I see a lot of damage tickets because people write on them, fold them, wad them up.  A ticket that could be worth Millions should be treated like Millions until proven to be worth less than the $1 paid for it.

If I cannot scan a ticket, I try to punch in the numbers,  sometimes those cannot be read because ticket was folded.. So I suggest to the person to go to take it to the headquarters and have it checked.  After waiting 3 months to check a ticket, it doesn't even show what days it was bought for, so it is impossible for me to look up the drawings on the terminal.

tntea writes: I see a lot of damage tickets because people write on them, fold them, wad them up.  A ticket that could be worth Millions should be treated like Millions until proven to be worth less than the $1 paid for it.

I keep my tickets in a see-thru pouch that was made by Powerball. I've had the thing for years.  They used to have them available at a bunch of stores, but I don't see them anymore. I can't see just folding up my ticket and stuffing it in my pocket. I like my tickets to look nice and polished.