The fake lottery ticket gag gift is a good one, I’ve seen it work very good when done properly. It usually helps to mix it in with a few real lottery tickets and stick it in the middle. Lottery tickets are popular to give as gifts because of the chance of winning big. When the unsuspecting recipient scratches off that $50,000.00 dollar winning ticket the response is priceless. I’ve seen people start talking about how it’s going to be spent seconds after scratching off that gag ticket. That’s when you drop the prank and tell them to read the back of the ticket to find out how to get their money. Or if you want to take the gag to it’s full extent say nothing and let them go to the store and try to cash it in. That way the store clerk can drop the bomb on them, it’s a bit more embarrassing this way plus the store clerk gets a good laugh. You really need to do it on a gullible person for it to go that far.