Just read about the Australian woman who won $825A on the Melbourne Cup, took a photo of herself with the ticket and put it on Facebook unfortunately with the barcode in view. When she went to the bookies it had been claimed!
What a sickener. Wouldn't have thought it could be claimed without the ticket tho.
Don't know the how of it but the Huffington Post wouldn't lie. Seems the barcode was significant. Woman reckons it could only have been a Facebook friend. Live and learn.