Sean..eaxctly!! I simply would NOT do it unless I could I get rid of the tickets before the drawing..having winning tickets in my hand would strain my senses too much...In that vein..I bought once a birthday card I was gonna give a friend..it said on the front.."If this proves to be your favorite birthday of all time....remember who gave it to you!"....and inside was a place to stick a lottery ticket...I simply could NOT do it..I still have the card...

Once, I sold some old baseball cards to a guy...let him decide on a fair price...he paid me $ 384....today they are worth about $20,000+...he didnt cheat me, but he didn't hint how special they were either...the only real windfall I ever came close to, and I blew it...gonna keep my lottery tickets to myself...*smile*