New: Scratch 4 Satoshis major upgrade

[dhavin]

I have a question but first I would like to thank you for your site. It´s running long long time now (I know it around 6 month) I like the auto scratch now and whenever it´s out of ballance it saves the btc, so no time wasting and getting a message "insufficient funds". Thanks a lot for it again.I am already on level 100 since 2 weeks, scratched more than 600 tickets but never ever won a higher price than 2k (one time). Does there really are bigger prices? Or am I that unlucky?  Thanks again and stay as you are.

First, thanks for the feedback! We are constantly trying to keep a balance of advertisement revenue and prizes paid so that we can payout the maximum while staying "in business". In fact, we've had this site running since April 1 of 2014 so we're going on ten months now!

It's been a really common question.. "do you really pay out larger prizes?" ..and it's why we start to reward people with higher levels, gold and platinum tickets and other perks when they post the serial number for their winning 10k+ tickets, as proof they do exist. If you want to look through this tread and see a ticket on the site, all you need to do is take the serial number and attach it to the following URL http://www.scratch4satoshis.com/?Ticket=
and it will show you the winning ticket (unless it's old and deprecated, we have to delete tickets about once a month due to the sheer number in the database) and if you solve the captcha, who it was paid to.

That said, you took the time to post, so if you reply or private message me your btc address, I'll make sure your next play it a platinum ticket and who knows, maybe your luck will change! Don't feel bad though, when a prize is awarded, it randomly selects from all available prizes. The ratio is 10000 fifth prizes of 1k, 1000 fourth prizes of 2k, 100 third prizes of 10k, 10 second prizes of 50k and 1 top prize of 200k. So when you win a prize, like a real scratch and win ticket, the odds are pretty high you'll pull a 1k or 2k prize. But the others do exist!

[dhavin]

We just resolved a query issue that failed to draw one third prize winner for the New Year's lottery: 0.00241911 btc was credited to 1BnMne9W1gLUjszzuYmxGchYEDMv52seNM, congratulations! They'll either receive payment during the next payment processing run or since they're still active, they can always select to PAYOUT to microwallet.

[Callingwood]

I like your answer very much, actually I know this site longer but in the beginning there was a second one and I didn´t like it very much because it opend lot´s of popups and some of them where so cruel.

Hey, I wasn´t begging for another ticket, actually I am very happy the level doesn´t go down anymore. In past time I got angry about it because every day when I woke up my level was down. I hope my 1000ths ticket will be a bigger win than 2k (need 359 now). Next platinum in  59 scratches. And sure I will post it here.

Thank you very much again (and again, it´s never too much to say thank you). I hope you will stay much longer with your site, it´s one of my favorites and sooo much sites starts with something good and then.. don´t pay out. Or they talking about high prices and then you can get 5 satoshi up... *brrr*

Have a nice weekend! Best wishes to you from Berlin. 

[dhavin]

You too! <3 Germany.. specially the dopplebock!!

[Callingwood]

Doppelbock?  So you love munich (I am in Berlin and we have the one and only true currywurst and Berliner Weiße)

btw: Does there will be another lottery?

[dhavin]

Doppelbock?  So you love munich (I am in Berlin and we have the one and only true currywurst and Berliner Weiße)

btw: Does there will be another lottery?

Yes! January 21st At about 23:00 UTC will be the next lottery.. but after that drawing, it's changing. The jackpot will be weekly but all tickets played will count and you will no longer have to decide whether to keep the satoshi payout OR submit to the lotto. You get both!

[bobolini]

Doppelbock?  So you love munich (I am in Berlin and we have the one and only true currywurst and Berliner Weiße)

btw: Does there will be another lottery?

Yes! January 21st At about 23:00 UTC will be the next lottery.. but after that drawing, it's changing. The jackpot will be weekly but all tickets played will count and you will no longer have to decide whether to keep the satoshi payout OR submit to the lotto. You get both!

Yay, love this news
In this case, because the 2 buttons for submitting the ticket will be merged into one, can you make it so that a "enter" keypress will submit the captcha?

Thanks.

[dhavin]

Doppelbock?  So you love munich (I am in Berlin and we have the one and only true currywurst and Berliner Weiße)

btw: Does there will be another lottery?

Yes! January 21st At about 23:00 UTC will be the next lottery.. but after that drawing, it's changing. The jackpot will be weekly but all tickets played will count and you will no longer have to decide whether to keep the satoshi payout OR submit to the lotto. You get both!

Yay, love this news
In this case, because the 2 buttons for submitting the ticket will be merged into one, can you make it so that a "enter" keypress will submit the captcha?

Thanks.

You bet.

[nivram31]

here's mine tw0 consecutive


      http://i61.tinypic.com/2z7ohow.jpg

          http://i57.tinypic.com/nvth83.jpg

 thanks.... here's my BTC address  --  1ByrE2UY2K8XjVgs6q6WLWWKiNYfVr5oVL

[dhavin]

here's mine tw0 consecutive


      

          

 thanks.... here's my BTC address  --  1ByrE2UY2K8XjVgs6q6WLWWKiNYfVr5oVL

Congratulations but rewards are only added for people who have won 10k, 50k or 200k prizes. You took the time to post though, so have level 100 on me!

Cheers, thanks!

[bobolini]

Wooh, my first 10k ticket!
Ticket ID: BDQCOO-T6KFV1
Bitcoin Address: 15eiAnGmwGVKSGjSKowcDw7N6CmhG7jfoo

Thanks!

[dhavin]

Wooh, my first 10k ticket!
Ticket ID: BDQCOO-T6KFV1
Bitcoin Address: 15eiAnGmwGVKSGjSKowcDw7N6CmhG7jfoo

Thanks!

Congratulations! I see you're already level 100 so I doubled your reward and added 10,000 to your balance. Cashout so you can keep earning!

[dhavin]

Tidied up the landing page, ticket play and payment screens. This includes allowing the ENTER keystroke on the CLAIM/LOTTO selection with the default being CLAIM.

This week I'll be working on adding functionality allowing users to choose their method of payment, either Microwallet, XAPO or Direct weekly (with 5460 minimum balance and no fee).

We may allow faucetbox if enough users ask for it. We would have to charge the same fee that faucet box charges (currently 4%).

[Callingwood]

Where is the autoscratch button?

[dhavin]

Where is the autoscratch button?

Moved up into the navbar.

[pop88]

FYI

Entered captcha correctly on the scatch ticket, but it said wronged. Clicked on the "Try Button" again, and it said ticket already paid.  But nothing showed up on the Microwallet.  This happened so many times already.

Also, how long inactive before the level starts to drop?

[dhavin]

FYI

Entered captcha correctly on the scatch ticket, but it said wronged. Clicked on the "Try Button" again, and it said ticket already paid.  But nothing showed up on the Microwallet.  This happened so many times already.

Also, how long inactive before the level starts to drop?

You'll have to give me some more information. How long between CAPTCHA tries before it said the ticket was already paid? I just tried to duplicate your report I getting a bad captcha + try again + correct captcha resulted in "400 satoshi was sent to your Microwallet.org account."

Just so that you know, tickets DO expire if it takes too long to claim them. We had to do this to deal with some extremely sneaky cheaters.. but you will typically have at least ten minutes to play and claim a ticket. Don't create a ticket, walk away and then come back and play it because it might expire.

If you have not claimed a ticket in 24 hours, you start to lose one level every 15 minutes.

[bobolini]

Is it possible to make the AutoScratch feature persist in a cookie or a setting per address?

[dhavin]

Is it possible to make the AutoScratch feature persist in a cookie or a setting per address?

It absolutely is and that's one of the things on "the wish list". That will probably be implemented at the same time as payment option.

[Callingwood]

arrgghhh  even with ticket nr. 700 I got only 1k 

Ticket ID: FYKML4-DBGQVG

I am soooooooooo unlucky maybe it´s the autoscratch? Should I scratch manuell?