Someone's loss is my win- An Instant Scratch-off story

Reply #5

Mamma28z — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 11:38:18 GMT

No reason to call the police! We have machines in Michigan that let you 'cash' in your ticket and you still have it. And if someone else tries to cash it in the machine spits out a ticket that says already cashed- at a different terminal or this terminal.

The police could care less about someone trying to cash a ticket already cashed. I've done it many times thinking I threw that one away..

I have found quite a few winning tickets on the ground- by garbage cans. People quickly scratch a... [ More ]

Reply #4

john007 — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 01:22:13 GMT

Congrats on your $5 win! There's a theory that if you are always grateful (even for a small win) a big one will eventually happen.

I have a question:

In California or any state, do you ALWAYS 100% of the time surrender the winning scratch-off ticket to the merchant who cashes it for you? Or does the merchant ever let you keep the ticket after it is cashed like a souvenir?

In other words how can you be certain that a winning scratch-off you find on the ground hasn't already been cashed... [ More ]

Reply #3

Coin Toss — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 04:11:52 GMT

Speaking of crossword scrathers;

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2018/06/21/Complicated-scratch-off-ticket-keeps-1M-secret-for-two-days/3131529601625

Reply #2

Dragonsofra — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 23:14:09 GMT

Bingos are the easiest to miss. And pretty much any crossword-type Scratcher is difficult to verify with just your eyes alone. The more expensive the ticket the easier it is to overlook something.

I have had issues with ticket-checkers though, to be fair. There have been instances where, even if the machine beeps and the screen refreshes, it will continue displaying Non-winner -- despite it being a cash prize or free ticket (Although I've never used mobile checkers). I have found a free... [ More ]

Reply #1

NeedyNotGreedy — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:37:38 GMT

No, but I have found $5 lying around.

but one thing I don t like to do: is throw losing scratch offs on the ground. There s too much of a chance for error and risk of someone else claiming something that wasn t caught.

Especially considering some of the people tossing such scratch offs are probably a bit... mentally short-sighted and could easily miss a winning number

Someone's loss is my win- An Instant Scratch-off story

WhoaMama — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:59:50 GMT

Just be warned it's nothing to get TOO excited for.....

OK, so I was waiting for the city bus and there was a BINGO Instant Game on the ground folded in half. I noticed the Second Chance code wasn't scratched off so I decided to scratch it off anyways. I signed on to the lottery website, and tried entering the code, but it kept showing up invalid,and wondered, what the heck is going on ? So I chatted to the represented, and referred me to Public Relations. I called the number, it at firs... [ More ]