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Lottery players have been reminded to keep their tickets safe after a couple cashed in a £30,000 winning slip that they found on the floor of a supermarket. Skip related content
Related photos / videos A couple cashed in a £30,000 winning lottery ticket they found on a supermarket floor Amanda Stacey, 34, found the ticket in her local Co-op in Swindon and took it home - only to discover it held the winning numbers for that night.

She and husband Michael claimed the winnings but ended up in court when regular player Dorothy McDonagh, 61, proved that the ticket was hers, the Sun reported.

Police froze the remaining £15,000 and brought charges of theft and dishonesty relating to the found ticket. Mrs Stacey told police she didn't realise she was committing a crime and put the find down to luck.

The Staceys admitted charges of making a false representation, and Amanda Stacey also admitted theft. They were each given 11-month suspended jail sentences.

A judge at Swindon Crown Court said the pair had acted out of financial need, not greed. Rob

jolou39

A few years ago I read about a tramp who found a ticket in the street and had it checked and it was a winning ticket - a few thousand pounds ......no suggestion then that he had done anything wrong......

I feel rather sorry for them - after all it the draw hadn't been drawn when they found it - the odds were it was more likely to be a losing ticket!

GTB

I would have kept the ticket if I found it lying on the floor with no one to claim it.

Local lass

i would have kept the ticket .winning tickets should be signed at the back.it was just bad luck that the real winner knew the numbers.