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Shelby Mustang

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Apr 7, 2014, 10:20 am

There's got to be dozens of ways to check your own tickets to see if you win. So why in the world are people still handing their draw tickets over to a stranger that could lie and take the ticket from them?
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Apr 7, 2014, 1:32 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Shelby Mustang on Apr 7, 2014
There's got to be dozens of ways to check your own tickets to see if you win. So why in the world are people still handing their draw tickets over to a stranger that could lie and take the ticket from them?

Perhaps these folks cannot read English. l have yet to see a ticket checking machine giving a written response in any other language other than English. Others may not own computers or afford to go online to check if they winners.
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Apr 7, 2014, 2:04 pm

Thats a Good question Shelby

For many , many years , and countless times , I have seen many differant people do that , and all the time while they were doing it , those updated little computor printout slips ( with All the winning numbers on them ) , would be laying right there by their fingertips on the counter , within easy reach

A good question ............ that I have no answer for
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Quote: Originally posted by Astekblue on Apr 7, 2014
Thats a Good question Shelby

For many , many years , and countless times , I have seen many differant people do that , and all the time while they were doing it , those updated little computor printout slips ( with All the winning numbers on them ) , would be laying right there by their fingertips on the counter , within easy reach

A good question ............ that I have no answer for

Thanks Blue, yeah that's even another way they could have it checked without having to turn it over to someone else
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Quote: Originally posted by Shelby Mustang on Apr 7, 2014
There's got to be dozens of ways to check your own tickets to see if you win. So why in the world are people still handing their draw tickets over to a stranger that could lie and take the ticket from them?

We have to hand our winning tickets to a clerk to validate so they can pay us the winnings and instructions to sign the tickets are clearly printed on the back of the tickets.

"So why in the world are people still handing their draw tickets over to a stranger that could lie and take the ticket from them?"

With the number of ways to check tickets, nobody should be just handing over their tickets to anyone without signing the back. There are many stories about players being cheated, but if a player didn't know they were cheated, someone told them. There are also clerks that will take advantage of the ignorant players we read about, but aren't they really taking advantage of players too lazy and/or too ignorant to check the real value of their winning tickets?
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Apr 7, 2014, 5:12 pm

They are most likely not regular players that are just checking their jackpot tickets. These players may not know all the ways

to check and are going for the convenience of the scanners. As for regular players doing it...

Before you play there are 2 choices to make. Low sum or high sum and consecutive pair or no consecutive pair. Choose correctly and you go from 120 combos down to 30. Not a bad starting point.
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Quote: Originally posted by Shelby Mustang on Apr 7, 2014
There's got to be dozens of ways to check your own tickets to see if you win. So why in the world are people still handing their draw tickets over to a stranger that could lie and take the ticket from them?

I depend on the clerks for an offical verification only, I check my tickets before cashing them by high lighting all the winning numbers in pink.

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Quote: Originally posted by Stack47 on Apr 7, 2014
We have to hand our winning tickets to a clerk to validate so they can pay us the winnings and instructions to sign the tickets are clearly printed on the back of the tickets.

"So why in the world are people still handing their draw tickets over to a stranger that could lie and take the ticket from them?"

With the number of ways to check tickets, nobody should be just handing over their tickets to anyone without signing the back. There are many stories about players being cheated, but if a player didn't know they were cheated, someone told them. There are also clerks that will take advantage of the ignorant players we read about, but aren't they really taking advantage of players too lazy and/or too ignorant to check the real value of their winning tickets?

I have never had the fortune to go to lottery headquarters to pick up winnings, and Ive never signed the back of my tickets when cashing them in at the plain ol store, I just tell them what I think I won and then they confirm it, here in NC they wont cash anything over $600 anyways and you better pick a busy store so you know they even have it on hand if it is that much
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Apr 8, 2014, 9:40 am

Quote: Originally posted by Shelby Mustang on Apr 8, 2014
I have never had the fortune to go to lottery headquarters to pick up winnings, and Ive never signed the back of my tickets when cashing them in at the plain ol store, I just tell them what I think I won and then they confirm it, here in NC they wont cash anything over $600 anyways and you better pick a busy store so you know they even have it on hand if it is that much

I don't usually sign the back of the ticket either and I know how much the tickets are worth except when I thought I matched 7 numbers playing Ohio Ten 'Oh game, but matched 8 and the clerk paid me the full amount. IMO, the worst thing a player can do is to tell the clerk what they think their tickets are worth because they are inviting a clerk to pay them that amount even if it's much more and pocket the difference.

If a player doesn't know their ticket is worth more than $600, they shouldn't be playing.
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Apr 8, 2014, 10:19 am

Those folks that give their tickets to the store clerk to scan obviously are very trusting or have not heard of the

pitfalls of that behavior. Cringe when I see that happening but it's best to mind my own business.
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Apr 8, 2014, 11:44 am

Quote: Originally posted by Shelby Mustang on Apr 7, 2014
There's got to be dozens of ways to check your own tickets to see if you win. So why in the world are people still handing their draw tickets over to a stranger that could lie and take the ticket from them?

I think some of them may believe the other hands might be luckier than their own hands!

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Apr 8, 2014, 3:37 pm

i often do it. the scanner will say " winner " so i hand over the ticket. when it scans the monitor shows the player the result. unless its over a major amount. I cant recall what it says in that case. the correct thing for tellers to do here is hand back the losing ticket. and a reciept that says not a winner

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Apr 8, 2014, 4:52 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Shelby Mustang on Apr 7, 2014
There's got to be dozens of ways to check your own tickets to see if you win. So why in the world are people still handing their draw tickets over to a stranger that could lie and take the ticket from them?

I see them doing it all the time mainly older man (farmer type) i doubt if they have a computer or even know how to turn one on lets hope they don't get taken advantage of
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Apr 8, 2014, 6:59 pm

Quote: Originally posted by helpmewin on Apr 8, 2014
I see them doing it all the time mainly older man (farmer type) i doubt if they have a computer or even know how to turn one on lets hope they don't get taken advantage of

Yeah but there are alot of ways you dont even need to use a computer or the net to check your tickets. Newspaper is one, getting a print out of the winning numbers, watching the drawing on t.v., heck even if you have Direct Tv they have an actual channel where you can check the winninng numbers
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Apr 9, 2014, 4:50 am

Quote: Originally posted by Shelby Mustang on Apr 8, 2014
Yeah but there are alot of ways you dont even need to use a computer or the net to check your tickets. Newspaper is one, getting a print out of the winning numbers, watching the drawing on t.v., heck even if you have Direct Tv they have an actual channel where you can check the winninng numbers

I agree, in NY they SHOW the winning numbers on a screen in stores. Only issue is the TIME it takes to SEE the numbers. It can take 2-5 min. of standing there waiting for the game you need the winner on to show as they only show for like 15-20 sec then change screens. Often if I ask the clerk what the winning midday numbers ( prior to playing the eve numbers) , they give me YESTERDAYS numbers, as they have NO IDEA how to get the midday numbers