Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!!

So a couple days ago I wrote about how I pick up discarded Lotto Scratchers when I go on my neighborhood walks. I pick them up to be entered into the "2nd chance" drawing. One of them will win one day...I just know it!

So the other day I found the one that's pictured here. It was torn into three pieces. I still picked it up!

Brought it home and went to enter the code. On my first attempt I received an error message that advised me to check the numbers or...the card may be a winner.

I checked the numbers.

Entered the code again.

Got the same error message.

How odd. I'd never had that happen before.

So I took a closer look at the card and realized that whoever its original owner was didn't completely scratch off all the numbers before they decided that the card was a "loser" and decided to toss it.

Well I took a closer look and discovered that it was in fact a WINNER.

Just like that, I was five dollars richer than I had been 10 seconds before. Cool!

Now I wasn't sure if the store would redeem my winning ticket since it wasn't in tact, but figured I didn't have anything to lose by trying.

So I get to the store, hand in my ticket, and the clerk said, "It won't go through." I asked him to try. He gave me the "side-eye" and took it to the machine. Two seconds later he says, "You won ten dollars." WHAT?!?

Ten dollars?!? I thought the ticket was only a five dollar winner. SWEEET!!!

At that moment, I was reassured that I haven't been crazy by picking up these icky tickets from sidewalks, curbs and parking lots. And once again I was reminded that "one man's trash is another man's treasure." The same can be said for relationships. A man may leave a woman because she doesn't meet his standards, and another man will come along and see that she's everything he's ever wanted. Funny how life works.

Now Let the DIALOGUE begin: For the Lotto players out there...do you prefer Scratchers, or the daily games?

Talk to me!

Til next time...