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+133 Schrödinger's Lottery Ticket - You've both won and lost until you check your ticket

What's your routine for checking your tickets to see if you won? Do you do it immediately as the draw happens or do you like to wait a bit? Personally, I like to wait until the next morning because in my mind I've both won and lost until I check my numbers.

Recent responses

+56 @South-Range8401 I wait as long as I can. I even avoid the gas station lights that say the jackpot numbers to avoid seeing if someone has won or not 🤣 so that I can have the fantasy a little while longer 

+30 @Eagle_Fang135 I am only playing for the big prize. So I check to see if it was won or rolled over. If won I check my ticket in a few days. If rolled over I check my ticket when I go to purchase a new one.

+23 @TashaT50 I wait until the next morning. It’s just easier for my brain to process the printed numbers with no time pressure.

+18 @Southern_Source_2580 I don't check until the morning after the draw so the idea of winning helps me sleep. If I don't I just make a mental note to get another consecutive ticket for the week.

+13 @KrAff2010 I usually put it off as long as I can lol. More time being able to daydream about winning