I know of one reported instance where a NJ lottery worker got hold of a list of locations where big prize winners were sent. So he went out chasing after them only to get caught later.
NJ Lottery in a bid to be more transparent are listing online the locations where these winners were purchased. Thats nice but I have noticed how a lot of them were bought from liquor stores, newspaper (adult) stores and most of them were in northern NJ locations. I know everything in the lottery has to be random but can't they spread the wealth ? Can't it be a round-robin type of thing ? Can't they get them to where average Joes really live and buy them ?
Also I ask myself why some store locations hide their scratch-offs. Like some NJ turnpike rest areas sell them but they are not displayed prominently and you have to ask for them. Why sell them just to keep them in drawers ?
I have seen, only once, somebody I thought were chasing for the jackpot tickets. He asked for all lots of a specific game and paid the retailer to scan each one of them. He did not even bother to stay around and just came back to ask if it was net positive or negative. My only guess was he was driving around with a lot of $$$ actively searching for that winner. I don't know how it all went but, I hope he was just a one-off who hates his money.