[TBMonkey]

You shouldn't use a match or a hot pin (another version). That'll make the tick vomit before it detaches, which will lead to infection. Your best bet is to get a pair of tweezers and dig to it's head and pinch from there. This closes off it's mouth/anus, and keeps the head from popping off and staying in your leg thus leading to more infection if you just "yank it out".

If you're afraid to end up an amputee due to the massive infection and possible Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, go to the ER and check into the minor care; Doctors have much better tools to extract foreign objects.