Yay !! Finally a scratch card winner !!

four18

As a boring creature of habit, I always bought a scratch card every tuesday lunchtime with my tuna and sweetcorn roll. Imagine my surprise (after 2 years with only a handful of maybe a free card) i scratch off a 1000 winner ! I think I am still down on the deal as i normally go for the 2 euro ones.

Anyone ever hit anything ?

PS Lovely "warm" feeling in my sky as I left the GPO with 50s in numerical order :D

KilOit

Never thought people actually win amounts like that, congrats

Zombienosh

fair play, ive only ever won 2 euro or a free card.

Terry

Splits.

strokemyclover

I'm scratching off a grand winner right now!

Des Carter

I won 3 stars once.

Zemuppet

Nice one. Never do scratch cards strangely only the lotto, even then all i won was 20 quid. Note to self: Must buy scratch cards for easy money

Cheap Thrills!

Ya jammy little b0ll0x, well done.

starbelgrade

Some people have "on-the-scratcher" cards that pay out over €200 every single week.

Hank_Jones

Think the most I have ever won is something like €25, I'm quite jealous.

Congrats.

four18

starbelgrade wrote: »

Some people have "on-the-scratcher" cards that pay out over €200 every single week.

You are behind the times, It was 204 euro now only 196, Recession and all that. Even worse if you are under 21...Only 100 euro. Still better than UK where I think its only about 80 per 2 weeks.

2 Guys in apt below me, both on welfare, Nice people, takeaways delivered on average 4 times a week. I could live on the leftovers from their bin !

starbelgrade

four18 wrote: »

You are behind the times, It was 204 euro now only 196, Recession and all that. Even worse if you are under 21...Only 100 euro.

Yeah - but they get their rent paid, grant aid for flat screen televisions, free Sky Sports, tax free hookers, cocaine on the medical card & discounts on alloy wheels over 15".

So overall, it's more than €200.

Mr Benevolent

starbelgrade wrote: »

Yeah - but they get their rent paid, grant aid for flat screen televisions, free Sky Sports, tax free hookers, cocaine on the medical card & discounts on alloy wheels over 15".

So overall, it's more than €200.

My sarcasm detector just exploded.

My name is URL

Fair play OP.. don't spend it all on one hooker =p

starbelgrade

Confab wrote: »

My sarcasm detector just exploded.

Well it's true. I forgot to mention too that if you are a foreign national, you also get free mobile phone calls, a new car every two years and free ice-cream in any flavour you want.

D-Generate

I was on my way to a friend/acquaintance's 21st before and was a bit late in buying the present. I had budgeted €20 as a present to give to him but it was pissing rain and I was like "fook this, I will get a taxi and give him €10 worth of scratchcards instead!". I nipped in to the shop, slammed the €20 on the counter and asked for 5 scratch-cards, got the €10 back and hopped in the taxi patting myself on the back for a job well done.

Two days later I get a text from the birthday lad in question. Jammy bastard made a €1000 on one card and €100 on another card! That was my luck reserves for the next lifetime depleted and I used it for someone else. That will teach me to be a cheap-skate.

four18

starbelgrade wrote: »

Well it's true. I forgot to mention too that if you are a foreign national, you also get free mobile phone calls, a new car every two years and free ice-cream in any flavour you want.

And every month you can go to starbelgrades house, empty his fridge, and the pick of any woman that happen to be there, Oh did I mention You can take any 5 items from his house, Like a supermarket sweep thingy thing !

starbelgrade

four18 wrote: »

And every month you can go to starbelgrades house, empty his fridge, and the pick of any woman that happen to be there, Oh did I mention You can take any 5 items from his house, Like a supermarket sweep thingy thing !

That explains a lot. I was wondering where all the women had gone, why my fridge is always empty & where the furniture went to.

minidazzler

four18 wrote: »

As a boring creature of habit, I always bought a scratch card every tuesday lunchtime with my tuna and sweetcorn roll. Imagine my surprise (after 2 years with only a handful of maybe a free card) i scratch off a 1000 winner ! I think I am still down on the deal as i normally go for the 2 euro ones.

Anyone ever hit anything ?

PS Lovely "warm" feeling in my sky as I left the GPO with 50s in numerical order :D

I've a feeling this may be a lie. The Checksum shouldn't allow this to happen! You either have duds or you haven't checked the numbers at all!


Or I am wrong, but I don't think I am!

SniperSight

Last year, bought a €1 ticket from the shop I work in on my break. €5,000, very happy days!!!

four18

minidazzler wrote: »

I've a feeling this may be a lie. The Checksum shouldn't allow this to happen! You either have duds or you haven't checked the numbers at all!


Or I am wrong, but I don't think I am!

Oh yes from ....51 to ....70 inclusive never been seen by man nor beast or a coke sniffer on a cistern ! Wish they had given me 2x500 or 5x200 have never held either !

kjl

The one and only time I played the lotto I matched 5 numbers won like €800 or so

oppenheimer1

starbelgrade wrote: »

Well it's true. I forgot to mention too that if you are a foreign national, you also get free mobile phone calls, a new car every two years and free ice-cream in any flavour you want.

A taxi driver once told me they get free socks as well.

Kimono-Girl

I won €500 before, it put my scratch card tally at +590 I deduct what I pay out from what I win! Went straight from the GPO to vodafone across the street and bought my iPhone!!!
Trick is go for the €3 ones aka bingo/crossword...etc they have a 1 in3.9 odds where the €1/2 ones have a 1 in 7!

Gone West

candlelover wrote: »

Trick is go for the €3 ones aka bingo/crossword...etc they have a 1 in3.9 odds where the €1/2 ones have a 1 in 7!

Lol, there is a trick to winning?
And here I was thinking that this was just another way of taxing the lower class.

_feedback_

four18 wrote: »

And every month you can go to starbelgrades house, empty his fridge, and the pick of any woman that happen to be there

Never mind winning €1000 on a scratchcard. What I want to know is why does starbelgrade keep wimmins in his fridge?

consultech

National Lottery company marketing thread is markety.

Also:

candlelover wrote: »

Trick is go for the €3 ones aka bingo/crossword

Sigh... Trick is not wasting your money on scratch cards that represent an awful proposition every time! Trick is a high-yield savings account, as exciting as that is...

I want a scratch card

_feedback_

consultech wrote: »

National Lottery company marketing thread is markety.

Good point










but















it could be you :pac:

Sykk

four18 wrote: »

As a boring creature of habit, I always bought a scratch card every tuesday lunchtime with my tuna and sweetcorn roll. Imagine my surprise (after 2 years with only a handful of maybe a free card) i scratch off a 1000 winner ! I think I am still down on the deal as i normally go for the 2 euro ones.

Anyone ever hit anything ?

PS Lovely "warm" feeling in my sky as I left the GPO with 50s in numerical order :D

€2 x 52(Tuesdays in a year) = 104 x 2 years = 208. 1000 - 208 = 792

So you're up. Grats!

Saruman

My name is URL wrote: »

Fair play OP.. don't spend it all on one hooker =p

I'm sure the OP can afford a number of Good Hookers

easyeason3

Does anyone else think the OP may be in cahoots with the National Lottery to boost sales of scratch cards?

They give him a grand to tell us about his 'windfall' & we all go out to buy scratch cards. I've never wanted to buy a scratch card as much in my life after reading this thread.




/ gets coat & heads to the nearest Lotto agent.

Saruman

easyeason3 wrote: »

/ gets coat & heads to the nearest Lotto agent.

Don't forget the sticky notes....

Jesus Wept

Beginners luck.

four18

easyeason3 wrote: »

Does anyone else think the OP may be in cahoots with the National Lottery to boost sales of scratch cards?

They give him a grand to tell us about his 'windfall' & we all go out to buy scratch cards. I've never wanted to buy a scratch card as much in my life after reading this thread.




/ gets coat & heads to the nearest Lotto agent.

:D

Copper23

Fuzzy wrote: »

Lol, there is a trick to winning?
And here I was thinking that this was just another way of taxing the lower class.

lol, the trick to winning money is to spend more.. lol... this place just gets better by the minute...

PeterIanStaker

Congrats, I've only ever got €4 at most.

phasers

Most I've ever won is €50, congratulations OP

BigBenRoeth

SniperSight wrote: »

Last year, bought a €1 ticket from the shop I work in on my break. €5,000, very happy days!!!

Bullshít

Denisejcc

Cool Congrats! Its years since Ive won anthing and €50 was the most I won.. must start buying them again now that I know there are actually winning tickets out there:rolleyes:

Presume you dont work for the National Lottery and this is a cunning ploy to get us buying scratch cards;);):D

DonkeyStyle \o/

I win €1,000 every time I decide not to buy 500 scratch cards... guaranteed.

candlelover wrote: »

Trick is go for the €3 ones aka bingo/crossword...etc they have a 1 in3.9 odds where the €1/2 ones have a 1 in 7!

Odds of what though? Winning €2 or getting a free scratch-card? The odds seem like a useless number if that's the case.

silverspoon

D-Generate wrote: »

I was on my way to a friend/acquaintance's 21st before and was a bit late in buying the present. I had budgeted €20 as a present to give to him but it was pissing rain and I was like "fook this, I will get a taxi and give him €10 worth of scratchcards instead!". I nipped in to the shop, slammed the €20 on the counter and asked for 5 scratch-cards, got the €10 back and hopped in the taxi patting myself on the back for a job well done.

Two days later I get a text from the birthday lad in question. Jammy bastard made a €1000 on one card and €100 on another card! That was my luck reserves for the next lifetime depleted and I used it for someone else. That will teach me to be a cheap-skate.

Ha, reminds me of my time working in a newsagent's, when a woman had given her boss a few scratch cards for his/her birthday and of course, E1000 on one. Her boss.

Congrats anyway OP, most I've won is a decanter and two glasses. Though that wasn't to do with the Lotto. And I was 12.

That was a shit day.

eimearcmh

PeterIanStaker wrote: »

Congrats, I've only ever got €4 at most.

My biggest win on a scratch card is €5. We're big winners:D

vicecreamsundae

i got a scratch card with my dominos pizza order tonight. won a free portion of potato wedges on my next order.
so i know how you feel OP.

I "won" a free coffee at work today and a few last week on the scratchcards

Kimono-Girl

DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote: »

I win €1,000 every time I decide not to buy 500 scratch cards... guaranteed.


Odds of what though? Winning €2 or getting a free scratch-card? The odds seem like a useless number if that's the case.

The lowest you can win is €4 (on the €2.50 bingo card)
i usually win €6/8 more times then not, occasionally i get €25 once i won €500, rarely i get nothing, my boss (an accountant) was sceptical too when i told him, but after seeing me Friday after Friday constantly and consistently winning he gave in and bought two and lost on one and won €6 so he broke even :rolleyes:

it's better odds then winning the lotto any ways \and its less of a money waster then th €2 ones where you have worse off odds and even when you win its ust a 'free' one!! and they are waay more fun to play! the monopoly ones were really good fun! and someone i know won the €25,000 on that one!

i guess im just one of the lucky ones

bonerm

Des Carter wrote: »

I won 3 stars once.

That's a nice constellation prize.

Marcin_diy

i went to the shop yesterday, got 2e scratch card, and collected 5 e . I bought another card today and again 5 euro. I think I should start playing euromillions now.

admiralofthefleet

most i ever one was €25 and a few 3 stars. well done op

RichieC

I cant stand the feeling of scratching them :X

thenutflush

I emailed the national lottery a few months back about the odds of winning the different prizes on three of their scratchcards and these are the odds they gave me. Bear in mind that a new series of cards is released every few months so the odds may change very slightly but I'll never buy a scratchcard again..

Winning Streak - cost €3

Prize Number per 1 million tickets

€5 - 104,500
€6 - 54,500
€8 - 23,500
€10 - 15,000
€25 - 6,500
€50 - 300
€100 - 150
€250 - 44
€500 - 16
€1000 - 6
€5000 - 0.5
€25000 - 0.5
€100,000 - 0.2

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All Cash Gold - cost €2

Prize Number per 1 million tickets

Free Tickets - 89,000
€4 - 117,000
€5 - 54,000
€8 - 8,000
€10 - 6,000
€25 - 1,000
€40 - 600
€50 - 300
€80 - 104
€100 - 60
€250 - 20
€1,000 - 4
€10,000 - 1

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All Cash - cost €1

Prize Number per 1 million tickets

Free Ticket - 55,000
€2 - 119,500
€4 - 24,500
€8 - 6,000
€25 - 5,000
€50 - 700
€500 - 24
€5,000 - 2

So if the op won 1000 euro from a 2 euro scratchcard, they actually hit a 250000 to 1 shot , which would have paid 500 grand in a bookies, not 1 grand..