We all know that amongst the silver generation in Singapore, one of the most popular hobbies is queuing up to buy 4D and trying their luck in winning the lottery.
Striking the lottery is one thing–finding a random 4D ticket that is worth nearly S$10,000 would require a whole new level of luck.
One woman experienced just that, but instead of keeping it–which many of us would probably be tempted to–she handed it over to the police and is currently trying to find its owner.
On 3 February 2025, 63-year-old Chen Yi Ming, a hawker, was at Loyang Tua Pek Kong Temple enjoying a lion and dragon dance performance, held in celebration of the Chinese New Year.
After the performance ended and the crowds dispersed, she noticed a few 4D lottery tickets strewn on the floor.
Knowing how gian png Singaporeans are, some of you might have taken that as a gift from a higher entity–not Chen though.
Chen picked them up and found that one of the tickets had been purchased on that day, and was to be drawn on 8 February and 9 February.
Upon closer inspection, she realised that the ticket had yet to be drawn, hence played closer attention to it. She brought the lottery tickets home as there were too many people on scene and she was unsure who it belonged to.
According to the picture she had provided to Shin Min Daily News, the numbers that were purchased was “3388”. The owner had placed a two-dollar “big” bet and a two-dollar “small” bet.
The lottery ticket would have been equivalent to waste paper if the numbers displayed on it did not strike the lottery.
Chen shared that she also dabbles in 4D. She recognised that the “beautiful” set of numbers won the first prize on 9 February 2025.
The Singapore Pools records show that this set of numbers won the first prize on 9 February 2025, amounting to almost S$10,000 in prize money.
The next day, she headed down to Sengkang Police Station to hand over the lottery ticket.
Finders Keepers? Chen Disagrees
I mean, S$10,000 is quite a large sum of money, enough to fund a trip to Korea, buy a bunch of Pop Marts and Labubus, and satisfy your bubble tea cravings for the rest of the year.
Reader: seriously…or maybe something more useful, like the down payment of a house?
Free money–whose eyes wouldn’t immediately light up?
Unlike some who may have been tempted to cash in on the ticket, Chen was certain in her decision to return it back to its rightful owner.
When asked if the thought of taking the prize money ever crossed her mind, Chen shared with Shin Min that the sum of money did not belong to her, and thus she did not want it.
“S$10,000 is not a small sum of money; the owner of the ticket is surely panicking,” Chen told Shin Min.
Chen added that she hopes the owner will claim back the ticket after seeing the news.
For those now getting ideas going scavenger hunting for abandoned 4D tickets that may potentially win prize money, I would advise you against it.
Claiming the prize money of a lottery ticket that you did not purchase may be considered cheating. If found guilty, one may even be sentenced to jail and/or fined.
Depending on the offender’s criminal record and the sum of the prize money that was redeemed, the fine and the number of years sentenced to prison will vary, with the maximum prison term being ten years.
Not a very good deal, even if you get to go on a “free” trip to see your favourite oppas or unnies.
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