The Lottery Ticket
January 4th, 2009
photo taken from acc-tv.com
This urban legend first started circulating ever since the creation of state lotteries. It tells the story of a man who holds a winning lottery ticket at a local bar. He’s very excited about winning and decides to pass the ticket around so that all of his pals can see what a real winner looks like. His ticket goes around the room and finally back to him when he realizes that it’s a different ticket.
Despite the fact that this legend doesn’t take into consideration that the thief would have to reveal his identity, one of the lessons to be learned from this legend is to never be too cocky when you have achieved something with great success.
(Source: Brunvand, Jan H. Encyclopedia of Urban Legends. 2001.)
