Money Moral Dilemma: Should I tell my relative about my lottery win from a ticket she got me?

REJP

Share it, why do you need to ask?

gloriouslyhappy

The tickets were a gift so technically the winnings are yours. However, since you note down the numbers of tickets you give her, it implies if she won off your gift to her you'd expect a share. If that's the case, then share your winnings with her.

The whole six month waiting thing smacks of dishonesty. Whatever you're going to do, do it quickly. And then maybe stop giving each other lottery tickets, stick to chocolate so no more dilemmas where it looks like greedy you wants to keep all yours but share hers if she wins.

BobTheNailer

paulrob666 said:

Absolutely. In fact, you should probably just keep the value of the scratch cards and give the remaining winnings to your friend. 

I’m guessing this is sarcasm?! 

Bonnypitlad

Yeah, go on tell her 
You know you should 
It will make you feel good, which is priceless 

clarryd

Definitely tell her. You would have made a pact before you started this exchange of lottery tickets for each birthday so follow through as I bet she would if the table was turned. You don’t have to tell all members of your family but this person should know.

elsien

It was a gift. Whoever wins, it’s the luck of the draw. I don’t see a problem with keeping the winnings to yourself if that’s what you want to do.
When I buy someone a lottery ticket I don’t  expect them to split any winnings with me. I can’t see that this is any different.
With any large win, whether you choose to share your good fortune with family is irrelevant to where you got the ticket from. 

CapeTown

I am going against the grain here. The tickets are a gift. The money is yours. By all means give her something but don't  feel obliged to

nikkij_uk

If she's a close relative, wouldn't she be one of the ones you would be giving some to anyway?
I would be honest with her. Maybe tell her your plan for some of the money (relatives you'd like to help etc), as she might think that's a good idea and you can plan what to do with the money together?
I think, legally, the lottery state the winner of the money is the person who paid for the ticket, so I'm not sure where you would stand keeping it all anyway.
If she's a close enough relative that you buy them for each other in the first place, I would have thought she is someone who you would like to help out in life with a 50% cut of the winnings.

LAMBS60

Why do you make a note of her numbers ? What are you expecting from her if she wins ? How much is a significant amount of money ? You didn’t have that money before , so it’s a bonus that you didn’t know you’d get . If you’re sharing it among your family ( how many , how much ? )and you say that she is « close «  she should be included, maybe a slightly larger share ? Then tell her what you plan to do . But .     ..    if she won , what would YOU expect to happen ( bearing in mind that you choose to check her numbers ) ?

Surfermom

Of course you should tell her you won. I wouldn't necessarily give her half but would certainly include her in the relatives I was sharing with.

I can't believe that someone would actually write down the numbers of a ticket they were giving as a gift, I often put a ticket in a birthday card but I don't pay any attention to the numbers and would have no idea if they won. I would assume the person would tell me out of courtesy though (but wouldn't expect them to split equally with me).