Lottery shop owner, Liu, from Gaochun District, Nanjing, was surprised to learn the lottery ticket he had just purchased bore the winning numbers for a￥5.56m jackpot.
Liu’s friend had messaged him asking if he could buy some tickets on his behalf and that he would pay him the￥168 ticket fee at a later date.
Liu purchased the tickets for his friend and had yet to receive the payment before the lucky numbers were revealed, The Paper reports.
Contemplating what to do with the winning ticket, Liu decided to go ahead and give it to his friend, who in turn finally paid the original ￥168 ticket price.
