Yay !! Finally a scratch card winner !!

four18 · 07-09-2010 11:49PM #1

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 · 07-09-2010 11:52PM

Never thought people actually win amounts like that, congrats

Zombienosh · 07-09-2010 11:52PM

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

Terry · 07-09-2010 11:55PM

Splits.

strokemyclover · 07-09-2010 11:55PM

I'm scratching off a grand winner right now!

Des Carter · 07-09-2010 11:56PM

I won 3 stars once.

Zemuppet · 07-09-2010 11:57PM

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! · 07-09-2010 11:57PM

Ya jammy little b0ll0x, well done.

starbelgrade · 07-09-2010 11:58PM

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

Hank_Jones · 08-09-2010 12:04AM

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

Congrats.

four18 · 08-09-2010 12:10AM

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 · 08-09-2010 12:38AM

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 · 08-09-2010 12:40AM

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 · 08-09-2010 12:42AM

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

starbelgrade · 08-09-2010 12:43AM

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 · 08-09-2010 12:44AM

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 · 08-09-2010 01:12AM

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 · 08-09-2010 01:15AM

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 · 08-09-2010 01:34AM

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 · 08-09-2010 01:41AM

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

four18 · 08-09-2010 01:42AM

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 · 08-09-2010 01:49AM

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

oppenheimer1 · 08-09-2010 02:14AM

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 · 08-09-2010 07:16AM

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 · 08-09-2010 07:46AM

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_ · 08-09-2010 08:56AM

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 · 08-09-2010 09:09AM

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...

08-09-2010 09:11AM

I want a scratch card

_feedback_ · 08-09-2010 09:11AM

consultech wrote: »

National Lottery company marketing thread is markety.

Good point

but

it could be you :pac:

Sykk · 08-09-2010 10:32AM

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 · 08-09-2010 10:36AM

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

Yay !! Finally a scratch card winner !!

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