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• DoctorEw220

  

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  I have once again devised a poll.  Please feel free to post your reasoning to your response below.
• golotto

  

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  i tend to sign the back of my tickets even before i find out if they win a prize. i guess it's just a habit i've developed over the years. i also save all of my old lottery tickets...every one since day one and i can't really explain why. it's fun to go back and review the year using the old tickets. for instance, last year i never chose either white or red #27 or #14 on any of my powerball tickets - which i discovered after reviewing the old tickets. i didn't realize that subconsciously i was avoiding those two numbers for more than a year :-)

  ... the lottery never fails to surprise!
• Lotto Czar

  

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  I said no, Instant tickets are ripped up by the rtailer.  A validation receipt is printed out and mailed in instead, so the actual ticket is worthless, once it's cashed.  However, if I had a BIG winner from a computer printed ticket, then I would.  That way, if it were lost, it would be more secure.  That the finder couldn't cash it.
• mayan27

  

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    Me too. I always signed my tickets right where i make the purchase.
• johnph77

  

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  The problem with immediately signing an instant ticket is that it then becomes a bearer document - like writing out a check made out to "Cash" and signing it before you get to the bank.

  Blessed Saint Leibowitz, keep 'em dreamin' down there..... 

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• Tx_Mega_Player

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by johnph77 on April 01, 2004
  

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  The problem with immediately signing an instant ticket is that it then becomes a bearer document - like writing out a check made out to "Cash" and signing it before you get to the bank.
  

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  John,

    I disagree with your statement. A lottery ticket becomes a bearer instrument at the time of purchase. By signing the ticket you are declaring that you and you only own the ticket. In the case of a jackpot winning ticket, no one else would be able to cash it in if it has your signature on it....
  
• hot lotto

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  I will  sign it in the future~
• bowldog

  

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  In Texas for pick3 you have to redeem any ticket worth $600 or more at an official lottery office. At that point don't they take taxes out of your winnings. I believe that unless I won $600 or more on any single ticket I would not sign it, so Uncle Sam would have no way of tracing any winnings back to me. My opinion is what I win I should keep and keep Uncle Sam's grubby little hands off.
• GumboMaverick

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  That is weird, I never thought to sign the back of the tickets.  I guess since I dont play very often, my wife does, it never crossed my mind.

  Does anyone do any superstitious things to their tickets as well?
• CASH Only

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  I always fold mine.
• jazam

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  Hi,

  in the UK you can get an online subscription. You never miss a game, they check the numbers for you and there's no doubt as to the winner.
• DoctorEw220

  

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  how do you pay for an online subscription.  do you have the option of mailing the lottery a check?

  I've redone my website.  Go to www.dr-ew.com.  I kept a lot of the old stuff, and I've added some new stuff.  Look for more new stuff in the coming weeks.