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do you pick up lotto tickets from the floor?
big brother 9
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If you see a lotto ticket on the floor do you pick it up and check the numbers?
I do. I once found a ticket with five lines of numbers for that nights draw. (Didnt win a thing)
Also once found a strip of scratcards (4 of em) and won £10 .
I do. I once found a ticket with five lines of numbers for that nights draw. (Didnt win a thing)
Also once found a strip of scratcards (4 of em) and won £10 .
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Surely if they tracked down the purchaser there's a decent chance they'd give you a reward out of their winnings, though?
But what if you find a ticket down the back of the sofa from four months ago. How the hell are you supposed to prove it / remember where or when you bought it ?
Is that a rule. We don't fill out a form when we buy so if it's CCTV evidence, couldn't you wait til the end of the time allotted to claim, where the CCTV footage would have probably been taped over, deleted.
True, but a reward would be unlikely.
Buy them online, then you won't have that problem.
It's not worth the risk of prosecution.
Prosecution?
Was there a precedent set in the case of " F Keepers Vs L Weepers?
Seriously though,if you had found it, as opposed to stolen it. I doubt they'd be a prosecution, as, even if you found it, you could claim you bought tickets all the time and had no clue which one was the found one.
So is it actually the case - legally - that if you can't prove where and when you bought the ticket, then you can't have the winnings ?
I don't know how they verify it. I just assumed they would have some system in place that would require you to give some details about when and where the ticket was bought, or provide proof of purchase.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201932/What-lotto-bad-luck-Couple-30k-ticket-forced-hand-half-cash-real-winner.html
It was for £30,000 but they only had to pay half of it back, and the rightful ticket owner has to sue Camelot for the rest because they won't pay up.
Also it looks like if someone else doesn't claim before the time's up you might get the money, at Camelot's discretion.