I suffer from this too D: It's an expensive problem! LOL.
I have noticed this as well, but don't get it... and I registered as *cough* twenty-something *cough*.
Yeah it sucks :/ I tend to just do one at a time that MAY give me token drops. The scratch card analogy above is pretty accurate.
I think Pete, Roz and Eve in order of importance.
Also, I started to welcome Flynn this morning!! woohoo!! Just need to wait until tomorrow morning now after the 24 hours >.< LOL
So you would say Pete, Roz, and the 50,000 to clear the curse, then finally Eve?