The Deal

Originally posted by LahtiPelican

Originally posted by Galador82
Jackpot was won last night - return of USD 5.02 for all of us who attempted!

Well done, Sir! I saw you won a lot before on The Deal. do you have statistics for how much coins you invested and how much cash you won? It would be interesting to know.

When I play I keep track, but I don't play until the JP is over 100K -- and it didn't make it this time.
I started keeping track in August 2017 -- since that time I have averaged $0.07 per coin invested.
If you cash in your StarsCoin you get $0.01 -- so playing is definitely +EV

In the current cycle, the previous win was May 25 -- which is 20 days.
Assuming a player played every 12 hours for 20 days at 7 coins per play, the worst cost would be 280 coins
the $5.02 return means a return of $0.02 per coin -- still +EV

That is the worst though, a player typically wins several subsidiary prizes on the way to the end.
Earlier in this thread is a table of the payouts.
On at least one occasion my entire run cost a net 1 coin -- and paid out $3.06

Never kept an account on coins ROI but I won so many coins through full houses that it's a self sustaining +EV game with minimal PS play I keep my coins balance solidly above 3k.

Originally posted by Galador82
Never kept an account on coins ROI but I won so many coins through full houses that it's a self sustaining +EV game with minimal PS play I keep my coins balance solidly above 3k.

I have had only a few.
Most common prize for me is two pair, with trips occasionally.

I had maybe 1 time a full house. The reward is nice.

Spin today at 16:02 UTC for 34,552.18
Winner gets $1,000

Well done for him/her.

Jackpot is more than 50k now, but looks like it's going slow.

Originally posted by SDK1987
Jackpot is more than 50k now, but looks like it's going slow.

Well spotted.
Since it was won on the 12th, the average daily increase has been around 2000,
The last time I kept detailed numbers, the average daily was over 6000

A spin today at 15:48 GMT for $54,542.04
Winner gets $1000

Originally posted by VorpalF2F

Originally posted by SDK1987
Jackpot is more than 50k now, but looks like it's going slow.

Well spotted.
Since it was won on the 12th, the average daily increase has been around 2000,
The last time I kept detailed numbers, the average daily was over 6000

That's a lot lower for sure. I guess the promo isn't so popular anymore and in some countries you can't participate anymore.

It is still the best return for your starscoin.
Very small amounts, and very infrequently.
I just had a look at the Reward store, and the return per coin is still 1 cent for almost everything that can be accurately valued

That for sure. maybe most playerswaiting when the jackpot is higher.

When I first started this, I kept track all the time, whether I was currently playing or not.
I don't have the time now.
If I could automate the data collection, I would

That would be nice for sure.

I'm informed that a jackpot spin occurred at 11:42 UTC today.
Since the jackpot is >25K I concluded that the spinner got 1K

Congrats

Indeed. The jackpot is finally over the 100k again.

Just in time for me to forget to play just before the jackpot is won
I intend to start playing at 21:00 local tonight.

Okay. Lucky for you the jackpot isn't busted yet.

Originally posted by SDK1987
Okay. Lucky for you the jackpot isn't busted yet.

Especially lucky, since I forgot to play last night

Nice. I'm still waiting, but maybe I will start sooner or later.