Brief explantion for those of you who are not Canadian

Every year Tim Hortons does a contest called 'Roll Up The Rim to Win'. You buy a coffee (or another hot drink), when you are done drinking it you roll up the rim on the top of the coffee, and there is a message inside of it.

Lots of nice prizes...

Lawyer wants DNA test on 'Roll up the Rim' cup

(CBC) - A high-profile Quebec lawyer is asking for a DNA test on a winning Tim Hortons coffee cup, claiming that his client is its rightful owner.

Claude Archambault said his client threw out the cup and should get the "Roll up the Rim" prize that is being fought over by two Montreal families.

Earlier this week, a ten-year-old girl found the unrolled cup in a garbage can in her school. She enlisted the help of a 12-year-old friend to roll up the cup's rim. They discovered the cup was the winner of a $28,700 Toyota RAV 4

Since then, their families have been bickering over who should get the prize.

The Quebec government agency that regulates contests said the whole thing seems to be spinning out of control.

"What's next, a claim by the person who printed the cup? Or delivered it?" said spokesman Rejean Theriault.

Quebec does have a system of mediation to settle disputes over contest prizes.

Archambault thinks this dispute appears to be headed for court.

He said his client - a man whose name he won't reveal - claims he's the one who threw the cup out without rolling up the rim first.

"My client bought the cup and my client went in the school and there was only one cup in the garbage and another witness saw him with the cup."

Archambault wants the cup tested for his client's DNA and has formally asked Tim Hortons to keep the prize until this is settled.

"He's not rich, he's not looking for publicity. He just wants to know if he has a right," the lawyer said.

The company said as far as it's concerned, the prize isn't close to being rewarded to anyone yet.

My co-worker told me about this yesterday. I think since he threw it out, he doesn't have a right to it anymore. Let it be a lesson, to always roll up the rim.

As for the 10 and 12 year old girls, let them split the prize up. Sell the car and split the cash.

If he threw it away, imo, he should lose all rights to winning the prize.

Yeah I agree...

but I imagine there's a clause in their rules that says you must be 18 or older or something...it will be interesting to see what happens

I agree, if he threw the cup away without bothering to check it first then he doesn't have the right to the prize any more.

Ya, throw it away you loose the rights.
As for the girls I say don't give it to either. It should just become a "lost prize".

I agree, he tossed it out and I feel lost all right's to it. Had it not been a winner, would he fell the same way?

The guy saying he threw out the cup has to be, at least a little, plain stupid. Toss it in the trash and you relinquish all rights to it. Plain and simple.

As for the girls family fighting over whos going to get it, they should lose out on the prize simply for teaching their children on how not to get along.

If they are declared the winners, Hortons should split the cash value and put it into college funds for the girls.

i say that ^ has it right, split the money invest it in collage funds, or funds that the girls get when they are like 21, they could get some mean interest on that much money in that time and because he threw it away he has no right to the prize, thats just being greedy. If it was an accident, which it doesnt seem like it would be he might be able to get the prize butv he didnt even take part in the competition. He just brought and had a damn nice hot drink..

Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Altho here, if you are under 18, you can't claim a prize like that. I agree with kettle... stick it in a trust fund so they can go to college on it eventually.