Lotto Mystery Benefactor

2,000 lotto tickets have been left in a lift by a mystery benefactor in Japan with instructions left that all winning proceeds go to flood victims.

According to the ABC, the tickets which would have cost approximately 600,000 yen ($6,855) to buy, were discovered by an elderly woman in a paper bag in Tochigi, north of Tokyo.

The surrounding area was devastated by massive floods this summer which killed seven people and destroyed thousands of homes.

According to police, one of the notes said, “Please give the money to people suffering from the rain disaster if any of these tickets win.”

The top prize in Japan’s annual New Year’s Eve lottery this year, which will be drawn on Thursday, could be about 1 billion yen ($8.3 million).

Authorities plan to keep the tickets for the next five months to see if anyone steps forward to claim ownership.

It remains unclear what will happen with the money if any of the donated tickets prove to win the lottery.

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20 Comments

- - mom57619 said
  - 27 Feb 2016
    11:45 pm
I wonder if any of the tickets won?

- - mom156049 said
  - 24 Feb 2016
    3:23 pm
Unclear what will happen if any win – shouldn’t they be following the instructions of whoever left them and donating to those affected by floods…

- - curlytops said
  - 23 Feb 2016
    10:02 pm
i hope all the money does go to help those in the floods.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 23 Feb 2016
    8:18 pm
oh god bless him x

- - mom113788 said
  - 21 Feb 2016
    9:29 pm
follow the instuctions,otherwise the donor will then have wasted his money,he HAS TOLD people what to do,so where’s th problem??

- - welshmummy said
  - 01 Feb 2016
    12:51 pm
I hope that all of them are winners and the money raised does go to the flood victims. There are some good people out there.

- - pakeko said
  - 07 Jan 2016
    8:57 pm
That is such a sweet thing for someone to do

- - cazmaz said
  - 01 Jan 2016
    8:58 pm
If there were more people like this the world would be a better place.

- - mom90758 said
  - 01 Jan 2016
    2:56 pm
Let’s hope there will be some winning ticket inside that bag!

- - mum4107 said
  - 31 Dec 2015
    5:15 am
I think the money should be used for the victims

- - mom165081 said
  - 31 Dec 2015
    12:34 am
Nice, but curiously odd gesture. Let’s hope they win more than they are worth.

- - mom94125 said
  - 30 Dec 2015
    10:46 pm
yes i hope that it turns out fine. that is a really lovely gesture! wouldn’t it be cool if that old lady had actually bought those tickets!

- - linaianna said
  - 30 Dec 2015
    4:08 pm
Thanks for sharing this article

- - taynik46 said
  - 30 Dec 2015
    3:09 pm
oh what a beautiful thing for someone to do – I hope the authorities do the right thing by the person’s wishes to donate it to the flood victims – good luck I hope the tickets are winning ones!
- mom93821 replied
  
  31 Dec 2015 , 7:02 am
  It is a beautiful thing to do and it does warm the heart.
- - aprilb1 said
  - 30 Dec 2015
    2:40 pm
I hope one of them is a winner!

- - Mummytoabeautifulprincess said
  - 30 Dec 2015
    11:48 am
IF they are in the hands of the police then I would hope that any winnings would be used exactly as directed in the letter!

- - mom74640 said
  - 30 Dec 2015
    9:49 am
Lke hz

- - rachelvk said
  - 30 Dec 2015
    9:18 am
An interesting story. Hopefully they win some money and are able to direct it to flood victims.

- - mom93821 said
  - 30 Dec 2015
    9:10 am
A surprising and random act of kindness.