Joe's Market in Quincy is one of the busiest lottery retailers in Massachusetts.

It has all your convenience store staples, but the area behind the counter is dominated by scratch tickets.

At least 50 different clear plastic boxes, all numbered, and all dangling colorful tickets.

Oh, here.

There's another guy you want to talk to.

Maybe five steps away from the counter at the back of the store is a little nook, a TV,

a folding table, a waste basket, and a swiveling desk chair.

I know it sounds like I'm describing an office,

but it's more like a very modest lounge

for the regular lottery players.

Could I ask you a few questions for the podcast?

Sure.

So what are you playing right now?

I play a $50 every day.

Have you won yet?

Right there.

So far out has spent 300 bucks on the bucket.

There's nothing.

What this man is playing is the state's brand new $50 scratch ticket.

He points at the serial number on the top right corner to show he's keeping track.

This is ticket number seven for today.

This is number seven.

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