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Store-specific lottery ticket paper?
Today while getting a Powerball ticket at a Quick Trip, I asked why their fast-processing machine wasn't working yesterday. The clerk said it was because the machine ran out of paper, and they had to wait on the lottery service to deliver more paper that was specific for that store. What I found interesting is that the clerk said the paper was store specific. Maybe as fraud prevention in case someone figures out how to thermally print a fake ticket after a draw?
Feb 24, 2024, 8:35 pm - Wavepack - Lottery Discussion Forum

Arrested for buy too many Lottery tickets?Reply
I stopped at a liquor store one night. I purchased a soda and a scratch off. While I was standing in line, I heard the lottery machine printing. I went back to my car and scratched off my ticket. If I'm not mistaken, I won $10 on the ticket. Decided to purchase two more tickets. I went back inside and heard the machine was still running. I noticed the amount at the bottom was $500+ I thought it was a nightly audit or something. Nope. Someone had called the store and played their numbers. That wa
Aug 29, 2023, 4:02 am - LottoNoobie - Lottery Discussion Forum

I will pay you $5k if you can find this information.
I will pay you 5K for information on a stolen draw ticket. First thing that comes to mind is, it has to be a scam. It's not, I have better things to do, and so do you. After my Lottery ticket was stolen on June 7/2017 1:02pm At Old Town Market 405 E. Clark Ave. Orcutt Ca. 93455 I could never imagine the amount of lies and total disregard for the Law I would be facing. What I'm looking to find is the date my ticket won. I bought the ticket at Orcutt Liquor and Deli. (today it's just Orcutt Liquor
Jul 24, 2022, 3:45 pm - beenrippedoff - Lottery Discussion Forum

Has a machine ever malfunction on anyone?Reply
Years ago I took a ticket to five different stores and the machine would not process it. Finally I told the clerk to give me a quick pick. Guess what numbers came out.... the same ones it wouldn't give me . That was weird and not one of those numbers were drawn that night.
May 17, 2024, 10:13 pm - justadream - Lottery Discussion Forum

Joining a lottery club?Reply
According to Texas lottery GT1200 (Retailer Terminal) default to CVO; retailer toggles to choose annuity and GT20 (Self-service Lottery Ticket Vending Machine) CVO only designated on draw game Quick Pick buttons.
Apr 1, 2023, 9:32 pm - ah1963 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Quickpicks Powerball: Lottery Post vs TerminalReply
Your studies are interesting. I have been wondering if odds are better purchasing a QP ticket from a gas station/convenience store versus from a vending machine in a supermarket. Any thoughts on that, or is it too vague/general? Thanks.
Nov 21, 2022, 2:37 pm - lekker - Lottery Discussion Forum

Quickpicks Powerball: Lottery Post vs TerminalReply
Interesting idea. I don't buy enough tickets to do that study. Another thing I wonder about is have there been Power Ball or Mega Millions winner of jackpots from vending machines, and have any won huge jackpots (say, over $100 million) with a vending machine ticket? I don't think this is something you tested but if you have seen any threads/messages about this topic, can you post a link? On July 29, 2022, my daughter-in-law sold a Mega Millions 5-out-of-5 winning ticket in the supermark
Nov 22, 2022, 1:01 pm - lekker - Lottery Discussion Forum

Woot Woot...YoinkReply
IN Virginia almost ALL those second chance lottery tickets are left on the counter in the trash. EVERY WHERE. GOOD FOR YOU. no I don't play the second chances. ONE SINGLE TIME.. I was playing pick four.. and in the tickets which I purchased.. I found one ticket.. (someone left in the machine because you gotta bend way over to be sure all the tickets have been spit out.. I saw one when I got home.. like this is not my number.. it turned out to be a pick four 1.00 ticket and it was a 100.00 ticket
Oct 30, 2022, 3:31 pm - Nurdug - Lottery Discussion Forum

No More Self Pick Play Slips AcceptedReply
Once in a while a payslip reader machine will not read one of my, mostly perfectly, printed playslips... And the clerk will want to hand it back... I find it interesting that most clerks don't know that, here in Missouri, the playslip reader can read a payslip from 4 different directions... So, I ask the clerk to rotate the ticket, low and behold, the playslip gets read correctly... I even ran across a clerk that did not believe, nor would try to rotate the payslip... I had to ask for the manage
Jul 19, 2023, 10:35 am - ddude003 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Colorado Lottery Vending Machines Now Require ID Scanned
I'm a regular lottery player and have been living in Colorado for a little while now. I still have my Oregon ID card (state issued ID, not a drivers license). I don't drive so I haven't been in a hurry to get a Colorado ID since my Oregon ID doesn't expire for almost 10 years. Anyway, I found out today while trying to buy lottery tickets at my usual vending machine (at Safeway) that they now require you to scan your state issued ID in order to use the vending machine. It scans in the same pl
Apr 9, 2023, 4:31 pm - shy1979 - Lottery Discussion Forum