They construct tickets to lose, not win. They are consistently giving out pick 4's and 6's going deep early and singling late just to have something to talk about during their shift. It's borderline fraudulent, especially considering they usually laugh about their losing tickets (Shrupp)

high low payoffs
 

i once hit a pic 6 at saratoga that paid about $250 for 6-6. to give you an idea how long ago one of the winners was HOUSTON. a pretty nice horse went on to be a crappy sire i guess. on the good side hit a 4 out of 6 at gulfstream that paid about $15,000, to give you and idea how long ago that was one of the winners was SPANISH DRUMS, also a good horse and went on to be a sire. probably was in the infancy of pic 6 wagering.