diff --git a/hexagonal/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/hexagonal/domain/LotteryTicketId.java b/hexagonal/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/hexagonal/domain/LotteryTicketId.java
index e2aa51792..2f8a59bba 100644
--- a/hexagonal/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/hexagonal/domain/LotteryTicketId.java
+++ b/hexagonal/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/hexagonal/domain/LotteryTicketId.java
@@ -22,29 +22,49 @@
  */
 package com.iluwatar.hexagonal.domain;
 
-import java.util.UUID;
-
 /**
  * Lottery ticked id
  */
 public class LotteryTicketId {
-  
-  private final UUID id;
+
+  private static volatile int numAllocated;
+  private final int id;
   
   public LotteryTicketId() {
-    id = UUID.randomUUID();
+    this.id = numAllocated + 1;
+    numAllocated++;
   }
 
-  public LotteryTicketId(String str) {
-    id = UUID.fromString(str);
+  public LotteryTicketId(int id) {
+    this.id = id;
   }
   
-  public UUID getId() {
+  public int getId() {
     return id;
   }
 
   @Override
   public String toString() {
-    return id.toString();
+    return String.format("%d", id);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean equals(Object o) {
+    if (this == o) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    LotteryTicketId that = (LotteryTicketId) o;
+
+    return id == that.id;
+
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode() {
+    return id;
   }
 }
diff --git a/hexagonal/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/hexagonal/service/ConsoleLottery.java b/hexagonal/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/hexagonal/service/ConsoleLottery.java
index aade24a91..5463eca7c 100644
--- a/hexagonal/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/hexagonal/service/ConsoleLottery.java
+++ b/hexagonal/src/main/java/com/iluwatar/hexagonal/service/ConsoleLottery.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import com.iluwatar.hexagonal.domain.LotteryTicketCheckResult;
 import com.iluwatar.hexagonal.domain.LotteryTicketId;
 import com.iluwatar.hexagonal.domain.PlayerDetails;
 import com.iluwatar.hexagonal.module.LotteryModule;
-import com.iluwatar.hexagonal.sampledata.SampleData;
 
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ public class ConsoleLottery {
     Injector injector = Guice.createInjector(new LotteryModule());
     LotteryService service = injector.getInstance(LotteryService.class);
     WireTransfers bank = injector.getInstance(WireTransfers.class);
-    SampleData.submitTickets(service, 20);
     Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
     boolean exit = false;
     while (!exit) {
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ public class ConsoleLottery {
           winningNumbers.add(Integer.parseInt(parts[i]));
         }
         LotteryTicketCheckResult result = service.checkTicketForPrize(
-            new LotteryTicketId(id), LotteryNumbers.create(winningNumbers));
+            new LotteryTicketId(Integer.parseInt(id)), LotteryNumbers.create(winningNumbers));
         if (result.getResult().equals(LotteryTicketCheckResult.CheckResult.WIN_PRIZE)) {
           System.out.println("Congratulations! The lottery ticket has won!");
         } else if (result.getResult().equals(LotteryTicketCheckResult.CheckResult.NO_PRIZE)) {
diff --git a/hexagonal/src/test/java/com/iluwatar/hexagonal/domain/LotteryTicketIdTest.java b/hexagonal/src/test/java/com/iluwatar/hexagonal/domain/LotteryTicketIdTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5e4c1541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hexagonal/src/test/java/com/iluwatar/hexagonal/domain/LotteryTicketIdTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/**
+ * The MIT License
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Ilkka Seppälä
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.iluwatar.hexagonal.domain;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for lottery ticket id
+ */
+public class LotteryTicketIdTest {
+
+  @Test
+  public void testEquals() {
+    LotteryTicketId ticketId1 = new LotteryTicketId();
+    LotteryTicketId ticketId2 = new LotteryTicketId();
+    LotteryTicketId ticketId3 = new LotteryTicketId();
+    assertFalse(ticketId1.equals(ticketId2));
+    assertFalse(ticketId2.equals(ticketId3));
+    LotteryTicketId ticketId4 = new LotteryTicketId(ticketId1.getId());
+    assertTrue(ticketId1.equals(ticketId4));
+  }
+}