A Man Accidentally Ate a Cadbury Creme Egg That May Have Been Worth $13,000

The makers of Cadbury Creme Eggs have been running a Willy Wonka-style promo in the U.K., where you can win 10,000 pounds . . . about $13,000 . . . if you find a special egg that’s half-chocolate, and half-white chocolate.

They hid about 150 of them in various stores around the U.K.  Only six are worth that much, and the rest are worth lesser amounts.  They look normal until you unwrap them, and there’s a number inside you have to call to see how much you won.

Now, some guy claims he found one the other day . . . ate it without knowing about the contest . . . and threw the wrapper away in a random trash can.

He says he heard about the contest a few hours later, and never went back to get the wrapper.  He would have had to dig through the trash to find it.  And there was no guarantee he’d win big money, so he’ll never know.

Even if he did go back though, that might not be enough.  The rules on Cadbury’s website specifically say you’re not allowed to eat the egg.