As others have mentioned, it would be impossible to 'game' the system in that way, unless there's something fishy going on. Perhaps these people are re-selling

As others have mentioned, it would be impossible to 'game' the system in that way, unless there's something fishy going on. Perhaps these people are re-selling the lottery tickets. I can imagine there are ways to earn a lot of money doing that. Naturally, the amount of tickets you'd order would reflect demand for tickets.