You might have better odds with lottery tickets.

These can be high ticket items so look beyond the pretty counter tops and new flooring ( in my opinion).

Saves you a plane ticket, meals, hotel rooms...and what happens if you don't rent it the first weekend....are you going to repeat?   

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Also, I had bought a ticket for my wife to attend but due to staff shortage lately at the hospital she is working at, she is unable to go.

Other big ticket items would be roof, windows, siding.

But the big ticket cap expenses will not be a worry and the prices are slightly lower on towns especially in the outlying areas.

Big ticket maintenance item repairs are not expected for years - most are within 7y (roof/hvac) or newer (floors, windows, water heater).  

Those are two big ticket items.

My thought is to put together a database of big ticket items (roof, siding, water heater, appliances, etc) that I will update with prices every year or so.