Cause I'm nice?  Yes, I agree escrow is a small flaw. That doesn't make it so I can manipulate who wins though. I also explain that escrow just moves the trust and adds another person that needs to be trusted. No matter what, someone has to be trusted. With time I hope to prove that it can be me. Whoever has access to the money can be a flight risk. I hope that earlier in this thread I explained well why I would be crazy to do that and because of that I intend on operating an honest lottery as long as people play.