A woman has taken to social media to reveal that after buying her nephew a "life-changing" winning lottery scratch card, she believes she's entitled to 75% of the winnings.

Sharing her story to Reddit's 'Am I The A**hole?' forum - where a user shares their personal dilemma and other Redditors vote on who is in the wrong - the woman states that despite buying the scratchers as a gift for her nephew, he doesn't need the money and she does.

Writing under the username 'accountforaita33', the woman writes: "I have had a really rough year, laid off from my job and I'm out of unemployment options."

She adds that she has been able to scrape together enough money to own her home, pay her property taxes and insurance - but is "eating ramen just about every meal."

After declaring that she loves her nephew and would be able to get by "on the thought that I wouldn't be able to get him a birthday present", she scraped together some loose change and "bought him some lottery scratchers". To her surprise, he won on two of the cards.

The aunt continues: "One was for about $50 which was cool enough but the second one was actually into the middle 5 figures. I mean life-changing money (I can't say exactly how much because in our state lottery winners are all public record)."

However, despite winning the money, the aunt proclaims that he doesn't need it.

"His parents (my sister and her husband) are very well off. My nephew has a fully funded college fund and every material thing he could ever want," she writes.

Therefore, comparing his situation to her own, she told her sister - her nephew's mom - that it would be "really cool" if he gave her "at least 3/4 of the winnings".

"She asked if I was serious," the aunt writes, adding: "I said I felt I was being very generous because I really need all of it. She actually hung up on me. I texted my nephew and I think he actually blocked me."

The aunt concludes her post by explaining: "Here's the thing, I NEED this money. It's a matter of me eating or not eating. He doesn't. Am I the a**hole for thinking he should share the winnings of the gift I gave him?"

And over in the comments section, people sadly weren't sympathetic to the aunt's personal situation.

One person commented: "It was a gift. You don't get to ask for part of someone's gift. It sucks you're having it tough but still doesn't mean you're 'generous' for asking for only part of the gift. Sure ask them for help, but don't ask for his gift."

A second added: "If he hadn’t won you’d have been out the same amount of money. You were gifting him the chance to win more and guess what? He did.

"If he decides to give you some that’s an awesome, heartwarming gesture - which you’ve totally ruined the chances of by demanding 3/4s. Just try and be happy for him. And reach out to local agencies for help."

And a third Reddit user wrote, agreed, writing: "I feel for your situation, and if I was your nephew, I might have even opted to help you out. However, your expectation of help, 3/4 no less, and subsequently asking your sister for it is super off-putting."

What do you think of the aunt's plight? Let us know in the comments section.

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A woman who spent her life savings on medical treatment for her daughter who was battling cancer has become the lucky winner of a $2 million lottery jackpot.

Geraldine Gimblet bought a scratch-off lottery ticket - the last one in the store - the day after her daughter had finally completed the last round of her cancer treatment.

The Florida mother bought the $10 card for the $2 million Bonus Cashword Scratch-Off game at a gas station in Lakeland, near Tampa.

She had initially been told by the clerk that the tickets had all sold out but after making them double check, she was able to buy the very lucky last one.

Gimblet revealed after her win: "At first the gas station clerk thought there were no tickets left, but I asked him to double check because I like the crossword games the best. He found the last one!"

After scratching off the crossword, Gimblet was stunned to see she had won the top prize of $2 million, and went to collect her winnings at the Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee, with her daughter and granddaughter.

She opted for a lump sum payment of $1,645,000, with the win coming at a poignant time for the family, as Gimblet had spent her entire life savings on treatment for her daughter who was battling cancer.

Gimblet's daughter, who has not been named, revealed she had cried tears of joy to hear her selfless mother had won such a huge sum.

She told the Florida Lottery: "The day before my mom bought this ticket, I rang the bell and walked out of the hospital after completing my last treatment for breast cancer.

"My mom had taken out her life savings to take care of me when I was sick. I'm just so happy for her."

Gimblet is not the only winner after finding the lucky ticket, as the store where she bought the card will also receive a bonus commission of $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.

The scratch-off game also still has three top prizes of $2 million left to be won - so the hunt is on for the other two lucky Bonus Cashword Scratch-Off cards that hold a life-changing sum.

Whether or not you believe in karma - Gimblet's good deed for her daughter has definitely been rewarded in dividends.

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A bridesmaid has been called out after she prompted a friend who won $6,400 on a scratch card bought for her by the bride and groom to give them some of the money.

Taking to Reddit's infamous 'Am I The A**hole' thread, a user who goes by @Feisty-Put2529, recalled the story of how a friend was made to feel guilty for refusing her suggestion of splitting the money she won at the wedding with the bride and groom.

"So last week I was a bridesmaid at my best friend's wedding - which was a destination wedding in Cyprus," she wrote.

The bridesmaid said that she had a wonderful time until it came to the wedding favors.

"As part of the wedding favours the bride and groom gave everyone a lottery scratch card in a cute little pouch," she continued. "We all sat down to eat and while we were waiting, one of our friend group (call her Sarah) started jumping up and down shouting she had won £5000 ($6,400) on the scratch card.

"The whole room erupted in applause, and the bride and groom ran over to congratulate them. It was already a very happy occasion but this just made it even better," she added.

The unnamed bridesmaid said that there "was no agenda behind her question" but "it just never occurred to [her] as a possibility that they wouldn’t give at least a small amount as a belated wedding gift to the Bride and Groom, given they wouldn’t have had the ticket without them."

"Sarah and Paul - her husband - both went very quiet when they were asked the question, and Paul said they weren’t going to give them anything."

They all apparently sat in an awkward silence for a bit, and Sarah got up and walked out.

"Later by the pool it was clear Sarah had been crying and Paul said I was TA for making them feel awkward and implying they were cheap," she continued. "I apologize and said that’s not what I meant: I just said it because that’s what I would do in their situation, but it is their money and their decision so they should do what they want with the money (I forget exactly how I worded it - but that was the jist). Paul’s walked off and neither of them spoke to me for the rest of the holiday or since."

The rest of the party was also divided about the issue which prompted the bridesmaid to ask if she was the a**hole.

Hundreds of Reddit users took to the comments to give their opinion on the matter.

"YTA," commented one user. "Everybody got a scratch card, they won. It is NOT your business to inquire how they would spend that money, especially in public, regardless of your intention."

"YTA," another agreed. "You put them on the spot. In a room full of people. It's like when someone proposes marriage in public and the other person really wants to say no. Lottery is given as a gift often. Unless the winnings are life changing sharing isn't necessary IMO. Are we supposed to split every $10?"

A third also had a similar view writing: "YTA, no one asked your opinion and an apology saying 'that’s what I would do' wasn’t an apology. Try again."

And this user also added: "YTA. I feel like a simple, 'what do you think you're going to do with the money?' Would have been enough. You kinda threw courtesy out the window here."

Awkward is an understatement for this one.

What do you think?

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We've all forgotten to check our junk inboxes.

While usually, it's just spam, every now and then something really important can land there.

One woman who'll definitely never forget to check her junk again is Laura Spears.

The Michigan resident is thanking her lucky stars after stumbling upon an email from state lottery officials in her junk - informing her she'd won an eye-popping $3 million.

In an account of her win by Michigan Lottery, the 55-year-old recalled how she bought a Mega Millions ticket after seeing on Facebook how high the jackpot had gotten.

She didn't think much further of it, and it was only a few days later when she was looking for an unrelated email in her spam folder that she discovered the happy news.

"That’s when I saw an email from the Lottery saying I had won a prize. I couldn’t believe what I was reading, so I logged in to my Lottery account to confirm the message in the email," Spears said.

"It’s all still so shocking to me that I really won $3 million!" she added.

Spears matched five white balls in the December 31 2021 draw, entitling her to a $1 million jackpot. But thanks to the Megaplier, the prize was multiplied to a staggering $3 million.

Oakland County resident Spears has big plans for her winnings, which she's going to share with her family and use to retire early.

As for her spam email folder, she's taking some precautions to make sure she doesn't miss important emails in the future,

"I definitely added the Michigan Lottery to my safe senders list just in case I ever get lucky enough to receive another email about a huge prize," she said.

Meanwhile, others have been joking on social media that Spears' story is exactly the sort of thing someone trying to get you to open spam emails would say.

"Scammers gon love this," one person tweeted.

"This sounds like an article written by a scammer tryna get you to check your spam folder for a prize," added another.

"I know what my next phishing pretext is going to be!" joked a third.

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A woman who achieved everyone's dream of winning the lottery has revealed that it's not all that it's made out to be - and she even wants to sue them for it!

Jane Park, from Edinburgh, Scotland was seen as incredibly lucky worldwide after she won $1 million aged just 17 from the first lottery ticket she ever bought.

I'm sure we're all guilty of daydreaming about what we would spend the money on when (not if) we ever win big - personally, a holiday home in the Caribbean sounds like a dream.

But what is rarely considered is the negative impacts winning a large sum of money can bring into someone's life - as Jane found out all too well.

In an interview with Dr. Phil on January 9, Jane revealed that she believed she was far too young to win the lottery and struggled with death threats, stalkers, and media attention that the lottery brought with it.

She revealed that the initial thrill of winning was fun, but it all went downhill when Camelot, the organizer of the national lottery, pushed for her to go public about her win.

It's a personal choice whether to go public with lottery winnings in the UK. Still, the organizing company told Jane that being a 17-year-old winner is unusual and they wanted to advertise it.

However, her newfound fame and riches came with some adverse events, including being hospitalized after cosmetic surgery left her suffering from sepsis, leading Jane to threaten to sue the company.

"In the UK, it was 18 to gamble and 16 to play the lottery," she explained. "You couldn't put a pound in a machine or couldn't go in the shop and buy cigarettes or alcohol, and you couldn't go into a casino, but you could play the lottery.

"I was basically wanting them to listen, like me calling them up and saying 'you should raise the age'. They were never going to listen and that is why I went massive with it."

Jane campaigned to raise the age to play the lottery to 18, as she described herself as a "naive 17-year-old" when she won a large sum of money.

Since threatening to sue the company and making her voice heard, the age restriction was raised to 18 with Jane saying: "I feel like I've made a massive impact on that."

It would seem like winning the lottery isn't always as glamorous as it appears.

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