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Originally Posted by mocat1530
...I like that there is really no wrong answer!
I think I would claim the prize first and then be very generous with the person that bought me the beverage in the first place. ...
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I think I connect with your answer the most. There are so many issues and potential problems with this type of situation.
I know of a family, the father was killed in a plane crash. The surviving wife and son received a little over a million dollars in the resulting lawsuit (this was quite a few years ago).
End of story, right? No. The man who died had several brothers and sisters, and they somehow got the impression that money should be shared with them, because they lost a brother.
But that money was all this young family would have to live on for the rest of the wife's life, and it would be the money that would fund the childs education. That extended family (brothers and sisters) was torn apart because they felt they were entitled to a good portion of the money.
So heres the thing, back to the bottle cap. If the other people in the room knew that you opened that bottle in their presence, depending on the circumstances they might feel they were entitled to part (or all) of the money. It could easily tear friends, co-workers and family apart forever.
Which is why I think this answer was the best. Dont say anything, turn in the cap and claim the prize for yourself, if anyone asks you bought it at a supermarket 5 days later...
and that way (if you pull off the stealth) you retain full control, you decide where the money should go, not someone else, not lawyers and a judge
and you have the best chance of keeping your relationship with those other people.
Thats my take.
BTW, a million dollars is not really a lot of money anymore. I have been an engineer for 22 years, and I have already earned over $1M in salary (dont ask me to explain where it all is now :^)