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• murph1226

  

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  Do people enjoy buying the Scratchers with prizes other than cash?  I notice a lot of lotteries offer trucks, cars, trips, motorcycles.  Just wanted to know if you would rather have cash.
• LuckyLilly

  

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  I never buy scratchers with prizes cuz I'd rather have the cash.  With prizes you gotta come up with money to pay the taxes.  Since I probably wouldn't have the money for taxes, I'd end up selling the prize.  I'd still come out with some $$$ in the bank, but it's so much easier just to win the $$$ in the first place.
• tnlotto1

  

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  i want the cash and if i want a prize later on ill go buy it myself with the money 
• justxploring

  

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  I would probably not buy a ticket where a prize was offered unless there was a cash option.  Usually the winner is taxed for the full retail value.  Plus, if the prize is a trip, it's always based on ppdo.  I'll enter a contest with prizes just for the heck of it if it's free, but cash is always my first choice.
• AuntiePat

  

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  In response to tnlotto1

  Quote: Originally posted by tnlotto1 on Aug 10, 2007

  i want the cash and if i want a prize later on ill go buy it myself with the money 

  Would definitely take the cash.  Worked with a guy who was on that Wheel show with Vanna White back in the 90's.  He was the jackpot winner for the show (I believe this was before they were making large cash prizes available)  and told me that he had to pay taxes on his show winnings and the amounts were all inflated  for the merchandise he got--said it was the most expensive vacation to CA he had ever taken due to the taxes.
• Yukio

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  The scratchers on Brasil had cars on the cards, but the prize was in cash ... The winner of a bigger prize would need to get the money in the bank. 

  By the way, wasn't this posted in the wrong Forum !?
• murph1226

  

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  oh...  I guess I should have put it in the Scratchers thing.  Sorry this is still pretty general and we are discussing it... 
• stavros

  

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  I'm in it for the $$$$.  I'll buy my own "prizes" with the cash I win!

  Good Luck!

  Stavros

   
• Todd

  

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  <Moved to Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games forum>

  Please post in the appropriate forum ... thank you.
• psykomo

  

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  Great POLL murph1226:

  Marketing (prize) people are the  BUMBS of our society!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  MOST prey OFF people & always have a BUT.......or TRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  PSYKOMO voted>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.......take D CASH^^^^

  THIS would include (scratch-off) or............. any mail from a contest offered!!!.......or any local or national.........promotion type contest.

  IF they don't PAY<<<U KAN SUE.............

  LOL

  PSYKOMO 
• emilyg

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by psykomo on Aug 11, 2007

  Great POLL murph1226:

  Marketing (prize) people are the  BUMBS of our society!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  MOST prey OFF people & always have a BUT.......or TRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  PSYKOMO voted>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.......take D CASH^^^^

  THIS would include (scratch-off) or............. any mail from a contest offered!!!.......or any local or national.........promotion type contest.

  IF they don't PAY<<<U KAN SUE.............

  LOL

  PSYKOMO 

  Yes!!!

  love to nibble those micey feet.

   

                               
• DoubleDown

  

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  I will vote for Cash only !! 

   

                                 

                

   

   
• Just6ntlc

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  My vote is cash option. I definately need more cash than usual.