A student claims to have eaten a Cadbury's Creme Egg that could have been worth £10,000 after not realising what it was. The man, who posted on a forum website anonymously, said he discovered the potential value of the half white, half brown egg after eating it.
Cadbury has launched 146 of the special eggs across the country, alongside an advertising campaign telling people not to eat them.
Six of the eggs will be worth £10,000, reports Wales Online. The 12-year-old posted his story on Reddit after eating the egg and throwing the foil wrapper into a public bin.
He said: "I am an international student studying in the UK, and so I don’t really keep up with the ads here. "A few months ago, Cadbury released 146 prize-winning eggs across the country with the chance of winning a range of cash prizes including £10,000 (which is half my university tuition). "Long story short, I was scrolling through Instagram today and saw the prize-winning egg that looked identical to the one I ate a couple of hours ago.
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