In the news: Man eats winning lottery ticket

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An airline passenger _A_ a scratch-off lottery ticket aboard a Ryanair plane. After scratching off the ticket he _B_ that he had winning numbers. The ticket he scratched off was said to be _C_ about €10,000.

Cabin crew on the flight confirmed he had a winning card, but as the plane did not carry that kind of cash, the man was told he would have to mail his ticket in to be paid rather then be paid on the spot. He got so _D_ about not getting the money right away that he ate his winning card.

Stephen McNamara, a spokesman for Ryanair, said the cabin crew and some passengers had attempted to _E_ the man not to eat the ticket, but he stood up and ate it anyway. Ryanair have decided to _F_ the €10,000 the man would have won to charity.

Which charity do you think should receive the money and why?

  1. discovered - found
  2. purchased - bought
  3. worth - the value of
  4. persuade - try and change someone's mind
  5. donate - give
  6. furious - very angry

Use the numbers to put the missing words into the correct places in the text.

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Comments

lottery ticket eater :)

A highly desperate man!!!

Without mistakes, I've known all words.

Answering your question about a kind of charity that should receive this sum of money, I think, it has to be the fund which takes care of the poor and homeless. They do need money!

A question to Chris

Chris, could you please explain the grammatical structure of the sentence below.

The ticket he scratched off was to be worth about €10,000.

Is it OK to say "The ticket he scratched off was worth about €10,000"?

Is the meaning the same?

Typo in the sentence, sorry

Easy to explain...there was a typo in the sentence!!

The correct phrase is The ticket he scratched off was said to be worth about €10,000.

Sorry about that!

Chris

I think this man don't have

I think this man don't have any patient.

I think this money should Smile give to the poor peole, who haven't got anyone to look after them and desiable people.

CHARITY

Hello,
I think Ryanair should donate money to a charitable foundation which help people to combat stress and take care of their mental health.The passenger sacrificed 10000 EURO and risked his health (he could have been taken ill with diarrhoea or even intestinal obstruction ) to show he has a problem with his mental health:-)

Krystyna

Update: Man eats lottery

Update: Man eats lottery ticket

Ryanair are asking their customers to vote on which charity should get the money. The choices are:

1. An Anger Management Charity
2. An Eating Disorder Charity
3. A Gamblers Charity
4. A Disruptive Children’s Charity
5. A Mental Health Charity

Thanks,

Chris

Re:Update: Man eats lottery

I vote for "2. An Eating Disorder Charity" Laughing Smile) Laughing Smile) Laughing

can you have a look Chris

It could be both the an anger management charity and a mental health charity.. Maybe fifty fifty Big Hug

I got all the questions correct.. But in these sentence I couldn't understand the meaning after the devil ; Ryanair have decided to donate the €10,000 Devil the man would have won to charity.

Be easy temped - it is the way to success!

Is it a real story? I can't believe!!!
Is there a charity for a lack of self-control??? Wink
But the task is marvelous - no mistakes! Thank you for the Lesson!!! Smile

Type of charity

I think this money should recieve sick people. In order to fight against theirs pain.

charity

ali
ryanair had a bad situation
because perhaps he got mental problem
thanks alot for your good lesson

without mistakes it's good,

without mistakes

it's good, the man was confused Confused , poor

In the news: Man eats winning lottery ticket

Is this lexis and structure?

Health Charity would receive the money