Question about signing the back of your lottery ticket

Reply #26

tiggs95 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:28:19 GMT

Kaptainess you are so right..I will 2nd your motion..I hit I have a brother who is millionaire who is worth over 8mil..I will call him first and ask what to do..I live in a small town in Ky and I feel safe here and he lives in San Diego with the rest of the rich people..He is down to earth and a very nice person..Good luck to you and the rest of the people on Lottery Post.....

Reply #25

Kaptainess — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:18:48 GMT

I'll repeat, when it comes to money --------- Never Trust Anyone

Reply #24

tiggs95 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:18:37 GMT

For those who don't trust the lottery now you have someone here you can trust..McDude..Good luck..

Reply #23

Kaptainess — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:51:31 GMT

Welcome to Lottery Post McDude!

As you can imagine, we are a bunch of outspoken, opinionated group of really nice folks that help each other every day of the week. Especially new comers who need a helping hand. I hope that if you need help in anything that we have here on Lottery Post you'll feel free to ask anyone.

WoW a real Attorney? Great news, now we have two? So now we have a member to use just in case we do win? Okay then, we are in business

Reply #22

McDude — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:35:12 GMT

Wow, some interesting advice here. I am one of the few attorneys in the United States to represent multiple Powerball Lottery winners. Short and sweet: do not sign the ticket. If you win, make a copy of the ticket, put the original in a safe deposit box, and consult an attorney who knows what they are doing. Don't ask the Lottery Commission what to do. They want you to be public so they can use you for their advertising. One more thing, a lottery ticket is a bearer instrument: meaning, who ever... [ More ]

Reply #21

Kaptainess — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:36:27 GMT

True, same with contractors and carpenters - sometimes you get a jackleg that will start a job and never finishes the job or build a deck with 4x4. One contractor had a nasty habit of removing the toilet once he got the down payment and never returned. Did this many times until they caught him. Okay, now I'm going to hear from carpenters? I AM a carpenter, been there and seen horrors. One plumber glued the heads of sprinklers in an office building instead of installing a true system, he got 20-3... [ More ]

Reply #20

LEELEESMOMMY — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:25:26 GMT

Being a lawyer myself, I would say that for every bad lawyer there are 10 good lawyers who abide by the law and are here to provide a service. With any profession, there are those that can't be trusted. But the reality is when you win the lottery, you will most likely need a lawyer's help.

Reply #19

Jimhowlett — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:57:15 GMT

I agree...with regards to the lottery, I was explaining to my friend it is in the nature of the universe to balance things out. Entropy is a good example. The universe craves equilibrium. I explained, if you flipped a coin four times and each time it hit heads, what is the chance it will finally hit tails on the fifth flip? He responded 50/50. I told him he was correct-but if I were a betting man, I'd put my money on tails regardless, simply because when the odds are 50/50, eventually they have... [ More ]

Reply #18

Kaptainess — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:03:18 GMT

Hey, ever hear that what goes up must come down? Good Luck also brings Bad - in the Universe everything has to equal out to 0 - so if you have nothing but good luck you are out of balance. I do well with the lottery - 3 digit is my favorite game because I work at it non stop, have a good deal of hits per week - month, sure I have good runs and not so good runs. But I know when I have a good run - and lay low when I don't ''see'' things clearly.

Yeah, I was told by Astrologer Jacqueline Bigar... [ More ]

Reply #17

tiggs95 — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:27:47 GMT

Sorry to hear your story..If I had luck like that I'd never buy a lottery ticket in fear of somehting happening bad to it..Good luck anway...

Reply #16

Kaptainess — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:10:52 GMT

Don't trust lawyers, don't trust anybody when it comes to money. When I hit the BIG ONE I'll find a lawyer to draw up the paperwork while the ticket is in a safety deposit box. I will then have another lawyer from another firm look over the paperwork and explain what the paperwork is about. Legally the fund to reimburse victims of Lawyers infarctions is limited in my state. Small amounts, sign it. Anything over 50 Million? Hide!!!

I was nearly killed in a car accident. One woman a week before... [ More ]

Reply #15

tiggs95 — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:43:12 GMT

Sign the ticket and worry about the rest after..All the lottery's across the country say sign the ticket..If you win millions and live in the same town and same address people will soon find out you have won..If you don't want to be hassled if you win millions MOVE....Simple...If you don't trust the lottery let me sign it for you..

Reply #14

TheGameGrl — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:52:49 GMT

No arguement, just the facts. Even a Trust has a signor. So yes, signing the ticket is NOT going to cause harm. Its the FORM you complete when filing a claim that will carry the legal weight of how its devied out or WHO/WHAT ENTITY is claiming it. The ticket is the validation document for the series of win, the CLAIMS FORM is where the winnings get titled.End of facts.

Reply #13

DC81 — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:07:41 GMT

If you want to claim in a state that doesn't allow regular anonymity but still can via a Trust or LLC then yeah you need to have the name of the Trust or LLC on the back of the ticket. What you also need to do is make some photocopies of the front and back of the ticket (along with whatever other means you want to use such as taking a photo of you with the ticket or whatever) then you place it somewhere it would be safe and secure without telling ANYONE where you placed it. You don't show the la... [ More ]

Reply #12

DelmarvaChick — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:37:13 GMT

What's good and bad about this site...or any other discussion board for that matter, is that everyone is giving the best advice they can based off their own experiences and research or lack thereof. Further, those people giving advice may not be open to different ways of accomplishing the same task. That being said here's mine, based on no personal experience from winning a lottery jackpot what-so-ever..lol

1. Call the lottery people...ask them what to do. They probably won't have much more i... [ More ]

Reply #11

grandpajohn — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:42:36 GMT

I did a search on this subject and this is what I found.

Wouldn't it suck if you won millions of dollars in a lottery jackpot, lose the ticket, and then have the prize money claimed by somebody else that found your ticket? Yes, of course it would. That's why you should always sign your lottery ticket as soon as you purchase it from the retailer.

There are ways for lottery corporations to verify if you are the rightful owner of a ticket. The main one is via the signature on the ticket. The... [ More ]

Reply #10

Raven62 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:34:08 GMT

If you are going to use a Blind Trust: You'll want an Attorney that Specializes in Trusts:

Sample Blind Trust Agreement

Reply #9

Todd — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:12:31 GMT

That post was a good find, thanks for posting the link. I've saved it as one of my Favorites.

Reply #8

Raven62 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:51:09 GMT

FYI: If you're Claiming Your Lottery Prize Anonymously with a Blind Trust: You Don't Sign the Ticket: The Blind Trust Signs the Ticket!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Argue On....

Reply #7

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:30:17 GMT

I believe if you're going to claim your ticket through a trust (because you want to be anonymous), that you would have to have the trusts name on the back of the ticket. If you put your name on the ticket you will no longer be anonymous. So, you probably should form a trust before signing the ticket so you can put the trusts name on it.

Reply #6

tiggs95 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:53:27 GMT

Good advice grandpajohn..Call the Lottery Office and see what they recomend to do..If you don't trust them then don't buy any tickets!!!..Some peole just love to argue..

Reply #5

grandpajohn — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:53:53 GMT

You sign the ticket if you win and put it in a safe place and don't tell anyone you have won.Then go get you a lawyer.

Reply #4

Raven62 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:50:27 GMT

And whose interest will the Lottery Office be L@@king Out For: Yours or Theirs

Reply #3

tiggs95 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:16:35 GMT

OK let's try this..Call the lottery office and ask them when you should sign the ticket and when the tell you to sign the ticket right away let us know...

Reply #2

Raven62 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:49:09 GMT

DO YOU TRUST YOUR ATTORNEY? If Not, You may want to look for a Attorney Monitoring Service!

Their are bad elements within every profession: Lawyers are no exception!

Your attorney is not your friend.

You hired your attorney because you found something that they said or did compelling.

Trust that your attorney will be acting in your best interest.

If you plan on Claiming Anonymously: Don't Sign the Ticket!

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/192374/1280483

Reply #1

tiggs95 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:08:17 GMT

We are told to sign the ticket as soon as we buy it..Worry about the rest after..Hope you have to worry after..

Question about signing the back of your lottery ticket

Jimhowlett — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:54:58 GMT

Suppose you won a sizeable sum (perhaps even the jackpot) and you want to claim it anonymously (for example, through a revocable trust). Can you still sign the back of the lottery ticket as soon as you've found out you won? Or does the lawyer have to do it? It seems to me that I wouldn't trust anyone, even my own lawyer, to sign the winning lottery ticket and be off by himself to claim it.