Years ago I used to go to a small folk club where the people running the raffle would tear off the stubs and put them in the box, always starting from the last ticket sold, with the tickets sold first ending up near the top of the pile. The result was that the winner was always among the first few people to buy tickets (and I don't think the people who noticed this mentioned it to anyone - they were just the keenest to buy tickets when selling started).
Could this be Breton Cap's secret, rather than some shady dealings at a crossroads?