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Irish Daily Mirror
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Two men floored by winnings after buying every scratch card on Ryanair flight
A man bought hundreds of scratch cards on a Ryanair flight to see what he could win, and the results left him floored. VikTok on TikTok explained his friend, Ethan, was keen to see how lucky he'd get if he snapped up all the scratch cards he could find on board; however, he wasn't quite expecting it to play out as it did. In a candid travel video shared online, Vik was left gobsmacked by what he was left with at the end of the journey. He bought so many cards that even passengers were helping him to scratch them off in the end. Telling people what happened, Viktok said: "We are here on Ryanair and this man Ethan has bought every single scratch card on the flight. I've opened about 100 scratch cards, I've been opening these one at a time. "We have not won a single thing. We have won nothing - no one has won anything. I'll keep you guys posted." Vik then goes on to document the journey, where it's revealed Ethan snapped up 68 packets of scratch cards. However, despite a lot of scratching, they don't seem to be lucky. He bought so many that passengers on the plane started to help him scratch them off, but nobody seemed to win any prizes. Someone is seen shouting: "No one won anything." Vik added: "You're supposed to match three - I can't even match two. We've lost again." They couldn't believe they didn't win anything at all. Since the video was shared, it's been viewed thousands of times, and people were quick to comment. One said: "100% they won't allow mass buying on the flight again, lol." A second claimed: "I am cabin crew for Ryanair and there is so much more that you don't know. They can't sell you that many. There is a limit spend per passenger. Cabin crew in trouble!" A third replied: "I wonder how many people have ever won money on those." Meanwhile, a fourth also commented: "I remember winning like £26 (approximately €30) of on board vouchers. When asking to buy something, I heard the cabin crew say 'someone's actually won'. That's how slim your odds are." Ryanair's scratch cards faced criticism years ago, after it was uncovered that anyone who "wins" the jackpot is later entered into a separate draw for the chance of winning the €1 million prize. The 2016 report revealed the "lucky" winner would then be taken into a room with 125 envelopes that they must select from, with just one holding the top prize. At the time, Ryanair noted other envelopes contain €50,000, which meant a hefty sum could still be won. It was also said one car a month is won in the draw, as well as other cash prizes up to €5,000 also being up for grabs. The odds of winning the jackpot were also revealed, which was reported to be around 1.2 billion to one. To put this into perspective, the odds of winning the Lotto here are said to be 10.7million to one, and the odds of winning the EuroMillions come in at 139.8million to one. With National Lottery, you are only permitted to purchase 10 scratch cards within one transaction, but is unclear how many you can buy with Ryanair. The company has been asked to comment on the claims made. If you're worried about how gambling makes you or someone else feel, visit for help and support. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week
Daily Mirror
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'I bought hundreds of scratch cards on Ryanair flight and winnings floored me'
Vik shared a video online in which he revealed his friend Ethan decided to buy every single scratch card he could on board a Ryanair flight, but it didn't quite go to plan In a shocking twist of fate, a man who splurged on hundreds of scratch cards during a Ryanair flight was left absolutely stunned by the outcome. The social media-savvy traveller, Vik, took to TikTok to share his friend Ethan's experience with his followers after he decided to purchase every scratch card available on their flight, but couldn't believe how it turned out. In a viral clip that has stunned people, Vik spoke out about their high-altitude gamble, saying: "We are here on Ryanair and this man Ethan has bought every single scratch card on the flight. I've opened about 100 scratch cards, I've been opening these one at a time. "We have not won a single thing. We have won nothing - no one has won anything. I'll keep you guys posted." The video then captures their unique airborne endeavour as it unfolds, with Ethan snapping up a staggering 68 packets of cards. Despite an enthusiastic scratching effort from fellow passengers roped into the spree, not even a minuscule win was scratched up. At one point, the frustration is palpable as a voice can be heard exclaiming: "No one won anything." Vik lamented further: "You're supposed to match three - I can't even match two. We've lost again." The surprising result left them and viewers alike in disbelief that not even a modest prize made its way to their row. Since the video was shared, it has garnered thousands of views and sparked a flurry of comments. One viewer joked: "100% they won't allow mass buying on the flight again, lol." Another claimed to be a Ryanair cabin crew member, stating: "I am cabin crew for Ryanair and there is so much more that you don't know. They can't sell you that many. There is a limit spend per passenger. Cabin crew in trouble!" Others chimed in, with one wondering: "I wonder how many people have ever won money on those." A fourth commenter shared their own experience, saying: "I remember winning like £26 of on board vouchers. When asking to buy something, I heard the cabin crew say 'someone's actually won'. That's how slim your odds are." The controversy surrounding Ryanair's scratch cards is not new. A 2016 report revealed that winners of the jackpot are entered into a separate draw for the chance to win the €1million prize. The winner must then select from 125 envelopes, with only one containing the top prize. At the time, Ryanair noted that other envelopes contain €50,000, and that one car a month is won in the draw, along with other cash prizes up to €5,000. The odds of winning the jackpot were reported to be around 1.2billion to one. To give you a sense of the odds, winning the Lotto is said to be a 10.7million to one shot, while the EuroMillions odds are a staggering 139.8million to one. With the National Lottery, you're only allowed to buy 10 scratch cards in a single transaction, but it's not clear how many you can purchase with Ryanair. The company has been asked to comment. If gambling is causing you or someone else distress, visit GambleAware for assistance and support.
BBC News
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Flimby boys collect 600 signatures to improve playground
Two boys who describe their local playground as "broken, boring and full of graffiti" are campaigning to have it Ethan, and Kaelan, 13, have been knocking on doors and asking people to sign a petition calling for Flimby Playground in Cumbria to be have collected almost 600 signatures and plan to take their petition to Cumberland council said it welcomes suggestions on how to improve its play areas and will meet with the boys to discuss how it can help put their plans into action. Speaking to BBC Radio Cumbria, Ethan said: "We want some better stuff that's not rusty, and some more stuff for the older [ones] and little ones."If we put an AstroTurf football pitch [in the park] then the children of Flimby could use it to play football on. "Then, if it is winter and raining, Flimby rugby team can use it too." Kaelan's mother, Nicola, said news of the boys' campaign work had "spread through the village"."Flimby is a very, very tight community. We all know each other and we all speak about each other's children," she said."I work at the local school, and I have had people come up to me and tell me how proud they are of the boys." The campaign has won the support of Labour's Josh MacAlister, MP for Whitehaven and Workington, who said he had written to Cumberland Council asking for "funding to be allocated for investment in the park"."I'm hopeful of a positive response from the council, and to make it a fantastic playground for local children and young people of all ages once again," he Council said it maintains dozens of play facilities and does all it can to make them "welcoming and safe sites to visit"."We will soon be meeting up with the youngsters from Flimby to see how we can support putting their plans into action," a council spokesperson said. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Forbes
2 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
‘The Infinite Workday': 5 Signs It's Ruining Your Relationship
Research shows that "the infinite workday" of overworking can slowly interfere with and deteriorate ... More your intimate relationship unless you take preventive actions. Has your partner failed to appear at family gatherings too many times because of a busy workday? Has he promised to spend more time with you and not delivered because he's overloaded at work? Has she said, 'I'll quit working 24/7 tomorrow,' but tomorrow never comes? Or has he stood you up or kept you waiting because he's trying to get caught up? If you answered yes to these questions, 'the infinite workday' could be undermining your relationship. When 'The Infinite Workday' Becomes Work Infidelity Microsoft's 2025 Work Trend Index Annual Report reveals the concept of 'the infinite workday,' where 40% of employees are up by six a.m. checking emails, and by ten p.m. 29% are back into their inboxes. With the emergence of AI and hybrid working, the modern workday has become boundless, stretching from early morning email checks through late evening meetings and weekends, sometimes turning into work infidelity. Ethan's infinite workday was like a weekend lover. He lied to his fiance so he could rendezvous with work at the office: 'I'd tell her I was going to to Dave's to watch the game on a Saturday, and I'd end up in my office working. After calling and not finding me, she'd call the office and say, 'I thought you were going to Dave's. 'I felt like I'd been caught with my hand in the cookie jar.' Jena told me that her marriage revolves around her husband's impossible work schedule, describing how she has lived with loneliness, disappointments, broken promises, anger and chaos. 'Nobody can ever understand my pain when they see the million-dollar house I live in or my beach house, the cars, boat, clothes and travel,' she said. 'I have luxury that some people dream about, and most importantly, I have a dedicated husband who works hard for the family." She describes living like a single mother for her three sons, watching her husband's workday out of control, killing himself working weekends until 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning, taking no lunch breaks, conducting business while wolfing down meals, even while in the bathroom. She says on vacations he's unable to relax without working, that he works while driving and has had several accidents. Sara told her husband she'd enrolled in an aerobics class after work to escape his pressure to come home on time. But the truth was, after working overtime online in her office, she changed from business outfit to aerobic garb, tousling her hair and dampening her tights with water to convince her husband she had ended her infinite workday. Research: 'The Infinite Workday' Harms Relationships I led a research team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, in a series of the first studies on couples in which one partner was caught up in the infinite workday. We found that couples in these marriages are far more likely to divorce than couples when neither party is an infinite worker. Women in infinite workday marriages report far more marital estrangement, emotional withdrawal and thoughts of separation and divorce than women not in infinite workday marriages. Their husbands toil an average of nine and a half more hours a week than the husbands who have work balance. Only 45% of women in infinite workday relationships were still married, compared to 84% of the women not in those marriages. My team repeated the study, asking husbands to rate their marriages. Husbands who perceived their wives as infinite workers are more likely to describe greater incidences of marital estrangement and negative feelings. Together, these two studies suggest that the strength and cohesion of a relationship is associated with the presence or absence of their partner's infinite workday. Signs Of 'The Infinite Workday' In Your Relationship If you're the partner or spouse of someone stuck in 'the infinite workday' cycle where your relationship comes second, your future could be in trouble, and chances are you . . 1. Feel alone, that your infinite working partner has left you with the responsibility of holding the relationship/family together. 2. Notice that your infinite working partner doesn't tolerate obstacles to working. 2. Feel unimportant and minimized, even innately defective, because your partner's workday steals attention from you. 3. Harbor feelings of anger, resentment, sadness and guilt. 4. Live under a distinct set of unwritten and unspoken rules, dictated by your partner's infinite workday. 5. Plan your social life and family activities around your partner's workday. Rebuilding A Relationship From 'The Infinite Workday' Sometimes infinite workers are not fully aware that their extreme workdays are harming their health or relationships, especially if they're working out of fear of layoffs, as many are. So, if the infinite workday starts to infiltrate your relationship, an open conversation is in order to keep it vital. It's important to speak openly and compassionately about your concerns. Find out if your partner shares those concerns and is interested in negotiating boundaries around the amount of time each of you spends working. Create a relationship vision and plan specific times to spend together. One possibility is to agree to carve out an evening hour to be together (without AI, cell phones, Internet or television). Meals are a great time to set boundaries in place and enjoy intimate conversations. See if you can agree that on weekends and vacations infinite workdays are off-limits and working on days-off are the exception instead of the rule. But no matter what, don't put your life on hold for your infinite worker. Many partners and spouses build their lives around their partner's work schedule because they want to feel connected and supportive, which is understandable. But you could be enabling the very behavior you want to stop. And it often leads to more hurt and disappointment. When you're longing to spend time with your partner, the key is to stop postponing your life. If you plan a trip to the zoo with the kids and your partner cancels (for the umpteenth time) because of last-minute job demands, go anyway. Or when he or she promises to be home in time for dinner and never shows, consider eating on time and, instead of putting dinner on the table at midnight, let your partner fix his own meal. Not out of anger, but out of self-care. Refrain from bringing electronic devices when she goes to bed sick, avoid making alibis for her absenteeism or lateness at social functions or family gatherings or covering for her by lying to business associates. And leave the responsibility with your partner to explain her absences. It's counterintuitive, but keeping the plans you make with your infinite partner is often the exact healing medicine your relationship needs. When you go alone, you often get your partner's attention, and it provides the groundwork for positive change. If all else fails, ask your partner to go with you to couples therapy to discuss how the infinite workday is interfering with your relationship. Or seek out a support group or individual counseling on your own.
Fox News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Americans mock Democrats' $20M study to figure out 'what's wrong' with men
Print Close By Elizabeth Heckman, Nikolas Lanum Published June 26, 2025 ATLANTA– What's wrong with American men? This is what Democrats are asking after struggling with male voters in the 2024 presidential election. Fox News Digital got reactions from Americans near Atlanta about this and if they believe there's a real problem with the guys. Overall, most people interviewed found the plan to spend $20 million on studying American men laughable. "I think it's dumb," said Patrice from Atlanta. Miriam, also from Atlanta, said, "I think there's better places to put that money." "I think they're just going to flush our money down the toilet," said Miguel from Colorado. On the study, Dave from Tennessee said, "I would say they're not going to learn much." Aaron from Dallas, Georgia asked, "What do they [Democrats] consider to be men?" DEMOCRATIC PARTY SCRAMBLES TO FIX IMAGE AS MEMBERS ACKNOWLEDGE PARTY 'LOST CREDIBILITY' "I don't know why you have to spend money to study men," said another. "If they can figure out what a man is first, that'd be pretty sick, but I don't think that's gonna happen," said Ethan from Ringgold, Georgia. When asked if there is something wrong with American men, Evelyn from Tennessee said, "I mean, there's things wrong with everyone." "I think it's true that there's maybe some conversation to be opened up about what American men need and maybe some improvements that could be made for men and women as a whole," said Sarah from Woodstock, Georgia. Ethan said, "about half of them yeah…" and whispered, "Democrats," into the microphone. Several struggled to answer who they believed was the manliest Democrat. "I can't think of any to be honest," said Miguel. "Oh, I don't know," said Evelyn from Tennessee. A few were able to provide examples. Patrice said, "Barack Obama." GINGRICH WARNS 'VERY PROFOUND CULTURAL CIVIL WAR' UNDERWAY, SAYS DEMOCRATS DOUBLING DOWN ON 'WEIRD VALUES' Ethan said, "Andrew Jackson." "Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan" is a $20 million project crafted by Democrats to "study the syntax, language and content that gains attention and virality in these spaces" of male voters, the Times reported in May. Known as "SAM," the study will specifically examine young male voters and how the party can connect with the demographic. Additionally, the study advised rolling out pro-Democrat ads in video games. The study's revelation was made in an overarching article detailing the uphill battle Democrats face after the 2024 election, which included Democrats scrambling to replace former President Joe Biden as the nominee with just more than 100 days left in the election cycle and ultimately delivering all seven battleground states to President Donald Trump . Trump made big in-roads with the male vote during the 2024 election cycle . A Fox News Voter Survey published in November 2024 found that men aged 18–44 supported Trump at 53%, compared to former Vice President Kamala Harris ' 45%. While The Associated Press found that more than half of male voters under the age of 30 voted for Trump instead of Harris — including roughly six-in-10 White male voters supporting Trump — about one-third of Black male voters supported Trump, as did about 50% of young Latino male voters. Trump's support among young Black and Latino male voters jumped by about 20% compared to his 2020 support, the AP reported. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Fox News' Emma Colton contributed to this report. Print Close URL
