Man buys every scratch card on Ryanair flight and winnings floor him

 A man snapped up every scratch card on a Ryanair flight to see if he could win big, and the results left him pretty floored. Vik shared his friend, Ethan, wanted to see if he could strike it lucky by buying the scratch cards, but he never imagined the result would be quite as it turned out.

The pair shared the story in a TikTok video, where they documented their travel journey. It's fair to say Vik was left stunned by what happened as Ethan ended up buying so many cards that the other Ryanair passengers had to help him scratch off the results.

He then told people what unfolded as the pair ventured on the unlikely mission. It's not the first time someone has splurged a lot on scratch cards to carry out such an experiment either.

In the video, Vik, known as Vikkstar, 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 failed to be lucky.

So many were bought that passengers on the plane started to help the pair scratch them off, but nobody seemed to win any prizes. Someone is even 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 quickly commented. They had all sorts of different ideas.

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."

A third replied: "I wonder how many people have ever won money on those." Meanwhile, a fourth also commented: "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."

What you need to know about Ryanair scratch cards

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 one in 45million, while the EuroMillions odds are a staggering 139million 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 was asked to comment when this story was first published.