It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

S12E6 — Hero or Hate Crime

cea578ed-2b0b-4390-8ea0-ddef6267f7b4.gif
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Season 12, Episode 6
Hero or Hate Crime
Image #392

However, he would not be in possession,

Back to Episode ⇓ Download

I think it's actually pretty straightforward. Mr. MacDonald is in possession of the ticket, so he has ownership.
However, he would not be in possession,
if his life were not saved by Mr. Reynolds, who set off the chain of events, saving him.