pay out on average between 53% and 65% per series and each player, regardless of where they live, has the same odds of winning on all of our instant tickets. It is never known where a winning ticket will be sold, chance takes care of that. As mentioned, if the odds are 1 in 3 tickets being winners, it does not mean that you will find a winning ticket every time you buy four or five tickets, because of random distribution, it is possible to purchase several non-winning tickets in a row, or several winning tickets in a row. Regards, Brianna

Geno

05/28/2019

Hi Is it possible that the people who do know where the winning packs of tickets are, could decide where they are gonna be distributed?...who does this audit?

Atlantic Lottery

05/28/2019

Hello Geno, It is never known where a winning ticket will be sold, chance takes care of that. An independent printing firm prints Scratch'n Win tickets. Once winning and non-winning tickets have been printed and randomly packaged, they are delivered to the Atlantic Lottery Corporation for random distribution to lottery centers across Atlantic Canada. The location of winning scratch tickets is only known to Atlantic Lottery officials after a winner comes forward to claim a prize. Regards, Brianna