Man buys hundreds of scratch cards on Ryanair flight - and is stunned by the winnings
In a travel video shared online, Vik was left stunned by what he was left with at the end of the journey. He bought so many cards that even passengers were helping him to scratch them off in the end, reports BelfastLive.
Telling people what happened, Viktok said: "We are here on Ryanair and this man Ethan has bought every single scratch card on the flight. I've opened about 100 scratch cards, I've been opening these one at a time.
"We have not won a single thing. We have won nothing - no one has won anything. I'll keep you guys posted."
Vik then goes on to recount the journey, where it's revealed Ethan snapped up 68 packets of scratch cards. However, despite a lot of scratching, they don't seem to be lucky.
He bought so many that passengers on the plane started to help him scratch them off, but nobody seemed to win any prizes. Someone is seen shouting: "No one won anything."
Vik added: "You're supposed to match three - I can't even match two. We've lost again." They couldn't believe they didn't win anything at all.
Since the video was shared, it's been viewed thousands of times, and people were quick to comment too. They had all sorts of thoughts to share.
One said: "100% they won't allow mass buying on the flight again, lol." A second claimed: "I am cabin crew for Ryanair and there is so much more that you don't know. They can't sell you that many. There is a limit spend per passenger. Cabin crew in trouble!"
A third replied: "I wonder how many people have ever won money on those."
Meanwhile, a fourth also commented: "I remember winning like £26 of on board vouchers. When asking to buy something, I heard the cabin crew say 'someone's actually won'. That's how slim your odds are."
Ryanair's scratch cards faced criticism years ago, after it was uncovered that anyone who "wins" the jackpot is later entered into a separate draw for the chance of winning the €1million prize.
The 2016 report revealed the "lucky" winner would then be taken into a room with 125 envelopes that they must select from, with just one holding the top prize. At the time, Ryanair noted other envelopes contain €50,000, which meant a hefty sum could still be won.
It was also said one car a month is won in the draw, as well as other cash prizes up to €5,000 also being up for grabs. The odds of winning the jackpot were also revealed, which was reported to be around 1.2billion to one.
To put this into perspective, the odds of winning the Lotto here are said to be 10.7million to one, and the odds of winning the EuroMillions come in at 139.8million to one.
With National Lottery, you are only permitted to purchase 10 scratch cards within one transaction, but is unclear how many you can buy with Ryanair. The company has been asked to comment on the claims made.
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