The instant Advantage team understands that playing the state Lottery Instant games is a gamble, but we also know that playing the games with the best current odds can increase your chances to win more often and win larger payouts. Let the casual player pick by game color, game name, flashy graphics or urban legends like which ticket number is up. All of these can give a player a sense that they are ahead of the odds but with little positive results. We take all of the work out of looking up each individual game and trying to compare them with all the others. This can be a long and painful process. Instant Advantage has done all the work downloading, processing, calculating and presenting to you over 90 different ways to compare the games remaining prizes and your best odds to win!

What is Instant Advantage?

A: Instant Advantage is the edge you need to put the odds in your favor when you play state lottery instant scratch off tickets.

Define the Instant Advantage Edge

A: We take the state Lottery’s data and apply our Instant Advantage Algorithms to calculate for you which games have the best current odds to win prizes. We rank these games against each other in different prize-winning levels based on a multiplier of the game ticket cost. Each game can rank different depending on the individual prize levels.

How do I use Instant Advantage?

A: At the Win Level page:
Sort by State (multiple states available at the Tier 2 membership level).
Sort by the ticket price point you are interested in playing.
Sort by Win Level.
All win levels display the games ranked in order by best odds to win at a multiplier of the ticket purchase price.
Example: 5x Win Level = to win $10 (or higher) on a $2 ticket, 5x win level = to win $100 (or higher) on a $20 ticket.
The Rankings will change depending on the Win Level you choose. You decide which game level you are aiming to win.

Is there a strategy?

A: that is up to you. looking at multiple win levels will show you how the tickets rank, the higher the win level the longer the odds to win. If your strategy is to win more often so you can play more, then pick the tickets with the best rankings in the middle win levels. If you want to try to hit the jackpot play the games ranked best at that level. (knowing your odds will be in the 100,000’s to one.

Is the data real time?

A: not at this time. Most lotteries do not have live data as tickets are cashed in or for remaining winners totals for scratch off tickets. The IA rankings are updated and calculated daily from the public data provided on the State lottery agencies websites.

What additional information can I get from Instant Advantage?

A: Each ticket ranking listed is a link to the Game details. Here we provide the reported remaining winning tickets and exact prizes available for each game, the how to play instructions for the games, and the overall game odds that the lottery agency has determined at the start of the game. For Tier 2 members we also provide on the ticket details page a table showing all of the IA Win Levels and how that ticket ranks in each. If you have a ticket that you like, you can see how it ranks across all levels.

What are the Win Levels “Jackpot Overall” and “IA Overall”?

A: Jackpot Overall Win Level is not dependent on the game purchase price. It is a ranking and overall look at how all games offered by the state rank to win the jackpot.
IA Overall Win Level we use a different algorithm to look at the ranking results for every game at each Win Level then provide a new Ranking list of the Overall best games to win. This formula favors the higher win levels, so the odds to win will be higher as well.

Additional game cost sorting.

A: Instant Advantage also knows that you don’t always know what price point you want to play, so we have combined several ticket cost points and ranked the games at each Win Level. Choosing the $1-$2-$3 ticket cost sort will display all games in those price points based on the best odds to win at the Win Level you choose.

Where does the data come from?

A: State lotteries post the remaining winning tickets for all of their active instant scratch off games. This data is available to the public and updated daily.

Can I figure this out myself?

A: Yes, if you want to spend multiple hours a day crunching the numbers. Instant Advantage does this for you for pennies a day!

Am I guaranteed a winner every time?

A: No gamble is a guaranteed. The odds are always in the favor of the State lottery agencies, we can’t change that, we can change your chances to better pick the games with the best current odds than other players who are just guessing. The games are printed in the millions and there are thousands of retailers selling them so there is no sure way to know where and which packs will have the winners. However, if you pick your games based on the math you can greatly improve your chances.

Does the game with the most jackpots have the best odds?

A: You would think so, but no! usually the games with the most jackpots left are newer to market. Because of this they have a lot more of the low odds, low $ prizes as well. A game with fewer jackpots might have better odds because it has awarded a lot more of the low $ prizes. We compare all of the remaining prizes to determine which has the best chances based on multiple prize levels and provide you with them in an easy to read ranked order. You get to choose which prize level and ticket cost will be the best to try.

Is a membership worth it?

A: Only you can determine that. However, if you win an extra 2 or three times extra a month, the membership has paid for itself. If you hit more consistent higher winners (20s, 50s etc), well, you do the math.

Is Instant Advantage a gambling site?

A: No, there is no gambling on the site. We offer information for entertainment purposes to our customers who love to play State Instant lottery scratchers.