A woman in the US gave a million dollar lottery ticket to be disposed of - what happened to the scratch card.
A woman from the US state of Massachusetts owes it to chance that she
became a millionaire overnight
.
And an honest kiosk owner.
Because the woman had left her
scratch card
(for $ 30) to throw away
at the kiosk
.
According to the reports, the woman was in a hurry during the lunch break and did not notice how valuable the ticket bought actually was, which she "quickly scratched up" and looked at, as the US news agency AP quoted the winner in retrospect.
The lot was worth a million dollars.
The woman just hadn't recognized it at the moment.
The incident happened back in March.
However, its story has only recently become known.
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Fortunately for her, the lot did not end up in the trash at the time:
It was ten days behind the cash register before the seller picked it up again, Spiegel Online describes with reference to US reports.
"One evening I looked through the tickets that should be thrown in the trash and found that the number on this lot was not scratched up," said the shop owner's son in an interview with the US media.
"I picked up the number and it was a million dollar ticket." The Washington Post also recently reported on the incident.
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Since the woman was a regular customer in the small shop, the kiosk owner apparently knew immediately that the lot was hers.
It was also he who informed the woman about the name.
"I mean who is doing this?
They are great people.
I am more than blessed, "the lucky winner is quoted in the reports.
Even the small shop does not go out empty, writes the German Press Agency (dpa): The business received
a bonus of $ 10,000
from the
lottery company
for the sale of the winning
ticket
.
The winner told the US news agency AP that she had also given the family a
reward
.
She wants to save the rest of the prize money for her pension.
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