For a Man With 57,000 Scratch-Off Lotto Tickets, It’s Not About the Money

(via Atlas Obscura)  To a lotologist—a person who collects lottery tickets—the thrill of a scratch-off ticket isn’t in the chance to hit the jackpot. Instead, what’s important is to get your hands on the card itself. But if that’s the case, what makes one ticket more valuable than another? The answer, according to one collector, is quality, rarity, and latex.