Clearly, they played bigger tickets on the combinations that were more likely and figured to pay less, so they didnt lose money on a chalky outcome.

Since they are batch betting , they could accomplish the same thing by buying multiple $2 tickets on the same play .

As far as a single ticket hitting for $1 vs a 20 cent minimum, that makes very little sense. Penalize someone for hitting it alone 5 times?

If that's the way the rule is written , it should be changed.