Found Powerball Ticket on The Floor of The Place I Work and It Is a Winning Ticket

supercheapguy on 04/09/2019 - 21:11
Last edited 06/09/2019 - 08:58

Hi guys,

I found a powerball ticket on the floor at work. I was excited and told my boss and my co-workers. Then, we checked the ticket.

It was a winning ticket. it won $10.55 to be exact. My boss said I should leave a note to find the owner of the ticket first, then she said if I want to claim. I should donate the winning money. My co-workers think I should go claim it.

$10.55 is not a lot for my boss but I could do something with it hence I am on Ozbargain. I was jokingly saying that we'll be having different conversation if it won $80 millions.

The person spent $43 something for that ticket. What should you do if you found something like that?

If I were to claim the winning money, would I get in trouble as i did not buy that ticket?

UPDATE : I HAVE LEFT A NOTE SAYING THAT WE FOUND THE WINNING TICKETS AND WE WILL GIVE IT BACK TO THE OWNER IF THEY CAN PROVIDE TIME OF PURCHASE AND STORE NAME.
THANKS GUYS. I DID NOT KNOW SO MANY WANT ME TO RETURN THE TICKET.

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  • 9
    I am gonna go claim, finders keepers.
  • 6
    I should claim and donate the money
  • 65
    I should wait until the person who bought it comes back
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  • No Username on 04/09/2019 - 21:13

    Is it linked to a membership account?

    • supercheapguy on 04/09/2019 - 21:16
      -1

      Can you tell me how to see it?
      It looks like normal ticket by the looks of it.

      It doesn't say anything about membership on the ticket

      • myusername on 05/09/2019 - 04:38

        you can't tell from the ticket if it's linked to a membership.

        if it is it can be claimed by the rightful owner.

        people have been caught out in the past so be careful

  • fossilfuel on 04/09/2019 - 21:16
    +2

    The person spent $43 something for that ticket. What should you do if you found something like that?

    Raffle it off, $2 per entry. Use the proceeds to buy more lottery tickets. Profit(?)

    • supercheapguy on 04/09/2019 - 21:18
      -1

      I am thinking of buying another ticket with that winning money.

      I think I would find hard enough if I care about that ticket.

      It looks like the person does not care for it at all.

      • Vession on 04/09/2019 - 23:20
        +1

        Even whoever won with that ticket still lost money. Why would you want to buy into that?

    • Some Human on 04/09/2019 - 21:32

      Brilliant.

  • Meho2026 on 04/09/2019 - 21:20

    Reinvest the winnings in another lotto ticket and if you win big share it with everyone at work

    • supercheapguy on 04/09/2019 - 21:23

      I was kind of thinking the same thing

    • [Deactivated] on 05/09/2019 - 11:05

      Who knows, it could happen, do it :D

  • mskeggs on 04/09/2019 - 22:18

    So the odds of you winning were about the same and you didn’t even buy a ticket!

    • supercheapguy on 06/09/2019 - 09:10

      I don't understand this logic. Lottery is like gambling. Sometimes you lose and sometimes you win. Most of the time you lost.

  • [Deactivated] on 04/09/2019 - 23:10
    +8

    OzBargain points for checking a discarded ticket.

  • Mysterious on 05/09/2019 - 03:16

    I'd personally give it some time and wait until the person who bought it speaks up. If no one claims it then keep it.

    • supercheapguy on 06/09/2019 - 09:14

      I have put a note saying. The owner of the ticket cna have it if they can tell me the time and place of where the owner purchased. But how long do I wait though?

      • Mysterious on 07/09/2019 - 00:28

        A week maybe. Its not your responsibility. Its only $10 too.

  • Downvoter on 05/09/2019 - 07:40

    I found a $10 note in the note feed of a pokie machine a few months ago. Nobody else around so just handed it in to the staff.

    • supercheapguy on 06/09/2019 - 09:11

      May I ask you? What do you feel if the staff took it?

  • brad1-8tsi on 05/09/2019 - 08:18

    if my boss suggested I do all those things I'd hand it to them and say "fill your boots"

  • GG57 on 05/09/2019 - 09:17

    What OP found is the equivalent of finding a $10 note on the floor.
    Just do the same as you would if that happened. If it were my office, if noone claims it, just buy some cakes / donuts or whatever and leave them for everyone to share.

    The ticket is not worth $43.

    • [Deactivated] on 05/09/2019 - 18:05
      +1

      What OP found is the equivalent of finding a $10 note on the floor.

      A $10 note would be better imho. No need to go to a retail outlet to claim your winnings. That one extra step is why I would give the ticket to someone else. My time is worth more than $10.55.

  • serpserpserp on 05/09/2019 - 09:31
    +1

    Wow really OP you had to make a thread on this?

    It is $10. Just send an email out and give it back.

  • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 05/09/2019 - 10:17

    Stop going to work, hide from your coworkers and live the high life with the winnings.

    …or realise it's $10.55. Send a group email out. If no one responds just buy a cake or something for the tea room….

  • [Deactivated] on 05/09/2019 - 10:48

    Call Current Affair. They live and breathe this situation.

  • luffyex2010 on 05/09/2019 - 11:11

    Your actions reminded me of my son, who found $2 in a store and asked me if he could keep it.

    I told him to ask the shopkeeper which he did and the shopkeeper was nice to say he can keep it.

    The next thing he asked me was, hey dad can I keep the money if I can find more money in the shop…..I replied sure as you got the shopkeeper approval.

    Lmao the next 15m was like a treasure hunt for him.

    So, sonny, you have the ozbargainers and your boss's approval now the questions is do you feel lucky?
    If yes its time to hit the casinos.

  • Ozbargainite on 05/09/2019 - 13:10

    75% plus loss = winning ticket?

    • supercheapguy on 06/09/2019 - 09:13

      It's some sort of gambling. The more you lose if you think you have more chance of winning

  • Chris Topher on 05/09/2019 - 20:24

    I'll give you $5.00 for the ticket. You buy the stamp and envelope to send it to me.

  • [Deactivated] on 07/09/2019 - 13:14

    I just got paid
    I'm broke, but I'm ballin'
    Don't know where we're goin'
    We go in when we go out
    I just got paid

    And it feels like every day's a holiday
    So I can take my ticket to the shop
    And I know, know, know I should be worried
    But I work, work, work to the bone, baby
    So gimme that
    Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that (woo)
    Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that (hey)
    Gimme that money
    I just got paid

    😊

    -Mrs JJB

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