[00:01] GUARDRAIL. LATER ON IN THE CHASE CARS WERE FORCED TO SWERVE AS THE GOING THE WRONG WAY. TROOPERS WERE ABLE TO ARREST THE DRIVER A SHORT TIME ARE GAME OF CHANCE? THINK AGAIN. >> IN NORTH CAROLINA ANYONE CAN
[00:13] GET DATA ON SCRATCH OFF TICKETS. THAT INCLUDES WHAT OF PRIZES THAT HAVE BEEN CLAIMED AND HOW MANY TICKETS REMAIN. YOU CAN USE MATH TO CALCULATE THE ODDS OF WINNING A GIVEN
[00:25] >> SAVANNAH LEVINS TESTED OUT AND SHOWS YOU HOW IT WORKS. >> Reporter: >> SAVANNAH LEVINS TESTED OUT AND SHOWS YOU HOW IT WORKS. >> Reporter: I >> Reporter: I DID PUT IT TO THE TEST AND SPOILER ALERT, IT DID WORK.
[00:37] IF YOU BUY WHEN YOU CAN BE SMART. MANY OF US ARE FAMILIAR IF YOU BUY WHEN YOU CAN BE SMART. MANY OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH FEELING OF BREAKING OUT QUARTERS TO SCRATCH AWAY AT A GAS STATION TO GET.
[00:52] LOTTERY. APPROXIMATELY 68% OF THOSE SALES THEY ARE FUN AND SHINY AND MEANT TO TRY. BUT IT TURNS MEANT TO TRY. BUT IT TURNS OUT YOU CAN RELY ON MORE THAN JUST PURE
[01:12] >> RIGHT NOW PEOPLE, WHEN THEY BUY TICKETS, THEY ARE GOING OUT AND THEY PRETTY LOOKING TICKET. OR THIS ONE FEELS LUCKY. THEY HAVE NO IDEA >> Reporter: GARRETT JAMES FOUND HIS LOTTO EDGE. A SITE THAT CRUNCHES DATA
[01:24] PREDICT YOUR ODDS OF WINNING ANY GIVEN GAME. >> WE GO OUT AND ANALYZE DATA >> Reporter: SOME STATES LIKE NORTH CAROLINA ARE REQUIRED TO
[01:41] MAKE PUBLIC THE DATA FOR EACH SCRATCH OFF GAME. HE USES IT TO CALCULATE THE AND SHARED THE ODDS ON HIS SITE. >> MOST OF THE PEOPLE OUT THERE. >> Reporter: WHAT OTHER WEBSITES DO THE SAME THING
[01:53] FOR ALL STATES AND HAS THE AVAILABLE DATA. AVAILABLE DATA. >> NORTH CAROLINA IN PARTICULAR HAS A COUPLE OF GAMES >> NORTH CAROLINA IN PARTICULAR HAS A COUPLE OF GAMES -- >>
[02:10] TICKETS. TWO ACCORDING TO THE SITE HAVE THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF WINNING LOWEST CHANCE. STARTING WITH THE ONES LEAST LIKELY TO WIN -- BOTH OF THESE, THE LEAST AMOUNT OF ODDS OF WINNING. LET'S CHECK
[02:22] LET'S CHECK THE OTHERS. WE'VE GOT A MATCH HERE AND >> Reporter: BOTH TICKETS HAD HIGH ODDS OF WINNING ACCORDING >> Reporter: BOTH TICKETS HAD HIGH ODDS OF WINNING ACCORDING TO THE DATA.
[02:34] >> YOU SHOULD ONLY BE PLAYING WITH DISPOSABLE INCOME. THIS IS >> YOU SHOULD ONLY BE PLAYING WITH DISPOSABLE INCOME. THIS IS NOT AN >> THERE ARE A FEW DISCLAIMERS THAT YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T DO
[02:46] THERE OTHER WEBSITES LIKE MINE @ BUT THEY ALSO PLAN TO BEAT THE SYSTEM, YOU WILL WIN. THAT IS DISHONEST. >> AT THE END OF THE DAY
[03:01] >> AT THE END OF THE DAY IT CAN BE FUN IF YOU ARE TRYING TO PICK UP A FEW FOR THE SUCKING HOLIDAY ONES ARE THE WORST OF ALL. >> THE ODDS BECAUSE THEY ARE STOCKING SUFFERS. >> Reporter:
[03:13] >> Reporter: THE MORAL OF THE STORY, YOU PROBABLY WON'T GET RICH ON A SCRATCH OFF. BUT IF YOU HAVE A COUPLE EXTRA BUCKS AND WANT TO TEST YOUR LUCK, WHY NOT USE LUCK, WHY NOT USE THE ODDS TO GET EVEN. SAVANNAH LEVINS, NBC
[03:25] >> ONE OF THE THINGS FASCINATING ABOUT IT, JARED SAID THE ODDS IMPROVED OVER FASCINATING ABOUT IT, JARED SAID THE ODDS IMPROVED OVER TIME AS