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Ryanair Passenger Buys All In-Flight Scratch Cards, Wins Nothing

The viral TikTok spotlights questions over how Ryanair scratch cards disclose odds.

Overview

  • Ethan was filmed by TikTok creator Vikkstar buying all 68 packets on a Ryanair flight and asking fellow passengers to help scratch them.
  • No prizes were found during the flight, with the video capturing passengers noting that nothing had won.
  • The clip has attracted thousands of views on TikTok and was picked up by UK outlets including the Mirror and Manchester Evening News.
  • Coverage revisits the scheme’s structure: instant winners are entered into a separate draw to pick one of 125 envelopes for prizes ranging from €100,000 to €1 million, with reported jackpot odds around 1.2 billion to one.
  • Reporters say they asked Ryanair to comment on purchase limits and transparency, and as of publication no company response or policy change had been reported.