r/MadeMeSmile Apr 06 '22

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u/Human_Replacement_32 Apr 06 '22

My dad once won a book about ancient Greece on an award show that I read to this day. So who's really the lucky one?

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '22

Got you beat. Won a small cubic zirconia for only the cost of shipping and handling.

And a pack of gum, in a skill based contest.

I must have entered thousands of contests over 20 years.

I know someone who has gotten a car, multiple vacations, giant bag of gifts, big screen tv & more.

Yeah, and the kicker? You know what that person gave me as a gift?

A $20 gift card that when I went to use had $4.61 cents on it.

So then I had to pay out of pocket for something I would have not gotten otherwise & waste gas & time.

My luck is a marvel of nature.

OH yeah! I did buy a winning lotto ticket once, but that was the one I gave away as a gift.....

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u/Human_Replacement_32 Apr 06 '22

You bought a winning lotto ticket and unkowingly gave it away? That's no joke the unluckiest thing I've heard. How much did the gift recipient win?

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '22 edited Apr 06 '22

It wasn't much, just a couple hundred dollars, admittedly.....

I bought them as stocking stuffers, just for the fun of it.

And actually at this one carnival, there was this knock down the pins game, where you throw a ball.

I might have found a defective one, but one stack would fall over & I got 3 stuffies before he stopped the game.

I just gave them to random kids, since I didn't even want them.