I think I would have made copies of the ticket and saw my lawyer first with that much money involved. And you’re supposed to sign the ticket immediately.
Yes, if a million dollar winner, I’d even consider paying for private security to accompany me to redeem it.
YES! Two big lessons- SCRATCH OFF the ticket yourself, and SIGN IT before redeeming it. In fact, I would take it directly to the local lottery office to redeem.
It was a scratch off, on site purchase.
How do I know? I actually read the article........Sheesh!