Here in Iowa, where the Powerball lottery is headquartered, a clerk checks a ticket for wining numbers by running it through the lottery machine. The machine makes noise and a voice let’s out a “YooHoo!” if the ticket is a winner (even $2)
In order to scam the system, the clerk would have to use sleight of hand to run a non-winning ticket through the machine while the customer is standing there.
You guys are CLEARLY smarter than Texas. Good for you.