A miracle discovered late.
A 68-year-old man won $8.4 million while playing the lottery in Oregon, USA.
It was only a month after betting that this retiree realized, on February 23, that he was in possession of the winning ticket.
Participants had one year to come forward.
“He spent the entire weekend in shock and claimed his prize on Monday at the Wilsonville office,” reports the Oregon Lottery in a press release published this Wednesday.
“No big follies”
The institution also indicates that the winner is an occasional player who only gets involved “when he sees the jackpot” “just in case”.
Asked about his plans, the winner announced that there were “no big follies” in perspective, but rather investments for “the majority” of the gain.
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The announcement of the result made another person happy: the store where the winning ticket was purchased, which also received a bonus of $84,000.
In France, lotto players have 60 days to claim their winnings.
After that, the ticket becomes invalid.