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ckrakowski

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Jul 23, 2019, 4:23 pm

I have.

I was walking to the gas station with my sister and on the way there I found a ticket I thought was a winner so I took it to the gas station and had them check it out and sure enough it was a $2 dollar winner.

So I cash it in and buy a $2 ticket and win $30 on that one and then I took her out to lunch.

Anyone got any stories.
Pick3master3838

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Jul 23, 2019, 6:39 pm

I always check used scratchers and one day somebody didn't play close attention it was a 20 dollar winner.

Unrelated. Once went to get money out of atm found 20 dollar bill in the dispenser.
Big Joey

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Jul 23, 2019, 6:57 pm

Yes, I have found discarded, or dropped winning scratcher tickets. People scratch them while walking it seems.
greatguy

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Jul 23, 2019, 8:30 pm

Neither of those, However California has 2nd Scratcher Play

w/ weekly drawings on Scratchers. Have typed in my numbers and it told me to go back check the ticket.

Winners!

Gg~Keep the Peace
Pick3master3838

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Jul 23, 2019, 10:30 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Big Joey on Jul 23, 2019
Yes, I have found discarded, or dropped winning scratcher tickets. People scratch them while walking it seems.

They were probably too busy texting.
diggindeeep

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Jul 23, 2019, 10:52 pm

Found a ticket for $50 near a fishing hole over 10 years ago.
reddog

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Jul 24, 2019, 7:43 am

So far I have found in the trash close to one hundred bucks in discarded tickets. People get in a hurry alot.

Taking it one day at a time, because there's no way to know what might have been.
faith117

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Jul 24, 2019, 6:38 pm

Found one for $10

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TheVincent

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Aug 4, 2019, 2:25 am

A. A couple of weeks ago I took a pile of tickets out of the trash box at the corner liquor store and that new game Triple Play, someone scratched it and didn’t read how to play, the numbers didn’t match but as I tried to enter it in 2nd Chance it wouldn’t take it. I read the ticket and it says “three ways to play, three ways to win” 1.) check numbers, match #’s win that prize 2.) match 3 like amounts, win that amount 3.) uncover symbol and win... So I scratched to uncover the amounts and BAM there it was $500-$500.-$500 kinda sad that someone paid $5 for that ticket, won $500. But because they didn’t know how the game works, they threw it in the trash... Not the first winner I’ve picked up out of the trash, not the last I’m sure.
Vergie6

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Aug 4, 2019, 11:44 am

Quote: Originally posted by TheVincent on Aug 4, 2019
A. A couple of weeks ago I took a pile of tickets out of the trash box at the corner liquor store and that new game Triple Play, someone scratched it and didn’t read how to play, the numbers didn’t match but as I tried to enter it in 2nd Chance it wouldn’t take it. I read the ticket and it says “three ways to play, three ways to win” 1.) check numbers, match #’s win that prize 2.) match 3 like amounts, win that amount 3.) uncover symbol and win... So I scratched to uncover the amounts and BAM there it was $500-$500.-$500 kinda sad that someone paid $5 for that ticket, won $500. But because they didn’t know how the game works, they threw it in the trash... Not the first winner I’ve picked up out of the trash, not the last I’m sure.

I found one last night...it was a $2 card that won $5...there were 5 cards laying by the scanning machine

so just for fun while my tickets were being run and the clerk was scanning my winning scratch cards on his machine I scanned all of the cards laying by the scanning machine customers can use and all of them said either not a winner or previously cashed except for this one and it said see the clerk for a win...SO I kept it as I'm sure the person was long gone...either it's a winner or the scanning machine made a mistake...will see today when I try to

use it to play $5 worth of p3 with it.

BUT before they got the scanning machines in NC I used to find winning tickets in the trash all the time....one time found a $100 one and could not believe it....after that from time to time I'd go thru the trash for winning cards.

I'd try to do it so it would look like I accidentally threw something away I was trying to find.

I wasn't really looking last night just scanned them to have something to do while I waited but might not be a bad idea from now on when I see some laying there.

Congrats to you for finding a big winner!...I have thrown some away that had different ways to win and could

win on the back side too when I was in a hurry and did not read the directions so no telling how much money I lost like that...very careful with them now!

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