Shenmue/Raffles

Raffles can be found in Shenmue and Shenmue II; by buying certain items or trading winning cans, you can draw a raffle ticket for the chance to win an item.

Shenmue
Shenmue has three different raffles: Abe Store, Tomato Convenience Store, and Harbor Lounge. The entry requirements for all three raffles are identical - buying a cassette tape at 300¥, or a Shenmue food item at 120¥, allows you to draw a raffle ticket with your purchase. Alternatively, you can trade a winning can, which can be earned by buying a drink from a vending machine, with a 1/4 chance of success.

The following odds differ from official sources, but were determined experimentally from over 9000 raffle drawings, and are believed to be correct.

Abe Store

 * S: Dural Gold
 * 1: Dural Silver
 * 2: Mr. Yukawa Happi
 * 3: Mr. Yukawa Suit
 * 4: Capsule toy, choice of R-360, Space Harrier, Rent-a-Hero, or Bonanza Brothers
 * 5: A random common capsule toy, uniformly distributed
 * 0: No prize

Tomato Convenience Store

 * 1: Cassette player, choice of red, black, or silver
 * 2: Sega Saturn game, choice of Hang On or Space Harrier
 * 3: Cassette, choice of Final Take Off, Hang On, Magical Sound Shower, or Space Harrier
 * 4: Capsule toy, choice of Super Sonic, Metal Sonic, Hot Dog Truck, or B.B. Ultra
 * 5: A random common capsule toy, uniformly distributed
 * 0: No prize

Harbor Lounge

 * 1: Cassette player, choice of red, black, or silver
 * 2: Sega Saturn game, choice of Hang On or Space Harrier
 * 3: Cassette, choice of Final Take Off, Hang On, Magical Sound Shower, or Space Harrier
 * 4: Capsule toy, choice of Forklift Red, Forklift Blue, Ferry, or Crane
 * 5: A random common capsule toy, uniformly distributed
 * 0: No prize